Ambrose Patterson papers

Ambrose Patterson papers, 1902-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Patterson, Ambrose, 1877-1966
Title: Ambrose Patterson papers
Dates: 1902-1982 (inclusive)
19021982

1914-1966 (bulk)
19141966
Quantity: ca. 2 cubic ft. and 1 reel of tape
Collection Number: 2563
Summary: Correspondence, writings, catalogues of exhibitions, reminiscences, clippings and photographs related to an artist
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Open to all users.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Ambrose McCarthy Patterson was born in Australia (1887) and after early art studies at the National Gallery in Melbourne (1896) went to Paris for further study (1898-1910). While there, he studied at several academies and was elected a member of the Société du Salon d'Automne. He returned to Australia (1910) and after a brief stay in Honolulu (1915-17) and San Francisco (1917-18), he became an instructor at the University of Washington School of Art (Inst.1919-45, prof.1945-47, prof.emer.,1947-). He was a founder and president of Northwest Printers. His paintings are in collections in France, Belgium, England, Australia and America. He died in 1966.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence, speeches, writings, exhibition catalogs, photos of paintings, oral history interview, subject files, photos, reminiscences, and other papers, relating to the activities of Patterson and his wife, Viola Patterson, as Northwest painters and printmakers.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Consult the restrictions governing reproduction and use for each of the accessions listed below.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 4 accessions.

Accession No. 2563-001, Ambrose Patterson papers, 1902-1967
Accession No. 2563-003, Ambrose Patterson papers, 1903-1982
Accession No. 2563-004, Ambrose Patterson papers, 1949-1970
Accession No. 2563-005, Microfilm of selections from the Patterson Papers, circa 1902-1982

Processing Note

The Oral History Interview with Viola Patterson was originally accessionsed as Accession No. 2563-002. This interview has been reaccessioned as Accession No. 6141-001.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 2563-001: Ambrose Patterson papers, 1902-1967Return to Top

1 ft.

Scope and Content: Correspondence, writings, catalogues of exhibitions, reminiscences, clippings, photographs.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Viola Patterson, 1976-04-01

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	2563-001	Biographical Features 15 items	undated
1/2	2563-001	Allied Publications, Inc. incoming letters	1960-1961
1/3	2563-001	Barbeau, Marius incoming letters 9 items	1934-1966
1/4	2563-001	Miscellaneous incoming letters, A-B 11 items	1958-1963
1/5	2563-001	Cunningham, Imogen incoming letters 2 items	1947, 1950
1/6	2563-001	Miscellaneous incoming letters, C 12 items	1920-1966
1/7	2563-001	Evans, Daniel incoming letter 1 item	1966
1/8	2563-001	Miscellaneous incoming letters, D-I 11 items	1936-1967
1/9	2563-001	Gourlay, Patricia incoming letters 3 items	1963
1/10	2563-001	Kanokogui, Takeshiro incoming letters 10 items	1933-1939
1/11	2563-001	Kitagawa, Taniji incoming letters 5 items	undated
1/12	2563-001	Miscellaneous incoming letters, K-O 11 items	1942-1966
1/13	2563-001	Philadelphia Museum of Art incoming letters 5 items	1942-1964
1/14	2563-001	The Print Corner incoming letters 11 items	1931-1933
1/15	2563-001	Miscellaneous incoming letters, P-R 9 items	1926-1966
1/16	2563-001	Sturtevant, Butler S. incoming letters 3 items	1937
1/17	2563-001	Miscellaneous incoming letters, S-T 14 items	1948-1966
1/18	2563-001	Miscellaneous incoming letters, W 5 items	1937, 1963
1/19	2563-001	Unidentified incoming letters 6 items	1930, 1966
1/20	2563-001	Outgoing Letters 9 items	1940-1960
1/21	2563-001	General Correspondence 3 items	1957-1960
1/22	2563-001	Speeches and Writings of Patterson 4 items	undated
1/23-24	2563-001	Speeches and Writings of Barbeau, Marius 6 items	1926-1959
1/25	2563-001	Miscellaneous speeches and writings 11 items	undated
1/26	2563-001	Awards 5 items	1947-1961
1/27-30	2563-001	Catalogues of Exhibitions 80 items	1912-1967
1/31	2563-001	Prints 11 items	undated
2/1	2563-001	Photographs 15 items	undated
2/2	2563-001	Miscellaneous Notes 13 items	undated
2/3	2563-001	Notes for proposed book 12 items	1902, 1904, 1928
2/4-7	2563-001	Reminiscences 4 items	1877-1951
2/8-9	2563-001	Notebooks 6 items	1929-1934, 1961
2/10-11	2563-001	Clippings 133 items	1914-1966
2/12	2563-001	Miscellaneous 5 items	1960
2/13	2563-001	Société du Salon d'Automne - General Correspondence 7 items	1950-1953
2/14	2563-001	Société du Salon d'Automne - Miscellaneous 11 items	1920-1952
		Oversize Scrapbook

