Mary Jane Peale and Peale family selected papers

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Mary Jane Peale and Peale family selected papers

circa 1815-1897

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The microfilmed Mary Jane Peale and Peale family selected papers contain Mary Jane Peale's diaries and letters, as well as papers she collected relating to Rubens Peale, Eliza Burd Patterson Peale, and the Peale family. Microfilmed on Reels 3900-3901 are 10 volumes of Mary Jane Peale's diaries which contain domestic and social news, as well as discussions of Mary Jane's paintings. The bulk of the material microfilmed on Reel 3904 relates to Mary Jane Peale, including correspondence; a list of paintings by Peale, as well as a list of paintings owned by Peale; a volume on oil painting; and Peale's will. The materials relating to the family include letters between Rubens Peale and his wife, Eliza Burd Patterson Peale; letters from Rubens Peale to Franklin Peale; letters from Mrs. Peale to friends and family; and an inventory of pictures in the parlor.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8249951

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Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827

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Philadelphia painter and naturalist. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to David Porter, 1823 Nov. 30. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86165786 Charles Willson Peale was an artist and naturalist. From the description of Sketchbook, 1801. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173465905 From the description of Portrait list, [ca. 1772]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122439811 From the descrip...

Peale, Rubens, 1784-1865

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Still life and animal painter, museum administrator. Son of Charles Willson Peale. From the description of Rubens Peale diaries, 1855-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83213749 Rubens Peale managed his father Charles Willson Peale's museum in Philadelphia from 1810 to 1822 and later directed museums in Baltimore, New York City, and Utica. In 1840, he settled on a farm in Pottsvile, where he farmed and sketched. From the description of Sketchbook, 1864. (Unknow...

Peale, Franklin, 1795-1870

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Benjamin Franklin Peale was a son of Charles Willson Peale, and a naturalist, paleontologist, and traveler. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1833. From the description of Songs, 1822-1823, for guitar and piano. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122440418 From the guide to the Songs, 1822-1823, for guitar and piano, 1822-1823, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Peale, Mary Jane, 1827-1902

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Mary Jane Peale was the daughter of Rubens Peale and granddaughter Charles Willson Peale. From the description of Peale family papers, [ca. 1750-1940]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122473786 From the guide to the Peale family papers, [ca. 1750-1940], Circa 1750-1940, (American Philosophical Society) Mary Jane Patterson Peale was the daughter of Rubens Peale. From the description of Journal, 1844. (Unknown). WorldCat recor...

Peale, Eliza Burd Patterson.

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