William Walcutt papers
name: label: Creator
content: Walcutt, William, 1819-1882
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1998 by David Walcutt, William Walcutt's great-great grandson.
creator: label: Creator
content: Walcutt, William, 1819-1882
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sculptor and painter; New York, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1852-1882
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.walcwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A handwritten journal regarding his voyage from New York City to London, England, in 1852 (with a transcription by David Walcutt) and a notebook containing notes made during the voyage; a sketchbook, ca. 1853, containing pen and ink and pencil sketches of European monuments, buildings, bridges, and street scenes; and ten letters, 1878-1880, from Walcutt in New York City to his sons Macy and Henry. There are also photocopies including one of Walcutt's death certificate, and a clipping from a Columbus, Oh. newspaper regarding Walcutt's memorial for William Elmore Ide (d. 1873).