Augustus Foster Rose papers
name: label: Creator
content: Rose, Augustus F. (Augustus Foster), 1873-1946
label: Names
content: Rhode Island School of Design
topic: label: Occupation
content: Jewelers
label: Occupation
content: Metal-workers
label: Topic
content: Jewelry making
label: Topic
content: Metal-work
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1994 and 1997 by Margaret and Elizabeth Rose, the daughters of Augustus Foster Rose.
creator: label: Creator
content: Rose, Augustus F. (Augustus Foster), 1873-1946
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Metalworker, jewelry designer, instructor. Taught at the Rhode Island School of Design and in the Rhode Island public school system.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.8 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet (Addition)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1895-1996
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.roseaugu
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical material; general correspondence file, ca. 1902-1947; project file, 1917; writings by Rose and others describing techniques and styles in jewelry and other metal works, ca. 1906-1938; speeches, 1945 and undated; Rose's recipes for metals and finishes, undated; notes, sketches and studies by Rose done as a student, ca. 1895-1945; teaching notes, 1906; and clippings, ca. 1916-1990, school bulletins, and other printed material. Also found are photographs of Rose, his family and associates, ca. 1914-1945 and undated; 4 phonographs of a lecture given by Rose, 1932; a subject file on the Rhode Island School of Design, ca. 1907-1931; and miscellany, ca. 1912-1928.
label: Scope and Contents
content: ADDITION: Notes, lectures, and writings on various aspects of metalsmithing and jewelry making; reference clippings; tearsheets; and published technical material; photographs of metal work; manufacturers and refiners brochures; and museum publications. and invitations and exhibition catalog for "Masters of American Metalsmithing," organized by the National Ornamental Museum, Memphis, Tenn., 1988.