Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1909
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1912
Scope and Contents:
Oversized material housed in OV 7.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 8
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1958
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Extent:
3 Folders (Box 1)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1915-1958
Scope and Contents:
Found is correspondence of Karl Bitter's children, Marietta (Mrs. Walter Abel) and Francis Bitter, most of which concerns the Committee to Preserve American Art and the reinstallation of the caryatids on the St. Paul Building in New York City. There is also a copy of a letter written by Marie Bitter to her children concerning the death of her husband and wishes for her own burial, which was sent to Francis Bitter. Also found is a copy of a letter written by Karl Bitter to Daniel Chester French in which he discusses Greek archaeology and his feelings on World War I.
Arrangement:
Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 9
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1977
Scope and Contents:
One post card depicts the transferred St. Paul Building caryatids in Holiday Park, Indiana.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 10
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1930
Scope and Contents:
Excerpted from Ferdinand Schevill's book.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 11
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1897-1914
Scope and Contents:
Oversized materials housed in Box 3, Folder 5 and Box 4.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 12
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1897-1914
Scope and Contents:
Oversized materials housed in Box 3, Folder 4.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Extent:
0.1 Linear feet (Box 1, 3)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1901-1909
Scope and Contents:
Found are two diaries from Karl Bitter describing his travels abroad in 1901 and 1909. The 1901 diary is from Bitter's honeymoon with his wife Marie and details their travel schedule in France, Switzerland, and Italy. The diary is very specific and describes hotels, restaurants, historic sites, castles, and ruins. It includes scrapbook elements such as hand-drawn maps of bicycle routes, travel receipts, a photograph of Marie and Karl, postcards, and sketches. Visited cities and sites include Cherbourg, Valognes, Mont Saint-Michel, Vitre, the Loire Valley, Geneva, St. Monte, Lake Como, Verona, Venice, and Milan.
The 1909 diary documents Bitter's trip to Austria in the form of letters written to his wife. Bitter details his journey on the USS Deutchland and his trip from Paris to Vienna. He gives his reactions to seeing his family and other sites after living many years abroad. On June 25th, 1909, Bitter describes a lavish party.
Arrangement:
Materials are arranged chronologically.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 13
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1887-1914
Scope and Contents:
Oversized material housed in Box 5.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 14
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1887-1914
Scope and Contents:
Oversized material housed in Box 3, Folder 3.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 15
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1915
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 16
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
after 1958
Scope and Contents:
In front of "The Ruins" in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 17
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1910
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Extent:
4 Folders (Box 1, OV 7)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1912-circa 1977
Scope and Contents:
Found is a clipping concerning the 1912 Panama-Pacific Exposition, an exhibition announcement, a postcard, and reproductions of works of art by Bitter.
Arrangement:
Materials are arranged by document type.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 19
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1910
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Standard Bearer for Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo
Collection Creator:
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 20
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1910
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter papers, 1887-circa 1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
