Elizabeth Gardner Bouguereau Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Gardner, Elizabeth Jane, 1837-1922
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content: Elizabeth Gardner Bouguereau papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet (Box 1)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1853-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.bougeliz, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Materials are minimally arranged by document type.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter Elizabeth Gardner Bouguereau consist of correspondence written by Bouguereau to her immediate family, including her mother, Jane Lowell Gardner, her sister, Maria (Ria) P. Gardner, her brother, John Edward Gardner, her sister-in-law, Miriam Gardner, and her nephews, Perley and John Jr.  In these letters, Bougureau covers topics ranging from the progress of her work to life in France, European travels, updates on friends and family, and commentary on contemporary historical and political events. The papers also include copies of clippings, an invitation, an exhibition announcement, and photographs of Bouguereau and her husband Adolphe.