Edward Guthrie Kennedy papers relating to James McNeill Whistler in the New York Public Library, 1850-1902

Collection Information

Size: 270 Items (on 2 partial microfilm reels)

Summary: Letters, printed material and miscellany.
Reel N5: Material collected by Kennedy relating to his friend, James McNeill Whistler, including letters received from Whistler, Beatrix Whistler, and others concerning Whistler; letters from Whistler to persons other than Kennedy; and clippings, calling cards and an engraving of Kennedy.
Reel N25: Correspondence, including letters between Whistler and Kennedy, among others. Also, an exhibition catalog, 1895.

Biographical/Historical Note

Author. Wrote exhibition catalog THE ETCHED WORK OF WHISTLER (New York: Grolier Club) 1910.

Provenance

Microfilmed 1956 by the Archives of American Art with other art-related papers in the Manuscript Division of the New York Public Library. Included in the microfilming project were selected papers of the Art Division and the Prints Division.

Location of Originals

• Originals in the New York Public Library, Manuscript Division.

Alternative Forms Available

35mm microfilm reels N5 (frames 1-645) & N25 (frames 582-902) available at Archives of American Art and through interlibrary loan.

Reel N25: Letters are typescripts.

Restrictions on Access

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

How to Cite This Collection

Edward Guthrie Kennedy papers relating to James McNeill Whistler in the New York Public Library, 1850-1902. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.