Jane Hanks papers related to William Keith
name: label: Creator
content: Hanks, Jane Richardson, 1908-
label: Names
content: Hogg, James, 1770-1835
label: Names
content: Keith, William, 1838-1911
label: Names
content: Richardson, Maud Wilkinson, 1868-1946
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2017 by Michael L. Heslip, a painting conservator who received the material from Jane Hanks when Heslip was treating the painting Kilmeny, at the time owned by Hanks.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hanks, Jane Richardson, 1908-
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content: Jane Hanks papers related to William Keith
abstract: label: Summary
content: Papers kept by Jane Richardson Hanks relating to the friendship between her mother, Maud Wilkinson Richardson and the painter William Keith, measures 0.02 linear feet and consists of six items and date 1898 to 1905. Included is documentation on a painting Kilmeny that Keith gave to Wilkinson as a wedding gift upon her marriage to Leon J. Richardson in 1900. The painting, as well as Keith's nickname of "Kilmeny" for Maud were inspired by Maud's and Keith's admiration for the poem "Kilmeny" by Scottish author James Hogg written in 1813.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jane Richardson Hanks was the daughter of Maud Wilkinson Richardson (1868-1946), a friend of painter William Keith (1838-1911). Hanks was a noted anthropologist born August 2, 1908. She died July 27, 2014 in Bennington, Vermont. Maud married Leon J. Richardson in 1900. They lived in Berkeley, California.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.02 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1898-1905
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hanksjane
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: Jane Hanks Papers related to William Keith, 1898-1905 (Folder 1; 6 Items)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Erin Kinhart in 2018.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Papers kept by Jane Richardson Hanks relating to the friendship between her mother, Maud Wilkinson Richardson and the painter William Keith measures 0.02 linear feet and consists of six items and date 1898 to 1905. Included is documentation on a painting Kilmeny that Keith gave to Wilkinson as a wedding gift upon her marriage to Leon J. Richardson in 1900. The painting, as well as Keith's nickname of "Kilmeny" for Maud were inspired by Maud's and Keith's admiration for the poem "Kilmeny" by Scottish author James Hogg written in 1813.