Thomas Ellis Kirby Personal Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: American Art Association
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content: American Art Association Records
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.6 Linear Feet (Boxes 15-19)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1861-1929
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.amerarta, Series 9
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This series is arranged as 7 subseries.

9.1: Address Book, circa 1885-circa 1911

9.2: Biographical Material, circa 1861-1929

9.3: Correspondence, 1864-1924

9.4: Writings and Speeches, circa 1910-circa 1924

9.5: Legal Material, 1871-1922

9.6: Auction Records, 1884-1911

9.7: Photographs, circa 1861-circa 1922
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Scattered personal papers of Thomas Ellis Kirby include awards and certificates; an address book; correspondence with clients, buyers, and others; writings, including annotated drafts and typescripts of Kirby's biography and autobiography; speeches; legal materials documenting partnerships and a legal dispute in which Kirby was the intermediary; and extensive auction records.  There are also photographs of Thomas Ellis Kirby and Gustavus T. Kirby.