Samuel Finley Breese Morse papers, 1817-1950.

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Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872. Samuel Finley Breese Morse papers, 1817-1950.

Samuel Finley Breese Morse papers, 1817-1950.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173863257

The collection consists of papers of Samuel Finley Breese Morse from 1817-1950. The papers include thirty-one letters, twenty-one of which are correspondence (1917-1924) between Morse and his first wife, Lucretia Pickering Walker Morse reflecting his strong Calvinist faith and his concern that his wife be properly devoted to religious matters. He occasionally reports on the progress of his paintings. The remaining letters are primarily from other family members. One unusually descriptive letter, dated January 6 and 7, 1820, written from Raleigh, North Carolina, on his way South to Charleston describes the effect of slavery on the town. The collection also includes articles, pamphlets, and clippings concerning Morse's career; photographs of family members and Morse paintings; a miniature painting on ivory by Morse; and a group of plaster gems.

1.5 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives