2018 Addition, 1873-1937
Conditions Governing Access
The Pennell-Whistler Collection is open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence; drafts, annotated galleys, proofs, and promotional material concerning book publications; printed matter; research files concerning Whistler; and other items concerning both Joseph and Elizabeth Pennell. Additional papers of Charles Godfrey Leland. The "Book inserts" are items that were found in the Pennell books donated to the Library of Congress, usually consisting of news clippings or short pieces of correspondence. These items were removed and placed in an envelope with the name and call number of the book written on the envelope.
Dates
- Creation: 1873-1937
Access and Restrictions
The Pennell-Whistler Collection is open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Arrangement
Arranged into an Alphabetical file; Book, article, lecture file; Correspondence; Charles Godfrey Leland file; Printed matter; Organizations file; and a James McNeill Whistler file, and alphabetically therein.
Container Range
Box: 381-409
Part of the Manuscript Division Repository
Manuscript Reading Room
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