Accession No. 2563-003: Ambrose Patterson papers, 1903-1982Return to Top

1.25 linear ft.

Scope and Content: Correspondence, drawings, writings, photographs of paintings.

The professional papers subgroup in this accession contains writings about art as well as material related to his paintings. Included are many letters from artist friends all over the world. Sir Gerald Kelly was President of the Royal Academy.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Viola Patterson, 1983-09-01

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series 1: Patterson, Ambrose McCarthy
		Professional Papers
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	2563-003	Incoming Letters	1925-1969
1/2	2563-003	General Correspondence - Oeuvre	1931
1/3-4	2563-003	Drawings - Mexico & others	1934
1/5	2563-003	Writings	1914-1958
1/6	2563-003	Writings - contains photographs intended as illustrations	1928
1/7	2563-003	Writings - "Art Appreciation Given by AP 1927 or 8"	1927-1928
1/8-9	2563-003	Photographs - Paintings by Ambrose Patterson	approximately 1904-1958
1/10	2563-003	Notebook/Scrapbook	1934-1961
1/11	2563-003	Exhibition Catalogs	1903-1967
1/12	2563-003	Financial Records	1928-1959
1/13	2563-003	Lists	1941
1/14	2563-003	Patent	1922
1/15	2563-003	Amédée Ozenfant	1918-1966
		Personal Papers
Box/Folder	Accession
2/1	2563-003	Biographical Features	undated
2/2	2563-003	Family Documents	1907-1928
2/3-12	2563-003	Beeton, Alan incoming letters	1903-1942
2/13	2563-003	Beeton, Mary incoming letters	approximately 1915
2/14	2563-003	Box, Anne incoming letters	1937-1941
2/15	2563-003	Braithwaite, Bertha incoming letters	1952-1966
2/16	2563-003	Braithwaite, Stella incoming letters	1951-1965
2/17	2563-003	Brazeau, Wendall & Elizabeth (Libby) incoming letters	1961-1963
2/18	2563-003	Delrue, Clotilde incoming letters	1919-1949
2/19	2563-003	Dollar, William incoming letters	1956
2/20	2563-003	Duncan, James T. incoming letters - contains sonnets	1941-1954
2/21	2563-003	Evans, Reine Robert incoming letters	1930-1953
2/22	2563-003	Goodrich Chauncey incoming letters - regarding Dr. Elizabeth G. Whitney	1934
2/23	2563-003	Kelly, Gerald incoming letters	1951-1957
2/24	2563-003	Moeschlin, Elsa & Felix	1926-1948
2/25	2563-003	Mund, Vernon A. incoming letters	1940-1966
2/26-28	2563-003	Ozenfant, Amédée & Marthe incoming letters	1938-1964
2/29	2563-003	Patterson, Charles incoming letters	1909
2/30	2563-003	Patterson, Nell (Helen Melba) incoming letters	1937-1966
2/31-34	2563-003	Patterson, Yvonne incoming letters	1944-1966
3/1	2563-003	Raman, A.S. incoming letters	1951-1961
3/2	2563-003	Whitney, Elizabeth G. incoming letters	1949-1957
3/3	2563-003	Miscellaneous incoming letters	1908-1966
3/4	2563-003	Delrue, Clotilde outgoing letters	1936
3/5	2563-003	Patterson, Yvonne outgoing letters	1954-1957
3/6	2563-003	Frontier, Genevieve correspondence - regarding Clotilde Delrue	1949
3/7	2563-003	Ozenfant, Amédée correspondence - regarding "La Belle Vie"	1959
3/8	2563-003	Patterson, George R. B. correspondence	1965
3/9	2563-003	Patterson, Yvonne correspondence	1953-1961
3/10	2563-003	Photographs - personal	undated
3/11	2563-003	Clippings	undated
3/12	2563-003	Ephemera	1905-1953
3/13	2563-003	Patterson, Charles	undated
3/14	2563-003	Patterson, George	undated
		Series 2: Patterson, Viola
Box/Folder	Accession
3/15	2563-003	Alexander, Jane incoming letters	1980-1982
3/16	2563-003	Braithwaite, Bertha incoming letters	1959-1971
3/17	2563-003	Braithwaite, Stella incoming letters	1955-1979
3/18	2563-003	Brazeau, Elizabeth (Libby) incoming letters	1970
3/19	2563-003	Calder, Mrs. S. W. (Winty) incoming letters	1980-1982
3/20	2563-003	Fruth, Helen-Marie incoming letters	1962-1975
3/21	2563-003	Halley incoming letters	approximately 1951
3/22	2563-003	McCan, Mrs. Patterson (Isqua) incoming letters	approximately 1942
3/23	2563-003	Mund, Vernon A. & Alice incoming letters	1967-1978
3/24	2563-003	Patterson, Nell (Helen Melba) incoming letters	1937-1979
3/25	2563-003	Patterson, Nell (Helen Melba) & Mary incoming letters	1979
3/26	2563-003	Patterson, Yvonne incoming letters	1967-1974
3/27	2563-003	Westphol, Katherine & Ed Rossbach	approximately 1949
3/28	2563-003	Miscellaneous personal incoming letters	1962-1980
3/29	2563-003	Miscellaneous professional incoming letters	1967-1980
3/30	2563-003	Condolences	1966-1967
3/31	2563-003	Outgoing letters	1971
3/32	2563-003	Memorial Funds	1967

