Howard Roberts scrapbook and photographs, [ca. 1867]-1894

Collection Information

Size: 0.2 Linear feet (on partial microfilm reel)

Summary: A scrapbook (56 p.) containing newspaper clippings; a ticket to the exhibition of Roberts' "Hypatia" at Earle's Gallery with notations on daily attendence; and six photographs of Daniel Ridgway Knight, Lewis Ware, Roberts and of a plaster cast of Robert Fulton.

Biographical/Historical Note

Howard Roberts (1843-1900) was a sculptor from Philadelphia, Pa.

Provenance

Lent for microfilming, 1985, by Mrs. H.R. Roberts, wife of a descendant of Roberts.

Location of Originals

• Originals returned to lender, Mrs. H.R. Roberts, after microfilming.

Alternative Forms Available

35mm microfilm reel 3657 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia.

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

Howard Roberts scrapbook and photographs, [ca. 1867]-1894. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.