Charles Yardley Turner Scrapbook of Letters from Frederick S. Church and John LaFarge
name: label: Creator
content: Turner, Charles Yardley, 1850-1918
label: Names
content: Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart), 1842-1924
label: Names
content: La Farge, John, 1835-1910
topic: label: Occupation
content: Etchers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Charles Yardley Turner scrapbook of letters from Frederick S. Church and John LaFarge were transferred to the Archives of American Art from the National Museum of American Art Library in 1981. The letters on reel 3480 were originally donated to the National Collection of Fine Arts by Turner's sister, Mrs. A. T. Yardley, on July 17, 1926. Letters on reel D8 are from an unknown donor, possibly one "Whittenberg" in Oct. 1958.
creator: label: Creator
content: Turner, Charles Yardley, 1850-1918
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content: Charles Yardley Turner Scrapbook of Letters from Frederick S. Church and John LaFarge
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scrapbook of New York painter and etcher Charles Yardley Turner consists of 3 folders of letters and date from 1894 to 1913. The disbound scrapbook contains 26 illustrated letters to Turner from painter Frederick S. Church, and one letter from John LaFarge.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: New York, N.Y. based painter and etcher Charles Yardley Turner (1850-1918) and painter Frederick Stuart Church were close friends and, according to Ruel Pardee Tolman, "were called 'the long and short of it.' Every Christmas morning they planned to have breakfast together."
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.03 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1894-1913
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.turnchay
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection, the papers are arranged as one series.

Series 1: Charles Yardley Turner Scrapbook of Letters from Frederick S. Church and John LaFarge, 1894-1913 (3 folders; 27 items)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed sometime after its transfer from the National Museum of American Art. The Charles Yardley Turner Scrapbook of Letters from Frederick S. Church and John LaFarge were later processed and a finding aid prepared by Rihoko Ueno in 2022.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels D8 and 3480 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scrapbook of New York painter and etcher Charles Yardley Turner consists of 3 folders of letters and date from 1894 to 1913. The disbound scrapbook contains 26 illustrated letters to Turner from painter Frederick S. Church, and one letter from John LaFarge.