Accession No. 2563-004: Ambrose Patterson papers, 1949-1970Return to Top

.21 linear ft.

Scope and Content: Biographical features, correspondence, gallery notices, lists, photographs, clippings.

Material regarding Patterson collected by the Henry Gallery and Archives of NW Art. Includes many black and white photographs.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Archives of NW Art, 1983-01-01

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series 1: Patterson, Ambrose
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	2563-004	Biographical Features	1960-1964
1/2	2563-004	Incoming Letters	1960-1965
1/3	2563-004	Outgoing Letter	1962
1/4	2563-004	Correspondence regarding Patterson, Ambrose	1949-1950
1/5	2563-004	Writing	1953
1/6	2563-004	Exhibition Notices	1960-1967
1/7	2563-004	Exhibition Catalogs	1961-1967
1/8	2563-004	Lists	1960
1/9	2563-004	Photographs of Patterson, Ambrose	1952
1/10	2563-004	Photographs of Ambrose Patterson's paintings	1960-1964
1/11	2563-004	Clippings	1916-1967
		Series 2: Patterson, Viola
Box/Folder	Accession
1/12	2563-004	Biographical Features	1966
1/13	2563-004	Incoming Letters	1965-1968
1/14	2563-004	Outgoing Letters	1953-1972
1/15	2563-004	Correspondence regarding Patterson, Viola	1968
1/16	2563-004	Exhibition Notices	1960
1/17	2563-004	Photographs of Patterson, Viola	1920-1952
1/18	2563-004	Photographs of Viola Patterson's paintings	1953-1966
1/19	2563-004	Clippings	1937-1970

Accession No. 2563-005: Microfilm of selections from the Patterson Papers, circa 1902-1982Return to Top

4 microfilm reels : negative

Scope and Content: Microfilm of selections from the Patterson Papers, negatives only.

Selections from Acc. No. 2563-001 and 2563-3 filmed for the Australian National Gallery.

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Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Filmed from originals in the MSS Collection, 1984-06-01

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Personal Names

Patterson, Ambrose, 1877-1966--Archives

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Barbeau, Marius (creator)
- Beeton, Alan (creator)
- Cunningham, Imogen, 1883-1976 (creator)
- Duncan, James T (creator)
- Kauokogui, Takeshiro (creator)
- Kelly, Gerald (creator)
- Kitagawa, Tanyi (creator)
- Mund, Vernon A. (Vernon Arthur), 1906- (creator)
- Ozenfant, Amedee J (creator)
- Patterson, Nell (creator)
- Patterson, Viola, 1898-1984 (creator)
Corporate Names
- Henry Art Gallery (creator)

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