Margaretta Hinchman letterbooks
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of three volumes of Margaretta Hinchman's letterbooks. Each volume is organized alphabetically by the last name of the letter writer, and contains personal correspondence related to social events and social calls. Notable letter writers include Helen Keller.
Dates
- Creation: 1922-1942
Creator
- Hinchman, Margaretta Shoemaker (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Margaretta Shoemaker Hinchman (1876-1955) was a Quaker artist, illustrator, photographer, and sculptor. Hinchman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 12, 1876, the daughter of Lydia Swain Mitchell and Charles Shoemaker Hinchman. Hinchman studied art in the late 1890s with Kenyon Cox, Charles Grafly, and Howard Pyle. Hinchman never married, and died on July 23, 1955.
Extent
0.23 Linear Feet (3 volumes)
Language
English
Overview
Each volume of Margaretta Hinchman's letterbooks is organized alphabetically by the last name of the letter writer, and contains personal correspondence related to social events and social calls.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed September, 2015.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Margaretta Hinchman letterbooks, 1922-1942
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- September, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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