Guide to the Pennell Correspondence, 1782-1934
Providence Public Library Special Collections
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-455-8021
Fax: 401-455-8065
email: special_collections@provlib.org
Published in 2014
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Pennell Correspondence |
| Date range: |
1782-1934 |
| Creator: |
Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 |
| Extent: |
.25 linear feet
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| Abstract: |
The collection consists of 33 letters, primarily written by Joseph and Elizabeth Pennell, and one receipt. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
Providence Public Library Special Collections
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| Collection number: |
MSS 014 |
Scope & content
The collection consists of 33 letters, primarily written by Joseph and Elizabeth Pennell, and one receipt.
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Arrangement
The collection is organized in the order used by the original compiler (presumably T. Robley Louttit), which is essentially chronological.
Biographical note
Joseph Pennell (1857-1926) was a prolific and influential illustrator as well as an author. Born in Philadelphia, Pennell eventually made London his home for 36 years, and travelled across Europe with his wife and longtime collaborator, Elizabeth Robins, producing illustrations for travel books. The Pennell’s became close to many of the artists of the period, especially James McNeill Whistler whose biography they wrote together. Engraving was Pennell’s early medium of choice, but he embraced
lithography in the 1890s. Among his most notable lithographs is the poster he produced to encourage purchases of
Liberty Bonds during World War I.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
There are no restrictions on access. This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Providence Public Library Special Collections department. |
| Use of the materials: |
Researchers are requested to cite the collection name and the Providence Public Library in all bibliographic references. |
| Preferred citation: |
Pennell Correspondence, MSS014, Providence Public Library, Providence, Rhode Island. |
| Contact information: |
Providence Public Library Special Collections
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-455-8021
Fax: 401-455-8065
email: special_collections@provlib.org
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
This collection was given to the Library by T. Robley Louttit. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Pat Loan, July 2012. |
| Encoding: |
Finding aid encoded by Stacie M. Parillo,
2014 December 09. |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Related material: |
Pennell’s war poster is available in the World War I and II Posters Collection in Providence Public Library Special Collections.For additional background information, see the biography of Pennell by Michael Scott Joseph and Constance Vidor in the Dictionary of Literary Biography, volume 188: American Book and Magazine Illustrators to 1920 (Detroit: Gale Research, 1998): 250-269. Additional archival collections of Joseph Pennell materials are held by the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Pennsylvania.
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Inventory
| Folder 1 |
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Lane, Isaac to William Pennell
Contents Note: Receipt for the purchase of lumber.
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1782 |
| Folder 2 |
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Pennell, Joseph to Mr. Hueffur
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undated |
| Folder 3 |
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Pennell, William to Mr. Johnson
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October 22 |
| Folder 4 |
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Pennell, Joseph to Richard Westcott
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1881 December 31 |
| Folder 5 |
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Pennell, Elizabeth R. to Mr. Niles
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1886 June 18 |
| Folder 6 |
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Pennell, Elizabeth R. to Mr. Niles
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1889 February 9 |
| Folder 7 |
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Pennell, Joseph to Martin Colles
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1889 December 31 |
| Folder 8 |
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Pennell, Elizabeth R. to Mr. Johnson
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1897 November 24 |
| Folder 9 |
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Pennell, Elizabeth R. to Editor of North American Review
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1899 February 6 |
| Folder 10 |
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Pennell, Joseph to Richard Westcott
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1904 March 13 |
| Folder 11 |
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Pennell, Joseph to Richard Westcott
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1905 February 4 |
| Folder 12 |
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Pennell, Joseph to Thomas R. Way
Contents Note: Correspondence relating to a Whistler painting.
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1907 April 17 |
| Folder 13 |
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Pennell, Joseph to Thomas R. Way
Contents Note: On letterhead of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers.
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1907 June 6 |
| Folder 14 |
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Pennell, Joseph to Richard Westcott
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1908 February 16 |
| Folder 15 |
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Pennell, Joseph to Thomas R. Way
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1909 January 24 |
| Folder 16 |
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Pennell, Joseph to S.C. Smith
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1913 October 16 |
| Folder 17 |
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Pennell, Elizabeth R. to Mr. Niles
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March 29 |
| Folder 18 |
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Pennell, Elizabeth R. to Mrs. Way
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1915 May 9 |
| Folder 19 |
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Pennell, Joseph to Mr. Landis
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1917 September 30 |
| Folder 20 |
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Pennell, Joseph to Public Info. Comm.
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1918 May 15 |
| Folder 21 |
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Pennell, Elizabeth R. to John VanDyke
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1919 November 6 |
| Folder 22 |
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Pennell, Joseph to A.S. Graham
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1919 November 28 |
| Folder 23 |
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Pennell, Joseph to A.S. Graham
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1923 May 9 |
| Folder 24 |
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Pennell, Joseph to A.S. Graham
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1923 July 19 |
| Folder 25 |
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Pennell, Joseph to A.S. Graham
Contents Note: With envelope.
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1923 November 14 |
| Folder 26 |
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Pennell, Joseph to James Thierry
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1923 November 18 |
| Folder 27 |
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Pennell, Joseph to A.S. Graham
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1923 November 18 |
| Folder 28 |
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Pennell, Joseph to A.S. Graham
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1924 February 29 |
| Folder 29 |
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Pennell, Joseph to A.S. Graham
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1924 June 22 |
| Folder 30 |
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Pennell, Joseph to A.S. Graham
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1924 August 30 |
| Folder 31 |
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Pennell, Elizabeth R. to T. Robley Louttit
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1931 February 27 |
| Folder 32 |
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Pennell, Elizabeth R. to T. Robley Louttit
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1932 December 11 |
| Folder 33 |
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Pennell, Elizabeth R. to T. Robley Louttit
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1933 January 1 |
| Folder 34 |
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Pennell, Elizabeth R. to T. Robley Louttit
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1934 September 15 |