DOUGLAS VOLK:
An Inventory of His Second Minnesota Regiment at Mission Ridge Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
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| Creator: | Volk, Douglas, 1856-1935, creator. | |
| Title: | Second Minnesota Regiment at Mission Ridge papers. | |
| Dates: | 1905-1908 (bulk 1905-1906). | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to the design, composition, and execution of Volk's painting Second Minnesota Regiment at Mission Ridge, November 25, 1863, commissioned by Cass Gilbert for the Governor's Reception Room of the Minnesota State Capitol. Major correspondents include Cass Gilbert, Jeremiah C. Donahower, Judson W. Bishop, and Channing Seabury. The collection also includes a glass plate negative and two prints of the painting. | |
| Quantity: | 0.2 cubic feet (4 folders in Reserve). | |
| Location: | Reserve 170: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Stephen Arnold Douglas Volk was born February 23, 1856 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the son of Leonard Wells and Emily Clarissa King (Barlow) Volk. He grew up in Chicago, and studied art in Rome and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1873 to 1879. He served as director of the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts from 1886 to 1893. He was commissioned by the Minnesota Board of State Capitol Commissioners through Cass Gilbert to paint a scene showing the 2nd Minnesota Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Missionary Ridge for the Minnesota State Capitol building. Volk resided in Center Lovell, Maine, retiring in 1925; he died in Fryeburg, Maine on February 7, 1935.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Access to and use of reserve materials requires the curator's permission.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Douglas Volk Second Minnesota Regiment at Mission Ridge Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 17,143
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990086957800104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Reserve 170 | Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, undated and March 1905-August 19, 1908. 3 folders. | ||||||||||
undated, March-June 1905
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July-October 1905
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November 1905-November 1906, August 19, 1908
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| Reserve 170 | Photographs of Volk painting Battle of Mission Ridge, undated. 1 glass plate negative and 2 cyanotype prints. | ||||||||||
Digital version
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CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Artists -- United States.
- Missionary Ridge, Battle of, Tenn., 1863 -- Pictorial works.
- Painting, American -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Persons:
- Bishop, J. W. (Judson Wade), 1831-1917, author.
- Donahower, J. C. (Jeremiah C.), 1837-1921.
- Gilbert, Cass, author.
- Seabury, Channing, 1842-1910, author.
- Volk, Douglas, 1856-1935. Second Minnesota Regiment at Mission Ridge, November 25, 1863.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota State Capitol (Saint Paul, Minn. : 1905- ) -- Pictorial works.
- Places:
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Art and the war.
- Document Types:
- Negatives (photographs).
- Photographs.
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