George Elmer Browne papers
name: label: Creator
content: Browne, George Elmer, 1871-1946
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming by the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia in 1990 and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Browne, George Elmer, 1871-1946
setName: label: See more items in
content: George Elmer Browne papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter George Elmer Browne date from 1900 to 1932. The collection includes professional and personal correspondence, lists, personal business records, printed material, and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: George Elmer Browne (1871-1946) was a painter in New York City, New York and Provincetown, Massachusetts. After studying in Paris, he founded the West End School of Art in Provincetown.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1900-1932
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.browgeep
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reels 4485 and was returned to the Chrysler Museum after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel 4485. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in the Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter George Elmer Browne date from 1900 to 1932. The collection includes professional and personal correspondence, lists, personal business records, printed material, and photographs.