Wyeth Family Correspondence
Scope and Contents
This collection contains eighty four letters written by members of the Wyeth family between 1902-1929 and relate family activities, news, and trips. The majority of the letters are to Andrew Newell Wyeth (1853-1929) and Henriette Wyeth (1858-1925) from their sons the N.C. (Newell Converse) Wyeth (1882-1945), Nathaniel (1888-1954), Edwin (1886-?), and Stimson (1891-1970). Also included are 19 letters by N.C. Wyeth discussing his activities, family, and projects for the Federal Bank and the Massachusetts Art Commission. In addition to the correspondence, there are four pencil sketches by N.C. Wyeth and seven family photographs.
Dates
- 1902-1929
- Other: Date acquired: 07/00/1968
Creator
- N. C. (Newell Converse) Wyeth (Family)
- Wyeth, Nathaniel (Family)
- Wyeth, Edwin (Family)
- Wyeth, Stimson (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Biographical / Historical
American artist N. C. (Newell Converse) Wyeth (1882-1945), was born on a farm in Needham, Massachusetts on October 22, 1888. Wyeth’s father, Andrew Newell Wyeth, II (1853-1929), was from a family whose ancestors came from England to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1645 and fought in the Revolutionary War. The family of Wyeth’s mother, Henriette Zirngiebel Wyeth (1858-1925), immigrated from Switzerland to America in 1855. The Wyeth’s married in 1881 and had four children: N.C. Wyeth, Nathaniel (1888-1954), Edwin (1886-?), and Stimson (1891-1970). N.C. Wyeth began his artistic career by illustrating books for Scribner Classics, among them Treasure Island. Nathaniel Wyeth was an inventor and started the Wyeth Motor Car Company located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Edwin graduated from Harvard and was a landscape designer and worked at the American Forestry Company. Stimson also graduated from Harvard where he studied languages and was the principal of Stoughton High School. N.C. Wyeth is the grandfather of artist Andrew Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth’s great-grandfather.
Extent
84.00 Items
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Method of Acquisition
Purchased from Goodspeeds Book Shop in 1968.
Processing Information
Rare Books and Manuscripts Department staff.
Processing Information
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- Artists — Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- N. C. (Newell Converse) Wyeth, 1882-1945
- Wyeth Family
- Wyeth, Edwin
- Wyeth, N. C. 1882-1945 —
- Wyeth, Nathaniel
- Wyeth, Stimpson
- Title
- Wyeth Family Correspondence
- Date
- 12/03/2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2014-12: Updated by Kimberly Reynolds, December 2014.
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