Collection Information

Size: 1.0 linear ft. (on 2 microfilm reels)

Summary: Correspondence and research material. Among the subjects researched are New Orleans artists; 19th century South Carolina newspaper articles on artists; the Delphian Club in Baltimore; the Tuesday Club in Annapolis, Maryland; collector William Henry Philip; the Thomas B. Clarke Collection; William John Coffee; Robert Gilmor; and Hiram Powers. Also included are exhibition catalogs of Maryland artists, a bibliography of the writings of Mary Bartlett Cowdrey, and miscellany.

Biographical/Historical Note

Art historian; Charleston, S.C.

Provenance

Donated 1961 by Anna Wells Rutledge.

Alternative Forms Available

Microfilm reels 116-117 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

Anna Wells Rutledge papers, 1940-1961. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.