Alice Barber Stephens papers
name: label: Creator
content: Stephens, Alice Barber, 1858-1932
label: Names
content: Laessle, Albert, 1877-1954
label: Names
content: Oakley, Thornton, 1881-1953
label: Names
content: Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911
label: Names
content: Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935
label: Names
content: Stephens, Charles H., 1851-1931
topic: label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- Pennsylvania -- Rose Valley
label: Topic
content: Arts and crafts movement
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women illustrators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Alice Barber Stephens papers were donated in 1988 by Stephen's granddaughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Starr.
creator: label: Creator
content: Stephens, Alice Barber, 1858-1932
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content: Alice Barber Stephens papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of engraver and illustrator Alice Barber Stephens measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1884 to 1986. The collection includes letters, photographs, printed material, and miscellaneous items.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Alice Barber Stephens (1858-1931) was an engraver and illustrator active in the arts and crafts community established by William Price in 1901. She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Thomas Eakins, the Drexel Academy under Howard Pyle, the Pennsylvania Academy of Design for Women, and at the Julian and Colarossi Academies in Paris. Stephens is primarily known for her illustrations in Harper's, Century, and Scribner's magazines. She was married to the illustrator Charles H. Stephens and lived in a barn remodeled by William Price in Rose Valley, Pennsylvania.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1884-1986
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.stepalic
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.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed by Marina Pacini in 1988. A finding aid was written by Caroline Donadio in 2018.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 4152 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory may not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of engraver and illustrator Alice Barber Stephens measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1884 to 1986. The collection includes letters, photographs, printed material, and miscellaneous items.

Letters are from publishers discussing projects and fees, and by writers complimenting her work. Correspondents include Edward Bok, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Hamlin Garland, Ella Higginson, Herbert Hoover, Thornton Oakley, Howard Pyle, and Jessie Willcox Smith.

Photographs contain pictures of Stephens, her husband, and their house Thunderbird Lodge in Rose Valley, Pennsylvania. There are also photographs of amateur theatrical productions and of the dedication ceremony for Albert Laessle's monument "The Beaver."

Printed material consists of clippings concerning Stephens' work and her husband's collection of Native American artifacts, reproductions of Stephens' illustrations, exhibition catalogs, and a booklet about Stephens.

Miscellaneous items includes a manuscript "The Artist's Masque" by Charles H. Stephens, various notes, an inventory of furniture, Library of Congress receipts for works of art, and award certificates.