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Collection Overview
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Search Terms
Contents: finding aid
Henry Kirke Brown
Henry Kirke Bush-Brown
Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown
Lydia Bush-Brown Head
Harold Kirke Bush-Brown
James Bush-Brown
Malcolm Bush-Brown
James and Malcolm Bush-Brown
General correspondence (most to Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown unless otherwise noted)
OVERSIZE MATERIALS
BOOKS ON SHELF
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Bush-Brown Family Papers, 1835-1969Finding Aid© 2006
| | | | | Creator: | Bush-Brown Family | | Title: | Bush-Brown Family Papers | | Dates: | 1835-1969 | | Abstract: | Includes papers of sculptor Henry Kirke Brown; his nephew, sculptor Henry Kirke Bush-Brown; his wife, painter Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown); their
daughter, artist Lydia Bush-Brown Head; and sons, Harold Bush-Brown and James Bush-Brown.
| | Extent: | 15 boxes; 8 volumes; oversize materials(7 linear ft.) | | Language: | English | | Identification: | MS 26 |
Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown, Newburgh, N.Y., undatedThe principal subjects of the Bush-Brown family collection are: Henry Kirke Bush-Brown (1857-1935), sculptor; his wife Margaret (Lesley) Bush-Brown (1857-1944), painter; and their daughter, Lydia (Bush-Brown) Head (1887-1984), artist, designer. Also represented are their sons, Harold Bush-Brown (1888-1983), Professor of Architecture; and James Bush-Brown (1892-?), Landscape Architect; and sculptor Henry Kirke Brown (1814-1886), the uncle of Henry Kirke Bush-Brown. Return to the Table of Contents
The Bush-Brown Family Papers include correspondence, diaries, writings, books, original sketches, paintings, photos of artwork, and travel correspondence of Lydia Head from Europe. There is significant material related to the artwork of sculptor Henry Kirke Bush-Brown, painter Margaret (Lesley) Bush-Brown), and textile artist Lydia (Bush-Brown) Head. There is also a biographical sketch of Margaret Bush-Brown's father, geologist J. Peter Lesley. Correspondents include various family memebers, artist Ellen Day Hale, author Eliza Orne White, and others. Return to the Table of Contents
The following terms represent persons, organizations, and topics documented in this collection. To find additional materials use these headings to search this web site, the Five College Library Catalog, or other library catalogs and databases. Return to the Table of Contents
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 1 | Contents: finding aid |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 2 | "Henry Kirke Brown in Italy-" The American Art Journal by Wayne Craven, n.d.
1842-1846, |
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| "The Early Work and Development of Henry Kirke Brown" (thesis) by Octavia Hughes |
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| "Life and Letters of a Sculptor Henry K. Brown" (manuscript), ed. by Henry K. Bush-Brown,
circa 1934 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 3 | Artwork (probably goes with "Life and Letters" manuscript above) |
| 4 | HKB and his studio,
1862-1866 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 2 | 1-2 | Sculptures: photographs,
1887-1912 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 3 | 1 | Invitation, certificates, sketch, and correspondence,
1908-30 |
| 2 | Biographical materials, notes, and articles,
1886-1935 |
| 3 | Pamphlets, correspondence, and articles,
1900-30 |
| 4 | The Arts Club, Washington D.C.: pamphlets, clippings, correspondence, and photograph,
1918-27 |
| 5 | Exhibitions: pamphlets, correspondence, and article,
1922-31 |
| 7 | Photographs (D.C. home and studios),
circa 1922 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 3 | 8-9 | "Indian Buffalo Hunt": Congressional bill, correspondence, clippings, and photographs,
1893-1943 |
| 10 | Medallions, plaques, etc.: photographs and clippings,
1930 |
| 11 | Projects: clippings, photographs, pamphlets, and proposals,
1926 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 4 | 1 | Caroline Bush (H.K.B.B.'s mother) to Lydia (her sister),
1866-1904 |
| 2 | Julia Bush (H.K.B.B.'s sister) and Caroline Bush,
1885 |
| 3 | Photographs (Bush family),
1866 |
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| Correspondence from Henry Kirke Bush-Brown to |
Box |
Folder |
| | 4 | 4 | Henry Kirk Brown and Lydia (aunt and uncle),
1866 |
| 5 | Susan and Peter Lesley,
1885-86 |
| 6-10 | Lydia Bush-Brown (daughter),
1904-35 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 5 | 1-10 | Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown (wife),
1885-1929 |
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| Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown |
Box |
Folder |
| | 6 | 1 | Biographical materials: correspondence, notes, pamphlet, and clippings,
1923 |
| 2-4 | Diaries, 1872 [volume labeled
1869]-1903 |
| 5 | Address books and album,
n.d. |
| 6 | Literary Society: minutes,
1926 |
| 7 | Lecture on "relations of women,"
1901 |
| 8 | Notebook, notes, and correspondence,
1927-39 |
| 9 | Marriage certificate and list of wedding gifts,
1886 |
| 10-11 | Photographs,
1887-1928 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 7 | 1 | Exhibitions: catalogues, lists, and articles,
1923-35 |
| 3-4 | Photographs of artwork,
1914-24, n.d. |
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| Photograph album (MLBB and her works),
n.d. |
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| Miniatures by Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown,
n.d. |
