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Toole, John, 1815-1860. John Toole papers [manuscript] 1838 (1846-57) 1892.

Title: John Toole papers [manuscript] 1838 (1846-57) 1892.

Letters, 1840-57, to his wife Mary Jane Suddarth Toole describing his life as an itinerant portrait painter whose home was in Albemarle Co. He discusses his travels, his subjects and working conditions, local politics and social events. Working in Central Va. his visits incl.: Louisa, Madison, Orange, & Hanover Cos., and Richmond-- with an informative description of the "art colony" there [78 items. holographs signed] Also, Toole's scrap book which contains 3 pencil sketches. There are letters from Mrs. Toole, their children, George Henry Toole who describes life as a V.M.I. cadet in 1855, and Mary Jane "Jennie" Toole Hobgood; and a friend, Tom Moore of Harper's Ferry. A diary, 1867, of Mrs. Toole's, various indentures, accounts, 1872-92, of John Legrand Toole, and other Tooles. Also genealogical records for Mary Jane Suddarth Toole, 1903, undated, envelopes addrressed to John and [Mary] Jane Toole (missing stamps).

ArchivalResource: 150 items.

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Toole family. Papers, 1860-1979

Title: Toole Family Papers, 1860-1979

Include letters, 1860-1902, to Mary Jane Toole, Washington, D.C., regarding family matters, Omaha, Neb., Albemarle County, Va., Reconstruction, and economic conditions in the South in the 1890's, and including descriptions of Salt Lake City in 1898 and the Yazoo River flood of 1897. Correspondents include Toole's daughters, Martha Jane Hapgood and Alice Barnes, and her sister and brother-in-law, Sarah and Henry A. Darrow, respectively. Also include letters, 1926-27, to Alice Barnes, regarding her father, painter John Toole; and correspondence, 1951-1979, of B. Woodruff Weaver and Elizabeth Weaver, regarding Toole family genealogy, John Toole's life and exhibitions of his work, and the establishment of the John Toole Memorial Trust. Correspondents with the Weavers include the Bayly Museum at the University of Virginia, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Alexandria Athenaeum, and William B. O'Neal, regarding his book, Primitive into painter. Also include correspondence, 1953-1958, between the Weavers and residents of North Garden, Va., regarding the Toole family cemetery; photo album, n.d., of the Toole family; miniature watercolor portrait, n.d., by John Toole of an unidentified child; and a charcoal portrait, n.d., by John Toole of an unidentified woman.

ArchivalResource: 700 (ca.) items.

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Toole family. Toole family papers [manuscript], 1860-1979.

Title: Toole family papers [manuscript], 1860-1979.

Includes letters, 1860-1902, to Mary Jane Toole, Washington, D.C., regarding family matters, Omaha, Neb., Albemarle County, Va., Reconstruction, and economic conditions in the South in the 1890's, and including descriptions of Salt Lake City in 1898 and the Yazoo River flood of 1897. Correspondents include Toole's daughters, Martha Jane Hapgood and Alice Barnes, and her sister and brother-in-law, Sarah and Henry A. Darrow, respectively. Also includes letters, 1926-27, to Alice Barnes, regarding her father, painter John Toole; and correspondence, 1951-1979, of B. Woodruff Weaver and Elizabeth Weaver, regarding Toole family genealogy, John Toole's life and exhibitions of his work, and the establishment of the John Toole Memorial Trust. Correspondents with the Weavers include the Bayly Museum at the University of Virginia, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Alexandria Athenaeum, and William B. O'Neal, regarding his book, Primitive into painter. Also includes correspondence, 1953-1958, between the Weavers and residents of North Garden, Va., regarding the Toole family cemetery; photo album, n.d., of the Toole family; miniature watercolor portrait, n.d., by John Toole of an unidentified child; a charcoal portrait, n.d., by John Toole of an unidentified woman; ambrotypes of John Toole and an unidentified family member and a tintype of [Alice Toole Barnes?]. The collection also contains a keepsake of a U. Va. Toole exhibit, 1956, and a newsletter announcing a 1977 Toole Exhibit.

ArchivalResource: 700 (ca.) items.

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