AHJ_ah07273 Inventory of the Walter King Stone papers, 1886-1974 Stone (Walter King) Papers Processed by D. Claudia Thompson University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2010

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by D. Claudia Thompson May 2010 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Stone, Walter King Walter King Stone papers 1886-1974 07273 5 cubic ft. (9 boxes) + artwork University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Sketchbooks, paintings, and illustrations of American artist Walter King Stone (1875-1949). Arrangement of the Collection

Biography of Walter King Stone

Walter King Stone was an American illustrator, painter and teacher. His illustrations, usually nature-themed, appeared in books, newspapers, and magazines, sometimes accompanied by essays he wrote. He worked closely with nature writer Walter Prichard Eaton. In 1909 he traveled to the New Forest in Germany with a letter of introduction from Gifford Pinchot. Stone was a professor of fine arts at Cornell University from 1920 to 1943. He and his wife, Edith Adams Stone, hosted salons, at which notable artists would assemble. During World War I he served in France with the YMCA.

 Scope and Content

The collection includes Stone's letters to his family (1886-1947), diaries, manuscripts, published illustrations, and guest registers for salons (1909-1965). There are also Stone's sketches, drawings, and oil paintings, including a self portrait and six landscapes of Wyoming.

 Access Restrictions

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

 Copyright Information

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

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Walter King Stone at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Alan Stone from 1979-1989.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by D. Claudia Thompson in May 2010

 Preferred Citation

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

 Access Terms Eaton, Walter Prichard, 1878-1957 Magazine illustration Landscape painting, American Illustration of books Illustrations Artwork <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Fine Arts Journalism Literature Container List Series I. Correspondence, Diaries, Manuscripts, and Other Materials

1 Biographical: "A Few Pen Sketches From Life", by William Talmadge Stone circa 1904 1 Biographical Information 1922-1974 1 Biographical Information: Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings 1906-1949 1 Correspondence: Family (5 folders) 1886-1946 1 Correspondence: Non-Family (includes Walter Prichard Eaton, Gifford Pinchot; 1 folder) 1901-1955 1 Diary of Walter King Stone 1891-1892 1 Diary of Walter King Stone 1893-1895 2 Manuscripts: "Letters from the Black Forest" circa 1909 2 Manuscripts: "Red Barns" undated 2 Manuscripts: "Structural Elements of Landscape" undated 2 Poems and Short Manuscripts 1892-1918, undated 2 Photographs: Glacier National Park - Stone-Eaton Party 1916 2 Photographs: Lake Chelan, Washington - Stone-Eaton Party 1916 2 Photographs: Walter King Stone ca. 1880-ca. 1940 2 Salon Visitor Books (includes comments, photographs, and drawings by guests; 2 items) 1909-1965 Series II. Printed Illustrations and Writings

2 Christmas Cards, Prints, etc. (illustrations by Stone) undated 2 Clippings and Articles (written and illustrated by Stone) 1923-1959 3 Clippings and Articles (written and illustrated by Stone - "Cornell Plantations") 1945-1956 3 Clippings and Articles (illustrated by Stone) 1904, undated 3 Scrapbook of Illustrations from Books and Periodicals 1905-1930 4-6 Books Illustrated by Stone 1906-1930 Series III. Artwork

7 Drawings: Sketches of Characters to Illustrate 'Chalk Talks' Walter King Stone Gave While a YMCA Hut Director in France in 1918-1919 circa 1918 7 Mural depicting the Four Seasons (oil on convas, rolled, 10 inches by 30 feet) undated 7 Sketch Book 1893-1894 8-9 Sketches, Drawings, Paintings (unframed) 1900-1943 Art Storage Sketches, Drawings, Paintings (unframed) 1900-1943 Art Storage Sketches, Drawings, Paintings (framed) 1900-1943 Oil Landscapes of Wyoming (framed) Art Storage Cathedral Rock Art Storage Getting the Saddle Horses Art Storage Lifting Clouds Art Storage Old Buffalo Pass Art Storage The Canyon Trail Art Storage Self-Portrait (framed) 1932