Writings and Notes

Object Details

Sponsor: Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Collection Citation: Daniel Putnam Brinley and Kathrine Sanger Brinley papers, 1879-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Arrangement note: The Writings and Notes series is arranged into 2 subseries: Subseries 3.1: Writings and Notes by Daniel Putnam Brinley, circa early 1900s-1962 Subseries 3.2: Writings and Notes by Kathrine Sanger Brinley, circa 1895-1964 Writings have been loosely grouped by type, format, and subjects.

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Existence and Location of Copies: This series has been scanned in its entirety.

Scope and Contents note: Writings and notes are by both Daniel Putnam Brinley and Kathrine Sanger Brinley. These include one diary of Daniel's and fifteen of Kathrine's. There are also numerous notebooks, essays, prose, lecture notes, research notes, travel essays, notes about religion, autobiographical essays, and poetry. Among Kathrine Sanger Brinley's writings are numerous engagement calendars.