Elisabeth Southerden Thompson Butler autobiography
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1923
Creator
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing 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.
Biographical Note
Swiss artist, who spent most of her life in England and Italy.
Extent
2 items (150 leaves)(0.09 linear ft.)
Custodial History
Discovered in Special Collections in 1980.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Discovered; Special Collections; 1980.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Register of Elisabeth Southerden Thompson Butler autobiography
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 September 2
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States