William James papers
name: label: Creator
content: James, William, 1882-1961
label: Names
content: De Glehn, Jane Erin Emmet, 1873-1961
label: Names
content: Duveneck, Elizabeth Boott, 1846-1888
label: Names
content: James, Alexander, 1890-1946
label: Names
content: James, Catherine Barber, 1782-1859
label: Names
content: James, Henry, 1843-1916
label: Names
content: James, Marcia Ames, 1797-1886
label: Names
content: James, William, 1771-1837
label: Names
content: James, William, 1797-1868
label: Names
content: James, William, 1842-1910
label: Names
content: Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921
label: Names
content: Warner, Langdon (1881-1955)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- Massachusetts
label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- Massachusetts
label: Topic
content: Painting, American -- Massachusetts
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1986 and 1987 by William James III, the son of William James, except for the photograph on reel 3828, which was lent for microfilming.
creator: label: Creator
content: James, William, 1882-1961
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Portrait painter, instructor; Cambridge, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Son of psychologist William James (1842-1910), brother of portrait painter Alexander Robertson James, and nephew of novelist Henry James. Pupil of Benson and Tarbell and teacher at Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, 1913-1926.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Linear Feet ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1883-1957
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.jamewill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 3828 and 4392 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 3828: Original returned to the lender, William James III, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters, 1887-1935, a scrapbook, 1925-1951, clippings, art works, and photographs, 1883-1957.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3828: A photograph by Dr. Charles Putnam of James sitting on his father's (psychologist William James) lap, ca. 1886.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 4392: Twelve letters, from James to his brother Henry and his parents, 1887-1935, and a letter from Abbott Handerson Thayer regarding a pair of boots James ordered, 1904; a scrapbook containing clippings, 1925-1951, an exhibition catalog, 1929, and photographs of James, his brother Alec (Alexander Robertson), and his works of art; 4 clippings, undated and 1950; 2 self-portrait sketches, a portrait sketch of a woman, and a drawing of James by Jane deGlehn; photographs of James, his family, including one of an obscured pose by his uncle Henry James, his friends, including Langdon Warner, 1883-1957, and Elizabeth Boott Duveneck; photographs of portrait paintings of James' ancestors, including Catherine Barber James, Marcia Ames James, William James of Albany, and Reverend William James; and 23 photographs of James' works of art.