R. Swain Gifford papers
name: label: Creator
content: Gifford, R. Swain (Robert Swain), 1840-1905
topic: label: Occupation
content: Watercolorists
label: Occupation
content: Etchers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The lender, Mrs Philip Dechert, is the granddaughter of R. Swain Gifford, and inherited the material.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gifford, R. Swain (Robert Swain), 1840-1905
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Etcher, watercolorist; New England, and Alaska.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 515 Items ((on 2 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1860-1965
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.giffr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 594-595 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to lender, Mrs. Philip Dechert, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical sketches; 222 letters, 1860-1923; "Memoranda Concerning Pictures, Sketches, etc.," by Gifford's wife, Frances E. Gifford; Gifford's chart of an Alaskan expedition, 1899; 21 sketches, etchings, and watercolors; 15 exhibition and sale catalogs; 74 photographs of Gifford, his studio, art works, family, Alaska, and the New England coast; floor plans and correspondence relating to Gifford's studio and house; clippings; research material, 1960-1965, on Gifford; and miscellany.