William James Stillman, 1828-1901 papers, 1850-1978.

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William James Stillman, 1828-1901 papers, 1850-1978.

Correspondence and other papers of William James Stillman. Correspondence of Stillman and his wife Marie Spartali Stillman, with Ford Madox Brown, Edward Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, George Frederick Watts, and other artists, literary figures, archeologists, and English and Italian statesmen, including Francesco Crispi. Correspondence relates to art, diplomacy, Italian politics, and affairs of the Stillman and Spartali families.

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Stillman, William James, 1828-1901

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William James Stillman (born June 1, 1828, Schenectady, New York – died July 6, 1901, Frimely Green, Surrey, England) was an American journalist, diplomat, author, historian, and photographer. Educated as an artist, Stillman subsequently converted to the profession of journalism, working primarily as a war correspondent in Crete and the Balkans, where he served as his own photographer. For a time, he also served as United States consul in Rome, and afterward in Crete during the Cretan insurrecti...