Research material on John F. Francis
name: label: Creator
content: Etchison, W. Richard
label: Names
content: Francis, John F., 1808-1886
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- Maryland -- Frederick
label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Portrait painting -- 19th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The research material on John F. Francis was donated to the Archives of American Art by Josephine Etchison, the aunt of W. Richard Etchison, in 1991.
creator: label: Creator
content: Etchison, W. Richard
setName: label: See more items in
content: Research material on John F. Francis
abstract: label: Summary
content: Research material on portraits by John F. Francis (1808-1886) measure 0.01 linear feet and date from 1961 to 1991. The collection mostly consists of photographs of portraits by John F. Francis along with notes, letters to art historian W. Richard Etchison describing the photographs, and a small amount of printed material. The items were originally in a scrapbook.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: W. Richard Etchison was an art historian who was born in Frederick, Maryland. John F. Francis (1808-1886) was a painter and silhouettist who was born in Philadelphia and worked in many Pennsylvania towns.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.01 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1961-1991
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.etchw
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection, the papers are arranged as one series.

Series 1: Research material on John F. Francis, 1961-1991 (Folder 1; 46 Items)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Rihoko Ueno in 2024.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are availabel on 35mm microfilm reel 4909 (fr. 1221-1284) at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Research material on portraits by John F. Francis (1808-1886) measure 0.01 linear feet and date from 1961 to 1991. The collection mostly consists of photographs of portraits by John F. Francis along with notes, letters to Etchison describing the photographs, and limited printed material. The items were originally in a scrapbook.