Peale family papers, [ca. 1750-1940] Circa 1750-1940

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Peale family papers, [ca. 1750-1940] Circa 1750-1940

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This collection of letters, diaries, and other types of documents (both original and copies) was assembled primarily by Mary Jane Peale, who copied, or had copied, many family documents. The bulk of the collection centers on Charles Willson Peale, James Burd Peale, and Mary Jane Peale.

2.0 Linear feet, Ca. 2000 items

American Philosophical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6631762

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Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Peale's Museum was established by Charles Willson Peale in 1784. It was public rather than private in character and was governed initially by a Society of Visitors. The museum was moved to the Hall of the American Philosophical Society in 1794 and in 1802 by act of the Pennsylvania Assembly it ws granted the free use of the State House (Independence Hall) recently vacated by the legislature. It was subsequently incorporated as the Philadelphia Museum Company under the direction of a board of tru...

Byrd family.

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Peale, Rubens, 1784-1865

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Still life and animal painter, museum administrator. Son of Charles Willson Peale. From the description of Rubens Peale diaries, 1855-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83213749 Rubens Peale managed his father Charles Willson Peale's museum in Philadelphia from 1810 to 1822 and later directed museums in Baltimore, New York City, and Utica. In 1840, he settled on a farm in Pottsvile, where he farmed and sketched. From the description of Sketchbook, 1864. (Unknow...

Wilmer, Simon, 1779-1840

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Peale, Rembrandt, 1778?-1860

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Rembrandt and Harriet Peale (née Cany) were painters; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Rembrandt and Harriet Peale papers, 1824-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81263030 From the description of Printed material relating to Rembrandt Peale, 1830-1862 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80271418 Peale, from a family of artists, was a portrait, miniature and historical painter. From the description of Notes of the Painting Room. (Winte...

Wilmer family.

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Peale, Mary Jane, 1827-1902

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Mary Jane Peale was the daughter of Rubens Peale and granddaughter Charles Willson Peale. From the description of Peale family papers, [ca. 1750-1940]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122473786 From the guide to the Peale family papers, [ca. 1750-1940], Circa 1750-1940, (American Philosophical Society) Mary Jane Patterson Peale was the daughter of Rubens Peale. From the description of Journal, 1844. (Unknown). WorldCat recor...

Peale family.

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Patterson, Theodore F.

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Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827

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Philadelphia painter and naturalist. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to David Porter, 1823 Nov. 30. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86165786 Charles Willson Peale was an artist and naturalist. From the description of Sketchbook, 1801. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173465905 From the description of Portrait list, [ca. 1772]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122439811 From the descrip...

Peale, Eliza Burd Patterson, 1795-1864.

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Peale, Mary Rebecca Frisby Wilmer.

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Peale, James Burd, b. 1833.

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