Howard Russell Butler papers
name: label: Creator
content: Butler, Howard Russell, 1856-1934
label: Names
content: American Fine Arts Society
label: Names
content: National Academy of Design (U.S.)
label: Names
content: Brush, George de Forest, 1855-1941
label: Names
content: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
label: Names
content: Coffin, William A. (William Anderson), 1855-1925
label: Names
content: Cox, Kenyon, 1856-1919
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Lawyers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Landscape painting
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated and lent 1970-1975 by H. Russell Butler, Jr., Butler's son.
creator: label: Creator
content: Butler, Howard Russell, 1856-1934
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content: Howard Russell Butler papers
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Howard Russell Butler (1856-1934) was a businessman, lawyer, and landscape painter from New York, NY. Butler was actively involved in many art associations, including founding the American Fine Arts Society. He was a National Academician of the National Academy of Design, and a member of the Architectural League and the Society of American Artists.
function: label: Function
content: Arts organizations
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1874-1936
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.butlhowa
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 13 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1922 (Reel 0347)

Series 2: Correspondence and Exhibition Files, 1886-1933 (Reel 0347)

Series 3: Association Records, 1895-1932 (Reel 0347-Reel 0348)

Series 4: Project Files, circa 1918-1934 (Reel 0348-Reel 0349)

Series 5: Abraham Lincoln statue controversy, circa 1917-1922 (Reel 0349)

Series 6: Professional Files, 1903-1905 (Reel 0349)

Series 7: Book Projects, 1922-1931 (Reel 0349)

Series 8: Essay, undated (Reel 0349)

Series 9: Professional files, 1915-1920 (Reel 0349)

Series 10: Writings, circa 1936 (Reel 0089, Reel 0093)

Series 11: Letters, 1874-1907 (Reel 1189-Reel 1190)

Series 12: Diaries, 1876-1877 (Reel 1190)

Series 13: Artwork, circa 1888 (Reel 1190)
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 89, 93, 347-349, and 1189-1190 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Howard Russell Butler measure 3.0 linear feet on 7 microfilm reels and date from 1874 to 1936. The collection includes writings, journals, organizational papers, correspondence, biographical information, printed matter, art works, and diaries. 

Correspondence includes about 1700 letters concerning Butler's artwork, his interest in astronomy, support for the League of Nations and the World Court, his investigation of the Lincoln statue controversy, his management of the Andrew Carnegie house and property, and extensive correspondence about the various activities of the National Academy of Design and the American Fine Arts Society. 

Also included are letters from Howard Russell Butler to family and friends, written from Princeton University, Cuba, Mexico, California, Colorado, and Europe; five diaries, 1876-1877; one drawing; and two oil sketches after a painting by Titian. It also includes a book of Butler's works, Howard Russell Butler, including an appreciation by F. Newlin Price, and an unpublished autobiography written from a journal kept by Butler.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: The Archives of American Art holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming on reels 89 and 93. Loaned materials were returned to the donor after microfilming.