Guide to the Lorea Standish Adams papers, 1900-1920,
1998
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Fleet Library at RISD
2 College Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-709-5922
Fax: 401-709-5932
email: risdarchives@risd.edu
Published in 2013
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Lorea Standish Adams papers |
| Date range: |
1900-1920, 1998 |
| Creator: |
Adams, Lorea Standish,
1882-1963 |
| Extent: |
1 linear ft.
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| Abstract: |
The Lorea Standish Adams papers contain art education
materials made, drawn, or collected by the Rhode Island School of Design graduate (class
of 1911), 1900-1920. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
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| Collection number: |
16.2.15 |
Scope & content
The Lorea Standish Adams papers contain art education materials made, drawn, or
collected by Adams, 1900-1920. There are pamphlets and clippings used in classes that
showcase different drawing and illustration examples for children and teenagers. The
series also includes notes on teaching, classroom protocol, and classroom syllabuses
created by Adams and syllabuses published for Rhode Island and Massachusetts
schools.
The collection holds Adams' school records and grades from RISD classes. Included are
Adams' notebooks from primary school and RISD. One notebook contains her complete
notes for a Saturday public school teachers drawing class taught by Helen E. Cleaves,
1910-1911, with lectures highlighting Denman Ross's Color Theory. The collection
holds correspondence with and publications by educational instruction companies and
others including the Prang Educational School and the National Association of Audubon
Societies.
The collection includes a list of her books donated to the Fleet Library at RISD in
1998.
Publications included in the series are:
- Harlow, Louis K. Green Pastures and Still Waters. Boston: Samuel E.
Cassino, 1887. [folder 1/4]
- Seegmiller, Wilhelmina, ed. Applied Arts Drawing Books. New York: Atkinson,
Mentzer, and Grover, 1911. [folder 1/4]
- Jones, Arthur J. "A Syllabus for the Study of the History of Eduction."
Rhode Island Normal School Bulletin. Providence, 1910. [folder 1/5
- Whitney, Frederick. Blackboard Drawing. Worcester, Mass.: The Davis Press,
1903. [folder 1/6]
- Weir, Irene and Elizabeth Stone. Outline of Courses in Design,
Representation and Color for High School Classes. Brookline, Mass., 1910.
[folder 1/11]
- Drawing and Manual Training: Outline of Lessons for Boston Elementary
Schools, 1910-1911. Boston: Dept. of Education [folder 1/11]
- Applied Arts Drawing Books: A Suggested Outline Autumn. New York: Atkinson,
Mentzer and Grover. [folder 1/11]
- Reproductions of Original Drawings Made With Dixon's Colored Crayons. Jersey
City, NJ: Joseph Dixon Crucible Co. [folder 2/2]
- North American Birds Compliments of Chase and Sanborn Tea and Coffee
Importers. Chase and Sanborn, 1905. [folder 2/2]
Access Points
Subject Names
Subject Names
Subject Topics
Subject Topics
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material and topic of teaching.
Biographical note
Lorea Standish Adams was born in Maine on 1882 January 31. Her parents were Capt. John
Quincy Adams (1845 – 1911) and Emma L. Gregory (1850 – 1909). She taught school in
Rockland, Maine, circa 1903-1906, before attending Rhode Island School of Design from
1907 to 1911, receiving a diploma in Normal Art. She taught drawing and art in
Burrillville and Cranston, Rhode Island public schools for more than 20 years. During
this time she also attended RISD day and evening classes, 1912-13, 1916-17, 1922-23, and
1933-34.
Adams died 1963 November in Providence, Rhode Island.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
The use of certain documents and collections may be restricted. Please consult the
Archives staff for further details. |
| Use of the materials: |
Permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from archival materials must be obtained
in writing from the Archives. The researcher assumes full responsibility for use of
material and for conformity to all applicable laws, including copyright. |
| Preferred citation: |
Lorea Standish Adams papers, Rhode Island School of Design Archives. |
| Contact information: |
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Fleet Library at RISD
2 College Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-709-5922
Fax: 401-709-5932
email: risdarchives@risd.edu
|
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
Philip T. Fazioli donated the Lorea Standish Adams papers to the RISD Archives in
1998. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Rachael Juskuv. |
| Encoding: |
Finding aid encoded by Rachael Juskuv 2013 November 15 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Maps
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Rhode Island Arbor Day Programs
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1909-1912 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Illustrative and Figure Drawings
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Alphabet Sheets and Handmade Alphabet Templates
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
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"History of Education" Class Notes
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1910 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Blackboard Drawings and Publications
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1906 |
| Box 1, Folder 7 |
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Class Lesson Plans and Handmade Project Templates
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Ancient History Notebook
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 9 |
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School Notebook
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1900 |
| Box 1, Folder 10 |
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Primary Plans Magazine and other Clippings
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1913 |
| Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Lesson Outline Manuals
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1902-1910 |
| Box 2, Folder 1 |
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Children's Christmas Projects
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undated |
| Box 2, Folder 2 |
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Animals, Birds
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1906-1919 |
| Box 2, Folder 3 |
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Class Outlines October
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circa 1915 |
| Box 2, Folder 4 |
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Report Cards
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1905-1911 |
| Box 2, Folder 5 |
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Book Donation List
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1998 |
| Box 2, Folder 6 |
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Class Notes
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undated |
| Box 2, Folder 7 |
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Spanish Notebook
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1920 |
| Box 2, Folder 8 |
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Class Notes - Helen E. Cleaves Drawing Class
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1910-1911 |
| Box 2, Folder 9 |
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Class Drawings, various media
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1910 |