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Audubon, Victor Gifford, 1809-1860

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Victor Gifford Audubon (1809-1860), son of the naturalist and illustrator John James Audubon, served as business manager for his father, and worked to promote and sell his father's works

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Morris Tyler family collection of John James Audubon

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Call Number: GEN MSS 85
Abstract: The Morris Tyler Family Collection of John James Audubon consists of correspondence of John James Audubon and members of his family, third party correspondence that relates to Audubon and his work, manuscripts by Audubon and others, and a small amount of family papers. Also included are research files about Audubon compiled by the Morris Tyler family, descendants of Audubon, and a nineteenth century autograph collection presumably amassed by a family member.The John James Audubon...
Dates: 1697-1982, bulk 1820-1855
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Morris Tyler family collection of John James Audubon

Victor Gifford Audubon collection

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Call Number: GEN MSS 343
Abstract: Collection includes correspondence between Victor Gifford Audubon and Daniel Rice, a book subscription agent, regarding the production and sale of the works of John James Audubon. Also included are 22 uncolored, 8 partially tinted and 2 hand-colored lithographed plates for the octavo edition of "The Birds of North America," all by John T. Bowen after Audubon; 3 additional hand-colored plates, also by Bowen after Audubon, which may have served as colorist's proofs or models; and a group of 19...
Dates: 1845-1859
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Victor Gifford Audubon collection

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