Biographical Material
name: label: Collection Creator
content: White, Henry Cooke, 1861-1952
label: Collection Creator
content: White, Nelson C.
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content: Nelson and Henry C. White research material
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content: Nelson and Henry C. White research material / Series 3: Nelson C. White Research Files / 3.2: Abbot Handerson Thayer Research Material
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1870s-circa 1940s
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.whitnels, Subseries 3.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Series is scanned in entirety.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical material includes genealogical information about Thayer's family; autobiographical notes dictated by Thayer in 1907 and some additional notes provided by Emma Thayer and an unknown source regarding Thayer's marriages; biographical notes written by Thayer's father, William Henry Thayer, as well as transcripts and notes from William Henry Thayer's journal with memories of Kate, her meeting with Thayer, and their marriage; reminiscences by Gladys Thayer on subjects including Thayer's early life, family life, friendships, paintings and models, protective coloration theory, and themes in Thayer's artwork; and reminiscences of Katherine Fuertes. Also found are awards and memberships including Thayer's certificate of membership in "L'Insigne Reale Accademia Romana, delle Belle Arti Denominata di San Luca," 1899, and his "Official Election as corresponding member" of the Associazione Degli Artisti Italiani, 1907.