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John Russell Bartlett papers (JRB Papers)

John Carter Brown Library

Box 1894
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Custodial history: Acquisition The Mexican Boundary Commission Records, watercolors and drawings were donated to the John Carter Brown Library by John Russell Bartlett in 1881. Upon John Russell Bartlett's death in 1886, the remaining papers and manuscripts were retained by the John Carter Brown Library. In 1915, John Russell Bartlett's grandson, Henry A. DuVillard donated 7 volumes of correspondence to the John Carter Brown Library.
Processing information: Annual Reports of the John Carter Brown Library 1915, 1960-1965, 1968Microfilm inventory of The Mexican Boundary Commission Papers with basic descriptions created 1970, revised in 1994 Watercolors and drawings (1850-1852) inventory created 1994An Annotated Guide to the Artwork of the United States Boundary Commission, 1850-1853, Under the Direction of John Russell Bartlett 1994Correspondence inventory created 2001 by Gabe NajeraCorrespondence and Writings and Research rehoused by Anthony M. Belz January 2012- July 2013
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Anthony M. Belz
Encoding: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-02-01.
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