Cyrus Edwin Dallin papers
name: label: Creator
content: Dallin, Cyrus E. (Cyrus Edwin), 1861-1944
label: Names
content: Dallin, Colonna Murray, 1861-1948
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Massachusetts -- Arllington
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Massachusetts -- Arlington
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 141 was lent for microfilming in 1972 by Mrs. Edwin B. Dallin via her granddaughter Mrs. J. K. McCabe, Jr. Material on reel 178 was lent for microfilming in 1971 by Dallin's son Lawrence Dallin. Material on reels 179-184 was lent for microfilming in 1971 by the Robbins Memorial Library, which received it from the Dallin family.
creator: label: Creator
content: Dallin, Cyrus E. (Cyrus Edwin), 1861-1944
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content: Cyrus Edwin Dallin papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculptor and educator Cyrus Edwin Dallin date from circa 1878-circa 1970. The papers document Dallin's life and career through biographical and family material; business and personal correspondence; writings by and about Dallin including lectures and poems; printed material including exhibition catalogs and clippings; a sketchbook; photographic research files related to Dallin's sculptures; and  photographs of Dallin and his work. The papers also contain some documentation related to Dallin's wife, Vittoria Colonna Dallin, including journal notes and other writings.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Arlington, Massachusetts sculptor and educator Cyrus Dallin (1861-1944) was best known for his sculptures of American Indians.

Dallin was born in Utah and moved to Boston in 1880 where he studied with sculptor Truman H. Bartlett. He then studied in Paris, France, before settling in Arlington, Massachusetts and beginning a 40 year tenure as a member of the faculty at the Massachusetts Normal Art School (now Massachusetts College of Art and Design) in Boston.

As president of the Massachusetts branch of the Eastern Association of Indian Affairs, Dallin worked to protect land rights and sovereignty, improve healthcare and education, and revitalize Native arts. He also served as an advisor on the Algonquin Indian Council of New England.

Dallin's public sculptures can be found throughout the United States in cities including Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, and Kansas City. 

Dallin was married to Vittoria Colonna Murray Dallin, who was central to social and civic life in Arlington, Massachusetts, where she helped to found or lead several civic organizations.  Her most notable accomplishment was the Arlington Pageant of 1913 which celebrated the new Town Hall and the adjoining landscaped garden area, which included Cyrus Dallin's sculpture, "The Indian Hunter," and a flagpole with four Dallin sculptures.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 8 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1878-circa 1970
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.dallcyrp
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Diaries
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to prior arrangement on microfilm the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on reels  141, 178 and 179-184 after receipt. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Stephanie Ashley and was digitized in 2023 with funding provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reels 141, 178 and 179-184. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals on Reel 141 were returned to Mrs. E. B. Dallin after microfilming. Originals on Reel 178 were returned to Lawrence Dallin after microfilming. Originals on Reels 179-184 are in Robbins Memorial Library, Arlington, Massachusetts.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor and educator Cyrus Edwin Dallin date from circa 1878-circa 1970. The papers document Dallin's life and career through biographical and family material; business and personal correspondence; writings by and about Dallin including lectures and poems; printed material including exhibition catalogs and clippings; a sketchbook; photographic research files related to Dallin's sculptures; and  photographs of Dallin and his work. The papers also contain some documentation related to Dallin's wife, Vittoria Colonna Dallin, including journal notes and other writings.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of the Cyrus Dallin scrapbook, 1893-1896. Cyrus Edwin Dallin papers are also held by Syracuse University.