Nelly Littlehale Murphy papers
name: label: Creator
content: Murphy, Nelly Littlehale
label: Names
content: Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945
topic: label: Occupation
content: Etchers -- Massachusetts
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Massachusetts
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- Massachusetts
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women illustrators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1985 by Alexander B. Samoiloff and Dudley D. B. Samoiloff, sons of Nelly Littlehale Murphy's stepdaughter, Caroline Bowles Murphy Samoiloff.
creator: label: Creator
content: Murphy, Nelly Littlehale
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content: Nelly Littlehale Murphy papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter, etcher, and illustrator Nelly Littlehale Murphy, measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1846 to 1945. Biographical materials, printed materials, and photographs document Murphy's work as a painter and illustrator in the Massachusetts area.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: California-born Nelly Littlehale Murphy (1867-1942) was a painter, illustrator, and etcher active in Massachusetts. She was noted for her watercolor paintings of landscapes and flowers. 

Littlehale was married to Herman Daniel Umbstaetter from 1893-1913, and provided illustrations for The Black Cat magazine which her husband edited. Her second marriage, in 1916, was to painter Hermann Dudley Murphy.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1846-1945
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.murpnell
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter, etcher, and illustrator Nelly Littlehale Murphy, measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1846 to 1945. Biographical materials, printed materials, and photographs document Murphy's work as a painter and illustrator in the Massachusetts area.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds the Hermann Dudley Murphy papers, circa 1878-1982.