Emma Wotton De Long papers
name: label: Creator
content: De Long, Emma Wotton, 1851-1940
label: Names
content: Bradford, William, 1823-1892
label: Names
content: Craske, Leonard, 1882-1950
label: Names
content: De Long, George W. (George Washington), 1844-1881
topic: label: Occupation
content: Authors -- Massachusetts
label: Topic
content: Women authors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Thomas A. De Long II, a cousin of Emma Wotton De Long, donated the papers to the Archives of American Art in 1986.
creator: label: Creator
content: De Long, Emma Wotton, 1851-1940
setName: label: See more items in
content: Emma Wotton De Long papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Emma Wotton De Long measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1870 to 1950. The collection primarily concerns the memorial for George Washington De Long following his death on the Jeanette Arctic Expedition. Found are letters from sculptor Leonard Craske to Emma Wooton De Long concerning the gravestone memorial; photographs of Jeanette artist William Bradford, his wife Mary Bradford with Emma De Long, and home; and clippings.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Emma Wotton De Long (1851-1940) was an author and wife of Lt. Commander George W. De Long, leader of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition. After her husband's death, she wrote The Voyage of the Jeanette (1883) and commissioned sculptor Leonard Craske to design a monument for the grave of her late husband. 

William Bradford (1823–1892) was a marine artist in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.  He accompanied the Jeannette Arctic Expedition with De Long as an artist and was present at the ship's departure from San Francisco to the polar regions.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1870-1950
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.deloemma
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 arranged upon receipt and microfilmed onto reel 3967. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 3967 at 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: The papers of Emma Wotton De Long measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1870 to 1950. The collection primarily concerns the memorial for George Washington De Long following his death on the Jeanette Arctic Expedition. Found are letters from sculptor Leonard Craske to Emma Wooton De Long concerning the gravestone memorial; photographs of Jeanette artist William Bradford, his wife Mary Bradford with Emma De Long, and home; and clippings.