Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827
| title | Pennsylvania Hospital art related records, 1760-1884. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Visitors' book to Benjamin West's painting "Christ Healing the Sick," and related correspondence and printed material, 1817. Minutes and excerpts relating to American art and artists; correspondence with Benjamin West; material relating to the loan and donation of art works from West, Thomas Sully, James Traquair and others, Gilbert Stuart and Charles Willson Peale deciding where to hang West's painting "Christ Healing the Sick," the commission of art works, and the facilities for exhibiting work at the hospital. |
| extent | 2 partial microfilm reels. |
| formats | Microfilm Correspondence |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy |
| acquisition information | Material on reel P24 microfilmed by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955. Material on P87 lent for microfilming 1955, by the Pennsylvania Hospital. Location of Original: Reel P87: Originals in the Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:37 |
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| title | Charles Roberts autograph collection, 1773-1938. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Letters of American artists, including Washington Allston, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, Walt Disney, Asher Durand, Horatio Greenough, Winslow Homer, Peter Hurd, Henry Inman, Thomas Sully, John Trumbull, Benjamin West and many others, with an illustrated letter from Edward Gay and correspondence of the Peale family; a handwritten manuscript by Rembrandt Peale, "Washington and His Portraits"; clippings, announcements, an auction catalog of the John Trumbull collection, and other printed material. |
| extent | 1 microfilm reel. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Microfilm inventory listing the artists in the collection is available at AAA offices |
| acquisition information | Lent for microfilming, 1955, by Haverford College Library. Location of Original: Originals in the Haverford College Library, Haverford, Pennsylvania. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:37 |
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| title | Peale family Papers, 1784-1864 (Col. 396) |
| repository | The Winterthur Library |
| description | This collection contains original documents and approximately 70 historic black and white photographs of paintings of and by Peale family members. Original documents are from Charles Willson, Rembrandt, and Rubens Peale. Most documents are business letters concerning exhibits, transportation of paintings, and works in progress. Photostats of two letters from Charles Willson to Thomas Jefferson and a copy of Practical Treatise on Painting in Oil Colors, London: B. and J. White, 1795, annotated by Rembrandt, are included. Of particular interest is a manuscript in Rembrandt's hand of his lecture entitled "Washington and his Portraits." In this lecture, delivered several times between 1858-1860, Rembrandt describes George Washington and the circumstances in which various artists, including himself and his father, painted him. Location: 9 C 3 |
| extent | 2 boxes |
| formats | Business Papers Correspondence Photographs Writings |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0396.htm |
| acquisition information | Materials are from various sources. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:39 |
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| title | Charles Allen Munn collection relating to Charles Willson Peale, John Trumbull and Benjamin West, 1788-1917. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | A diary of Charles Wilson Peale, 1788-1789; letters, an account book, 1816, and a letter book, 1809-1810, of John Trumbull; and a brief manuscript autobiography of Benjamin West. Charles Wilson Peale papers include a diary kept in Philadelphia and Annapolis, May 30, 1788-May 5, 1789. In in Peale writes about: working on his drawing machine "for taking perspective views"; people sitting for portraits; techniques in painting; repairing pictures; travel conditions between Philadelphia and Annapolis; the operation of his Philadelphia museum; recipes for preserving birds and animals; business and travel expenses; experiment in making bifocals; social activities and acquaintances. John Trumbull papers include: two unsigned letters, 1819; account with A. C. DePoggi, 1791-1794; correspondence with Houdon; letterbook, 1809-1810; account book containing inventory of prints, 1816; correspondence with Charles Wilkes and Asher B. Durand, 1819-1822; and corrected proof of original manuscript of a description of Trumbull's pictures. The Benjamin West papers consist of an undated autobiography. |
| extent | 70 items (on 1 microfilm reel) reel N68-20 |
| formats | Correspondence Diaries Account Books Inventories Manuscript |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.munnchar.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/charles-allen-munn-collection-relating-to-charles-willson-peale-john-trumbull-and-benjamin-west-9069 |
| acquisition information | Lent for microfilming 1968 by Fordham University Library. Originals returned to Fordham University Library after microfilming. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:40 |
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| title | Charles Willson Peale Letterbooks, 1767-1827. |
| repository | American Philosophical Society |
| description | Business and personal correspondence on a wide variety of topics with a great many persons. Subjects include events in Philadelphia; the Philadelphia Museum, its exhibits, and Peale's hopes for its acquisition by the city or state; the exhumation and exhibition of the mastodon; construction and promotion of the polygraph; agricultural concerns, including the operation of his farm Belfield; natural history; false teeth, etc. Correspondents include, among many others: Sir Joseph Banks Joel Barlow John Beale Bordley John Dickinson James De Peyster William Duane Peter S. Du Ponceau Andrew Ellicott Benjamin Franklin Robert Fulton Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire John Hawkins Michael Hillegas Joseph Hopkinson David Hosack Thomas Jefferson Marquis de Lafayette Benjamin Henry Latrobe Henry Laurens Thomas McKean Rembrandt Peale Titian R. Peale Franklin Peale Mrs. Angelica Robinson Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts David Ramsay Thomas Jefferson Randolph William Smith Thomas Sully John Vaughan George Washington Volume 19 (1825) of the letterbooks is missing. There is a 3-vol. calendar and an index, as well as the extensive index with the microfiche. Bio/History: Charles Willson Peale was an artist and naturalist. |
| extent | 18 v. |
| formats | Correspondence Microfilm |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.amphilsoc.org/library |
