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Dwight Blaney papers, circa 1883-1944, circa 1993, bulk circa 1883-1920s

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Series 1: Personal Papers, circa 1883-circa 1920s
0.3 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 4

Personal papers include Blaney's Arts Club membership document, a copy of the Guild of Boston Artists by-laws, and two letters to Blaney from Andrew J. Lloyd Co. and from Mrs. F. A. Saunderson regarding two glass plate negatives being sent to Blaney. Also found is a draft list for a catalog of Blaney's watercolors; a list of catalogues on Boston Art Club letterhead; a lithograph by J. S. Schweinfurth; twenty-eight small pencil and pen sketches by Dwight Blaney, possibly Henry Blaney, and unidentified artists; seven architectural sketches by Dwight Blaney; and three menus from a dinner in honor of Alexander Agassiz at the Tavern Club, Boston, with drawings on the back. One of the drawings is signed "C. W.," who is possibly friend, and marine artist, George Canning Wales.
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Arts Club Membership, undated
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1
Guild of Boston Artists, Copy of By-Laws, 1914
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2
Henry Blaney Material, circa 1883-1893
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3
Letters to Dwight Blaney, circa 1920s
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4
Notes and Lists, circa 1890-circa 1927
1
5
Lithograph of Ornamental Ironwork by J. S. Schweinfurth, undated
Oversized material housed in OV 4
1
6
Sketches, Architectural, circa 1892
Oversized material housed in OV 4
1
7
Sketches by Dwight Blaney and Henry Blaney, circa 1883-circa 1900s
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8
Sketches by "C. W.", undated
1
9
Sketches, Unidentified, undated
1
10
Oversized Lithograph and Sketches, Architectural from Box 1, Folders 6 and 7
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Series 2: Notebooks, circa 1920s
0.4 Linear feet
Box 2

Notebooks comprise three loose-leaf binders containing a draft of writings on "The History of Art," illustrated with reproductions of artwork. The notebooks contain notes on technical forms, Dutch, English, Flemish, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and American artists, and the history of sculpture.
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Notebook, Technical Terms and European Painters, circa 1910
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1
Notebook, European and American Painters, circa 1910
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2
Notebook, Sculpture, circa 1910
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Series 3: Printed Material, 1883-1927, 1944
0.2 Linear feet
Box 3

Printed material includes exhibition catalogs from 1883-1927 of group exhibitions and solo exhibitions for artists including John Breck, Claude Monet, John Pyle, and James McNeill Whistler. Also found are announcements and seven catalogs for Blaney exhibitions, and catalogs for five exhibitions which included artwork owned by Blaney.
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Exhibition Catalogs, 1883-1889
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1
Exhibition Catalogs, 1890-1897
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2
Exhibition Catalogs, 1900-1921
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3
Exhibition Catalogs, 1922-1927
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Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements for Blaney Exhibitions, circa 1892-circa 1924
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Exhibition Catalogs Featuring Artwork owned by Blaney, 1896-1927
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Exhibition Invitation, circa 1883-1928
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7
News Clippings About Blaney, 1924-1925
3
8
Miscellaneous About Others, 1883-1923
3
9
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Series 4: Scrapbook on John Singer Sargent, 1920s
0.2 Linear feet
BV 5

The scrapbook contains photographs of artwork by John Singer Sargent and clippings about Sargent from the 1920s.
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Scrapbook on John Singer Sargent, 1920s
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Series 5: Photographic Material, circa 1883-circa 1920, circa 1993
2.2 Linear feet
Boxes 3, 6-10

Photographs include two of Dwight Blaney, one of John Breck and two of his studio, and one portrait of John Singer Sargent. Also found are a photo of artwork by Blaney, one of the music room at his home in Boston, and two negatives of silver and other ornaments in a cabinet. Also found are twenty circa 1993 slides which represent copies of photographs from an album documenting a family trip to Bermuda.
Glass plate negatives are of artwork by Blaney; rooms and furniture in homes belonging to the Blaneys; photographs of artwork by John Singer Sargent; and a circa 1924 image of Sargent painting on the deck of Blaney's boat on Ironbound Island, painting Blaney, who is painting on the shore.
Glass plate negatives have been digitized.
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Of Dwight Blaney, circa 1905
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10
Of John Breck and his Studio, circa 1896
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11
Of John Singer Sargent, circa 1920s
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12
Of Artwork, Music Room, and Silverware, cira 1880s-circa 1900
3
13
Slides of Photos from Blaney Family Album, circa 1993
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14
Photocopies of Photographs of Glass Plate Negative Boxes, circa 1900-circa 1920s
3
15
Glass Plate Negative Original Enclosures for Sargent Paintings, circa 1922
3
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Glass Plate Negative Original Enclosures, circa 1917-1927
3
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Glass Plate Negative Original Enclosures, Furniture, 1912-1926
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Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1920s
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Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1920s
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Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1920s
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Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1920s
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Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1920s
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