John M. Donaldson papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Donaldson, John M., 1854-1941
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content: John M. Donaldson papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 31 Items ((Folder 1, OV 2))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1873-1938
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.donajohn, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Detroit-based architect John M. Donaldson measures 0.11 linear feet and consists of 31 items that date from 1873 to 1938. The papers include a letter from Frank Duveneck, 1877; a sketch of Donaldson, ca. 1876, by [James] Carroll Beckwith, alongside a note from Beckwith, 1913; letters from Gari Melchers, some of which are illustrated; obituary clippings on Melchers; photographs in the form of carte de visites, mostly of fellow art students in Munich, 1873-1877, including Francis Davis Millet and Frank Duveneck; and miscellany. Also included are several letters from Gari Melchers's wife Corrine to Donaldson's son, Bruce.