%eadnotat; ]> 5098math An Inventory of the Eleanore Price Mather Hicks Research Papers, 1969-1984 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1987 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Eleanore Price Mather Hicks Research Papers, 1969-1984 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1987 Descriptive Summary Hicks Research Papers, 1969-1984 RG 5/98 Eleanore Price Mather (1910-1985) 8 boxes; 4 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog Eleanore Price Mather (1910-1985) was a Quaker writer and editor from Rose Valley, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Walter Ferris and Felicia Thomas Price. She married Robert Worrell Mather and was a member of Providence Monthly Meeting. This collection contains primarily papers concerning Eleanore Price Mather's book, lectures, and articles on the Quaker painter, Edward Hicks.

Repository:

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 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

Eleanore Price Mather (1910-1985) was a Quaker writer and editor from Rose Valley, PA. She was the daughter of Walter Ferris and Felicia Thomas Price and attended Westtown School, Mt. Holyoke College, and the University of Delaware. She married Robert Worrell Mather, was a long-time editor of the Pendle Hill pamphlets, and a member of Providence Monthly Meeting.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection contains chiefly papers concerning Eleanore Price Mather's book, lectures, and articles on the Quaker painter, Edward Hicks.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into four series:

Biographical and genealogical Edward Hicks, His Peaceable Kingdom and Other Paintings Other publications Lectures and seminars ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Robert Mather, 1987

Donor is husband of Eleanore Price Mather.

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], RG5/098, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

The following material, originally part of the collection, has been removed and recatalogued:

