Found 2 collections related to Stillman,%20William%20James,%201828-1901

John Durand (1822-1908) was an art critic and painter. He and William J. Stillman edited and published the New York art magazine, The Crayon. Durand also wrote a biography of his father, Asher B. Durand, the engraver and painter. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, records of The Crayon, and printed matter. Correspondence, 1853-1893, includes letters written to Durand by various artists, critics and friends in Europe and the U.S.; letters, 1855-1861, to Durand and Stillman as editors of The Crayon; and correspondence between Durand and Charles Henry Hart. Also, Durand's writings about The Crayon and extract from his diary; subscription list and bills for collection for The Crayon; and printed volume by Theodore Winthrop, A Companion to the Heart of the Andes (1859). less

William Conant Church (1836-1917) was co-editor with his brother, Francis P. Church, of The Galaxy, a literary monthly, and The Army and Navy Journal, a weekly newspaper devoted to the interests of the U.S. military. The Galaxy was absorbed in 1878 by Atlantic Monthly. Collection consists of correspondence and records relating to the operations of the two publications edited by Church and his brother. Correspondence of The Army and Navy Journal includes materials depicting various battles and military personnel of the Civil War and letters written to Church from contributors, subscribers, sales agents, officials of government departments, and newspaper correspondents. The Galaxy correspondence contains letters from American and British literary contributors to the magazine. Also, records maintained by Sheldon & Co., publishers of The Galaxy. less