The Papers of Charles Willson Peale and His Family

FAIN: RE-10195-74

Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC 20560-0001)
Lillian B. Miller (Project Director: September 1974 to present)

To prepare the papers of Charles Willson Peale and the members of his immediate family for a definitive microfilm edition. Charles Willson Peale, artist, museum keeper, naturalist, was a major figure in the cultural life of the early Republic. His papers cover the period 1765 to 1827 while those of hs sons extend beyond the Civil War.