Sidney C. Woodward papers
name: label: Creator
content: Woodward, Sidney C., 1890-1963
label: Names
content: Casson Galleries
label: Names
content: Blumenschein, Ernest Leonard, 1874-1960
label: Names
content: Cady, Harrison, 1877-1970
label: Names
content: Henri, Robert, 1865-1929
label: Names
content: Hind, C. Lewis (Charles Lewis), 1862-1927
label: Names
content: Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971
label: Names
content: La Farge, John, 1835-1910
label: Names
content: Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945
label: Names
content: Oakley, Violet, 1874-1961
label: Names
content: Pach, Walter, 1883-1958
label: Names
content: Pennell, Elizabeth Robins, 1855-1936
label: Names
content: Ryder, Chauncey F., 1868-1949
label: Names
content: Woodward, Stanley Wingate, 1890-1970
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Occupation
content: Gallery directors -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Occupation
content: Editors -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: A portion of the collection was purchased by the Archives of American Art from Sidney Woodward in 1963.  Additional material was donated in 1975 by Mrs. Sidney C. Woodward.
creator: label: Creator
content: Woodward, Sidney C., 1890-1963
setName: label: See more items in
content: Sidney C. Woodward papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of art critic, editor, and gallery director Sidney Woodward date from 1823 to 1963, bulk 1915-1932, and measure 3.5 linear feet. The majority of the collection consists of personal and professional correspondence and collected letters that pertain to Woodward's relationships with various artists, galleries, and arts organizations. Also included in this collection are two biographical documents; lecture notes and collected writings; printed material including books relating to the topic of art, exhibition catalogs, and newspaper clippings; a few personal photographs and reference photographs of paintings; and scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, art reproductions, and printed material from the Casson Galleries.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sidney C. Woodward (1890-1963) was an art critic and editor in Boston, MA. Woodward collected letters and autographs from notable artists, as well as manuscripts relating to art and theater.

Woodward was born on December 11, 1890, in Malden, Massachusetts, son of Alice E. (Colesworthy) and Frank E. Woodward. He was one of eight children and a twin of Stanley, marine painter and illustrator. Woodward was an art critic and editor for the Boston Post, Boston Herald, and Christian Science Monitor; and gallery director of Casson Galleries, and Irving & Casson's art gallery in Boston, MA.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1823-1963
label: Date
content: bulk 1915-1932
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.woodsidn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 6 series.

Series 1: Correspondence and Collected Letters, 1823-1963 (2.2 linear feet; Box 1-3)

Series 2: Biographical Material, 1918 (1 folder; Box 3)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1880-1940 (0.1 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 4: Printed Material, circa 1880-1963 (0.4 linear feet; Box 3-4)

Series 5: Photographs, 1910s-1940s (4 folders; Box 4)

Series 6: Scrapbooks, circa 1920-1940 (0.7 linear feet; Box 5, BV 6-7)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by intern Sara Pezzoni in 2015. The collection has been minimally rearranged and retains the existing/original folder titles when possible. All materials have been rehoused in archival folders and boxes for long-term stability, but often staples and other fasteners have not been removed. Materials within folders have not been rearranged.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35 mm microfilm reels D194-D196 and 439-440 at the 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.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: Microfilm reels D194-D196: An inventory is available at Archives of American Art offices.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of art critic, editor, and gallery director Sidney Woodward date from 1823 to 1963, bulk 1915-1932, and measure 3.5 linear feet. The majority of the collection consists of personal and professional correspondence and collected letters that pertain to Woodward's relationships with various artists, galleries, and arts organizations. Also included in this collection are two biographical documents; lecture notes and collected writings; printed material including books relating to the topic of art, exhibition catalogs, and newspaper clippings; a few personal photographs and reference photographs of paintings; and scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, art reproductions, and printed material from the Casson Galleries.

Artists that Woodward corresponded with and collected letters from include Ernest L. Blumenschein, Harrison Cady, Robert Henri, C. Lewis Hind, Rockwell Kent, John La Farge, Hermann Dudley Murphy, Violet Oakley, Water Pach, Elizabeth Robins Pennell, and Chauncey Foster Ryder, among many others. A significant number of letters in this collection were sent by his brother, marine painter Stanley, during his service in both World Wars.