William de Costa papers
name: label: Creator
content: DeCosta, William
label: Names
content: Rost, Ernest Christian, 1867-1940
label: Names
content: Silva, Francis A. (Francis Augustus), 1835-1886
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: De Costa sent this material to the NMAA-NPG Library, which subsequently transferred it to the Archives of American Art.
creator: label: Creator
content: DeCosta, William
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 50 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1862-1945
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.decowill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Reproduction Note
content: Some of the papers are photocopies.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals were retained by the donor, William de Costa.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, biographical material, photographs, and other papers collected by William de Costa about artists Francis A. Silva and Ernest C. Rost.