Elmer Neill sketchbook, 1893-1896

Summary

Creator:

Neill, Elmer

Abstract:

The Elmer Neill sketchbook, dating between 1893 and 1896, contains pencil, ink, and crayon/pastel drawings likely produced as educational exercises. Also in the volume are manuscript maps of North America, South America, and Africa, as well as calligraphic drawings of birds.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Bossio, March 2024

Background

Scope and Content:

The Elmer Neill sketchbook, dating between 1893 and 1896, contains pencil, ink, and crayon/pastel drawings likely produced as educational exercises. Also in the volume are manuscript maps of North America, South America, and Africa, as well as calligraphic drawings of birds. The drawings in this volume include landscapes, geometric shapes, animals, flowers, a woman outside a log house, a ship, and others. The name Elmer Neill appears once.

Biographical / Historical:

No historical or biographical note is available for this finding aid.

Acquisition Information:

2023. M-7914.1 .

Arrangement:

The collection is a single bound volume.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Drawing--Study and teaching.
Education--United States--19th century.
Animals.
Birds.
Bridges.
Castles.
Flowers.
Geometric shapes.
Knights.
Landscapes.
Log houses.
Ships.
Strawberries.
Women.

Formats:

Calligraphic drawings.
Drawings (visual works)
Manuscript maps.
Sketchbooks.

Places:

Africa--Manuscript maps.
North America--Manuscript maps.
South America--Manuscript maps.
Africa.
North America.
South America.