Mather, Eleanore Price. Edward Hicks, His Peaceable Kingdoms and Other Paintings (with Dorothy Miller). Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1983 Ames, Kenneth L. Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition. Winterthur, Delaware: Winterthur Museum, 1977 Anderson, Dennis R. Three Hundred Years of American Art in the Chrysler Museum. Norfolk, Virginia: Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, 1975 Atkinson, D. Watson. The Friendly Invaders. Doylestown, Pennsylvania: Quixott Press, 1969 Ayres, James. “Edward Hicks and His Sources” in The Magazine Antiques, Vol. CIX, No.2, February 1976 Black, Mary. “Three Folk Artists and Their Description of Pennsylvania” in 1976 Antiques Show. Philadelphia: Hospital of the U. of Pa., 1976 Boulding, Kenneth E. “Quakerism and the Arts” in Friends Journal, Nov. 1, 1983 (Periodical) Bye, Arthur Edwin. “Edward Hicks 1780-1849” in Bulletin of Friends Historical Association, Autumn 1943 (Periodical) Dillenberger, Jane and Joshua C. Taylor. The Hand and the Spirit: Religious Art in America, 1700-1900. Berkley: University Art Museum, 1972 (N6505.U6H2) Ford, Alice. Edward Hicks: Painter of the Peaceable Kingdom. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1952 (BX7796+.H62F7) Ford, Alice. Edward Hicks 1780-1849 A Special Exhibition Devoted to His Life and Work. Williamsburg, Virginia: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, 1960 (BX7796.H62B62) Ford, Alice. “The Publication of Edward Hicks Memoirs” in Bulletin of Friends Historical Association, Vol. 50, No. 1, Spring 1961 (Periodical) Frost, Jerry. “As the Twig is Bent: Quaker Ideas of Childhood” in Quaker History, Autumn, 1971 (Periodical) Guttenberg, John P. Jr. “Edward Hicks: A Journey to the Peaceable Kingdom” in American Art and Antiques, Vol. 2, Issue 3, May / June 1979 Haynes, George Emerson. Edward Hicks Friends Minister. Doylestown, Pennsylvania: Quixott Press, 1974 (BX7796.H62H2) Hicks, Edward. Memoirs of the Life and Religious Labors of Edward Hicks. Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, Printers, 1851 (BX7796.H62A3) Hicks, Sarah W. et. al. “Newtown Before 1815” et. al. Newtown Friends Meeting Centennial, n.d Kallir, Jane. The Folk Art Tradition: Naive Painting in Europe and the United States. New York: The Viking Press, 1981 (NK925.K3) Lassiter, Barbara B. Reynolda House American Paintings. 1970 McNair, Wesley. “Edward Hicks” in Animals, Vol. 107, No. 2, February 1974 Palmer, Candida. “Cultural Impedimenta Old and New in Friends Relation to the Arts: Some Preliminary Reflections” in Quaker Religious Thought, Vol. 14, No. 3, Winter 1972-73 (Periodical) Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Symbols of Peace: William Penn's Treaty With the Indians. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1976 (ND 237.W45P38 1976) Pullinger, Edna S. A Dream of Peace: Edward Hicks of Newtown. Philadelphia: Dorrance & Co., 1973 (BX7796.H62P97) Pullinger, Edna S. “Edward Hicks, Newtown Coach Painter, Among Friends” in The Bucks County Historical Society Journal, Vol. II, No.6, Fall 1979 Pullinger, Edna and Richard C. “The House that Edward Hicks Built” in The Bucks County Historical Society Journal, Vol. 11, No. 3, Spring 1978 Pullinger, Edna S. Newtown's First Library Building. Newtown, Pennsylvania: Sowers Printing Company, 1976 (F159.N54P8) Pullinger, Edna S. “Panic and Panacea: Edward Hicks Deplores Overspeculation in the 1830's-And the Silkworm Mania the Followed” in George School Bulletin, March 1978 (Periodical) Ryan, Pat M., ed. “Mathias Hutchinson's Notes of a Journey” in Quaker History, Vols. 68 & 69, Nos. 1 & 2, Autumn 1979 and Spring 1980 Tatham, David Frederic. “Edward Hicks, Elias Hicks and John Comley” in The American Art Journal, Vol. 13, No. 2, Spring 1981 (BX7796.H62T2) Tatham, David. “Edward Hicks at Trenton Falls” in The American Art Journal, Vol. XV, No. 4, Autumn 1983 Tatham, David. “The Emergence of Edward Hicks” in Everson Museum of Art Carnegie Institute, February 1978 Tolles, Frederick B. “The Primitive Painter as Poet” in Bulletin of Friends Historical Association, Vol. 50, No. 1, Spring 1961 (Periodical) Vlach, John Michael. “Quaker Tradition and the Paintings of Edward Hicks” in Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 94, No 372, Apr-Jn 1981 (BX7796.H6V5) ---. American Naive Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries: Masterpieces from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. The American Federation of Arts, 1969 ---. American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch (Part I). Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1954 ---. The Animal Kingdom in American Art. Syracuse, N.Y.: Everson Museum of Art, 1978 ---. Four American Primitives: Edward Hicks, John Kane, Anna Mary Robertson Moses, Horace Pippin. New York: aca Galleries, 1972 (ND236.A14) ---. Hicks, Kane, Pippin: 3 Self Taught Pennsylvania Artists. Pittsburgh: Museum of Art Carnegie Institute, 1966 (BX7796.H62A7) ---. Newtown 275 Anniversary Newtown. Pennsylvania, 1959 ---. Pennsylvania Folk Art. Allentown, Pennsylvania: Allentown Art Museum, 1974 ---. Philadelphia: Three Centuries of American Art. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1976 ---. Upper Makefield Speaks...Bucks County Recollections An Oral History. Trevose, Pa.: Brook Trout Press, Inc., 1981 (BX7649.U69V1). Related Material

See also:

William Webb Price Papers, RG 5/126 SELECTED SEARCH TERMS Material catalogued separately

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.

Mather, Eleanore Price (1910-1985) Hicks, Edward (1780-1849) Quakers - Pennsylvania Arts, Quaker - Pennsylvania Quaker artists - Pennsylvania Aesthetics -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Ser. 1. Biographical and Genealogical 1 Ser. 2. Edward Hicks, His Peaceable Kingsdoms and Other Paintings, 1969-1984, n.d.

full information: Edward Hicks, His Peaceable Kingdoms and Other Paintings (with Dorothy Miller). Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1983 (BX7796+.H62M273).

