Peter Frederick Rothermel papers
name: label: Creator
content: Rothermel, Peter Frederick, 1812-1895
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The donor and lender, Peter Rothermel, is the grandson of Peter F. Rothermel.
creator: label: Creator
content: Rothermel, Peter Frederick, 1812-1895
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, art instructor. Born Pennsylvania; active in many Philadelphia art organizations. Best known work "Battle of Gettysburg."
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 7 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1844-1895
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.rothpetf
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 1393 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Pamphlet, reel 1393, frames 341-363: Originals returned to the lender after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters and printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1393, fr. 324-339: Rothermel's wedding certificate; several invitations; a letter and engraved notice of condolence to Mrs. Rothermel from the Art Club of Philadelphia; and a printed copy of a speech, "Memoir of P.F. Rothermel," given by Joseph G. Rosengarten to the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1393, fr.341-363: A pamphlet, PICTURE OF THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG BY PETER F. ROTHERMEL, which includes a description of the battle, the program of speaches given at the Philadelphia unveiling of the battle, and press opinions and letters about the picture.