Manuscripts
Correspondence
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
The correspondence includes letters from Native Americans, art buyers, artists, and political figures. The letters are written by or addressed to Grace Nicholson unless otherwise noted.
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1.2 Loose Photographs
Visual Materials
This subseries contains individual photographs arranged geographically, beginning in the Northwest Coast region, heading south through California, and ending with the Southwest. Tribes are listed within geographic regions. There are some photographs of the same people and scenes in Albums A-F, but the images here are unique and do not appear in the albums. Many of the photographs have names or places written on the back by Grace Nicholson. All images are photographic prints unless indicated: (photographic postcards), (postcards) or other. Note about attribution of photographs: Grace Nicholson and her employee/associate, Mr. Carroll S. Hartman, both took photographs during their trips, and in many cases, it is difficult to determine the photographer. Sometimes the same scene was photographed with two different cameras and film sizes—possibly from cameras each was carrying—see (562-565) and (533-534) for examples. For this reason, attribution is dual: Photographs by Grace Nicholson/Carroll S. Hartman. There are also many commercial photographs and postcards, and when known the photographers and/or publishers are noted below.
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James Joyce scholarship materials
Manuscripts
The material includes correspondence, manuscripts, printed material, ephemera, and envelopes. The letters are written by or addressed to John Hinsdale Thompson unless otherwise noted.
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Letterbook: Correspondence and notes on art collections
Manuscripts
This collection consists of two series: the Grace Nicholson papers (2,926 items) and addenda (1,444 items). The papers consist primarily of correspondence, while the addenda is primarily notes. Both relate to Grace Nicholson and her work in the fields of Native American and Asian art. There are many letters from Native Americans to Nicholson and extensive diaries and notes that Nicholson kept on her buying trips through Native American territory, especially of the Karok, Klamath, and Pomo Indians. Subject matter includes Native American legends, folklore, vocabulary, tribal festivals, basket making, business in art trade, and living conditions. There is also a considerable amount of correspondence from China, Japan, and Korea between Nicholson and her buyers. Among the subjects covered are Chinese art and architecture, Japanese art, Korean art, Javanese textiles, Siamese art, Philippine art, life and social conditions in Asia, and the business of trading Asian art. Being a well-known dealer in Native American and Asian art, Nicholson was in contact with many artists, such as Frederick Arthur Bridgman, W. Herbert Dunton, Sadakichi Hartmann, Elizabeth Conrad Hickox, Louise Merrill Hickox, Grace Carpenter Hudson, George Wharton James, Lilian Miller, Hovsep T. Pushman, Joseph Henry Sharp, and Millard Sheets. Nicholson also purchased materials for institutions such as the Field Museum of Natural History, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science, and Art, the Pasadena Art Museum, and the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, California. Her intimate relationships with Native Americans give particular insight into their lives and culture. Historians and academics sought her out, including Alfred Lewis Kroeber, Charles Fletcher Lummis, and Clinton Hart Merriam. Nicholson also received letters from political figures such as Frederick Webb Hodge, Herbert Hoover, Hiram Johnson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Correspondence of Sir Charles Firth: general
Manuscripts
All letters are incoming unless noted otherwise.
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"The Murder"
Manuscripts
Printed volume; Philadelphia, Pa. : American Sunday-School Union. Also: A.L.S. Mame to Grace Nicholson, Philadelphia, 1896 December 23.
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