Bush-Brown family papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00026
Scope and Contents
The Bush-Brown Family Papers include correspondence, diaries, writings, books, original sketches, paintings, photos of artwork, and travel correspondence of Lydia Head from Europe. There is significant material related to the artwork of sculptor Henry Kirke Bush-Brown, painter Margaret (Lesley) Bush-Brown), and textile artist Lydia (Bush-Brown) Head. There is also a biographical sketch of Margaret Bush-Brown's father, geologist J. Peter Lesley. Correspondents include various family memebers, artist Ellen Day Hale, author Eliza Orne White, and others.
Dates
- 1835-1969
Creator
- Bush-Brown Family (Family)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.
This collection has not been fully processed and therefore may be difficult to use.
This collection has not been fully processed and therefore may be difficult to use.
Conditions Governing Access
Until we move into New Neilson in early 2021, collections are stored in multiple locations and may take up to 48 hours to retrieve. Researchers are strongly encouraged to contact Special Collections (specialcollections@smith.edu) at least a week in advance of any planned visits so that boxes may be retrieved for them in a timely manner.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright ownership for the Bush Brown Family Papers is unknown. Copyright to unpublished materials may be owned by the creator, or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
Biographical / Historical
The principal subjects of the Bush-Brown family collection are: Henry Kirke Bush-Brown (1857-1935), sculptor; his wife Margaret (Lesley) Bush-Brown (1857-1944), painter; and their daughter, Lydia (Bush-Brown) Head (1887-1984), artist, designer. Also represented are their sons, Harold Bush-Brown (1888-1983), Professor of Architecture; and James Bush-Brown (1892-?), Landscape Architect; and sculptor Henry Kirke Brown (1814-1886), the uncle of Henry Kirke Bush-Brown.
Extent
7.25 linear feet (16 boxes, 9 volumes, oversize materials)
Overview
Includes papers of sculptor Henry Kirke Brown; his nephew, sculptor Henry Kirke Bush-Brown; his wife, painter Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown); their daughter, artist Lydia Bush-Brown Head; and sons, Harold Bush-Brown and James Bush-Brown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lydia Bush-Brown Head donated her family's papers to the Sophia Smith Collection from 1968 to 1978.
Processing Information
Finding aid revised by Jennifer Smar, SSC intern, 2006.
- Artists -- United States
- Brown family
- Bush-Brown Family
- Bush-Brown, Harold
- Bush-Brown, Henry Kirke, 1857-1935
- Bush-Brown, James
- Bush-Brown, Margaret Lesley, 1857-1944
- Courtship--United States--History--19th century--Sources
- Europe-Description and travel-Sources
- Family -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Hale, Ellen Day, 1854-1939
- Head, Lydia Bush-Brown
- Lesley family
- Occupational therapy--History--Sources
- Photographs.
- Research
- Sculptors--United States--Biography--Sources
- Textile artists--United States--Biography--Sources
- Women artists -- United States
- Works of art
- World War, 1914-1918--France--Personal narratives, American
- books
- correspondence
- diaries
- lecture notes
- memorabilia
- writings
Creator
- Bush-Brown Family (Family)
- Title
- Bush-Brown family papers
- Subtitle
- Finding Aid
- Date
- © 2006
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 07/26/2017: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)
- 2017-07-26T17:48:16-04:00: This record was migrated from InMagic DB Textworks to ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository