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Elisabeth Southerden Thompson Butler autobiography
Elisabeth Southerden Thompson Butler autobiography
Dates: 1923
Photocopies of a typewritten autobiography. Butler describes her development as an artist and the major events of her life. She was known as a painter of military subjects. One of her paintings, "Roll Call," won great popularity in the art history of England. It was purchased later on by the Queen of England and is now in Windsor Castle.
- Extent: 2 items (150 leaves)(0.09 linear ft.)
- Creator: Butler, Elisabeth Southerden Thompson, 1844
- Call Number: MSS SC 1764
- Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84606; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
- Access Restrictions: Open for public research.
- Languages and Scripts
- Materials are in English.
- Conditions of Use
- It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Elisabeth Southerden Thompson Butler autobiography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
- Preferred Citation
- Initial citation: MSS SC 1764; Elisabeth Southerden Thompson Butler autobiography; 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS SC 1764, LTPSC.
- Custodial History
- Discovered in Special Collections in 1980.
- Acquisition Information
- Discovered; Special Collections; 1980.
- Subject Terms
- Butler, Elisabeth Southerden Thompson, 1844-; Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Fine Arts; Women artists--England
- Genre / Form
- Autobiographies
- Appraisal Information
- LDS, Utah, and Western American women (20th century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.V, 2007).
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSSSC1764
- Finding Aid Title
- Butler (Elisabeth Southerden Thompson) autobiography
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Benjamin Sipes
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2010-10-04T16:59-0600
- Finding Aid Language
- English
- Biographical Info:
Biographical Note
Swiss artist, who spent most of her life in England and Italy.
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