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Archives related to: Codman, Charles Russell, 1784-1852
| title | Codman Family Papers. |
| repository | SPNEA: Historic New England |
| description | include correspondence from Edith Wharton to Ogden Codman, Jr Most of the collections in the Library and Archives have been thoroughly indexed, with multiple points of access. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.spnea.org |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:33 |
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| title | A history of the Codman collection of pictures. by Cora Codman Wolcott, Twin Pines Farm, Brookline, Massachusetts. |
| repository | Boston Athenaeum |
| description | Laid in: A.L.S. (with envelope) by James M. Codman to Catherine A. Codman, dated 9 June 1925, concerning the cleaning of a Van Dael painting on marble of peaches, grapes and an insect. Typescript (carbon copy) leaf containing a correction of p. 163 (description of the Copley portrait of John Codman) dated 23 March 1948 laid in. |
| extent | [2], 179 leaves, [1] leaf of plates: facsim; 29 cm. |
| formats | Typescript |
| access | Open to qualified researchers. |
| record source | https://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/search?searchArg=A+history+of+the+Codman+collection+of+pictures.+by+Cora+Codman+Wolcott%2C+Twin+Pines+Farm%2C+Brookline%2C+Massachusetts.&searchCode=GKEY%5E*&searchType=0&recCount=50 |
| acquisition information | Mrs. Eugene C. Eppinger gift 1986 2161. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:33 |
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| title | Ogden Codman papers, 1796-1940 |
| repository | Boston Athenaeum |
| description | Collection includes some early family papers, Codman's correspondence with family and friends such as Edith Wharton, correspondence with genealogists, and business papers. Also included is extensive art historical and architectural research, especially concerning New England, New York, England and France; photographs; genealogies of families in Boston, New York and Newport; tombstone inscriptions and obituaries. Tombstone Inscriptions, v. 1, published as: Gravestone Inscriptions and Records of Tomb Burials in theCentral Burying Ground, ... Salem, Mass. : Essex Institute, 1917. Obituaries published as: Index of Obituaries in Boston Newspapers, 1704-1800. Boston : Boston Athenaeum/G.K. Hall, 1968. Biographical Note Architect, decorator, antiquarian. |
| extent | 286 v. : ill. |
| formats | Correspondence Business Papers Research Files Photographs Printed Materials |
| access | Open to qualified researchers. |
| record link | https://cdm.bostonathenaeum.org/digital/collection/p15482coll1/id/838/rec/1 |
| record source | https://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=40241 |
| finding aid | Guide in Reference and with collection. |
| acquisition information | Bequeathed by Codman to Boston Athenaeum. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:33 |
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| title | Codman Family Correspondence, 1781-1912. |
| repository | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| description | Correspondence of the Codman family, including Charles Russell Codman Sr. and his sons Charles Russell and James M. Codman, Charles Jr.'s daughter Mamie, and Charles Wilkes. Several members of the family traveled in Europe at various times in the 19th century and described their travels in letters home. Included is an 1894 letter from Grover Cleveland to Charles R. Codman Jr., who was a prominent Massachusetts political figure, and a copy of a 1904 letter from Codman to Cleveland. |
| extent | 2 boxes. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/ |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:33 |
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| title | Diary and notebook, ca. 1810 |
| repository | New England Historic Genealogical Society |
| description | Account of travels in France and the Netherlands, written in French, and a book of essays translated from English into French and Italian. |
| extent | 2 v. ; 23 cm. |
| formats | Diaries |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://library.nehgs.org/ |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:33 |
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| title | Codman Family Manuscripts Collection |
| repository | SPNEA: Historic New England |
| description | Unpublished guide in The collection includes an unpublished typescript by Cora Codman Wolcott, a first cousin of Ogden Codman, Jr., in “A History of the Codman Collection of Pictures.” Also inlcuded are annotations made by Dorothy Codman, Charles Russell Codman’s descriptions of paintings, bills of sale, bills paid, bills of lading, probate papers, correspondence, diaries, catalogs, and the Codman Family Photograph Collection. |
| extent | 100,000 items |
| formats | Typescript Correspondence Legal Papers Financial Records Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| bibliography | Howie, Robert L. (1981) Codman Cohections: Portrait of a Family and its Papers. Old Time New England, 71 (258), 150-157. |
| record source | http://www.spnea.org/resources/articles/pdf259.pdf |
| finding aid | Unpublished guide and inventory available in the repository. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:33 |
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