 Correspondence, 1969-1984 General 1969-84 1-3

Arranged alphabetically by institutional correspondent or, if applicable, by individual. Includes information about the provenance of Hicks' works, including continuing correspondence from earlier publications and other letters concerning information on Hicks.

 Publishers and Co-Author 1973-84 1-3

Concerns content and production of book.

 Photographic Permissions 1976-83 1-3

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

 Private Collectors 1980-84 1-3

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Includes general correspondence and photographic permissions of owners of works used in the book who wished to remain anonymous. RESTRICTED.

 Drafts and Notes, 1976-1979, n.d. First Drafts n.d. 4-5

Manuscript and typescript drafts of chapters in the book, arranged according to section.

 Draft1976. 4-5

First complete draft of book. According to note of Eleanore Mather (hereafter EPM), “As sent to DM 9/23/76 but exchanged unread for revised version.”

 Draft 1979 4-5

As noted by EPM, “latest revised ed. Spring 1979.”

 Preliminary Notes, n.d. Primarily manuscript notes of EPM, arranged in file folders according to her labels. 4-5 Photographs 6-7 B&W Used in Book 6 2 folders, by file # Color Proofs and Color Transparencies 6 Other B&W prints of Hicks' Works, not used in book 6

Arranged in two file folders, “Peaceable Kingdoms” and “Other Works by Hicks.” Includes alternate views, originals of photographs sent with correspondence, and study photographs.

 Miscellaneous Photographic Captions 6

Arranged by number in two files, “Peaceable Kingdoms” and “Other.” Includes list of where each work has been reproduced and Frick Ref. Library numbers.

 Book Reviews 6 Newspaper Clippings Concerning Hicks' Works, including auction and exhibit reviews 6 AARFAC Descriptions of Hicks Works 6 Ser. 3. Other Publications, 1970-80

Files include notes, correspondence and drafts. Call numbers indicate location of publication in FHL.

 Edward Hicks, Primitive Quaker. Pendle Hill Pamphlet, 1970 (BX7732.P4V170). 7-8 “The Inward Kingdom of Edward Hicks” Quaker History, Vol. 62, No. 1 1973 (Periodical). 7-8 “A Quaker Icon” The Art Quarterly, Vol. XXXVI, Nos. 1 & 2 1973 (BX7796.H62M27) 7-8 Edward Hicks: A Peaceable Season. Princeton: Pyne Press 1973 (BX7796.H62E3) 7-8 “Jonathan Fisher” Animals. Boston: MSPCA 1974 7-8 “Edward Hicks, A Gentle Spirit.” N.Y.: Crispo Gallery 1975 (BX7796.H62A6). 7-8 “The Peaceable Kingdom” Early American Life, Vol. 7, No. 6 1976 (BX7796.H62M271) 7-8 “Edward Hicks, 1780-1849” American Folk Painters of Three Centuries. N.Y.: Whitney Museum, 1980 (ND 205.5.P74A43) 7-8 “In Detail” Portfolio, Vol. 2, No. 2 1980 (BX7796.H62M272) 7-8 “American Quakers in Profile"[1987] 7-8

Unpublished manuscript to be used as introduction to Laughons' book on silhouettes.

Ser. 4. Lectures and Seminars, 1976-84 and n.d.

Files include transcripts of talks given by EPM.

 “Edward Hicks and His Fellow Quakers” 8

1st & 2nd Versions. “Basis for Quaker Culture Seminar and later talk at Burlington College.”

 “Edward Hicks and His Fellow Quakers” [1976] 8

At Quaker Culture Seminar et. al.

 “Winterthur Winter Institute” 1/13/84 8

Includes slides and a tape.

 “Edward Hicks and His Peaceable Kingdoms” n.d. 8

At "Everson Museum, Delaware County Historical Society.”

 Other Lecture Announcements 8