Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Lorado Taft | |
| Title: | Lorado Taft Papers | |
| Dates: | 1857-1953 | |
| Abstract: | Collection of materials related to Lorado Taft. Includes information on his education at L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts in Paris, correspondence between him and his family throughout his life, his major works including mounted photographs, and articles written by and about Taft. | |
| Volume: | 17 cubic feet. | |
| Record Series Number: | 26/20/16 | |
Papers of Lorado Taft, B.L. 1879, M.L. 1880 (1860-1936), including diaries (1876-78), course notes and themes (1875-79), general correspondence (1881-1936), family correspondence (1882-1900, 1918-30), lecture notes, manuscripts, photographs, newspaper clippings, books and reprints, autobiographical accounts and obituaries, concerning Don Carlos Taft, Champaign and the University of Illinois, École des Beaux Arts (1880-85), sculptures, casts, monuments, bas reliefs, busts and medals (1883-1936), photographs of French and American sculpture (1845-1920), travel, business affairs, children, History of American Sculpture (1903), lectures and teaching (1914-34), columns for Chicago newspapers on art, honors and awards, Dream Museum, YMCA service in /World War I, art organizations (1919-34), travel in Europe and related topics. Correspondents include Daniel Chester French, Frances E. Willard, and Robert E. Hieronymous. Research notes on Taft, transcripts of Taft correspondence, and originals of Taft letters may be found in the Allen Weller Papers (R.S. 12/2/20).
By type of material and chronologically thereunder
Restrictions on Access and Use
No restrictions. Open to the public.
Subject Terms |
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| The subject headings used by the University of Illinois Archives were developed by University of Illinois Archivist Maynard Brichford and University Archivist Bill Maher. They are specific to this institution | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| Ecole Des Beaux Arts | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) | ||
| Places: | ||
| Champaign, Illinois | ||
| Subjects: | ||
| American Sculpture | ||
| Art Extension | ||
| Art History | ||
| Art Journalism | ||
| Autobiography | ||
| Bas Reliefs | ||
| Busts | ||
| Casts | ||
| Dream Museum | ||
| French Sculpture | ||
| Lectures | ||
| Medals | ||
| Monuments | ||
| Portraits, Busts, and Reliefs | ||
| Sculpture | ||
| World War 1 - Intelligence, Morale and Propaganda | ||
| World War 1 - Supply, Support, and Transportation | ||
Lorado Taft Papers, University of Illinois Archives Record Series 26/20/16
The Lorado Taft Papers Collection was reprocessed in 2001 by Robert Richards. In addition to providing new folders of archival standards, the materials were reorganized to facilitate patron use but only so far as to not disrupt provenance. A new finding aid was developed in conjunction with this reprocessing.
Biographical. Box 1 - 2
L'Ecole des Beaux Arts-Paris. Box 3 - 4
Correspondence. Box 5 - 11
Business Affairs. Box 11 - 11
Sculpture. Box 12 - 16
Lectures. Box 17 - 19
Books and Reviews. Box 20 - 20
Special Projects. Box 21 - 21
Tributes, Honors. Box 22 - 22
Clippings. Box 23 - 23
Photos, Negatives. Box 25 - 25
Articles by Taft . Box 26 - 28
Articles about Taft. Box 28 - 29
Mounted Photograph Collection . Box 30 - 34
Art Shows, Magazines. Box 35 - 37
Travel Material. Box 38 - 38
Eulogies and Biographical Material . Box 39 - 39
Oversize. Box 40 - 41