Arthur D. Rozaire Papers: Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by Katie Richardson, April 23, 2010.
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Overview of the Collection
Title: Arthur D. Rozaire Papers
Dates (inclusive): 1839-2004
Collection Number: mssRozaire papers
Creator:
Rozaire, Arthur Dominique, 1879-1922.
Extent: 548 items + ephemera in 6 boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2129
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection contains the papers of Canadian-American painter Arthur Rozaire (1879-1922) and documents
multiple generations of the Rozaire (or Rosaire) family from 1839 to 2004. Includes exhibition catalogs and art-related publications
about
Rozaire and other artists; genealogical materials; correspondence, including a large number of letters
from Rozaire's colleagues and friends following his death; and photographs chiefly of Rozaire family members.
Language: English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Arthur D. Rozaire Papers, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Provenance
Gift of Charles E. Rozaire, August 2, 2005.
Biographical Note
Arthur Dominique Rozaire (Rosaire) (1879-1922) was born in Montreal, Canada, on
January 17, 1879, to Dominique Joseph Francois Rosaire, a decorative designer, and
Mary Hammall. Rozaire attended the Quebec Council of Arts and Manufactures at
Monument National. There he studied under Edmond Dyonnet. Upon graduation, Rozaire
continued his studies at the Art Association of Montreal (AAM). Rozaire again
studied under respected Canadian artists William Brymner and Maurice Cullen.
Rozaire specialized in landscape paintings and developed quickly into a skillful
painter. Rozaire’s first exhibition was at the Montreal Spring Shows in 1900. His
paintings remained on display at the exhibition until 1907. Rozaire did not always
spell his last name with a “z.” In the 1900 Spring Show catalogue his name was
misprinted. They used a “z” in his name instead of an “s.” From that point on he
signed his name on his canvases as Rozaire. During this time he met Margaret I.
Stroud and married her on January, 15, 1903.
In 1907, Rozaire’s artwork was showcased at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
(RCA). In 1915, he was elected by special invitation to be an Associate of the RCA.
Within three years the academy acquired three of his canvases, thus furthering his
reputation as an esteemed artist.
Despite being very successful in Canada, Rozaire moved with his wife and five
children to Los Angeles, California, in 1917. He was dealing with declining health
due to tuberculosis and was looking for a warm and sunny climate that would be
better for his health. In addition, Los Angles was thriving as an art community and
was attracting artists from around the world. Rozaire was immediately accepted by
the art community and the art critic Anthony Anderson listed Rozaire as one of the
most celebrated Californian artists of the day. Rozaire was active in art circles
around the area and served as a judge for the California Art Club, while at the same
time participating in exhibits at RCA.
On February 26, 1922, at the age of forty-three, Rozaire developed pneumonia and
died, leaving his wife and six children. In only a few years, Rozaire’s reputation
as one of the leading landscape painters of Canada was established. He was an
impressionist who painted small poetic landscapes of Canada and southern California.
Rozaire’s work is still represented in the following collections: National Gallery
of Canada, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Hamilton, and the California
Art Club.
Scope and Content
The Rozaire papers document multiple generations of the Rozaire family from
1839-2004. The Rozaire papers are arranged in the following series: 1. Artwork
(Boxes 1-2); 2. Genealogy (Box 3); 3. Correspondence (Box 4); 4. Photographs (Box
5); 5. Ephemera (Box 5); 6. Glass negatives (Box 6).
The Artwork series is arranged alphabetically and contains exhibition catalogs,
article clippings, fliers, publications, and brochures. For the most part, there are
two groupings for each of these categories, one that revolves around Arthur Rozaire
and the other which mentions fellow artists.
The exhibition catalogs span from 1919-1921. Rozaire’s works were showcased at both
the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in Canada and the Museum of History, Science and
Art in Los Angeles. The fliers, brochures, and publications publicize Rozaire’s
upcoming exhibitions. There is a large gap in the time span among the Rozaire
clippings. Most of the clippings are from 1908- 1922 when Rozaire was alive.