| finding aid | In respository |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:40 |
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| title | Mary Jane Peale and Peale family selected papers, [ca. 1815]-1897. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Mary Jane Peale's diaries and letters, and papers collected by Peale relating to Rubens Peale, Mrs. Rubens Peale (Eliza Burd Patterson Peale), and the Peale family. REELS 3900-3901: 10 volumes of Mary Jane Peale's diaries which contain domestic and social news as well as discussions of Mary Jane's paintings. REEL 3904: The bulk of the material relates to Mary Jane Peale including correspondence; a list of paintings by Peale as well as a list of paintings owned by Peale; a volume on oil painting; and Peale's will. The materials relating to the family include letters between Rubens Peale and his wife; letters from Rubens Peale to Franklin Peale; letters from Mrs. Peale to friends and family; and an inventory of pictures in the parlor. Bio / His Notes: Painter; Philadelphia, Pa. Daughter of painter Rubens Peale, neice of Rembrandt Peale, and grandaughter of Charles Willson Peale. |
| extent | 1.0 linear ft. (on 3 microfilm reels) reels 3900-3901 and 3904 |
| formats | Microfilm Diaries Correspondence |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/mary-jane-peale-and-peale-family-selected-papers-10041 |
| finding aid | Finding guide prepared by American Philosophical Society on reel 3904. |
| acquisition information | Microfilm reels 3900-3901 purchased from American Philosophical Society. Material on reel 3904 microfilmed 1987 by Archives of American Art as part of AAA's Philadelphia Documentation Project. The collection was assembled primarily by Mary Jane Peale, who copied or had copied many family documents. Only original materials were microfilmed. Location of Original: Originals in the American Philosophical Society. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:40 |
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| title | Charles Willson Peale diaries and exhibition announcement, 1765-1826. |
| repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Diaries and an exhibition announcement. REEL 3899: 26 volumes of diaries including daily entries relating to family, business, travels, sittings, Peale's museum and other topics. REEL D9: A handwritten announcement for the exhibition of Peale's "Christ at Bethesda," March 20, 1821. REEL N86/20: A diary kept in Philadelphia and Annapolis, May 30, 1788- May 5, 1789. Peale writes about working on his drawing machine "for taking perspective views"; about people sitting for portraits; techniques in painting repairing pictures; travel conditions between Philadelphia and Annapolis; the operation of his Philadelphia museum; recipes for preserving birds and animals; business and travel expenses; experiment in making bifocals; social activities and acquaintances. Bio / His Notes: Painter, engraver, naturalist; Philadelphia, Pa. Additional forms: 35mm microfilm reel 3899 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the American Philosophical Society. 35mm microfilm reels D9 and N68/20 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. |
| extent | 1.0 linear ft. (on 3 partial microfilm reel) reel 3899 reels D9 and N68/20 |
| formats | Microfilm |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/charles-willson-peale-diaries-and-exhibition-announcement-13484 |
| acquisition information | Microfilm of 26 diaries (reel 3899) purchased in 1987 from the American Philosophical Society as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. Material on reel D9 donated 1955-1962 by Charles E. Feinberg, an active donor and friend of AAA. Material on reel N68/20 lent for microfilming 1968 by Fordham University Library. Location of Original: Reel 3899: Originals in: American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, except for volume 3 (Huntington Library, San Marino, CA) and volumes 7 and 9 (Fordham University Library, New York, NY). Reel N68/20: Original in: Fordham University Library. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:40 |
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| title | Artist file: Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 |
| repository | National Portrait Gallery Library |
| description | Folder(s) may include exhibition announcements, newspaper and/or magazine clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, illustrations, resumes, artist's statements, exhibition catalogs. |
| extent | 1+ folders (check with repository) |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Folder(s) do not circulate. Folder(s) available for use only at the holding library |
| record source | http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/Art-Design/artandartistfiles/ |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:40 |
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| title | Philadelphia Museum Company (Peale’s Museum) |
| repository | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
| description | Newspaper clippings, 1785, 1804 (1 folder) Correspondence book, 1821 (1 volume) Charter and bylaws, 1828, 1834 (Lambdin pamphlet collection (q.v.), vol. 1) |
| extent | See repository for further details |
| formats | Clippings Correspondence Ephemera Administrative Records |
| access | See repository for further details |
| record source | http://www.pafa.org/SiteData/doc/archivesWebMssCollec%20fnl/67129de26fdcfacd6f59893b2be5e1b8/archivesWebMssCollec%20fnl.pdf |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:43 |
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| title | Charles Wilson Peale's portrait of George Washington, at Princeton, with Nassau Hall in the background. |
| repository | The Frick Collection and Frick Art Research Library |
| description | By Freund, Karl. Typewritten. "This picture is in the FARL file as painted by C.P. Polk, 121-10g." Call Number MS.050.025 |
| extent | 6 leaves |
| record source | https://library.frick.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/1qqhid8/alma991007226599707141 |
| finding aid | N/A |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:53 |
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| title | Correspondence purporting to relate to the full-length portrait of George Washington, painted by C.W. Peale in 1781, now owned by Yale University. |
| repository | The Frick Collection and Frick Art Research Library |
| description | The 7 letters bearing Peale's signature, are probably copies made by his granddaughter, Mary J. Peale, who wrote 3 letters in this lot. Mr. Sellers believes that only the 19th century letters refer to the Yale portrait. |
| extent | 1 volume |
| record source | https://library.frick.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/1qqhid8/alma991007476939707141 |
| finding aid | N/A |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:53 |
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