Agnes Anne Abbot papers
name: label: Creator
content: Abbot, Agnes Anne, 1897-1992
label: Names
content: Barr, Alfred H., Jr., 1902-1981
label: Names
content: Brown, Alice Van Vechten
label: Names
content: Heyl, Bernard Chapman, 1905-
label: Names
content: McKee, Douglas
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Occupation
content: Watercolorists -- Massachusetts -- Boston
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women educators
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Agnes Anne Abbot donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in several installments from 1979 to 1987.
creator: label: Creator
content: Abbot, Agnes Anne, 1897-1992
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content: Agnes Anne Abbot papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Agnes Anne Abbot measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1921 to 1976.  The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, writings and notes, personal business records, printed material, photographs of works of art, and artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Agnes Anne Abbot (1897-1992) was a watercolorist and educator active in Wellesley and Boston, Massachusetts.  

Born in Germany in 1897, Agnes Anne Abbot spent summers in the Boston area.  In 1917, her family moved to the United States and settled in Boson where Abbot attended the School of Fine Arts and Crafts.  From 1920 to 1963, Abbot taught at Wellesley College.  She traveled extensively throughout Africa, Europe, and the United States.  Agnes Anne Abbot died in Boston, Massachusetts in 1992.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1921-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.abboagne
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 7 series.

Series 1:  Biographical Material, 1927-1949 (3 folders; Box 1)

Series 2:  Correspondence, 1926-1951 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3:  Writings and Notes, circa 1930-circa 1940 (3 folders; Box 1)

Series 4:  Personal Business Records, 1927-1965 (2 folders; Box 1)

Series 5:  Printed Material, 1964-1968 (2 folders; Box 1)

Series 6:  Photographs, 1960-1976 (4 folders; Box 1)

Series 7:  Sketchbooks and Artwork, 1921-1965 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1-2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The Agnes Anne Abbot papers were processed by Jayna Josefson in 2013 with funding provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Agnes Anne Abbot measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1921 to 1976.  The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, writings and notes, personal business records, printed material, photographs of works of art, sketchbooks and artwork.  

Correspondence is from Abbot's family and friends and includes some letters written by Abbot to her mother, sister, and brother.  Other correspondents include Alfred Barr, Alice Van Vechten Brown, Bernard Heyl, and Douglas McKee. Artwork includes ten sketchbooks depicting Abbot's travels throughout Europe, Africa, and the United States.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art holds an oral history with Agnes Anne Abbot conducted by Robert Brown on August 25, 1981 to January 15, 1982.