Ridgway Family Papers, (1864-1950)

CAINE COLL MSS 8

Scope & Content Note:

The correspondence selection pertains totally to Robert Ridgway. Robert was born on July 2, 1850 in Mount Carmel, Illinois to David and Harriet Ridgway. By the age of 14 Ridgway had been sent away from home, to work for an uncle. Thus some of the earliest letters in the collection are from this time period, 1864-65. Even at this early age his correspondence reveals Robert's keen interest in ornithology. This interest in ornithology and illustration also surfaced in letters written to Spencer Baird, chief ornithologist, and second in command at the Smithsonian Institution. By 1865, the two had developed a lively correspondence that revolved around ornithology.

This early correspondence with Baird gave Ridgway an entree to be included in the U.S.G.S. Fortieth Parallel Survey of 1867. At the tender age of 17, Ridgway accepted an invitation, by survey director Clarence King, to join the expedition as a zoologist. This opportunity became the starting point for an extremely successful career as a naturalist. The expedition was manned by men in their mid 20s and 30s, so a 17 year old was an oddity, even among this group of young professionals. Due to his age, and his boyhood enthusiasm, the thirteen letters that the young ornithologist wrote home, during the two year survey, offer the scholar a point of view of the American West and of the survey work that is extraordinary. These letters range in content from a detailed list of the expedition's equipment, to descriptions of steamship travel through the Caribbean Sea, land travel through Panama, and travel through the Sierra Nevada mountains and through the Great Basin desert.

In contrast to these letters, the correspondence that Ridgway received from his family portrays different concerns and interests. First and foremost, in the minds of his parents was a concern for his well-being. They worried about him falling off cliffs, being chased by Indians and other images that his parents conjured up about the wild West. The letters also desired to share in Robert's excitement, as they asked for photographs and fresh reports on his work. This correspondence clearly demonstrates the strong sense of family ties between the Ridgways.

Robert returned to Washington, D.C. in the fall of 1868 and went to work for the Smithsonian Institution. His primary duty was to prepare a report on his fieldwork. In 1869 he returned to the West to rejoin the expedition at Salt Lake City, Utah. He spent the summer of 1869 working on specimen collection around the Great Salt Lake and in the Wasatch Mountains. This short trip to Salt Lake City generated five letters to and from Ridgway and his mother and Baird. The remainder of the correspondence is mainly between Robert and his mother, while he worked at the Smithsonian. The contents of these letters usually involve family matters, local Illinois' happenings, and Robert's work. This set of correspondence ends in 1875. The remainder of the correspondence to Ridgway comes from a variety of people and some are dated as late as the 1920s. Of interest in this correspondence are a group of letters from Amelia Ridgway, an English relative. These letters discussed Ridgway's English family genealogy.

The correspondence has been arranged in an alphabetical and chronological order. The outgoing correspondence, from Robert Ridgway, has been placed in chronological order, while the incoming correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Folders 1a, 1b, and 1c are an addendum to this collection and consist of twenty-one letters between Ridgway and Baird from 1844—1866. This correspondence provides a rich view of Ridgway’s early artwork, bird watching, and involvement in the sciences. The materials in these three folders are photocopies of the originals housed in the Smithsonian Institute Archives, Record Unit 7167. The Smithsonian’s citation numbers have been retained on these letters. The material about and by John Ridgway is mainly artwork. Born in 1859, John Ridgway rose to prominence in the field of scientific illustration. By the end of his career he had held the position of chief illustrator for the United States Geological Survey, and scientific illustrator for the California Institute of Technology and the Carnegie Institution. In this collection are oil paintings, pencil drawings, brush drawings and pen and ink illustrations done by John. The earliest dated piece was done in 1889 and the latest dated piece was finished in 1942. The finest material, done by John, in the collection are a series of drawings and proof prints that have been placed into a scrapbook. Many of these pieces are unpublished.

The remainder of the material is miscellaneous and has been processed topically. The material consists of photographs, printed material, and family items.

