mnsss201 Elisabeth Telling Papers, 1902-1965 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by . Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

2005

Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Jennifer Smar. 2005-11-28 Finding aid written in English Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Elisabeth Telling Papers, 1902-1965 Finding Aid MS 160 Revised 2005

Collection Overview Telling, Elisabeth, 1882-1979 Elisabeth Telling Papers1902-1965 MS 160 9 boxes (3.5 linear ft.) English. Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Artist, Traveler, Ethnographer. The Elisabeth Telling Papers include extensive correspondence (1902-36) with her family describing her travels; diaries (1902-65); photographs and slides; writings; and her artwork. Her writings include published articles and her unpublished manuscript, "An Artist In Guatemala." Notable correspondents include playwright Stuart Walker, Sophia Smith Collection Director Margaret Storrs Grierson, sculptor Alice Morgan Wright, and artist Robert Eskridge. Biographical Note

Drawing of "Balinese little boy" from travel sketchbook, undated

Elisabeth Telling was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1892. She graduated from Smith College in 1904 and studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts from 1904 to 1905. Telling was a member of the Society of Women Geographers and traveled extensively in Europe, Central America, the Far East, Southeast Asia, Peru, and Haiti. She specialized in portraits of children and people in their native costume. Her artwork has been exhibited across the country and she published several articles about her travels.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Elisabeth Telling Papers include extensive correspondence (1902-36) with her family describing her travels; diaries (1902-65); photographs and slides; writings; and her artwork. Her writings include published articles and her unpublished manuscript, "An Artist In Guatemala." Notable correspondents include playwright Stuart Walker, Sophia Smith Collection Director Margaret Storrs Grierson, sculptor Alice Morgan Wright, and artist Robert Eskridge.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into four series:

I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS II. WRITINGS AND ARTWORK III. CORRESPONDENCE IV. SLIDES OVERSIZED MATERIALS Arrangement of the Collection

NOTE: This collection has not been fully processed; therefore: The container list may not be completely accurate. Although some materials may not be arranged in a logical order, please do not rearrange items or folders. Locations of materials are subject to change when the collection is fully processed at a later date. Some fragile items may not be protected in proper archival enclosures and should be handled with extreme care.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection without any additional restrictions.

The copyright owner of unpublished works by Elisabeth Telling is unknown. Copyright for works by others may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. Permission must be obtained to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Elisabeth Telling Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

History of the Collection

Elisabeth Telling donated her papers to the Sophia Smith Collection in 1980. Additional papers were transferred from the Smith College Archives in 1981.

Finding aid revised by Margaret Jessup, 2005.

Search Terms Central America--Description and travel--Sources East Asia--Description and travel--Sources Europe--Description and travel--Sources Indonesia--Description and travel--Sources Peru--Description and travel--Sources Voyages and travels--1900-1950--Sources Ethnology--History--Sources Women painters--United States--20th century--Sources Telling, Elisabeth, 1882-1979 Eskridge, Robert Lee, b. 1891--Correspondence Grierson, Margaret Storrs--Correspondence Walker, Stuart, d. 1941--Correspondence Wright, Alice Morgan--Correspondence Additional Information Contents List SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS 1 Contents 1 1 Biographical material Photographs

[see also SERIES IV. SLIDES]

1 2 General 1 3 Travel 2 Diaries, 1902-53 3 Diaries, 1954-65 SERIES II. WRITINGS AND ARTWORK Writings 4 4 "An Artist in Guatemala": manuscript, n.d. (1934?) 4 5 "Book on Guatemala": manuscript, early 1930s 4 6 Untitled manuscript and notes, 1939, n.d. 4 7 Correspondence, 1936-38 Artwork

[see also OVERSIZE MATERIALS]

4 General 4 8-9 Portraits: exhibitions and miscellaneous 4 10 Illustrations 4 Correspondence 4 11 A-Z 4 12 Print Makers Society of California, 1921-27

[see also OVERSIZE MATERIALS]

4 13 Pine Mt. Settlement School, 1920-21 4 Portraits

[see also OVERSIZE MATERIALS]

5 13a A-F 5 13b G-L 5 13c M-P 5 13d R-Z 5 Unidentified 5 13e Women 5 13f Men 5 13g Children 5 Travel portraits 5 13h Bali, China, Ecuador 5 13i Guatemala 5 13j Japan, Java 5 13k Peru, Siam 5 13l Yucatan 5 13m Unidentified 5 13n Miscellaneous works 5 13o Sketches, pencil 6 Sketchbooks (8) SERIES III. CORRESPONDENCE To family 7 14 France and Germany, 1902-14 7 15 Germany, 1914-20 7 16 1928 7 17 China, Java, 1930-31 7 18 Bali, 1931 7 19 Singapore, Bangkok, Bali, 1932 7 20 Mexico, Guatemala, 1933-34 7 21 Guatemala, 1935-36 7 22 To friends and associates, 1933-34, 1937 8 23-24 From family, 1914-20 From friends and associates 8 25 Robert Eskridge, 1923-24 8 26 Margaret Grierson, 1963-65 8 27 Else Hall, from Germany, 1914-16 8 28 Stuart A. Walker, 1917 8 29 Louise H. Wood (AFSC), 1946 8 30 Alice Morgan Wright, 1913-14 SERIES IV. SLIDES

[see also SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS-Photographs]

9 Peru, Haiti and Ecuador OVERSIZE MATERIALS Flat File Color portraits Flat File Color landscapes, flowers Flat File Pencil sketches