De Lancey Gill papers, 1860-1996 (bulk 1880s-1930s).

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Gill, De Lancey, 1859-1940. De Lancey Gill papers, 1860-1996 (bulk 1880s-1930s).

De Lancey Gill papers, 1860-1996 (bulk 1880s-1930s).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/436156649

The collection contains Gill's papers, as well as a catalog and curator's notes from a 1992 exhibition of Gill's drawings of Washington, D.C., scenes. The collection includes photographs, reproductions of art works, correspondence, papers related to Gill's position in the Bureau of American Ethnology, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. Dates of the material included range from 1860 to 1996, but most material is from the 1880s to the 1930s. Series I: Exhibition, Becoming the Capital City, 1992, contains the catalog of an exhibition that featured Gill's pen-and-ink drawings of Washington, D.C., in the 1880s, organized in 1992 by the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., as well as notes by the exhibition curator. Series II: Drawings, Paintings, and Watercolors, 1880s-1921, contains reproductions of some of Gill's pen-and-ink drawings of Washington, D.C., done in the 1880s. There are also a few miscellaneous and chiefly unattributed pieces of artwork and two catalogs of exhibitions in which Gill's work was displayed. Series III: Photographs, 1888-1928, contains photographs of Washington, D.C., scenes, taken by Gill chiefly in the 1880s; 22 of his portrait photographs of American Indian tribal leaders, from among the thousands he took as photographer for the Smithsonian's Bureau of American Ethnology; 23 field photographs of American Indians taken, presumably by Gill, in the American West; portraits of Gill and his family; and miscellaneous photographs that are unattributed and chiefly unidentified. Series IV: Correspondence, 1860-1935, contains personal and business correspondence, including family correspondence and letters concerning the sale of his art works. Series V: Personal and Family Records, 1902-1996, contains newspaper clippings about Gill and family members; a handwritten narrative by Gill (a ghost story); and a 1996 volume of art, poems, and newspaper columns by Gill's daughter Agnes Gill Webster. Series VI: Bureau of American Ethnology, 1886-1930, contains documents relating to Gill's work at the Bureau of American Ethnology, including correspondence, reports, and a summary of his employment history with the federal government. Series VII: Memorabilia, 1880-1933, contains items relating to the Capital Bicycle Club and other organizations of which Gill was a member; text and verse fragments; autographs; and other miscellaneous items.

0.55 cubic ft. (2 containers)

Historical Society of Washington, D.C.