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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Jessie Willcox Smith Collection, 1898-1934, Ms2024-038, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Jessie Willcox Smith Collection was gifted to Special Collections and University Archives in July 2018. Donation made in honor of Fred S. Hudson, Jr, VPI Class of 1934.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Jessie Willcox Smith Collection was completed in March 2024.

Biographical Note

Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) was an illustrator for magazines such as "Ladies' Home Journal", "Harper's Weekly", "Good Housekeeping", and more. She studied at places such as the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and Drexel Institute. Smith never married, and primarily lived with three friends in her adult years, Elizabeth Shippen Green, Violet Oakley, and Henrietta Cozens, the later whom Smith lived with until her death in 1935. She resided in Cincinnati, Ohio, but primarily lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

External Sources:

"Jessie Willcox Smith," FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29184182/jessie-willcox-smith , accessed March 21, 2024.

"Jessie Willson Smith" in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/4498535:5164 , accessed March 21, 2024.

"Jessie Willcox Smith," illustrationhistory.org, https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/jessie-willcox-smith , accessed March 21, 2024.

U.S. Federal Census, 1870, 1900, 1920-1930.

Scope and Content

The Jessie Willcox Smith Collection (1898-1934) is a collection of illustrations by Willcox used for advertisements, magazine covers, and stories.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by material type and subdivided by magazine or brand name.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Advertisements
• History of Food and Drink

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Jessie Willcox Smith Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).