Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Kelly, Emerson Crosby, 1899-
| title | Emerson Crosby Kelly research material relating to J. Francis Murphy, 1761-1973. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Biography and catalogue raisonné of J. Francis Murphy by Emerson Crosby Kelly, M.D., and correspondence relating to Dr. Kelly's interest in Murphy. Personal papers of J. Francis Murphy and Adah Clifford Smith Murphy include diaries and notebooks, correspondence, Smith and Murphy family documents, financial records, printed matter, artifacts, photographs, and works of art. Research notes, drafts, and manuscript of an unpublished biography, "J. Francis Murphy, N.A., (1853-1921): Tints of a Vanished Past," and illustrated catalogue raisonne of the works of J. Francis Murphy by Emerson Crosby Kelly (1953). Kelly corresponded with friends and relatives of the Murphys, with owners of Murphy paintings, publishers, printers, and possible financial backers for his book. Also documented is Dr. and Mrs. Kelly's involvement in the sale of "Weedwild," the Murphy's Arkville, N.Y. home, to the Pestalozzi Foundation of America. Diaries of J. Francis Murphy (25 vols.) contain very brief entries that faithfully record weather conditions, garden progress, and other nature notes, with occasional mention of social engagements or service on art juries; entries recorded during trips to Europe mainly list places visited with little elaboration. Notebooks (16 vols.) include painting registers, daily listings of mail sent and received, address books, and jottings relating to Indian relics, his farmland, and paintings sent to dealers. Mrs. Murphy's diaries (46 vols.) also contain very brief entries mentioning friends, social engagements, travels, and an "Account of the pictures I painted and gave away. Portraits of them. + landscapes + old houses." Her notebooks (4 vols.) contain "Notes for a book. J.F.'s". Correspondence concerns family matters, exhibitions, sales, professional memberships, involvement with the Salmagundi Club and National Academy of Design, and the couple's finances. Whenever separated, the Murphys exchanged lengthy letters with one another; the majority of these are from husband to wife. Receipts and invoices are mainly for art supplies, framing, and shipping costs; expense records for personal purchases and farm upkeep and improvements; taxes; and legal papers concerning a property boundary dispute and lawsuit against the Murphys. Photographs are of Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, their families and ancestors, friends, studios, "Weedwild" (country home) and surrounding Arkville, N.Y. area, landscape subjects, works of art by the Murphys, medals and certificates of award. Six tintypes are included. Photographers include: Hollinger, Moffett, Napoleon Sarony, and C. Vandyk. Commercially produced stereographs mainly depict U.S. scenes. Art works consist of sketchbooks, oil sketches, and works of art on paper by both Murphys, Emil Carlsen, and other artists (ca. 500 items). Other materials include exhibition catalogs and announcements, clippings, scrapbooks (probably compiled by Mrs. Murphy ca. 1885), medals awarded to J. Francis Murphy, copper plate etched by Adah C. Murphy, and artifacts. |
| extent | 16.7 linear ft. (on 21 microfilm reels), reels 4341-4 |
| formats | Correspondence Diaries Photographs Notebooks Artifacts |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Finding aid available at all Archives of American Art offices. |
| acquisition information | The donor, Sydney Kelly, is the widow of Dr. Emerson Crosby Kelly. Dr. Kelly acquired the Murphy papers in 1949 from Hulda Gregerson, Mrs. Murphy's long-time companion, for the purpose of writing a biography and catalogue raisonne of J. Francis Murphy. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:49 |
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| title | Emerson Crosby Kelly papers, 1906-1977. | repository | National Library of Medicine |
| description | Contains biographical data on physicians graduating from American medical schools whose names are not in American Medical Association directories. Publication of the AMA directory began in 1906. Dr. Kelly compiled his data from many sources, chiefly the catalogs of existing and defunct U. S. medical schools. |
| extent | 30.8 linear ft. (74 boxes) |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| acquisition information | Gift from Mrs. Emerson C. Kelly, 1978. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:57 |
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| title | Lewis E. Dofflemeyer letters, [ca.1888]-1950, 1946-1950 (bulk) | repository | Cornell University Libraries |
| description | Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Crosby Kelly of Albany, New York from Dofflemeyer regarding his health; Cornell University reunions; the sale of his paintings; and an exhibition of Dofflemeyer’s work. Also, a poem and two sketches of the Ezra Cornell tunnel which appeared in the 1890 CORNELLIAN and the 1979 CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS. Biographical/Historical Note: Artist. |
| extent | 10 items |
| formats | Correspondence Writings Sketches |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://catalog.library.cornell.edu |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:57 |
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