William de Leftwich Dodge and Sara Dodge Kimbrough papers
name: label: Creator
content: Dodge, William de Leftwich, 1867-1935
label: Creator
content: Kimbrough, Sara Dodge, d. 1990
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Scrapbooks
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels 379, 532 and 722 was lent for microfilming 1972-1974 by Sara Dodge Kimbrough, Dodge's daughter; portions of the papers were microfilmed twice. Most of the papers were subsequently donated in 2001 by Leftwich D. Kimbrough, with the exception of scattered letters, along with some unmicrofilmed papers.
creator: label: Creator
content: Dodge, William de Leftwich, 1867-1935
label: Creator
content: Kimbrough, Sara Dodge, d. 1990
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content: William de Leftwich Dodge and Sara Dodge Kimbrough papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of William de Leftwich Dodge and Sara Dogde Kimbrough date from 1891 to 1973 and measure 0.5 linear feet. Found are biographical material, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and a mixed-media scrapbook concerning William de Leftwich Dodge compiled by his daughter Sara Dodge Kimbrough. Also found is Kimbrough's correspondence regarding the preparation for her biography, Drawn from Life, and an early draft entitled "Done from Life."
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: William de Leftwich Dodge (1867-1935) was a muralist and portrait painter in New York City, New York. After studying and working in Paris, France, Dodge taught at the Art Students League. He was married to Frances Theodora Bland Pryor and they had a daughter, Sara Dodge Kimbrough (1901-1990). Kimbrough was a portrait and landscape painter and writer.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Microfilm reels
label: Extent
content: 0.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1891-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.dodgwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reels 379, 532, and 722 and was returned to Sara Dodge Kimbrough after filming. The bulk of the material was subsequently donated. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of the collection has been microfilmed onto reels 379, 532, and 722. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Material on reels 379, 532, and 722 were returned to Sara Dodge Kimbrough after filming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of William de Leftwich Dodge and Sara Dogde Kimbrough date from 1891 to 1973 and measure 0.5 linear feet. Found are biographical material, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and a mixed-media scrapbook concerning William de Leftwich Dodge compiled by his daughter, Sara Dodge Kimbrough. Also found is Kimbrough's correspondence regarding the preparation for her biography, Drawn from Life, and an early draft entitled "Done from Life."