Writings
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921
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content: Abbott Handerson Thayer and Thayer Family papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.8 Linear Feet (Boxes 3-4 )
label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1861-1945
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.thayabbo, Series 3
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: The Writings series is arranged into 2 subseries:

Subseries 3.1: Writings by Abbott Handerson Thayer, circa 1861-1918

Subseries 3.2: Writings by Others, 1888-1989
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: This series contains writings by Abbott Handerson Thayer and others, including family members and scholars. Writings by Thayer primarily focus on his theories about concealing coloration and nature observations through notes and draft writings. Also found are his writings on other topics such as the restoration of artwork. A diary contains notes about and drawings of birds and a letter from William Henry Thayer to "Teddy." Writings by others include the writings of Emma Beach Thayer and Abbott Thayer's daughters Mary and Gladys, and writings by scholars about the Thayer's artwork.