Leander A. Plummer papers, 1890-1914
Plummer, Leander A. (Leander Allen), 1857-1914
Woodworker
Overview
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.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Originals returned to the lenders, Marianna and Anna Plummer, after microfilming.
How to Use This Collection
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.