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Everett D. Graff family collection of Alfred Jacob Miller art, 1837-1978

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Graff, Everett D. (Everett Dwight), 1885-1964
Title
Everett D. Graff family collection of Alfred Jacob Miller art
Dates
1837-1978 (inclusive)
Quantity
15.36 cubic ft. (1 box and 14 paintings)
Collection Number
04912
Summary
Everett D. Graff was a prominent collector of art and research material relating to the American West. During the course of his life he collected a large portion of the Alfred Jacob Miller paintings from William Drummond Stewart’s 1837 expedition to the central Rocky Mountains for the American Fur Company.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Everett D. Graff was a prominent collector of art and research material relating to the American West. During the course of his life he collected a large portion of the Alfred Jacob Miller paintings from William Drummond Stewart’s 1837 expedition to the central Rocky Mountains for the American Fur Company. When Graff died many of his paintings were split up among his children, in 1973 the family began to donate the paintings to the University of Wyoming, Western History Research Center now the American Heritage Center.

Alfred Jacob Miller was a young American artist hired by Scotsman, William Drummond Stewart to document his 1837 expedition from the Missouri frontier to the central Rocky Mountains for an American Fur Company caravan headed to a rendezvous. During the six-month journey, Miller made 200 or more trail sketches for Stewart, from some of these sketches he painted studio versions to hang in William Drummond Stewart’s Murthly Castle. Most of the Miller paintings in the Graff family art collection are some of these studio versions that depict Alfred Jacob Miller’s artistic view of the sights and scenes he experienced on this expedition through Wyoming.

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Content Description

The art collection contains 14 paintings by Alfred Jacob Miller and copies of correspondence, clippings, and publications about the provenance of the Miller art work in the Everett D. Graff Family art collection.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Alternative Forms Available

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at https://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~142~142.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the Everett D. Graff family at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Mrs. Everett D. Graff in 1973,1974,1977, Alice Graff Childs (daughter) in 1993, and Charles Nevins (son in-law) in 2009.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in June 2015.

The collection was digitized by Rick Walters in 2011.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Art -- Private collections
  • Fur trade -- West (U.S.)
  • Indians of North America - West (U.S.) -- 19th century -- Pictorial works
  • Painting

Personal Names

  • Miller, Alfred Jacob, 1810-1874
  • Stewart, William Drummond, Sir, 1795 or 1796-1871

Corporate Names

  • American Fur Company

Geographical Names

  • Rocky Mountains
  • West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Pictorial works
  • West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
  • Wyoming -- History -- To 1889

Form or Genre Terms

  • Art (fine art)

Processed by Jamie J. Greene
2015

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