Marcia Oakes Woodbury papers
name: label: Creator
content: Woodbury, Marcia Oakes, 1865-1914
label: Names
content: Neuhuys, Albert, 1844-1914
label: Names
content: Woodbury, Charles H. (Charles Herbert), 1864-1940
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Maine
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by Ruth R. Woodbury, Marcia Woodbury's daughter-in-law, in 1986.
creator: label: Creator
content: Woodbury, Marcia Oakes, 1865-1914
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content: Marcia Oakes Woodbury papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter Marcia Oakes Woodbury measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1888 to 1914. The papers document Woodbury's work, travels in the Netherlands, and ideas on art. Found are biographical material, correspondence, two diaries, two sketchbooks, and writings.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Maine painter Marcia Oakes Woodbury (1865-1913) is known for her studies of Dutch children, done during time spent in the Netherlands. 

Born Susan Marcia Oakes in South Berwick, Maine, she was a student of painter Charles Woodbury at School Street studio. They two were married in June 1890, and went on their first European trip in August to continue their art studies. Much of their married life was spent abroad in Holland. A memorial exhibition of Woodbury's work was held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in April 1914.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1888-1914
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.woodmarc
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Diaries
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 microfilmed on reel 4281 after receipt. 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 4281 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.

Material lent for microfilming is available on 35mm microfilm reels 3681 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter Marcia Oakes Woodbury measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1888 to 1914. The papers document Woodbury's work, travels in the Netherlands, and ideas on art. Found are biographical material, correspondence, two diaries, two sketchbooks, and writings.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds the Charles H. Woodbury papers, 1866-1939.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming by Ruth R. Woodbury on Reel 3681. The microfilm contains a journal, entitled "Bicycle Journey in Drenthe, September 2-27, 1895," ca. 50 pages, contains daily lengthy descriptive entries about the region, the people, paintings and drawings made on the trip, the weather, and Woodbury's feelings. It is illustrated with numerous pencil sketches and contains small photographs of the people and the countryside. A sketchbook (1891-ca. 1898), circa 25 pages, contains sketches of Dutch people done in Vollendam, Rotterdam, Dordrecht, and other locales. One page is labeled "Harwich, England, May 30, 1891." It also contains 17 loose sketches, mainly of young children. A sketchbook (1907), ca. 30 pages, made while Woodbury was in Holland contains sketches of Dutch children and notes and descriptions of buildings and clothing.

Loaned material was returned after microfilming and is not described in the collection container inventory.