Hermon Atkins MacNeil papers
name: label: Creator
content: MacNeil, Hermon Atkins, 1866-1947
label: Names
content: Coughlin, James
label: Names
content: MacNeil, Carol Brooks, 1871-1944
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 1982 by Robert A. Sanborn, who received them from Donald Weeks, an English professor at Mills College, who, in turn, received them from James Coughlin, MacNeil's colleague. Additional material donated by Eliza Wingate in 2022 who received the material from her father, James, who was friends with MacNeil.
creator: label: Creator
content: MacNeil, Hermon Atkins, 1866-1947
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Herman Atkins MacNeil (1866-1947) was a sculptor and art instructor in Queens, N.Y. Born in Everett, Mass., MacNeil taught at Cornell University, Art Institute of Chicago, Pratt Institute and American Academy of Rome. MacNeil established the American Indian as a legitimate artistic theme. He was the husband of sculptor Carol Brooks MacNeil.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.3 Linear feet (linear ft.(on two microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1885-1947
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.macnherm
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 reels 2726 and 2727 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor and art instructor, Hermon Atkins MacNeil, measure 3.3 linear feet and date from 1885-1947. Included are biographical material, correspondence, photographs, works of art, writings, and printed material. 

Biographical material includes a resume and art school report cards. Correspondence consists of several postcards and greeting cards. Photographs are of MacNeil, his family, friends, models, studio and sculpture, and of other sculptor's work including his wife, Carol Brooks MacNeil.  Artwork includes sketchbooks with notes and sketches includinga a sketch by James Coughlin. Writings include a handwritten book regarding Henri Michel Chapu annotated by MacNeil. Printed material conists of clippings and exhibition catalogs.