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Archives related to: Shinn, Earl, 1838-1886
| title | Richard Tapper Cadbury Papers, 1799-1924 | repository | Friends Historical Library |
| description | Correspondence and memorabilia of the Cadbury, Comfort, Haines, and Shinn families. Letters give a detailed picture of life in Philadelphia Quaker families of the mid 19th century, and of the hardships of those who participated in the California gold rush. Also includes the journal of Richard Tapper Cadbury while he was a student at Haverford College, and the correspondence of Cadbury's uncle, Earl Shinn Jr., art critic for the Nation with Thomas Eakins, William Chase, John Sartain, B.C. Champney, and William T. Richards. Background Quaker businessman, writer, and art connoisseur. Richard Tapper Cadbury was born in 1853, the son of Richard and Lydia Shinn Cadbury; he married Helen Nathans in 1884, and died in 1929. His mother's brother, Earl Shinn Jr., was an art critic. Cite as: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, Richard Tapper Cadbury Papers |
| extent | 6 boxes (3 linear ft.) |
| formats | Correspondence Ephemera |
| access | Information on reproduction policies available in the Library |
| record link | http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/friends/ead/5025cadb.xml |
| record source | http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/record=b2190474 |
| finding aid | Finding aid also available on microfiche in National inventory of documentary sources in the United States. |
| acquisition information | Gift of Richard Cadbury, 1951 |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:38 |
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| title | Quaker artists' materials in Haverford College Quaker Collection | repository | Haverford College |
| description | Reel 1. Maxfield Parrish papers -- reel 2. Minute book, 1889-1909 / Haverford College Class of 1892 (included Parrish). Letter from Maxfield Parrish to William Wistar Comfort, June, 15th, 1908. Robert Browne Haines Collection: Correspondence from John J. Audubon to Reuben Haines; Rembrandt Peale correspondence to B. Wistar, Eleanore Peale, Reuben Haines and Coleman Sellers, and, to Franklin and Titian Peale; Rembrandt Peale's insurance policy with the Pennsylvania Museum; correspondence from John Trumbull to Reuben Haines; correspondence from Titian Peale to Reuben Haines. Edward Hicks Collection: correspondence, clippings. Joseph Pennell papers: correspondence, layout for Play in Provence. George Bacon Wood Collection: Index, silhouettes. Earl Shinn photograph. |
| extent | 2 microfilm reels : ill., port. ; 35 mm |
| formats | Microfilm |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/record=b2845641 |
| acquisition information | "Archives of American Art, reels 3897, 3898." Originals are property of Haverford College |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:38 |
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| title | Earl Shinn letters and diary from the collection at Swarthmore College, 1852-1889 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Letters to and from Earl Shinn describing his life as an art student in Paris, and the Philadelphia art scene. Correspondents include Thomas Eakins, William Trost Richards, William Merrit Chase and others. An undated diary records a journey to France. Bio / His Notes: Art critic Earl Shinn wrote under the pseudonym Edward Strahan. Additional forms: 35mm microfilm reel 3580 (frames 324-1510) available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia and Swarthmore College. |
| extent | 0.2 linear ft. (on partial microfilm reel). reel 3580 (frames 324-1510) |
| formats | Microfilm Correspondence Diaries |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/earl-shinn-letters-and-diary-collection-swarthmore-college-13443 |
| acquisition information | The Earl Shinn papers are part of the Richard Tapper Cadbury collection at Swarthmore College. They were microfilmed in the order established by the lender. Originals in the Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa. |
| updated | 04/24/2025 09:08:29 |
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| title | Earl Shinn journal in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1870-1882 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Approximately 100 page journal of Shinn's handwritten notes with some newspaper clippings glued in pertaining to the Bible, and history; reports of sales of paintings by Courbet, Delacroix, Ingres, Millet; lists of major European galleries and the size of collections; artists' biographies; and notes on Japanese art, especially Hokusai. Bio / His Notes: Art critic Earl Shinn wrote under the pseudonym of Edward Strahan. Additional forms: 35mm microfilm reel 3656 (frames 1040-1115) available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan, and at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Free Library of Philadelphia. |
| extent | 0.1 linear ft. (on partial microfilm reel) reel 3656 (frames 1040-1115) |
| formats | Microfilm |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/earl-shinn-journal-historical-society-pennsylvania-9710 |
| acquisition information | The Earl Shinn commonplace book is part of the Charlotte White collection at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Location of Original: Originals in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. Other Title: Earl Shinn commonplace book (microfilm title). Charlotte White collection (part). |
| updated | 04/24/2025 09:08:29 |
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| title | Earl Shinn photographic portrait, [ca. 1865]. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Photographic portrait of Shinn taken in New York, N.Y. Bio / His Notes: Art critic; New York, N.Y. Wrote under the pseudonym Edward Strahan. Additional forms: 35mm microfilm reel 3898 available at Archives of American Art offices, Haverford College Library, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and through interlibrary loan. |
| extent | 1 item (on partial microfilm reel) reel 3898 |
| formats | Microfilm |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Microfilmed 1987 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. Location of Original: Originals in Haverford College Library, Quaker Collection; Haverford, Pa. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:38 |
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| title | Charlotte White Collection, 1801-1886(inclusive), 1801, 1827-1886(bulk). | repository | The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| description | Commonplace books of Philadelphians: Elizabeth Webb, n.d., copied 1801, with testimony by Thomas Chalkley; Thomas Shipley, hardware merchant, 1827-1834; Samuel Richards Shipley, salesman, ca. 1846-1859; and Earl Shinn, art critic and writer, 1872-1886. Call Number: (PHi)1859 |
| extent | 4 v. |
| formats | Manuscript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://discover.hsp.org/ |
| acquisition information | Gift of Charlotte White, 1961. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:38 |
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