Preston family letters
name: label: Creator
content: Preston, John S. (John Smith), 1809-1881
label: Names
content: Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873
topic: label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming by Mrs. D. L. Young, a descendant of the Preston family, and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Preston, John S. (John Smith), 1809-1881
setName: label: See more items in
content: Preston family letters
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Preston Family letters date from 1836 to 1927. Found are letters between John S. Preston and sculptor Hiram Powers; unsigned sketches; and material relating to the Preston family and Hiram Powers.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: South Carolina art patron John S. Preston and his brother Senator William Preston, provided patronage and financial support to the sculptor Hiram Powers, enabling Powers and his family to move to Florence, Italy where the sculptor completed some of his most important work.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1836-1927
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.presjohs
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel 0074 and the bulk was returned to Mrs D. L. Young after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of the collection has been microfilmed on reel 0074. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Mrs. D.L. Young, the lender, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Preston Family letters date from 1836 to 1927. Found are letters between John S. Preston and sculptor Hiram Powers; unsigned sketches; and material relating to the Preston family and Hiram Powers.