Hugh F. Watts papers 1899-1918.

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Hugh F. Watts papers 1899-1918.

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This collection contains three certificate of assay receipt books of Watts and Heikes, later Hugh F. Watts. Watts and Heikes took over the assay business of G. Arthur Chase. Also in the collection are business papers, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a catalog of the University of Colorado, Boulder. Papers belonging to Robert F. Fraser include a book of correspondence of the American Art Union, an autograph book with signatures of members of the 37th Congress, and Civil War papers.

1 box (13 folders).

Boulder Public Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7454695

Boulder Public Library

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American Art-Union

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The American Art-Union was known as the Apollo Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in the United States. From the description of American Art-Union records, 1838-1860. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476716951 From the guide to the American Art-Union Records, 1838-1860, (@ 2011 New-York Historical Society) ...

Watts, James, -1895.

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Watts, Hugh F., 1870-1946,

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Hugh Fraser Watts was born in Wisconsin in 1870. He and his mother moved to the Boulder, Colorado, area in 1897 for health reasons. An assayer and a chemist, he married Claribel Austin in 1898 and died in Boulder in 1946. He was the father of Nina A. Watts. From the description of Hugh F. Watts collection [1890]-[1909]. ca. 1890-1909. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427272150 Hugh F. Watts came to Boulder in 1897, and the following year married Claribel H. Aust...

Hugh F. Watts (Boulder, Colo.)

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Watts, Nina Austin,

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Fraser, Robert, époque 1859

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The American Art Union was an organization that promoted private ownership of contermporary American art. This was done by pooling members' money to purchase paintings, which were then distributed by draw among the members. From the description of American Art Union Correspondence 1846-1847. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427269757 ...