Margaret Rozaire saved these clippings and her grandson, Charles, fashioned a
scrapbook out of them. The next group of clippings was collected by Charles and
range from 1988-1998. The focus of these clippings was articles that mentioned his
grandfather and any exhibitions in which his art was to be displayed. The items
relating to Butterfield & Butterfield include a contract that Charles Rozaire
signed with the auctioneer house to sell some of his grandfather’s paintings,
receipts, and sell notices when items sold.
The items relating to other artists include articles about California, American
Indian, Mexican, and Hawaiian artwork from 1987-1997 and exhibition catalogs from
Tom Solliday and Paul Casebeer shows.
The Genealogy series is arranged alphabetically and includes article clippings from
newspapers and other publications mentioning family members, the diary of Jerome
Caldwell, genealogical charts and tables revolving around the family’s history.
There is also an autograph book kept by Clara Caldwell dated 1887, certificates for
Jerome Caldwell to teach first and second grade in the 1870s, funeral programs,
financial records, and a location notice from various Caldwell and Rozaire family
members.
The Correspondence series is arranged alphabetically by author and includes letters
to and from Rozaire and his family members. Since the papers span multiple
generations, the correspondence range from 1896-1999. A large number of the letters
are from colleagues and friends sent to Margaret after Rozaire’s death. The
correspondence from the latter half of the 20th century revolves around Arthur
Rozaire’s grandson, Charles Rozaire, who conducted genealogy research, set up
exhibits with gallery’s showing his grandfather’s work, and discussed with
Butterfield & Butterfield the selling of some of his grandfather’s paintings.
The Photograph series is arranged alphabetically and includes tin types, prints, and
slides taken by various family members throughout the decades [ca. 1882-1972]. There
are a few images of Rozaire family trips taken to Universal City, Malibu, and
Arizona. There are also some older images of the Caldwell and the Vrooman family
members.
The Ephemera series is arranged alphabetically and includes an old 1896 El Roi-Tan
cigar box, postcards with pictures of Alaska, Arizona, Lake Joseph, Studio of
Westinghouse Radio Broadcasting Station KDKA, and Bobbs Art Gallery, Chinese
dader-cuts, a Chinese zodiac chart, miscellaneous notes, and leaflets from West
Hollywood Avenues of Art & Design and the Smithsonian.
The glass negatives are images of various Rozaire family members and Arthur
Rozaire’s paintings ca. 1900s.
Arrangement
The Rozaire papers are arranged in the following order:
- 1. Artwork
(Boxes 1-2)
- 2. Genealogy (Box 3)
- 3. Correspondence (Box 4)
- 4. Photographs (Box
5)
- 5. Ephemera (Box 5)
- 6. Glass negatives (Box 6)
Indexing Terms
Subjects
Rozaire, Arthur
Dominique, 1879-1922 -- Archives.
French-Canadians -- West (U.S.) --
History -- Sources.
Landscape painting, American --
California -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Painters, French-Canadian.
Los Angeles
(Calif.)
Forms/Genres
Cliché-verre (photographic process).
Clippings (information artifacts).
Exhibition catalogs.
Letters (correspondence).
Photographs.
Additional Contributors
Bartlett, Dana, 1878-1957.
Brown, Eric, 1877-1939.
Rozaire, Charles E., 1927-.
Wickersham, Grace Vrooman.
Butterfield & Butterfield.
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County.
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
Box 1
Artwork, Brochures-Publications
Folder 1
Brochures: Paul Casebeer, Tim Solliday, the Foothill Collection [undated]. 3 items.
Folder 2
Butterfield & Butterfield advertisements and catalogs (1989-1991). 21 items.
Folder 3
Butterfield & Butterfield consignment agreement and sale receipts (1991). 8 items.
Folder 4
Clippings: Arthur D. Rozaire (1908-1998). 59 items.
Folder 5
Clippings: Others (1988-1998). 18 items.
Folder 6
Exhibition catalogs (1916-1921). 8 items
Folder 7
Fliers: Arthur D. Rozaire exhibits (1997-2005). 8 items.
Folder 8
Fliers: Other exhibits (1997-2004). 8 items
Folder 9
Publications: American Art Review August 1998. Arthur Dominique Rozaire Poet with a Brush (1998). 2 items.
Folder 1
Scrapbook of Arthur D. Rozaire [undated]. 1 item.
Folder 1
Autograph book belonging to Clara Caldwell (1887). 1 item.
Folder 2
Biography Files: Charles Rozaire (2004, Apr. 8). 1 item.
Folder 3
Certificates awarded to Jerome Caldwell to certify he can teach first and second grade in Ventura County (1871-1873). 2 items.
Folder 4
Clippings: newspaper and articles (1914-1999). 38 items
Folder 5
Diary: Jerome Caldwell (1873). Includes a typewritten transcript of the diary and a letter from the Ventura County Historical
Society (1959, Sep. 3). Sent to Charles Rozaire. 3 items.
Folder 6
Financial Records: receipts and account book (1839-1953). 7 items.
Folder 7
Funeral Programs: Clarence Caldwell and Grace Bennett Elliott (1957-1958). 3 items.
Folder 8
Genealogical Charts [undated]. 6 items.
Folder 9
Genealogical research [ca. 1998-2002]. Folder 1 of 2. 9 items.
Folder 10
Genealogical research [ca. 1998-2002]. Folder 2 of 2. 5 items.
Folder 11
Genealogical Tables. Charles E. Rozaire and Richard Michael Wood (1997). Plus a Christmas letter, a thank you card, and a
note from Crystal Wood. 5 items.
Folder 12
Location Notice for an unknown mining district in Ventura County, Calif. (1897, July 15). 1 item.
Folder 13
Maps: Canadian National Railways and Montreal (Quebec) [undated]. 2 items.
Folder 1
Art Association of Montreal. 2 letters (1917, May) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879- 1922.
Folder 2
Arts Club of Montreal. 1 letter (1918, Jan. 19) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879-1922.
Folder 3
Bartlett, Dana, 1878-1957. 1 letter (1921, June 30) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879- 1922.
Folder 4
Bartlett, Dana, 1878-1957. 2 letters (1922) Margaret Stroud Rozaire.
Folder 5
Bibra, Carl von. 1 letter (1922, Feb. 28) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire.
Folder 6
Brown, Eric, 1877-1939. 4 letters (1915-1921) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879- 1922.
Folder 7
Bryan, William Alanson, 1875-1942. 2 letters (1921) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879-1922.
Folder 8
Butterfield & Butterfield. 2 letters (1991, July 26) to Charles E. Rozaire, 1927-.
Folder 9
Caldwell, Charles Tarlton. 1 letter (1921, Nov. 12) to Clara Lodema Caldwell.
Folder 10
Caldwell, Jerome. 1 letter [undated] to Clara Lodema Caldwell.
Folder 11
Caldwell, Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie”. 2 letters (1932, Aug.) to “Dear Sister.”
Folder 12
Clapp, William Henry. 1 letter (1921, Nov. 8) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879-1922.
Folder 13
C.J.S.? 1 letter (1896, Oct. 24) to Misters Delmas and Shortridge.
Folder 14
Doran, Maud. 1 letter (1922, Mar. 6) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire.
Folder 15
Earle, Paul B. 2 letters (1922) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire.
Folder 16
Fee, Billy? 1 letter (1922, Feb. 28) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire.
Folder 17
Fabien, Henri? 1 letter (1913, Dec. 16) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879-1922.
Folder 18
Gault, Arthur? 6 letters [before 1922] to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879-1922.
Folder 19
Gault, Georgia? 3 letters [undated] to Margaret Stroud Rozaire.
Folder 20
George Stern Fine Arts. 1 letter (1998, Aug. 20) to Charles E. Rozaire, 1927-. Includes a photocopy.
Folder 21
Griesbach, Emma. 1 letter (1921, Apr. 1) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879-1922.
