Alice Brown Chittenden papers
name: label: Creator
content: Chittenden, Alice Brown, 1859 or 60-1944
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Scrapbooks
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1974 by Virginia Larribeau, granddaughter of Alice B. Chittenden.
creator: label: Creator
content: Chittenden, Alice Brown, 1859 or 60-1944
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content: Alice Brown Chittenden papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter Alice Brown Chittenden measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1860 to 1974. Found are biographical material, correspondence, drawings by Chittenden and others, an inventory of works of art, photographs and albums, printed material, and a clippings scrapbook.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Alice Brown Chittenden (1859-1944) was a painter active in San Francisco, California. She is known for her paintings of flowers and California wildflowers. Additionally, she taught painting at the Hopkins Art School (later the California School of Design) and the California School of Fine Arts.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1860-1974
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.chitalic
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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 papers were microfilmed on reels 919 and 950 after receipt. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 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 reels 919 and 950 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
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter Alice Brown Chittenden measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1860 to 1974. Found are biographical material, correspondence, drawings by Chittenden and others, an inventory of works of art, photographs and albums, printed material, and a clippings scrapbook.