Leonebel Jacobs papers
Scope and Contents
The collection was donated by John M. MacGregor, who may have been Jacobs' lawyer, and the material comes from his files.
Images of Jacobs include portrait prints and contact prints spanning a number of years, and a photograph of a dinner party at her home. There is also a newspaper article that includes a picture of Jacobs painting the portrait of Sloan Simpson O'Dwyer, the wife of the Mayor of New York, in 1950.
There are photographs and drawings of portraits by Jacobs and subjects include Kahlil Gibran, Wayman Adams, and Pu Yi, the Emperor of China. Also includes is a large booklet of text and photographs that document the time Jacobs spent in China, titled, "China's last Emperor Pu-Yi and his Empress.
Jacobs often used prints or drawings of portraits as Christmas cards and the collection includes a few examples of these.
Other photographs include a photo sent to Jacobs from Lowell Thomas of himself and others posed outside the Forbidden City, in Lhasa, China (1949).
There are a few pieces of correspondence, including letters from Burt Brown Barker (1955-1966), of the University of Oregon, who addressed Jacobs as "Duchess." There is also a poem sent to her from an admirer, a letter from Louise Young's nurse, "Trudy," a letter from Pear S. Buck about a book Jacobs sent her of Jacobs' time in China, and a letter regarding the owners of one of Jacobs' paintings, "Emperor and Empress."
The collection also contains notes and a draft of a manuscript on China that Jacobs was planning to write. These are contained in an envelope.
Dates
- 1930s-1960s
Creator
- Jacobs, Leonebel (Person)
- Barker, Burt Brown, 1873-1969 (Person)
- Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Extent
0.05 linear feet (2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Leonebel Jacobs (1883-1967) was a portrait painter who painted Herbert Hoover and Chinese Emperor Pu Ti, among others. The collection (1930s-1960s) contains print copies and photographs of paintings, photographs of Jacobs, correspondence, a manuscript, and mementos.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by John M. MacGregor, 1972.
Physical Description
2 folders.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Tanya Parlet, 2013.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
- Americans -- China -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Arts and Humanities Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Barker, Burt Brown, 1873-1969
- Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973
- China -- Kings and rulers -- Portraits Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- China -- Photographs Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Drawings Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Jacobs, Leonebel
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Portrait painters -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Portrait painting, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Portraits Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Thomas, Lowell, 1892-1981
- United States -- Biography -- Portraits Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women painters -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Leonebel Jacobs Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
