Walter Elmer Schofield papers
name: label: Creator
content: Schofield, Walter Elmer, 1867-1944
label: Names
content: Breckenridge, Hugh H. (Hugh Henry), 1870-1937
label: Names
content: Norris, S. Walter
label: Names
content: Oberteuffer, Karl A. (Karl Amiard), 1908-1958
label: Names
content: Schofield, Muriel
topic: label: Occupation
content: Marine painters -- England
label: Occupation
content: Landscape painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Landscape painters -- Pennsylvania -- Bucks County
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel D71 was donated to the Archives of American Art in 1961 by Sydney Schofield, Walter Schofield's son. Material on reel 5043 was donated by Mrs. S.E. Schofield through the Brandywine River Museum in 1986.
creator: label: Creator
content: Schofield, Walter Elmer, 1867-1944
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content: Walter Elmer Schofield papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of landscape painter Walter Elmer Schofield measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1885-1974, with the bulk of the papers dating from 1885-1946. The papers document Schofield's career through biographical material; personal correspondence with his wife Muriel and business correspondence including with artists Hugh Breckenridge, Walter Norris, Karl Oberteuffer, and others; a draft of a lecture; scattered personal business records; printed material recording Schofield's exhibitions and other activities; and photographs of Schofield, his friends and colleagues, his artwork in two exhibitions, and his artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Philadelphia-born painter Walter Elmer Schofield (1867-1944) was known primarily as a landscape and marine painter. He specialized in snow scenes painted in Pennsylvania's Bucks County and the Delaware River Valley, and marine landscapes often painted in Cornwall, England. 

Schofield studied at Swarthmore College and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with painter Thomas Anshutz. He continued his education in Paris at the Académie Julian and was influenced there by the work of the French Impressionists. After marrying English artist Muriel Redmayne, he established residence in England, settling in the artists' colony of St. Ives in Cornwall. He made frequent trips to the United States throughout his life to conduct art-related business and returned regularly to Pennsylvania during the winter months where he painted his definitive works.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1885-1974
label: Date
content: bulk 1885-1946
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.schowalt
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as six series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1904-1946 (Box 1; 1 folder)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1892-1974 (Box 1; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1930s (Box 1; 1 folder)

Series 4: Business Records, 1888-1937 (Box 1; 3 folders)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1901-1945 (Box 2; 0.05 linear feet)

Series 6: Photographs, 1885-circa 1940 (Box 2, OV 3; 0.25 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was arranged by Jean Fitzgerald in 1995 and was microfilmed after receipt on Reels D72 and 5043. The collection was fully processed and a finding aid prepared by Stephanie Ashley in 2025.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reels D71 and 5043 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of landscape painter Walter Elmer Schofield measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1885-1974, with the bulk of the papers dating from 1885-1946. The papers document Schofield's career through biographical material; personal correspondence with his wife Muriel and business correspondence including with artists Hugh Breckenridge, Walter Norris, Karl Oberteuffer, and others; a draft of a lecture; scattered personal business records; printed material recording Schofield's exhibitions and other activities; and photographs of Schofield, his friends and colleagues, his artwork in two exhibitions, and his artwork.