Benson J. Lossing letters
name: label: Creator
content: Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891
label: Names
content: Baird, Henry Carey, 1825-1912
label: Names
content: Barnard, Mr
label: Names
content: Belknap, William W. (William Worth), 1829-1890
label: Names
content: Campbell, Charles, 1905-
label: Names
content: Doty, L. L.
label: Names
content: Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891
label: Names
content: Dwight, Theodore F.
label: Names
content: Parsons, Charles R., 1821-1910
label: Names
content: Taylor, Anna Tuthill Harrison, 1813-1865
label: Names
content: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914
topic: label: Occupation
content: Wood-engravers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Wood-engraving
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1958 by Argosy Book Stores of New York City.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Wood engraver; Poughkeepsie and New York City, N.Y. Apprenticed to a watchmaker in Poughkeepsie, but became joint editor of a newspaper and literary magazine soon thereafter. Learned wood engraving from Joseph Alexander Adams and in 1838 established himself in New York City as an engraver. In 1848, he began work on his PICTORIAL FIELD-BOOK OF THE REVOLUTION and subsequently produced many works based on American history and biographies.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet ((on 3 partial microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1854-1880
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lossbens
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels D8-D10 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters to Lossing from the following people: Henry Carey Baird, Mr. Barnard, William W. Belknap, Charles Campbell, L. L. Doty, Lyman C. Draper, Theodor F. Dwight, Charles W. Parsons, Anna T. Harrison, and James Grant Wilson. Most of the correspondents are historians, government officials, or relatives of prominent political figures.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Benson John Lossing papers also at Syracuse University.