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Box 6

 Container

Contains 14 Results:

Robert Hinckley, Sr. and Thomas Hinckley Series, 1897 - 1947, bulk: 1897 - 1935

 Series — Box: 6
Scope and Contents Robert Hinckley, American portrait artist, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1853, the son of Samuel Lyman and Anne Cutler Parker Hinckley. Hinckley studied in Paris between 1864 - 1884, graduating from Ecole des Beaux Arts and working for a time with John Singer Sargent in the Atelier of Carolus Duran. In 1884, Hinckley returned to the United States and opened a studio in Washington, D.C. During his lengthy career, Robert Hinckley painted some 350 portraits of eminent Americans,...
Dates: 1897 - 1947; Majority of material found within 1897 - 1935

Box 6: Robert Hinckley, Sr. and Thomas Hinckley, 1897 - 1947

 File — Box: 6
Scope and Contents Papers of Robert Hinckley, noted portrait artist. Included is correspondence written by Robert to his brother Henry Hinckley, 1897 - 1898; correspondence from his son, Robert O'Donnell Hinckley, 1919 - 1920, concerning a trip through the Orient; and correspondence from Gladys Hinckley Werlich concerning her father's painting of the first ether operation. This series also includes the papers of Thomas Hinckley, consisting primarily of correspondence to his family concerning his involvement in...
Dates: 1897 - 1947

Folder 1: Correspondence from Robert Hinckley, Sr., 1897 - 1898

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Correspondence from Robert Hinckley, Sr. These letters were given to Gladys Hinckley Werlich by her cousin, Rose Hinckley.- Robert Hinckley [Paris] to his sister, Mary Hinckley, 21 June [ ]. "I am very much mixed about what I shall do this next year - for the exhibition but I shall start some new things immediately." - Robert Hinckley to Henry Hinckley, 26 June 1898. "I shall have a load off my shoulders after I have successfully started Genl Bliss' portrait." - Robert Hinckley...
Dates: 1897 - 1898

Folder 2: Correspondence to Robert Hinckley, Sr. from Robert O'Donnell Hinckley, 1919 - 1920

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Correspondence to Robert Hinckley from his son, Robert O'Donnell Hinckley, while on a trip through the Orient. Included are detailed and interesting descriptions of his adventures in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and India.

Dates: 1919 - 1920

Folder 3: Miscellaneous correspondence to Robert Hinckley, 1916 - 1935

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous correspondence to Robert Hinckley. Included is correspondence from Ethel Sanger and Hazel A. Marquis; three letters from Gladys Hinckley; carbon of letter from McCeney werlich; and typed letter, unsigned, from either Thomas or Robert Hinckley.

Dates: 1916 - 1935

Folder 4: Correspondence by Gladys Hinckley Werlich, 1947

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Correspondence conducted by Gladys Hinckley Werlich, concerning her father's painting of the first ether operation. The painting was lent by the Boston Medical Library for an exhibition organized during the ether centennial celebrations.

Dates: 1947

Folder 5: Warranty deed, 1925

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

1925 warranty deed from the Rehobath Heights Development Company.

Dates: 1925

Folder 6: Copies of correspondence by Thomas Hinckley, 1906 - 1918

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Transcribed copies of correspondence written by Thomas Hinckley between 1906 - 1918, mounted in two volumes including annotated notes by Gladys Hinckley Werlich. The correspondence documents Thomas' mining experiences in the West, as well as subsequent foreign service posts in San Salvador, Vienna, Madrid, and Rome. Excerpts are taken from correspondence in the following folders.

Dates: 1906 - 1918

Folder 8: Correspondence from Thomas Hinckley to his family, 1917 - 1918

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Thomas Hinckley to his family. Included are two rather lengthy letters, detailing a trip to Tangier in April 1917 and his experiences in Paris in November 1917.

Dates: 1917 - 1918

Folder 9: Official correspondence and documents to/re Thomas Hinckley, 1911 - 1919

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents This file includes:- TLS, Reed Smoot [Senator from Utah], 3 October 1911. Notice of foreign service examination date. - TLS, Henry Cabot Lodge to Robert Hinckley, Sr., 25 Novembe3r 1911. Willing to write to Secretary of State on behalf of T.H. - TLS, Henry A. DuPont to Robert Hinckley, Sr., 28 November 1911. Willing to speak to Huntington Wilson on behalf of T.H. - TLS, Henry Cabot Lodge to Thomas Hinckley, 22 January 1912. "I am very glad that it was possible for me to be of...
Dates: 1911 - 1919

Folder 10: Notebook, 1901

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents

Notebook, containing notes on United States history, as well as a manuscript on international law.

Dates: 1901

Folder 11: Obituary, undated

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 11