Francis William Edmonds diaries
name: label: Creator
content: Edmonds, Francis William, 1806-1863
label: Names
content: Durand, Asher Brown, 1796-1886
topic: label: Occupation
content: Landscape painters -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Photocopy of travel diary was lent for microfilming 1977 by Dr. Maybelle Mann, who used it for her book Francis William Edmonds (1977.) The diary was donated 1977 by Edmonds granddaughter, Dorothy Coffen.
creator: label: Creator
content: Edmonds, Francis William, 1806-1863
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Volumes ((on 1 microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1840-1855
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.edmofran
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Volumes
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 1285 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
label: Reproduction Note
content: Frames 14-180): is a photocopy.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Diary, 1840-1841 (frames 14-180): Original in Columbia County Historical Society, Kinderhook, New York.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Frames 14-180: Travel diary kept by Edmonds on a trip to England, France and Italy, spanning the period November 25, 1840 to July 29, 1841, much of the time with Asher B. Durand. Edmonds, in his day-by-day account, details the sights seen, comments on the work of many artists, and briefly mentions other artists whom he visited or met.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Frames 181-366: Diary, January 1, 1854-January 6, 1855, composed of short daily entries noting the weather and events of the day. Particular entries mention work on his house and property, visits to and from friends, deaths, the cholera epidemic, railroad breakdowns, meetings connected with his banking interests, domestic problems, and other topics.