Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Strong, J. D. (Joseph Dwight), 1853-1899
- Abstract:
- Papers belonging to Joseph Dwight Strong, American artist, whose wife was Isobel Osbourne Field, step-daughter of author Robert Louis Stevenson.
- Extent:
- 3.6 Linear Feet (3 boxes, 1 folder)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. J.D. Strong letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of letters from Joseph Dwight Strong and his wife, Isobel Osbourne Field, to Charles Warren Stoddard (1843-1909). Some of the letters are about Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife, Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson.
- Biographical / historical:
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Joseph Dwight Strong (1853-1899) was an American artist who was married to Isobel Osbourne Field (1858-1953), stepdaughter of Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894).
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Goodspeeds Book Shop, 1923?
- Processing information:
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Processed by Alan Jutzi in May 1973. In September 2024, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Artists -- United States -- Correspondence
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence
Photographers -- United States -- Correspondence
Letters (correspondence) - Names:
- Field, Isobel, 1858-1953
Stevenson, Fanny Van de Grift, 1840-1914
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Stoddard, Charles Warren, 1843-1909, recipient.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. J.D. Strong letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191