Writings
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Beckwith, J. Carroll (James Carroll), 1852-1917
setName: label: See more items in
content: James Carroll Beckwith papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet (Box 2)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1875-circa 1920
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.beckjcar, Series 4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Notebooks are at the beginning of the series, followed by the rest of the writings arranged by document type such as essays, lists, and notes. Writings by others are at the end of the series.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of this series has been digitized, except for blank pages.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Writings include 2 notebooks of Beckwith's autobiography, Souvenirs and Reminiscences, as well as a typescript draft. There is also a notebook titled "Quotations, Scraps, Etc. – Student Days" that chronicle his time in Paris in 1875 and include a few sketches. Also in this series are notes, a few essays on art and architecture, and lists of artwork. Most of the writings are by Beckwith except for one biographical essay about Beckwith by an unidentified writer.