George L. Frankenstein papers
name: label: Creator
content: Frankenstein, George L., 1825-1911
topic: label: Occupation
content: Landscape painters -- Ohio
label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- Ohio
label: Topic
content: Portrait painting -- Ohio
label: Topic
content: Landscape painting -- Ohio
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by National Park Service, who acquired the papers along with a gift of paintings.
creator: label: Creator
content: Frankenstein, George L., 1825-1911
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Portrait painter, landscape painter, and journalist; Sandusky, Ohio.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 6 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1866-1949
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.frangeor
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 2804 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
label: Reproduction Note
content: The three letters regarding the disposition of Frankenstein's works and papers are photocopies.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A handwritten copy of a letter to his brother, Gustavus, November 18, 1893, concerning Gustavus's expected death; a poem, "The Battle of Gettysburg," by Frankenstein, July 1866; an auction catalogue, December 1, 1888 (Bangs & Co., New York) of Frankenstein's oil sketches and paintings of Civl War battlefields; and three letters regarding the disposition of his works and papers.