Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Biographical Note
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Edith Hipkins collection of British artists' letters
Date (inclusive): 1818-1940
Collection Number: MS 268
Creator:
Hipkins, Edith J.
Extent:
0.21 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence from numerous British artists during the 19th and early 20th century received and
collected by British painter Edith Hipkins. The majority of the correspondence consists of personal letters sent to Hipkins
and her father, musician Alfred J. Hipkins.
Languages: The majority of the collection is in English, with one letter in Italian.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item]. Edith Hipkins collection of British artists' letters (MS 268). Special Collections & University
Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the Edith Hipkins collection of British artists' letters was completed by undergraduate students from the University
of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015.
This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Biographical Note
Edith Hipkins (1854-1945) was a British portrait painter, who exhibited her work regularly at the Royal Academy of Arts between
1883 and 1911. A portrait she painted of her father, Alfred James Hipkins, is in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903) was a British musicologist, musician, and musical antiquary. He was well known for his performances
of the works of Chopin and wrote reviews on musical ethnology or musical antiquity for
The Musical Times and
The Athenaeum.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence from numerous British artists during the 19th and early 20th century received and
collected by British painter Edith Hipkins. The majority of the correspondence consists of personal letters sent to Hipkins
and her father, musician Alfred J. Hipkins. Some letters in the collection also include sketches, portraits, prints of wood
engravings by Edith's brother John Hipkins, and notes handwritten by Edith on the correspondent.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Hipkins, Alfred J. (Alfred James), 1826-1903
Art and literature -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Art and music
Artists -- Great Britain
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence