Abby Williams Hill Papers, 1880-1939.

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Hill, Abby Williams, 1861-1943. Abby Williams Hill Papers, 1880-1939.

Abby Williams Hill Papers, 1880-1939.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/746561228

The Abby Williams Hill collection was donated to the University of Puget Sound by Ina Hill beginning in the 1950s. The collection includes over 100 paintings; many are on display in UPS Jones Hall. The papers include letters, diaries, daybooks, postcards, clippings and exhibition files by, to, from, and about Abby Hill and her family. They address a broad range of topics including early Tacoma and Washington State history, the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railways, the National Park System, and the Congress of Mothers. The collection also includes several boxes of mounted or bound "art appreciation" photographs and reproductions, stereoscopic views of various subjects, and Hill's collection of Native American artifacts. An index to this collection is available. Abby Williams Hill (1861-1943) was a painter and social activist, who lived in Tacoma, Washington, and is recognized for her paintings of the North Cascades and Yellowstone National Park. Topics of the collection reflect her involvement with early Tacoma and Washington State history, the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railways, the National Park System, and the Congress of Mothers. The collection includes paintings, works on paper, correspondence, diaries, daybooks, photographs, and Native American artifacts.

25 linear feet (25 boxes and 7 binders)

University of Puget Sound, Collins Memorial Library