Conservation Measures:

Inventory:

Fd 1. Outgoing Correspondence from Robert Ridgway.
To: Spencer Baird, August 7, 1864. Ridgway was inquiring of Baird for the names of several birds that he had observed. Baird returned the letter, dated it August 17, 1864, with the names of the birds in question written into the letter.

Fd 1a: Outgoing Correspondence from Robert Ridgway, to Spencer Baird, 1864 (photocopies from Smithsonian Institute Archive, Record Unit 7167).
To: Spencer Baird, July 4, 1865. Discusses types of birds and the number of eggs found in each bird’s nest, he also requests the “Pacific Rail Record Report”.
To: Spencer Baird, September 2, 1864. Replies to letter and explains his individual bird drawings.
To: Spencer Baird, October 17, 1864. Discusses his individual bird drawings and inquires why he has received no response to his September 3 letter.
To: Spencer Baird, November 2, 1864. Acknowledges response to September 3 letter and asks for a catalogue on North American birds.
To: Spencer Baird, December 23, 1864. Discusses birds and asks why no response has been given his letters.

Fd 1b: Outgoing Correspondence from Robert Ridgway, to Spencer Baird, 1865 (photocopies from Smithsonian Institute Archive, Record Unit 7167).
To: Spencer Baird, January 20, 1865. Discusses his observations on Bald Eagles.
To: Spencer Baird, March 13, 1865. Letter explains drawings attached.
To: Spencer Baird, April 8, 1865. Criticizes photographer and other artists and then discusses his bird drawings.
To: Spencer Baird, July 23, 1865. Reports on summer work.
To: Spencer Baird, August 5, 1865. Discusses his observations of birds.
To: Spencer Baird, October 15, 1865. States he needs paint and attaches a detailed report of his observations and studies.
To: Spencer Baird, October 31, 1865. Discusses bird eggs and plans for the next summer.
To: Spencer Baird, November 13, 1865. Discusses his upbringing and personal life.
To: Spencer Baird, December 23, 1865. Discusses his observations of birds.

Fd 1c: Outgoing Correspondence from Robert Ridgway, to Spencer Baird, 1866 (photocopies from Smithsonian Institute Archive, Record Unit 7167).
To: Spencer Baird, January 27, 1866. Discusses work outlook for the year.
To: Spencer Baird, February 13, 1866. Complains for lack of paper to draw on and discusses his observations of birds.
To: Spencer Baird, July 31, 1866. Discusses three new egg types not found in bird manual.
To: Spencer Baird, August 10, 1866. Discusses his observations of birds.
To: Spencer Baird, November 6, 1866. Note concerning a shipment of eggs.
To: Spencer Baird, date is illegible. Discusses his artwork.

Fd 2. Outgoing Correspondence from Robert Ridgway.
To: Father (David Ridgway), April 18, 1867. The letter, sent form Cincinnati, Ohio gave details to his father about his current trip to Washington, D.C., to meet Spencer Baird.
To: Mother (Harriet Ridgway), May 5, 1867. The letter, sent from the Smithsonian institution, discussed Ridgway's upcoming meeting with Clarence King, in New York City, his trip west to San Francisco on the steamship "Henry Chauncey", and his ornithological work at the Smithsonian.
To: Father (David Ridgway), May 9, 1867. The letter detailed to Robert's father what kind of equipment he had been outfitted with for the U.S.G.S. expedition.

Fd 3. Outgoing Correspondence from Robert Ridgway.
To: Father (David Ridgway), May 17, 1867. The letter mailed from the steamer "Chauncey" at sea in the Caribbean told his father about his travels in the Carribean and in the Panama area, with specific attention given to the flora and fauna of the areas.
To: Father (David Ridgway), May 25, 1867. This letter again described to his father his travels through Panama and into the Pacific Ocean. It was mailed from the steamer "Constitution" at sea off of the coast of Oxaca, Mexico.

Fd 4. Outgoing Correspondence from Robert Ridgway.
To: Mother (Harriet Ridgway), June 24, 1867. This letter, titled Sacramento, California, Camp no. 1, U.S.G.S. described to his father the establishment of the survey party's first camp.
This letter is torn in half with no date and no addressee. It was most likely sent to Harriet Ridgway, as the contents mention the word mother. The letter was postmarked by Ridgway's hand, from Carson City, Nevada and includes several hand drawn bird stamps.