Folder 22
Haskell, C.L. 2 letters (1919-1920) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879-1922.
Folder 23
Haskell, C.L. 1 letter (1922, Mar. 3) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire.
Folder 24
Hazelgrove, Dick Parks. 1 letter (1920, Feb. 17) to “Mr. Wonders.”
Folder 25
Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850-1927. 1 letter (1920, June 2) to C.L. Haskell.
Folder 26
“Kitty.” 1 letter (1958, May 13) to Esther Clarice Caldwell Rozaire
Folder 27
Laguna Beach Art Association (Laguna Beach, Calif.). 1 letter (1922, May 8) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire.
Folder 28
MacDonald, Colin S., 1925-. 1 letter [ca. 1980s] to Charles E. Rozaire, 1927-. 2 copies with envelope.
Folder 29
Marchese, Frank. 1 letter (1998, Aug. 23) to Charles E. Rozaire, 1927-. Includes a copy of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
exhibitions and members bulletin from 1880- 1979.
Folder 30
Modra, Theodore B. 1 letter (1922, July 28) to Margaret S. Rozaire.
Folder 31
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2 letters [ca. 1921] to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879-1922.
Folder 32
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 1 letter [1988, Nov. 8] to Charles E. Rozaire, 1927-.
Folder 33
Nelles, Laura G. 1 letter (1921, Oct. 16) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879-1922. Includes typewritten copy.
Folder 34
Nelles, Laura G. 1 letter (1922, Feb. 27) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire.
Folder 35
Parks, Sally. 1 letter (1999, July 24) to Charles E. Rozaire, 1927-.
Folder 36
Prakash, A.K. 1 letter (1998, Aug. 4) to Charles E. Rozaire,1927-. Includes a copy of the letter and two copies of an article
Prakask wrote about fellow painter Peleg Franklin Brownell.
Folder 37
Ramus, Philip A. 1 letter (1922, Mar. 7) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire.
Folder 38
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. 1 letter (1915, Dec. 1) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879-1922.
Folder 39
Rozaire, Arthur Dominique, 1879-1922. 1 letter (1921, Jan. 19) to Eric Brown, 1877- 1939.
Folder 40
Rozaire, Arthur Dominique, 1879-1922. 4 letters [ca. 1921] to Georgia Gault?
Folder 41
Rozaire, Arthur Dominique, 1879-1922. 1 letter (1921, Apr. 6) to Emma Griesbach.
Folder 42
Rozaire, Arthur Dominique, 1879-1922. 1 letter (1919, Oct. 14) to Secary Barlow Foron?
Folder 43
Rozaire, Arthur Dominique, 1879-1922. 1 letter (1922, Mar. 7) to Margaret S. Rozaire.
Folder 44
Rozaire, Charles E., 1927-. 1 letter (1996, Dec. 19) to Mary Batchelor. Includes a Christmas card.
Folder 45
Rozaire, Charles E. 1927-. 3 letters (1991, Feb. 20) to Butterfield & Butterfield. Includes Xerox copies of publications that
mention Arthur D. Rozaire and 4 Polaroid’s of his work.
Folder 46
Rozaire, Charles E., 1927-. 2 letters (1975, 1985) to Nadine and Wilson Caldwell. Includes copies of the Caldwell genealogy
chart.
Folder 47
Rozaire, Charles E., 1927-. 1 letter (1998, Sep. 18) to Dee -----.
Folder 48
Rozaire, Charles E., 1927-. 1 letter (1998, Sep. 18) to Eileen -----.
Folder 49
Rozaire, Charles E. 1927-. 2 letters (1981-1983) to Colin S. MacDonald, 1925-. Includes a response from MacDonald sent on
1983, Oct. 5 and an advertisement for A Dictionary of Canadian Artists.
Folder 50
Rozaire, Charles E., 1927-. 1 letter (1997, Feb. 28) to Phil and Marian Kovinick. Includes clippings about Arthur Rozaire’s
artwork, an application for a birth certificate for Arthur Rozaire, and a copy of the marriage license between Arthur Rozaire
and Margaret Stroud.