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| Correspondence from M.L.B.B. to |
Box |
Folder |
| | 8 | 1 | Susan Lesley,
1885 |
| 2 | Margaret H. White and Eliza Drue White,
1889 |
| 3 | Henry Kirke Bush-Brown and family,
1921-22 |
| 4-8 | Henry Kirke Bush-Brown,
1907-26 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 9 | 1-3 | Lydia,
1930-44 |
| 4 | Family (during trip to England, Scotland, Ireland),
1914 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 10 | 1 | Biographical materials: articles, clippings, and certificate,
1922 |
| 2-3 | Writings: memoirs (of Syria, Italy, Greece, Algonac (France), and Littlebrook),
1925-65 |
| 4 | Camp Fire Girls: articles, book, and calendar,
1914-29 |
| 5 | Exhibitions: articles, pamphlets, and clippings,
1927-53 |
| 6-7 | Silk murals: exhibitions, articles and clippings,
1927-50 |
| 8 | Silk murals and watercolors: exhibition catalog, clippings and articles,
1943-61 |
| 9-10 | Photographs and patents,
1930-39 |
| 11 | Silk murals: color scheme and notes,
n.d. |
Box |
Folder |
| | 11 | 1 | Christmas cards,
1928 |
| 2 | Paper dolls and costumes,
n.d. |
| 4 | Shephards Nine - School of Dance: articles,
n.d. |
Box |
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| | 12 |
| Silk murals: photograph albums (2),
1917- |
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| "Block Printed Samples of Gowns, Scarves, Cloakes from": sketchbook
1911 to 1918 |
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| Correspondence from L.B.B.H. to |
Box |
Folder |
| | 13 | 1 | Mary Ames (aunt),
1909 |
| 2 | Extracts of letters to family from France,
1918 |
| 3 | James Bush-Brown (from France),
1918 |
| 4-5 | Henry Kirke Bush-Brown and Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown (from France),
1918 |
| 6-7 | Henry Kirke Bush-Brown and Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown,
1925 |
| 8 | Uncle Frank (from Europe),
1925 |
| 9 | Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown,
1929-37 |
| 10-11 | Francis Head (from Mexico and California),
1928-32 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 14 | 1 | Articles by and about,
1888 |
| 6 | Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown,
1909-20 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 14 | 7 | Articles by and about,
n.d. |
| 9 | To Lydia Bush-Brown,
1938-67 |
| 10 | Louise Bush-Brown (wife of James) to Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown,
1938 |
| 11-13 | Lydia Bush-Brown,
1904-15 |
| 14 | Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown,
1904-14 |
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| James and Malcolm Bush-Brown |
Box |
Folder |
| | 14 | 15 | Play (manuscript): "Edith of Glenmire,"
circa 1901 |
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| General correspondence (most to Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown unless otherwise noted) |
Box |
Folder |
| | 15 | 1-3 | To Margaret and Henry Bush-Brown on their engagement,
1885 |
| 4 | ? Florence (and Lazare),
1884-85 |
| 5 | Ames, Charles Lesley (son of Charles W.; cousin),
n.d. |
| 6 | Ames, Charles W.,
1876-82 |
| 7-9 | Ames, Mary Lesley: to Susan Lesley and MLBB, lectures, and typescripts,
1882-86 |
| 10 | Ashburner, Charles A.,
1886 |
| 11 | Boericke, William,
1882 |
| 12 | Boyle, John J. and Bess,
1886 |
| 13 | Brooks, T. Benton,
1886 |
| 14 | Clements, Gabrielle D.,
1884-85 |
| 15 | Crothers, Louise (wife of Samuel McCord),
1930 |
| 16 | Doggett, Lawrence L.,
1919 |
| 17 | Deerfield Academy,
1934 |
| 18 | Delano, Catherine Lyman to Susan Lyman Lesley (sister),
1885 |
| 19 | Déson, Édouard,
1880-81 |
| 20 | Goldthwait, Joel E., Lt. Col. M.C. (extract from letter re: Lydia),
1918 |
| 21 | Gotch, J. Alfred,
1884-86 |
| 22 | Guinotte, Alfred and Laure,
1886 |
| 23-25 | Hale, Ellen Day,
1877-87 |
| 26 | Hall, James (American Geological Association),
1883 |
| 27 | Hallowell, Sarah C.F.,
1884-85 |
| 31 | Jackson, Anna (Philadelphia family friend),
n.d. |
| 32 | Johnson, Eastman (painter),
1885 |
| 33-36 | Lesley, Peter: biographical articles and correspondence (to MLBB, HKBB, and uncles),
1844-87 |
| 37 | Lesley, Susan,
1823-1904, n.d. |
| 38 | Lesley, Susan to Margaret E. Harding,
1888-96 |
| 9 | Lesley, Peter and Susan: mementos,
n.d. |
| 40 | Lesquereux, Leo,
1885-86 |
| 42 | Roosevelt, Sara Delano,
1938 |
| 43 | Smith, Richard S.,
1882 |
| 44 | Thayor, Abbott A.,
1882-86 |
| 45 | Volkenden, Karl,
1884-86 |
| 46 | White, Eliza Orne,
1881-85 |
| 48 | White, Margaret E. Harding,
n.d. |
| 49 | Lesley, J. Peter,
1819-1903 |
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| Etchings by Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown:"Ellen Day Hale" and "Fishing" (1885)
(1883) |
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| Beaux Arts to Bauhaus and Beyond: An Architect's Perspective by Harold Bush-Brown,
1976 |
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| Garden Blocks for Urban America by Louise Bush-Brown,
1969 |
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| America's Garden Book by Louise and James Bush-Brown,
1943 |
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| Portraits of Philadelphia Gardens by Louise and James Bush-Brown,
1929 |
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| Life and Letters of Peter and Susan Lesley (parts
1 and 2) |
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| Recollection of My Mother by Susan Lesley,
1889 |
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| A Little Girl of Long Ago by Eliza Orne White,
1896 |
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| Ednath and Her Brothers by Eliza Orne White,
1900 |
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