Fd 5. Outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway.
To: Mother (Harriet Ridgway), August 11, 1867. This letter was sent from Camp #12 at big Bend of Truckee, Nevada. The letter described to his mother his trip from Sacramento, California through the Sierra Nevada mountain range, into Nevada. Of particular interest was his description of Chinese railroad workers blasting granite on the Central Pacific railroad grade. He finishes with an outline of his upcoming trip to Pyramid Lake, Nevada.
To: Father (David Ridgway), September 1, 1867. This letter was sent from Camp #17, "Banks of the Humboldt River," and it described, to his father, his trip with Mr. Parker (an Indian agent) and Mr. O'Sullivan (the U.S.G.S. photographer) to Pyramid Lake, Nevada. Part of this letter is missing.
To: Father (David Ridgway), October 15, 1867. This letter was sent from "Camp #19 Buena Vista" and discussed his summer's field work. Of particular interest in this letter was a list of Paiute Indian names for birds and simple expressions that Ridgway has put together.

Fd 6. Outgoing Correspondence from Robert Ridgway.
To: Sister Fannie (Ridgway), January 14, 1868. This letter was sent from "Headquarters U.S. Geological Exploration 40th Parallel, Carson City, Nevada and detailed photographs that he had sent home with the letter. These photographs were not in this collection.
To: (Harriet Ridgway?), n.d., postmarked the Great Salt Lake City, Utah. Part of this letter is missing, but the existing piece discussed survey events, and it mentions some of the party members. This letter was likely mailed during the middle of the summer of 1868.
To: Father (David Ridgway), November 21, 1868. This letter was sent from the Smithsonian Institution and was his first letter written home after returning to the East. The letter described his three day trip on the Union Pacific Railroad back to Washington, D.C. It also mentioned a discovery that he had made on western hawks.

Fd 7. Outgoing Correspondence from Robert Ridgway.
To: Father (David Ridgway), January19, 1869. This letter was sent from the Smithsonian Institution and it discussed specimen collecting that was done the previous year on the survey.
To: Father (David Ridgway), Dec. 13, 1869. This letter was sent from the Smithsonian Institution. It discussed the report that he was compiling from his survey work and a book that he was currently preparing about North American raptors.
To: Father (David Ridgway), January 20, 1869. This letter was sent form the Smithsonian Institution . It told his father about Clarence King's decision to drop zoology and botany from the next expedition. Ridgway had been offered a trip to the West, anyway, but the only compensation would be to have his expenses paid.
To: Mother (Harriet Ridgway), June 14, 1869. This letter was sent from the U.S.G.S. headquarters, Salt Lake City, Utah. It mentioned family matters, Granville Turner, and Spencer Baird.

Fd 8. Outgoing correspondence from Robert Ridgway.
To: Mother (Harriet Ridgway), February 11, 1871. This letter was sent from the Smithsonian institution and mentioned his completed manuscript compiled from his survey trip. He went onto tell his mother that he was currently helping Baird on the "Manual of the Birds of North America."
To: Mother (Harriet Ridgway), April 28, 1871. This letter was sent from the Smithsonian Institution and it requested his mother to send him a Black Hawk specimen.

Fd 9. Letters of introduction prepared for Robert Ridgway.
Spencer Baird to Samuel Hubbard, May 8, 1867. The letter asked Hubbard to assist Ridgway in preparing for his upcoming trip, with Clarence King, to the West.
Spencer Baird to Whom it may concern, May 8, 1867. Letter includes a sheet of paper entitled "Persons to whom Mr. Ridgway is especially recommended."

Fd 10. Incoming correspondence received by Robert Ridgway.
E.A. Abbott, March 24, 1921. This letter announced that Ridgway had been awarded the Daniel Giraud Elliot medal and hornoalum from the National Academy of Sciences.
William F. Bade, August 21, 1919. The letter congratulates Ridgway on the recent publication of part viii of his Birds of North America publication.

