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1. Rudulph Evans papers, 1862-2001

   1,700 items. 7 containers plus 3 oversize. 6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Sculptor. Correspondence, photographs, drawings, financial and legal records, awards and citations, printed matter, writings, and miscellaneous items relating to the creation of Evans’s sculptures, in particular the commission and execution of the statue for the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C.

2. Hendrik Christian Andersen papers, 1844-1940

   12,000 items. 45 containers plus 2 oversize. 18 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Author and sculptor. Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, poetry, lectures, family papers, drawings, and photographs relating primarily to Andersen's interest in the arts and in the creation of a world capital. Also includes correspondence, diaries, notebooks, and writings of his sister-in-law, Olivia Cushing Andersen.

3. Vinnie Ream and R.L. Hoxie papers, 1853-1937

   2,500 items. 9 containers plus 2 oversize. 6 linear feet. 5 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Sculptor Vinnie Ream and her husband, army officer and engineer Richard L. Hoxie. Correspondence, memoranda, commissions, essays, poetry by Vinnie Ream and Albert Pike, reports, notebooks, biographical data, scrapbooks, clippings, printed material, and memorabilia pertaining chiefly to Ream's work following her commission to execute the statue of Abraham Lincoln now standing in the United States Capitol rotunda.

4. Daniel Chester French papers, circa 1848-1968

   23,000 items. 94 containers. 37.6 linear feet. 44 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Sculptor and artist. Correspondence, writings, financial records, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers of French, his daughter, Margaret French Cresson, and other members of the French family relating primarily to French's career as a sculptor and artist and to the French family.

5. Bela Lyon Pratt papers, 1884-1918

   1,050 items. 3 containers. 1.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Sculptor. Chiefly correspondence from Bela Lyon Pratt, to his mother, Sarah Whittlesey Pratt, relating to his work and family life.

6. Solon Hannibal Borglum papers, 1886-1969

   875 items. 5 containers plus 2 oversize. 2 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Sculptor. Correspondence, commission files, subject files, articles, certificates and awards, photographs, printed matter, a scrapbook, and microfilm mostly relating to Borglum's career as a sculptor, his works of art, and his activities with the American Expeditionary Forces Art Training Center in Bellevue, France, Silvermine Group of Artists in New Canaan, Connecticut, and the School of American Sculpture in New York.

7. Gutzon Borglum papers, 1881-2019

   84,650 items. 227 containers plus 4 oversize. 91 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Sculptor, artist, and author. Correspondence, diaries, family papers, subject files, speeches and writings, and other papers relating primarily to Borglum's artistic works, especially the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and plans for a Confederate memorial at Stone Mountain, Georgia. Also includes records of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and of its officials.

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8. Jo Davidson papers, 1906-1952

   5,400 items. 18 containers. 7.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Sculptor. Correspondence, notes, speeches, articles, clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous material relating to Davidson's career as a sculptor and to his political activities with the Progressive Citizens of America and the National Wallace for President Committee.

9. Adelaide Johnson papers, 1873-1947

   40,000 items. 130 containers. 55.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Sculptor and suffragist. Family and general correspondence, diaries, speeches, articles, notes, and other papers concerning Johnson's life and activities as sculptor and feminist. Documents her work on the monument to Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, now located in the crypt of the United States Capitol. Also includes records of sittings by Susan B. Anthony, John Burroughs, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and others of whom she created portrait busts.

10. Oronzio Maldarelli papers, 1931-1962

    2,150 items. 8 containers. 3.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Sculptor and educator. Correspondence, clippings, press releases, articles, exhibition catalogs, photographs, sketches, designs, curriculum, and business records relating to Maldarelli's career and commissions.

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