Researches into the History of a Painting by Raphael Urbino, entitled <emph render="singlequote">La bell Jardinière</emph>

urn:taro:utexas.cah.02254 A Guide to the Miner Kilbourne Kellogg Papers, 1825-1887 Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. January 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Kellogg, Miner (Miner K. Kilbourne), 1814-1889 Kellogg, Miner Kilbourne, papers 1825-1887 Materials are written in English. 68-085 3 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Composed of diaries, reminiscences and notes, writings, and photographs, the Miner Kilbourne Kellogg Papers, 1825-1887, document Kellogg’s career as an artist and world traveler. Biographical Note

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg (1814-1889) was an artist. He traveled around northwestern Texas in order to survey, explore, and locate lands for a company of eastern American businessmen. Additionally, Kellogg traveled throughout Europe and the Middle East. He also wrote and lectured on different fine arts and geographic topics in the United States, including the papers Researches into the History of a Painting by Raphael Urbino, entitled <emph render="singlequote">La bell Jardinière</emph> (1860) and The Geography of Mount Sinai (1871).

Scope and Contents

Composed of diaries, reminiscences and notes, writings, and photographs, the Miner Kilbourne Kellogg Papers, 1825-1887, document Kellogg’s career as an artist and world traveler. Kellogg’s handwritten diaries, May-September 1872, describe his survey expedition to northwestern Texas for a company of eastern American businessmen. In photocopies of Kellogg’s reminiscences and notes, he narrates his life for an autobiography. He discusses his travels throughout Europe and the Middle East, among other topics. Additionally, the collection includes photographs depicting portraits by Kellogg of his family.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Kellogg, Miner (Miner K. Kilbourne), 1814-1889 -- Archives. Kellogg family -- Portraits. Places Texas, North -- Description and travel. Europe -- Description and travel. Middle East -- Description and travel. Preferred Citation

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg Papers, 1825-1887, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by W. H. Richter, October 1968.

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3H178 Diaries, May-September 1872 3H178 Reminiscences 3H178 World travel writings 3H178 Various writings 3T80 Eight photographs of painted portraits of the Kellogg family