Leander A. Plummer papers, 1890-1914

Collection Information

Size: 68 Items (on partial microfilm reel)

Summary: Correspondence, including letters from Doll and Richards gallery and Frank W. Benson; two poems; an album containing photographs of Plummer's woodcarving and two sketches; two photographs of Plummer including one of him in his studio, in New Bedford, Mass, ca. 1906, and one of him outside his country home, Potomska Point, Dartmouth, Mass, ca. 1910; clippings and two oil sketches of Plummer, one by Frank Benson, and one by Joseph Lindon Smith.

Biographical/Historical Note

Woodcarver; Lyme, New Hampshire.

Provenance

Lent for microfilming by Marianna and Anna Plummer, the daughters of Leander Plummer.

Location of Originals

• Originals returned to the lenders, Marianna and Anna Plummer, after microfilming.

Alternative Forms Available

35mm microfilm reel 634 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.

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

Leander A. Plummer papers, 1890-1914. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.