Geo. Del Smith Collection
Scope and Contents Note
The collection of an itinerant lecturer. Included are examples of calligraphy by Geo. Del Smith; an envelope in script addressed to Milford Baker in Bingham, Maine; a broadside advertising Smith's lectures and blackboard demonstrations on perspective vs. geometry; and three signed letters from Geo. Del Smith to Milford Baker, Bingham, Maine dated 1911 Jan. 20 and Feb. 1 and 1913 Feb. 16.
Dates
- 1911-1913
Creator
- Baker, Milford (Collector, Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Milford Baker lived in Bingham, Maine.
Geo. Del Smith gave lectures and blackboard demonstrations on free-hand drawing and perspective. He was a calligrapher.
Extent
1 folder (9 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection of an itinerant lecturer. Included are examples of calligraphy by Geo. Del Smith; an envelope in script addressed to Milford Baker in Bingham, Maine; a broadside advertising Smith's lectures and blackboard demonstrations on perspective vs. geometry; and three signed letters from Geo. Del Smith to Milford Baker, Bingham, Maine dated 1911 Jan. 20 and Feb. 1 and 1913 Feb. 16.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Gregory Baker.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Broadsides Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Calligraphers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Calligraphy Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Smith, Geo. Del (George Del)
- Title
- Guide to the Geo. Del Smith Collection
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
