Collection Information
Size: 0.2 Linear feet
Summary: The letters of philanthropist and arts patron Hattie Newcomer Gilpin measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1901 to 1904. The letters reflect her patronage of artists Daniel Chester Dale, John La Farge, and Edwin Davis French.
Biographical/Historical Note
Philanthropist and arts patron Hattie Newcomer Gilpin (1961-1942) lived Baltimore, Maryland. She was married to Henry (Harry) B. Gilpin and they had three children.
Provenance
The donors, Lewis, Howard, and Douglas Allen are brothers and the grandsons of Hattie Newcomer Gilpin.
Related Materials
Additional papers regarding the Gilpin Family are found in the Gilpin Family Papers #4535, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.