Jessie Willcox Smith Collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction.

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Jessie Willcox Smith Collection, 1898-1934, Ms2024-038, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935
Abstract:
The Jessie Willcox Smith Collection (1898-1934) is a collection of illustrations by Willcox used for advertisements, magazine covers, and stories.
Language:
The materials in this collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Jessie Willcox Smith Collection, 1898-1934, Ms2024-038, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Jessie Willcox Smith Collection (1898-1934) is a collection of illustrations by Willcox used for advertisements, magazine covers, and stories.

Biographical / historical:

Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) was an illustrator for magazines such as "Ladies' Home Journal", "Harper's Weekly", "Good Housekeeping", and more. She studied at places such as the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and Drexel Institute. Smith never married, and primarily lived with three friends in her adult years, Elizabeth Shippen Green, Violet Oakley, and Henrietta Cozens, the later whom Smith lived with until her death in 1935. She resided in Cincinnati, Ohio, but primarily lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

External Sources:

"Jessie Willcox Smith," FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29184182/jessie-willcox-smith, accessed March 21, 2024.

"Jessie Willson Smith" in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/4498535:5164, accessed March 21, 2024.

"Jessie Willcox Smith," illustrationhistory.org, https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/jessie-willcox-smith, accessed March 21, 2024.

U.S. Federal Census, 1870, 1900, 1920-1930.

Acquisition information:
The Jessie Willcox Smith Collection was gifted to Special Collections and University Archives in July 2018. Donation made in honor of Fred S. Hudson, Jr, VPI Class of 1934.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Jessie Willcox Smith Collection was completed in March 2024.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by material type and subdivided by magazine or brand name.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
History of Food and Drink
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