Ethel Paxson papers
name: label: Creator
content: Paxson, Ethel, 1885-1982
label: Names
content: Yale, Lilla, 1885-1929
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Connecticut
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- Connecticut
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Connecticut
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- Connecticut
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women illustrators
label: Topic
content: Women authors
label: Topic
content: Women educators
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Chester DuClos, Paxson's widower, donated the papers to the Archives of American Art in 1984.
creator: label: Creator
content: Paxson, Ethel, 1885-1982
setName: label: See more items in
content: Ethel Paxson papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and writer Ethel Paxson measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1903 to 1985. Found are biographical materials; correspondence between Paxson, her father, and Lilla Yale; an album and scattered photos of Paxson, Paxson's friends, and Paxson with her artwork in Weston, Vermont; printed material and a scrapbook of printed materials; and writings by Paxson.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ethel Paxson (1885-1982) was a painter, illustrator, author, and educator active primarily in Connecticut. She began her art instruction with Charlotte Yale and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. After spending four years in Brazil, she returned to the United States where she exhibited her work and became a educator at the National Academy of Design.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1903-1985
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.paxsethe
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The papers were microfilmed upon receipt on reel 3832 and collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 3832 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and writer Ethel Paxson measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1903 to 1985. Found are biographical materials; correspondence between Paxson, her father, and Lilla Yale; an album and scattered photos of Paxson, Paxson's friends, and Paxson with her artwork in Weston, Vermont; printed material and a scrapbook of printed materials; and writings by Paxson.