A Guide to the Alice Barber Stephens Collection Stephens, Alice Barber. 8789

A Guide to the Alice Barber Stephens Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 8789

University of Virginia Library

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Processed by: Special Collections Department Staff

Repository

University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA

Collection Number

8789

Title

Alice Barber Stephens Collection 1892-1907

Extent

11 items

Creator

Location

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Alice Barber Stephens Collection, Accession 8789, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Purchase [ 1967 October 4 ] 1968 January 25

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Alice Barber Stephens
Edward W. Bok
William Valentine Alexander

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Philadelphia

Item Listing

Manuscript

Essay about her painting, "A Girl in a Garden"
n. d.
AMsS, 3 p.

[Explains a painting she did of her mother and in which she tried to show the essence of young womanhood in the middle of the 19th century.]

Letters and Documents

Receipt from Alice Barber Stephens to Ladies' Home Journal
1892 October 29
ADS, 1 p.

[Acknowledges receipt of $75.00 for the drawing: "The New Year Minuet."]
Alice Barber Stephens to Edward W. Bok
1893 November 14
ALS, 2 p.

[Informs Bok of her willingness to work for Ladies' Home Journal if they allow her enough time.]
Receipt from Alice Barber Stephens to Ladies' Home Journal
1893 December 20
ADS, 1 p.

[Acknowledges receipt of $50.00 for illustration for story, " Miss Maria's Fiftieth . "]
Alice Barber Stephens to Edward W. Bok
1894 January 21
ALS, 4 p.

[Replies in regard to the return of two pictures loaned by Bok for the World's Exposition . Explains that they are to be next in an exhibit to assist a young ladies' Studio Society in showing the wealthy and powerful of Philadelphia the increasing vitality of the city's painters, sculptors, architects, etc. Offers him a new photograph of herself for the Journal. Mentions a Mr. Guild and an Academy exhibition.]
Alice Barber Stephens to Edward W. Bok
1894 March 8
ALS, 1 p.

[Comments on her new photograph: it is not satisfactory to her, but she will let him judge. Responds to his inquiry re a biographical article for the Journal. Mentions Mr. Guild.]
Receipt from Alice Barber Stephens to Ladies' Home Journal
1894 November 24
ADS, 1 p.

[Acknowledges receipt of $35.00 for cover design for " A Girl of the Directory . "]
Alice Barber Stephens to William Valentine Alexander
1907 February 6
ALS, 2 p.

[Acknowledges receipt of pages of photographic reproduction. Mentions Miss McLaughlin.]
Alice Barber Stephens to unknown
n. d.
ANS, 1 p.

[Thanks unidentified person for a "Valentine."]
Alice Barber Stephens to unknown
n. d.
ALS (last page), 1 p.

[Fragment beginning . . . "with an author's thought . . . "]

Photograph

Alice Barber Stephens , head and shoulders, from a magazine
n. d.
Photo