Theodore C. Steele papers
name: label: Creator
content: Steele, Theodore Clement, 1847-1926
place: label: Place
content: Munich (Germany) -- Pictorial works
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed material lent for filming and unmicrofilmed material donated 1975 by Theodore L. Steele, Steele's grandson.
creator: label: Creator
content: Steele, Theodore Clement, 1847-1926
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter; Indianapolis, Indiana.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1870-1967
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.steetheo
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 956 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 956: Originals returned to lender, Theodore L. Steele, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, sketchbooks, biographical information, photographs, manuscripts, diary, notebooks, exhibition catalogs, and scrapbooks.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: Steele's diary, 1875, including illustrations; 18 notebooks; correspondence with Herman Lieber, Carl Lieber, Brandt Steele (Steele's son); drafts of manuscripts by Steele; manuscript by Selma Steele (Steele's second wife); six small sketchbooks and several loose sketches; photograph of Steele, his studio, house, memorial exhibition, paintings, and artist Frank Tomkins and his work; exhibition catalogs; and two scrapbooks of clippings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 956: Correspondence with family and friends, mostly written while Steele was in Munich, including a poem and letter from James Whitcomb Riley and 3 letters from Louisa (Mrs. Booth) Tarkington; 9 sketchbooks from his time in Munich; biographical information; legal papers; photographs of him and his family; manuscripts of essays; notes on art; and ephemera.