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Henry B. Brown papers, 1851-1853.
BANC MSS 80/54 cLOCAL
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Title:
Henry B. Brown papers, 1851-1853Creator/Contributor:
Brown, Henry B., active 1850-1859, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942, asnAbstract:
Includes agreement with Bartlett concerning his sketches; letters from Bartlett and Jacob B. Moore re the agreement, and from
Alfred Ely Beach enquiring about reproducing the drawings in the New York Illustrated News; letters by Brown (original and
photocopies) describing his work and travels in California, which included collecting Indian vocabularies.
Date:
1851 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caArtists -- California
Indians of North America -- California
Artistes -- Californie
Peuples autochtones -- Californie
Artists
Indians of North America
Travel
California -- Description and travel
Californie -- Descriptions et voyages
California
Bartlett, John Russell -- 1805-1886
Beach, Alfred Ely -- 1826-1896
Moore, Jacob Bailey -- 1797-1853
Bartlett, John Russell -- 1805-1886
Moore, Jacob Bailey -- 1797-1853
Note:
Removed from the C. Hart Merriam Papers.
Original drawings transferred to Pictorial Collections (BANC PIC 1980.022--A).
Artist commissioned by John R. Bartlett to sketch California scenes and Indians. Relative of San Francisco postmaster Jacob
Bailey Moore. Later, American consul to Bermuda (ca. 1854-1859). Often mistakenly identified in reference sources as artist
Harrison B. Brown of Maine or as former slave Henry Box Brown.
Physical Description:
1 portfolio
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 80/54 cLOCAL