Collection Information

Size: 80 items (on 1 partial microfilm reel).

Summary: Doyle's letters to his wife, Fannibelle, 1879-1881, brief correspondences with members of the Beauregard Monument Committee, New Orleans, and with Judge Henry Wade Rogers regarding a Lincoln statue by Doyle, and occasional business letters. Also included are family letters, some concerning the locations of Doyle statuary. Clippings, obituary notices, photographs of Doyle, his family, and his work complete the collection.

Biographical/Historical Note

Sculptor (Dedham, Mass./Squirrel Island, Maine); made marble and bronze statues, many relating to Civil War heroes.

Provenance

Donated 1968 by Mrs. Gloria Watkins Closs, granddaughter of Alexander Doyle.

Alternative Forms Available

Microfilm reel 103 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.

Restrictions on Access

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

How to Cite This Collection

Alexander Doyle papers, 1852-1937. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.