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James Britton diary, vol. XXVI

Archives of American Art

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    Object Details

    Creator

    Britton, James, 1878-1936

    Subject

    Britton, James
    World War, 1914-1918

    Place of publication, production, or execution

    No place, unknown, or undetermined

    Physical Description

    Diary : 1 v. : handwritten, ill. ; 16 x 10 cm.

    Summary

    Britton describes his daily activities, who he has seen, what pieces he worked on, and discusses politics and world events such as the end of World War I. Some pages include small sketches.
    Last dated entry is dated "Sunday [illegible] Jan."
    This is one of 49 numbered volumes of diaries in Britton's papers. Britton compiled detailed index of many of the diaries. Entries from the index pertaining to this diary are below. Numbers indicate page numbers (which are written in the top right corner of each right-hand page).
    Anderson, Oscar: 28; Apel, Marie: 44, 47, 57, 97-99; Armistice, 64-8, 76; Babcock, E. C.: 85, 90, 102-3, 112, 117, 123, 127; Bellows, George: 41-6, 187; Bernstein, Teresa: 44-6, 58-9, 63, 80-4, 90-2, 104, 133; Copley, John Singleton: 57, 81-2, 106, 109-12, 121-2, 129; Detweiller, F. 97, 119, 123-5, 130-4; Dickinson, S.E.: 48, 90, 125-7, 133; DuBois, Guy Pene: 40, 89-91; Henri, Robert: 46, 98; Higgins, Eugene: 45-6, 60, 84, 136-7; Knoedlers: 136, 180-1; Kraushaar, John: 42; Kress: 42-3; Kuehne, Max: 42; Lever, Beatrice Sinclair: 42, 47, 57, 86, 123-4; Oliver, Jean N.: 44, 9203, 127; Sloan, John: 29, 64, 77-8, 99-100, 137; Townsend, J.B.: 42, 47-50, 57-8, 84, 86, 97, 100, 104, 106, 136)

    Citation

    James Britton. James Britton diary, vol. XXVI, 1918 September 23 - 1919 January. James Britton papers, circa 1905-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

    Location Note

    Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

    Date

    1918 September 23 - 1919 January

    Record number

    (DSI-AAA)16820

    Type

    Writings

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    James Britton papers, circa 1905-1984, bulk 1905-1935

    Data Source

    Archives of American Art

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Record ID

    AAADCD_item_16820

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