Manuscripts
William E. Marshall line engraving of Rutherford B. Hayes
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William E. Marshall line engraving of William A. Wheeler
Manuscripts
This engraving of William A. Wheeler was done for a project: "Life Size Portraits of Distinguished Persons in Pure Line Engraving." It was engraved by William E. Marshall and "Published by Oscar Marshall 697 Broadway, New York." With repairs.
mssHM 83107
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William Marshall Swayne papers
Manuscripts
William Marshall Swayne was a self-taught Pennsylvania artist known for his sculptures of Abraham LIncoln, Salmon P. Chase, Edwin M. Stanton, WIlliam H. Seward, and others. He also served in the Department of the Treasury during the Civil War. Collection includes excerpts from Swayne's letters to his wife Mary, written between 1859 and 1867 while he was away in Washington D.C., and compiled by him in a separate letterbook. Letters discuss Swayne's work with his portrait subjects, including Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Joshua Gidding, and others; Lincon's first inauguration, public affairs in Washington D.C. during the Civil War, Lincoln's assassination, and reactions to the arrest of Jefferson Davis. Collection also includes manuscript and typescript copies of Swayne's reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln, family photographs, correspondence between Swayne's children and the Smithsonian regarding the family's donation of a plaster bust of Lincoln, and some clippings and research related to Lincoln.
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