F. Earl Williams papers relating to Robert Strong Woodward
name: label: Creator
content: Williams, F. Earl (Forest Earl), 1902-1990
label: Names
content: Stevens, William Lester, 1888-1969
label: Names
content: Woodward, Robert Strong, 1885-1957
topic: label: Occupation
content: Still-life painters
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Massachusetts
label: Topic
content: Painting, American -- New England
label: Topic
content: Artists' studios -- Photographs
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1989-1990 by F. Earl Williams, who collected the papers and shot the slides and photographs. His niece, Barbara Roggeveen, thinks he also compiled the scrapbook.
creator: label: Creator
content: Williams, F. Earl (Forest Earl), 1902-1990
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: F. Earl Williams (1902-1990) was a close friend of painter Robert Strong Woodward.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1928-1985
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.willf
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Primarily letters from Woodward to Williams. Also included are a 9 p. biographical sketch of Woodward; Woodward's painting journal; a scrapbook; printed material; notes; and photographs and slides relating to Woodward's work as a painter and his friendship with Williams.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters are mainly from Woodward discussing his work, plans and health. Correspondents also include Ethel Dow and Woodward's friend and protege Mark Purinton, Jr. The scrapbook and printed material consist of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, exhibition catalogs, and exhibition announcements about Woodward's work. Photographs and slides taken by Williams of Woodward, his studios and home and were used by Woodward as important source material because of his immobility. Scattered throughout the printed material are items related to Lester Stevens, another New England painter apparently of interest to Williams.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also available at the Archives of American Art are the Robert Strong Woodward letters and papers, 1890-1985.