Fd 11. Incoming correspondence received by Robert Ridgway.
Spencer Baird, July 12,1864. This letter explained to Ridgway were he could find a copy of Baird's book, Birds of North America.
Spencer Baird, February 2, 1865.
Spencer Baird, July 29, 1865.
Spencer Baird, August 16, 1865.
The above letters all answered Ridgway's ornithology questions.

Fd 12. Incoming correspondence received by Robert Ridgway.
Spencer Baird, October 26, 1866.
Spencer Baird, November 7, 1866.
These two letters discussed bird specimens that Ridgway had sent to Baird.

Fd 13. Incoming Correspondence received by Robert Ridgway.
Spencer Baird, June 22, 1869. To Ridgway in Salt Lake City, Utah. It discussed Utah specimens that Ridgway had sent to Baird and ones that he was to collect.
Spencer Baird, July 4, 1869. To Ridgway in Salt Lake City, Utah. The letter mentioned items Ridgway had collected in the Wasatch Mountains.

Fd 14. Incoming Correspondence received by Robert Ridgway.
Cora Beauman, May 24 (n.y.).
Frank M. Chapman, April 17, 1914. The letter concerns Ridgway's move toward publishing his work on "Color standards."
John W. Daniel, September 29, 1919. A twelve page letter discussing birds that Daniel had seen in Virginia.
S.F. Emmons, May 6, 1869. The letter explained to Ridgway how he was to meet with Clarence King, in Chicago, in order to receive money to return west.

Fd 15. Incoming correspondence received by Ridgway.
W.B. Holbrook, September 29, 1919. This letter acknowledges receipt of parts III and IV of the Birds of North America.
R.H. Howland, March 4, 1921. The letter explained to Ridgway how important his book on Color Standards was to Niagra, Lithograph.
R.H. Howland, March 12, 1921. The letter acknowledges the receipt of Ridgway's Color Standards book.
John F. Kelley, February 17, 1917. Amateur naturalist living in the Adirondacks of New York State asking for information about ornithology.
Minnie J. King, Christmas 1932.
da Costa Lima, February 15, 1927.
Albert Loius, Oct. 25, 1919. Inquired if Ridgway would be interested in seeing specimens of hawks and owls from Minnesota and Arkansas.

Fd 16. Incoming correspondence received by Ridgway.
Amelia Ridgway, Oct. 19, (received January 30, 1914). Comments on his writings and enquired about his family genealogy. Amelia was writing from Fernbrook College, North Wales.
Amelia Ridgway, February 14, 1914. A chatty letter that informed Ridgway about his English family ties.

Fd 17. Incoming Correspondence received by Robert Ridgway.
Amelia Ridgway, January 16, 1917. This letter discussed the Ridgway family and described her family home in North Wales.

Fd 18. Amelia Ridgway, October 15, 1922.
The letter contained material from Amelia: A photograph of Ellen Ridgway, and essay entitled Sheplegh Court, Blackawton, S. Devon, the Late Colonel's Home, a flyer about Dr. John Ridgway, and a flyer about the Fernbrook school.

Fd 19. Incoming correspondence received by Ridgway.
This folder includes three, undated, letters form Ridgway's wife. Evelyn Perkins Ridgway, that describe her last will and testament.
Also included in the folder are insurance policy receipts, and the Ridgway's Marriage license.

Fd 20. Incoming correspondence received by Robert Ridgway.
Harriet J. and Fannie Ridgway, May 1865. This letter was written to Robert while he was away from home working for his uncle. It discussed primarily family matters.
Harriet J. Ridgway, May 25, 1865. This letter discussed family concerns.
Harriet J. Ridgway, August 4, 1867. This letter was sent to Robert while he was on the expedition. It outlines the family's concern for his well-being and fills him in on family happenings.
Harriet J. Ridgway, August 25, 1867. This letter requested photographs from Robert and told hm about the family.

Fd 21. Incoming Correspondence received by Robert Ridgway.
Harriet J. Ridgway, February 23, 1868.
Harriet J. Ridgway, March 23, 1868.
Harriet J. Ridgway, August 30, 1868.
These letters express topics such as their concern for Robert, his brother John, his father's illness, and family financial troubles.

