Biographical material consists of curriculum vitae and awards.
Letters primarily discuss Briggs's activities with various arts organizations, and include one letter signed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mabel Conkling, Gail Sherman Corbett, Elisabeth Sturtevant Theobald, and other artists.
This series includes two notebooks concerning Briggs's book Charles Willson Peale: Artist and Patriot (1952) and one notebook concerning her other book To the Shores of Tripoli (1955). Additional writings describe Briggs's artwork and consist of typescripts by Briggs and others.
Description Container Select Notebooks Concerning Book Charles Willson Peale: Artist and Patriot , 1950-1954 Select: Notebooks Concerning Book Charles Willson Peale: Artist and Patriot, 1950-1954(11 folders) Notebooks Concerning Book To the Shores of Tripoli , 1954 Select: Notebooks Concerning Book To the Shores of Tripoli, 1954(6 folders) Writings by Briggs, undated Select: Writings by Briggs, undated Writings by Others, 1953, undated Select: Writings by Others, 1953, undated
Artwork by Briggs includes three sketchbooks of birds drawn at the Bronx Zoo, the San Diego Zoo, and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Also included are miscellaneous undated drawings, and a block print.
Description Container Select Sketchbook of Birds in Bronx Zoo, 1931-1936 Select: Sketchbook of Birds in Bronx Zoo, 1931-1936 Sketchbook of Birds in San Diego Zoo, 1940 Select: Sketchbook of Birds in San Diego Zoo, 1940 Sketchbook of Birds in Washington Zoo and Bronx Zoo, 1941-1942 Select: Sketchbook of Birds in Washington Zoo and Bronx Zoo, 1941-1942 Miscellaneous Drawings, undated Select: Miscellaneous Drawings, undated(see also Box 2) Block Print of the Crucifiction, undated Select: Block Print of the Crucifiction, undated Oversized Drawing of a Cat, undated Select: Oversized Drawing of a Cat, undated(see also Box 1)
Scrapbook 1 contains letters, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs and miscellaneous programs. Scrapbook 2 consists of only a few pages containing clippings. Scrapbook 3 concerns Briggs's books Charles Willson Peale: Artist and Patriot and To the Shores of Tripoli and contains letters, clippings, a press release, and an exhibition announcement.
This series contains clippings including Briggs's obituary, press releases, and exhibition announcements and catalogs that document Briggs's career.
Description Container Select Clippings, 1932-1976 Select: Clippings, 1932-1976(8 folders) Press Releases, 1932-1943, undated Select: Press Releases, 1932-1943, undated Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1932-1963 Select: Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1932-1963(2 folders) Miscellaneous Printed Material, 1939-1956, undated Select: Miscellaneous Printed Material, 1939-1956, undated
All photographs are of artwork.
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