Overview
Correspondence and compositions of English painter William Rothenstein.
Dates
- Creation: 1887-1957
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
13.5 linear feet (27 boxes)Contains typescripts and proofs for Men and Memories and articles and addresses on art. Also includes letters to Rothenstein, family correspondence, papers relating to the Royal College of Art, and photographs, a scrapbook, clippings, and printed material.
Biographical / Historical
Rothenstein was an English painter and president of the Royal College of Art (1920-1935).
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. MS Eng 1148.2: Compositions
- ___A. Men and Memories
- ___B. Other compositions
- II. MS Eng 1148.3: Correspondence and other papers
- ___A. Letters to Alice (Kingsley) Rothenstein
- ___B. Letters to Sir William Rothenstein
- ___C. Other letters
- ___D. Other papers
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*63M-168. Purchased with the Amy Lowell fund; received: 1964 March 9.
- Title
- Rothenstein, William, Sir, 1872-1945. Sir William Rothenstein papers: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00683
Repository Details
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