Fd 22. Incoming correspondence received by Robert Ridgway.
Harriet J. Ridgway, January 31, 1869. This letter discussed family matters.
Harriet J. Ridgway, February 13, 1869. This letter discussed happenings in Olney and Mount Carmel, Illinois and Robert's forthcoming visit home.
Harriet J. Ridgway, March 14, 1869. This letter mentioned Robert's attendance at the inauguration of President Grant, his work with Spencer Baird, and family concerns.
Harriet J. Ridgway, May 18, 1869. Ridgway received this letter in Salt Lake City, Utah and it discussed family matters.
Harriet J. Ridgway, December 26, 1869.

Fd 23. Incoming correspondence received by Ridgway.
Harriet J. Ridgway, February 7, 1870
Harriet J. Ridgway, March 13, 1870
Harriet J. Ridgway, November 7, 1870
Harriet J. Ridgway, November 20, 1870
These letters follow a similar theme of family and local happenings.

Fd 24. Incoming correspondence received by Ridgway.
Harriet J. Ridgway, February 5, 1871.
Harriet J. Ridgway, February 21, 1871.
Harriet J. Ridgway, March 11, 1871.
Harriet J. Ridgway, April 9, 1871.
Harriet J. Ridgway, December 24, 1871.
Again these letters revolve around the themes of family and local occurrence.

Fd 25. Incoming correspondence received by Robert Ridgway.
Harriet J. Ridgway, February 2, 1873. This letter discussed deaths in the family and the family drugstore.
Harriet J. Ridgway, March 17, 1872. This letter discussed Robert's brother John's talent for drawing and the family's financial troubles.
Harriet J. Ridgway, November 24, 1872. This letter addressed family matters.

Fd 26. Incoming correspondence received by Robert Ridgway.
Harriet J. Ridgway, October 17, 1874. This letter discussed Robert's brother John's schooling and work with biological specimens.
Harriet J. Ridgway, April 12, 1874. This letter discussed family matters, brother John and Miss Perkins, Ridgway's future bride, and Lucien Turner's trip to Alaska.
Harriet J. Ridgway, May 19, 1874.
Harriet J. Ridgway, August 20, 1874.
Harriet J. Ridgway, April 11, 1875.
These last three letters discuss family and community matters.

Fd 27. Incoming correspondence received by Robert Ridgway.
Harriet J. Ridgway, March 6, 1876.
Harriet J. Ridgway, July 15, 1879.
Harriet J. Ridgway, July 25, 1879.
These letters discuss family issues and local matters.

Fd 28. This folder contains nine letters from Harriet Ridgway to Robert that are undated. They primarily discuss family and community matters.

Fd 29. Incoming correspondence received by Robert Ridgway.
J.C. Ridgway, March 22, 1875. This letter thanks Robert for his hospitality in showing his cousin Lydia around Washington, D.C. It also gives an excellent account of the Ridgway family in America.
Nannae (“from your sister”), Dec. 13, no year.

Fd 30. Incoming correspondence received by Ridgway.
B.H. Swales, May 17, 1919. This letter discussed a shipment of bird eggs and birds from a Dr. Abbott and a Mr. Duln. The specimens were sent from Haiti.
J. Wymans, April 28, 1920. This letter acknowledges the receipt of Ridgway's book on color standards.
Name illegible, March 10, 1867.

Fd 31. Miscellaneous items.
Letter/poem written by C.W. Ridgway at Kirkwood, MO, Sept. 27, 1874. Written to his friends and co-workers upon his retirement. Second page of a letter, no date, name illegible.

Fd 32. Incoming correspondence received by Mrs. Palmiter (Roberts’s sister) in care of Robert Ridgway.
Harriet W. Cory, Aug. 28, 1928.
Letter mailed to Mrs. Palmiter, c/o of Robert Ridgway, thanking addressee and Robert for hospitality during a recent visit.
Mrs. R.D. McDorman, March 20, 1929. Letter mailed to Mrs. Palmiter expressing wished to visit her and her brother (Robert).

Fd 33. 1 Sketch [currently in Art and Book Arts Collection].
A sketch titled “sketch of self looking into double mirror,” no date.

