| Description: |
The Frank E. Schoonover-Thornton Oakley Correspondence Related to Howard Pyle consists of correspondence, catalogs, broadsides, bookplates, photographs, and newspaper clippings. The bulk of this small collection, which spans the dates 1912 - 1953, contains correspondence between Oakley and Schoonover. There are numerous catalogs that document historical events that honored Pyle and his art. The significance of the collection is its record of Pyle's students and their efforts to commemorate him, which was referred to as "Howard Pyleana" (F4). |