Louise Herreshoff PapersWLU.Coll.0694

Louise Herreshoff PapersWLU.Coll.0694


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Repository
Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives
Identification
WLU.Coll.0694
Title
Louise Herreshoff Papers 1867-1977
Quantity
2.6 Linear Feet, Five boxes including personal correspondence, ephemera, photographs. Two volumes of photograph albums, one exhibit book, one biographical book.
Language
The materials are in English.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Louise Herreshoff Collection, WLU Coll. #0694, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes an important archive of letters, personal files, photos, and biographical information of esteemed painter Louise Herreshoff, her second husband Euchlin Reeves and their families. Euchlin Reeves was a graduate of Washington and Lee University (WLU) School of Law and is the namesake of WLU's Reeves Center, home of the Reeves Collection – a large and internationally important ceramics collection (1500 – present) and Louise Herreshoff's paintings, given by the couple to the university beginning in 1967.

Related Material

Transcriptions of correspondence, including translations of letters written in French, created by student workers in 2019 for a project for University Museums. Some PDFs and Word documents are electronically stored in Box - the years of 1892, 1896, 1897, and 1899. Special Collections cannot gaurentee complete accuracy of the transcriptions. Scans of the photo albums from Box 6 are also stored on Box. See James Whitehead Papers in WLU-RG-34 for information about museum displays of Herreshoff's works.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

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Container List

Box 1
Text box: 1 folder: 0-24 1867-1912English.
Scope and Contents

This box contains the control folder, personal correspondence from 1892-1912, the journals of Lucy Dyer, and diary by Lizzie Dyer.

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Box 2
Text box: 2 folder: 25-54 1915-1947English.
Scope and Contents

This box consists of personal correspondence from 1915-1947, the Will of J.B. Herreshoff, and correspondence from Euchlin Reeves on fine china sales.

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Box 3
Text box: 3 folder: 55-74 1948-1965English.
Scope and Contents

This box consists of personal correspondence from 1948-1956, miscellaneous correspondence, publications, a brochure for the Herreshoff exhibit from 1972. Correspondence following the dated range and sorted into categories by creator are preserved in original order and often relate to James W. Whithead's attempts to gather materials related to Herreshoff and Reeves' lives and history of art collection and creation.

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Box 4
Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 75-91 English.
Scope and Contents

This box contains an Herreshoff journal and sketchbook, postcards from her trip to Shanghai, and the "sick bag outline" that James W. Whitehead wrote the draft of "A Fragile Union: The Story of Louise Herreshoff" on.

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Box 5
Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 92-103 English.
Scope and Contents

This box contains portraits of Louise Herreshoff, photos of Herreshoff's trip to China, photos of Providence, RI, Col Alto, and Washington and Lee University photos. Also includes photos of family graves.

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Text box: 6
Box 6
English.
Scope and Contents

This box contains two photo albums, an exhibit book from Louise Herreshoff's 1976 show at Washington and Lee University, and a copy of "A Fragile Union" by James W. Whitehead.