Biographical Material
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873
setName: label: See more items in
content: Hiram Powers papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: (Box 1, 15; 0.8 linear feet)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1841-1927
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.powehira, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: Items are arranged chronologically within each folder. This series has been scanned in its entirety except for the handkerchief and studio cap.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: This series contains scattered biographical material documenting the life and career of Hiram Powers. Included is a brief, incomplete, handwritten list of births, marriages, and deaths in the Powers family. Also found are several documents for honors conferred on Hiram Powers such as honorary degrees, membership into art organizations, including the National Academy of Design, and an appointment by the U. S. Government as a commercial agent in Florence. Many of these documents are in Italian. This series also contains several price lists and inventories of artwork by Hiram Powers, including a studio inventory from 1905, and lists of works done by his chief carver, Remigio Peschi. Also found are documents regarding Powers' death, such as obituaries, death notices, a handwritten copy of a funeral address, and a bound document entitled "Translation of Hiram Powers Will". This document was written by George and Mrs. Marsh, and includes a copy of Powers' will, notes about his estate, notes regarding family disputes and legal matters, and copies of family letters regarding the estate. Also found here are scattered items belonging to Powers, such as his studio cap and a handkerchief.