James McNeill Whistler papers

id
3081
origination
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
date statement
1830-1894
key date
1830
identifier (local_mss)
3311
org unit
Manuscripts and Archives Division
call number
MssCol 3311
b-number
b11996390
total components
19
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:39 UTC
updated
2017-05-24 05:54:02 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
{"value"=>"3311", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"MssCol 3311", "type"=>"local_call"}
unitdate
{"type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1830/1894", "value"=>"1830-1894"}
date_inclusive_start
1830
date_inclusive_end
1894
keydate
1830
date_start
1830
date_end
1894
unittitle
{"value"=>"James McNeill Whistler papers"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".6 linear foot (1 box, 3 v.)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) was an American artist. Collection consists of papers of James McNeill Whistler; his mother, Anna M. Whistler; and father, George Washington Whistler (1800-1849) a noted railroad engineer. Items include letters by the artist; a diary kept by his mother in St. Petersburg, Russia, from Nov. 1843 to Sept. 1848; and copies of a report written by his father. Also, copyprints of photographs and portraits of members of the Whistler family, copies of articles about James McNeill Whistler, and family documents."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"Materials in English"}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>James McNeill Whistler papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903", "type"=>"persname"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The papers relate to the eminent American artist, James McNeill Whistler, (1834-1903) his mother, Anna M. Whistler, and his father, George Washington Whistler (1800-1849) who was a noted railroad engineer. Included are two letters by the artist; a diary kept by his mother in St. Petersburg, Russia, from Nov. 28-1843 to Sept. 1848; a photostat and typewritten copies of a report on the gauge of Russian railways prepared in 1842 by his father for Count Kleinmichel; a document signed by President Andrew Jackson commissioning George Washington Whistler an officer in the U. S. Artillery, 1830; copy prints of photographs and portraits of members of the Whistler family; and copies of articles about James McNeill Whistler.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>1908- 1932- 1940-1949- 1958, Received from Mrs. Henry Draper; Mr. Ralph Budd; S. Manuel; Mrs. Frank Sprague; Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Michael Salvato, 1/27/88</p>"}
accessrestrict
{"value"=>"<p>Xerox copies of the Diary of Anna M. Whistler must be used. Permission to see the original must be given by the Curator of Manuscripts.</p>"}
altformavail
{"value"=>"<p>Anna M. Whistler diary, 1843-1848, available on microfilm; New York Public Library</p>"}
extent_statement
.6 linear feet (1 box, 3 v.)

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