W. T. Smedley papers
name: label: Creator
content: Smedley, W. T. (William Thomas), 1858-1920
topic: label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Portrait painting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 1207 lent for microfilming 1977 by Elsie Williams. Material on reels 1255 and 1271 lent for microfilming 1977 by Mr. H.G. Huntington. Williams's and Huntington's relationship to Smedley is unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Smedley, W. T. (William Thomas), 1858-1920
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Portrait painter and illustrator; New York, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 138 Items ((on 3 partial microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1884-1932
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.smedw
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 1207, 1255, and 1271 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to respective lenders, H.G. Huntington and Elsie Williams, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A sketchbook, photographs, scrapbook, and printed materials.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1207: 58 letters most responding to an invitation for a dinner, given in honor of Smedley, 1892; 13 photographs of smedley, a painting, unidentified people, and a house; 21 clippings; an autographed menu; a catalog of drawings by Smedley; and a ticket to the New Orleans Chess, Checkers, and Whist Club.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 1255 and 1271 (photographs): A sketchbook; 41 photographs of portraits painted by Smedley; and a scrapbook containing letters, personal photographs, photographs of art work, and memorabilia.