Folder 51
Rozaire, Charles E., 1927-. 1 letter (1999, Dec. 9) to Sally Parks. Includes an article about the internet and geological
research.
Folder 52
Rozaire, Charles E., 1927-. 3 letters (1988-1989) to Sotheby’s (Canada) Inc. Includes a photocopy and draft of Nov. 22, 1988
letter, as well as, a list of Rozaire’s paintings located at various repositories, a biography of Rozaire and newspaper clippings
about his work,
Folder 53
Sotheby’s (Canada) Inc. 1 letter (1989, Apr. 25) to Charles E. Rozaire, 1927-. Includes a consignment information form related
to Sotheby’s part in selling the artwork.
Folder 54
Nevada. Dept. of Museums, Library & Arts. 1 letter (1999, Mar. 5) to Charles E. Rozaire, 1927-.
Folder 55
Stewart, Ethel. 1 letter (1922, Mar. 25) to Margaret Stroud Rozaire.
Folder 56
Southwest Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.). 2 letters (1921-1922) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879-1922.
Folder 57
Sterling, Ford. 1 letter (1922, Jan. 4) to Arthur Dominique Rozaire, 1879-1922.
Folder 58
Ventura County Historical Society. 1 letter (1962, Sep.-Oct.) to Charles Rozaire.
Folder 59
Wickersham, Grace Vrooman. 1 letter (1949, Feb 22) to Grace Bennett Elliot.
Folder 60
Wickersham, Grace Vrooman and Ernest Bernard Comstock. 1 letter [before 1999] to Esther Rozaire.
Photographs, Ephemera, and Glass Negatives
Folder 1
Photographs: Arthur D. Rozaire’s diploma (1915). 1 photograph.
Folder 2
Photographs: Arthur D. Rozaires’ paintings [undated]. 5 photographs.
Folder 3
Photographs: Arthur D. Rozaire portrait. [before 1922]. 1 photograph.
Folder 4
Photographs: Boyanton, Deyoe, and Rozaire family in San Francisco (1998, Sep.). 5 photographs.
Folder 5
Photographs: Caldwell Family [ca. 1854-1946]. Folder 1 of 2. 12 photographs.
Folder 6
Photographs: Caldwell Family [ca. 1854-1946]. Folder 2 of 2. 1 tin type, 23 photographs, 6 negatives.
Folder 7
Cardwell family [ca. 1910]. 7 photographs and 1 tin type.
Folder 8
Photographs: Margaret Stroud [ca. 1885]. 4 photographs.
Folder 9
Photographs: Relatives in Canada [ca. 1885-1920]. 5 tin types, 26 photographs.
Folder 10
Photographs: Rozaire family [ca. 1918-1972]. 27 photographs, 56 negatives, and 4 slides.
Folder 11
Photographs: San Francisco? (1898). 1 photographs.
Folder 12
Photographs: Sarah Vrooman and India. (1911-1912). 13 photographs and 1 note.
Folder 13
Ephemera: Chinese dader-cuts and zodiac chart [undated]. 2 items.
Folder 14
Ephemera: Drivers license of Arthur D. Rozaire (1922, Feb. 22). 1 item.
Folder 15
Ephemera: El Roi-Tan cigar box (1896). 1 item. On shelf with collection.
Folder 16
Ephemera: Miscellaneous notes [ca. 1920s]. 11 items.
Folder 17
Ephemera: Pamphlets [undated]. 2 items.
Folder 18
Ephemera: Pocket copy of patent presented by E.B. Stocking, Attorney at law [undated]. 1 item.
Folder 19
Ephemera: Postcards [ca. 1914-1990s]. 8 items.
Folder 20
Ephemera: Ticket to the Neptune’s Electrical Extravaganza [undated]. 1 item.
Box 6
Glass negatives
Rozaire family members and paintings [ca. 1900s]. 42 glass negatives.
