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Edith Emerson papers, 1839-1981, bulk 1894-1971

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Series 1:Biographical Material, circa 1950s
1 Folder
Box 1

This series contains two pages of typewritten biographical material about Edith Emerson, with a few handwritten annotations.
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Biographical Summaries, circa 1950s
1
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Series 2:Letters, 1916-1965
0.2 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 3

Within this series are personal and business letters. Included are letters between Edith Emerson and friends, as well as prospective clients for her artwork. Of note are letters from Margaret French Cresson, Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott, Daniel Garber, Charles Hopkinson, Clare Leighton, and Henry McCarter. Also found are holiday cards to and from Edith Emerson.
Business letters typically concern job details, sales of artwork, or art related events. Of note are referral letters from McCall Magazine editors and letters between the Philadlphia Art Alliance concerning Mr. Bart Tourison's housing projects. There are handwritten notes by Edith Emerson on a few of the letters.
Letters are arranged in chronological order.
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Personal Letters, undated
1
2
Personal Letters, 1919-1965
1
3-8
Business Letters, 1916-1922
1
9-14
Oversize Christmas Cards from Berta and Elmer Hader, 1916-1965
3
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Series 3:Writings and Notes, 1887-1970
0.3 Linear feet
Box 1

This series contains writings and notes by Edith Emerson and others. Found here are an address book; a journal by Emerson's cousin, Mary Ingham, describing trips to Italy, Yellowstone, Holland, France, Germany, and Canada; an incomplete journal concerning travel to Great Britain and Germany; and notes on painting by Huger Elliott. Also found are a list of students at the Pennsylvania Museum School, a record of Emerson's exhibitions (1937-1970), and a manuscript "Cogslea Chronicles." Miscellaneous writings include a brief manuscript "Tales of Francis Joseph Fitz-Patrick."
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Address Book and Notebook Listing Books Read, 1887-1900, undated
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15
Travel Journals, 1897-1903, 1928
1
16
Notebook of Travel Expenses, 1911
1
17
Notes by Huger Elliott, 1921-1925
1
18
List of Students at Pennsylvania Museum School, 1929-1933
1
19
Exhibition Record Notebook, 1937-1970
1
20
Material Inserted in Exhibition Record Notebook, 1937-1970
1
21
Notes on Artists, circa 1942
1
22
"Cogslea Chronicles", 1943
1
23
Miscellaneous Writings, undated
1
24
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Series 4:Artwork, 1882-1954, 1839
0.2 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 3

Within this series is artwork, mainly paintings and drawings, by Edith Emerson and others. Included are 33 drawings and three annotated sketchbooks by Emerson, including one of India; a painting by Jessie Arms Botke; and prints by John H. Beatty, Anna Lea Merritt, and others.
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Annotated Sketchbook, 1919-1926
1
25
Annotated Sketchbook: "Journey to India", 1936
1
26
Annotated Sketchbook, 1943-1954
1
27
Loose Drawings Inserted in Annotated Sketchbook, 1943-1954
1
28
Drawings, undated
1
29
Painting by Jessie Arms Botke, 1911
1
30
Artwork by Others, 1839, 1882-1912
1
31
Oversize Drawings
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Series 5:Subject Files, circa 1865-1955
0.9 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2

Subject files were maintained by Edith Emerson. Files may contain letters, notes, photographs, and printed material. Of note are subject files on Cecilia Beaux, Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott, Thornton Oakley, Ruth St. Denis, the Moorestown Trust Company, the Philadelphia Art Alliance, "Song of Roland" illustrations, the WPA Women's Activities Division, the Writers and Illustrators Exchange, and other topics.
Files are arranged alphabetically by subject.
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Agnes Irwin School, 1920-1950
1
32
American Architecture, circa 1894-1940
1
33-35
Beaux Arts Institute of Design, Philadelphia Atelier of Mural Painting, 1932-1939
1
36
Cecilia Beaux, 1930-1942
1
37
Alison Mason Kingsbury Bishop , 1931
1
38
Margaret Hittle Chapin, undated
1
39
Cosmopolitan Club, 1930-1932
1
40
Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott - Family Photographs, 1865, undated
1
41
Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott - Photographs of Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott, Huger Elliott, Wedding, 1911, undated
1
42
Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott - Photographs of Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott, Huger Elliott, 1934, undated
1
43
Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott - Sketches and Designs, undated
1
44
Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott - Biography and Artwork, 1911-circa 1954
1
45
Berta and Elmer Hader, 1937-1955
2
1
Bertha E. Jaques, 1923-1940
2
2
Elsa Laubach Jemne, 1916-1943
2
3
Rockwell Kent, 1925
2
4
Charles Z. Klauder, 1938
2
5
Lake George- "Sylviana", 1939-1947
2
6
Mrs. Ferris J. Meigs, 1949
2
7
Mexico, 1929-1943
2
8-9
Mildred Stern Miller, 1911-1931
2
10
Moorestown Trust Co., 1925-1927
2
11
Musical Instruments, undated
2
12
Gertrude Norman, 1938
2
13
Thornton Oakley, 1933-1953
2
14
Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1924-1939
2
15-16
Philadelphia "Art Notes" (For American Magazine of Arts), 1930-1931
2
17
Katharine Rhoades, 1931-1935
2
18
"Song of Roland" Illustrations , circa 1938-1940s
2
19-20
Ruth St. Denis, 1941-1943
2
21
Treasury Department: Painting and Sculpture, 1935-1937
2
22
Edward Warwick, undated
2
23
Rebecca Whelan, 1950-1951
2
24
Works Progress Administration, 1935-1938
2
25
Writers and Illustrators Exchange, 1917-1918
2
26
Zettler Studios, N.Y. (Stained Glass), 1936
2
27
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Series 6:Photographs, circa 1900-1971
0.2 Linear feet
Box 2

Found in this series are photographs of Edith Emerson and her friends, including a few with Violet Oakley. Also found are photographs of Emerson's family, photographs from a Mexico trip, interior views of her home and studio in Cogslea, works of art by Emerson, photographs of child models, and works of art by others.
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Edith Emerson and Friends, circa 1915-1930s
2
28
Emerson Family, 1921, 1932-1971
2
29-30
Cogslea Interiors, undated
2
31
Mexico Trip, circa 1930s
2
32
Model, circa 1930s
2
33
Children , circa 1900-1930
2
34-36
Sundial Mural, undated
2
37
Works of Art, circa 1920s-1940s
2
38-40
Works of Art by Others, circa 1920s-1940s
2
41
Negatives of Works of Art, circa 1940
2
42
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Series 7:Printed Material, circa 1916-1981
6 Folders
Box 2

Printed materials include brochures; clippings documenting Emerson's career; exhibition announcements and catalogs for Emerson, Violet Oakley, and others; as well as other miscellaneous published items and printed reproductions of her work.
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Brochures, 1921-1941
2
43
Clippings, circa 1916-1981, undated
2
44
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs , 1936-1940
2
45
Exhibition Catalogs for Emerson/Oakley, 1923-1969
2
46
Reproduction of Art Work, circa 1920s-1940s
2
47
Miscellaneous, 1919-1924
2
48

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