John W. Kitchell papers
name: label: Creator
content: Kitchell, John W.
label: Names
content: Bowers, Albert
label: Names
content: Bowers, Stephen
label: Names
content: Cropsey, Jasper Francis, 1823-1900
label: Names
content: Newhouse, M. Alfred, 1850-1928
label: Names
content: Phillips, Bert Geer, 1868-1956
topic: label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1968 by MacMurray College.
creator: label: Creator
content: Kitchell, John W.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art collector; Pana, Illinois.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 42 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1895-1911
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kitcjohn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm roll 1356 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
label: Reproduction Note
content: All photocopies.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in: MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 29 letters, 10 shipping bills and 3 price lists.
label: Scope and Contents
content: 17 letters are from Jasper F. Cropsey to Kitchell and M. Alfred Newhouse. They relate details in regard to the pedigree, history and inspiration for his paintings, many of which are owned by Kitchell. He strongly maintains that his health and advancing age do not limit his ability to paint. In one letter, Mrs. Cropsey, writing for her husband who is ill, tells Newhouse that she is shipping the paintings and asks him to do "the best you can, you know how badly we need the money."
label: Scope and Contents
content: Other letters from Bert Phillips, Stephen Bowers, and Albert Bowers contain similar material regarding their life and works.