Edward Orton papers
name: label: Creator
content: Orton, Edward, 1863-1932
label: Names
content: Orton Memorial Library of Geology (Ohio State University)
label: Names
content: Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902
label: Names
content: Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Occupation
content: Geologists -- Ohio -- Columbus
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
label: Topic
content: Landscape painting, American -- Collecting and Collectors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1978-1979 by Frank M. Ludden, Chairman of the Art History Department at the University of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio.
creator: label: Creator
content: Orton, Edward, 1863-1932
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Geologist; Columbus, Ohio. Orton was a long-time chairman of the Department of Geology, Ohio State University.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1921-1934
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ortoedwa
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 1814-1815 & 3161 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
label: Reproduction Note
content: All xerox copies.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in: Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Mainly correspondence regarding the acquisition of portraits and paintings for the Orton Memorial Library of Geology, Ohio State University,Columbus; biographical sketches; sketches; financial material; and clippings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 1814-1815: 634 letters regarding the acquisition of portrait paintings of state geologists and landscape paintings with rock formations for the library; 5 brief biographical sketches of artists and writers; clippings; 3 sketches; bills; and receipts.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3161: Correspondence, 1922-1926, regarding the acquisition by the library of one painting by Thomas Moran and two paintings by Albert Bierstadt.