Eakins family

Philadelphia, Pa. (Show Bio)

Eakins-Crowell selected family papers, 1795-1938

0.2 linear ft. (on 2 partial microfilm reels)
Reel(s): 4235 and 4340

Biographical data; genealogical information; a diary; a cartes-de-visite album; and correspondence.

REEL 4340: A cartes-de-vistes album from the Eakins' home containing 72 portraits and memorabilia of the Eakins family, the Sartain family, and other artists.

REEL 4235: Frances Eakins's diary, recounting her visit with her brother, Thomas Eakins, in France, 1868; two pages from an Eakins family bible; receipts; a certificate of citizenship of Alexander Eakins; a telegram from Thomas Eakins to Will Crowell, 18 December 1899; and two letters from Susan Macdowell Eakins to Francis Crowell.

Location of Originals: Originals in Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Microfilmed in 1989 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project.

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