Henry Sharpless sketchbooks
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two sketchbooks created by Henry Sharpless after his time at Haverford. The sketchbooks include pencil drawings of objects and buildings. There are also still lifes. One of the sketchbooks contains a short note on the inside cover written by "HH.B.J.CJ".
Dates
- Creation: 1850-1851
Creator
- Sharpless, Henry Hale G. (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Henry Hale Graham Sharpless entered Haverford in 1836 and graduated in 1840. He was born in Philadelphia, Pa. on October 12, 1823, and died in Chester Hills, Philadelphia on April 15, 1870. He was married to Mary Lyman Van Buren.
Extent
0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
French
Abstract
This collection contains two sketchbooks created by Henry Sharpless after his time at Haverford.
Processing Information
Processed by Maia Schwallie and Elizabeth Jones-Minsinger, completed July 2023.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Henry Sharpless sketchbooks
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Maia Schwallie and Elizabeth Jones-Minsinger
- Date
- July, 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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