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Henry Salem Hubbell papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1955

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Letters (1897-1907) from Hubbell, when an art student in Paris, Etaples, and Madrid, and from his wife, (Nellie) Rose Strong Hubbell, largely to his benefactor Mrs. Lydia Avery Coonley-Ward; correspondence (1891-1944) between Hubbell and his family; research and lecture notes; correspondence, catalogs, and newspaper clippings concerning his paintings and exhibitions; scripts, programs, and notices of amateur plays in which he was either an actor or set designer; and photographs of himself and his paintings, studios, homes, and family. Also, tape recordings, notes, and correspondence of his son, Henry Willard Hubbell, concerning his father's life and work; typescripts and proofs of the journals, plays and short stories, articles, and verse written by Mrs. Hubbell; photocopies and typescripts of papers dealing with the history and genealogy of the Hubbell (Hubbels, Hubbel), Gleason, Rockwell, and related families (1800-1940); and proposals concerning the role of art education at the University of Miami.

Dates

  • 1800-1975.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Henry Salem Hubbell, a portrait artist, was the head of the Carnegie Institute of Technology School of Painting and Decoration in Pittsburgh, 1918-1921.

Extent

5 cubic feet. (5 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Correspondence and other papers of Henry Salem Hubbell, a portrait artist and educator.

Physical Description

Correspondence, research and lecture notes, catalogs, newspaper clippings, scripts, theatrical programs, photographs, audiotapes, manuscripts, and other papers.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
M.E. Warren
Date completed:
August 1991
EAD encoding:
Martin Heggestad, March 2003
Date modified:
Fredrika Loew, October 2018
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by M.E. Warren
Date
March 2003
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)