Fd 34. Reference material of Robert Ridgway.
This folder contains 48 pages of hand-written bibliographic cards and reference notes, presumably for his article “Birds of North and Middle America.”

Fd 35. Envelopes: This folder contains 12 envelopes.

Box 2. Reference material and proofs of articles.

Folders 1-6. Hand written bibliographic information in alphabetical order by folder.

Fd 1: A-C, 17 items.

Fd 2: D-J, 10 items.

Fd 3: L-N, 21 items.

Fd 4: O-R, 19 items.

Fd 5: S, 47 items.

Fd 6: T-Z, 11 items.

Folders 7-11. These folders contain editor or author proofs of “The Birds of North and Middle America”, Bulletin U.S. National Museum, no 50, Part III, 8 Vols.

Fd 12: Misc. items.
2 envelopes, 2 scraps of letters.
Proof of essay, “The Ligneous Flora of Richland County, Illinois” by Robert Ridgway.

Box 3. Editors proofs, Robert Ridgway's obituaries, and John Ridgway's Manuscript and sketches.
(Note: the following folders are in the Art and Book Arts Collection: Fd 9, Fd 10, Fd 11, Fd 12, Fd 13– See separate inventory of illustrations at the end of this finding aid)

Folders 1-6. These folders contain editor or author proofs of “The Birds of North America.”

Fd 7. News clippings and obituaries about Robert Ridgway, press release about Ridgway from the Olney, Illinois Chamber of Commerce.

Fd 8. A hand written manuscript by John L. Ridgway on the subject of Scientific illustration. (33 pages) This is most likely an early draft of John Ridgway's book Scientific Illustration. Stanford University, Press. 1938.

Fd 9. Miscellaneous sketches, most likely drawn by John Ridgway. (10)

Fd 10. Sketches of birds, either John or Robert Ridgway. (17)

Fd 11. Sketches. (4)

Fd 12. Sketches done by John Ridgway. (5)

Fd 13. Various sketches.

(See separate inventory of illustrations at the end of this finding aid)

Box 4: Photographs, and personal items from the Ridgway brothers. (All nitrate negatives from this box have been removed and placed in cold storage.)

Fd 1. 5 cyanotype photographs of a falcon.

Fd 2. 2 photographs of Robert Ridgway. (one negative removed and placed in cold storage.)

Fd 3. 7 photographs of unidentified people, most likely Ridgway family members. (one negative removed and placed in cold storage.)

Fd 4. 4 photographs, 2 mounted 8x10" pictures of Watkin's Glen, New York; 1 picture of the interior of a Washington, D.C. living room most like belonging to Robert Ridgway.

Fd 5. photograph album that includes a picture of Mrs. Robert Ridgway, and one unidentified tintype.

Fd 6. Photographs and negatives belonging to John Ridgway. (four negatives removed and placed in cold storage.)

Fd 7. Christmas cards and bird identification cards belonging to John Ridgway.

Fd 8. A 4"x 6" notebook that was apparently passed through the Ridgway family. It contains notes and drawings by both John and Robert, as well as pharmaceutical formulas written in German.

Fd 9. Schribner's Ready Reckoner Log Book, George Fisher Publisher. Rochester, New York. 1864.

Box 5. Published material.

Fd 1. Articles about a proposed bird sanctuary to be developed at Robert Ridgway's Olney, Illinois property.

Fd 2. Harry Harris, "Robert Ridgway with a Bibliography of his Published Writings and Fifty illustrations, "reprinted from the Condor, XXX (January 1928), 5-18.

Fd 3. Reprints from the Condor in the possession of John Ridgway including an article entitled "Needless Photographic Failures."

Fd 4. 1881 Book of Common Prayer, with an 1886 insert for Evening Prayer.

(The Following items are located in Art and Book Arts)

Box 6. 1 notebook of John Ridgway's containing artist proofs and original pen and ink drawings that Ridgway drew while the chief illustrator for the United States Geological Survey, and Scientific illustrator and artist, California Institute of Technology and Carnegie Institution of Washington.

Two Art Portfolios Location: Call 351-R1; 351-R2.

6"x10" watercolor of two partridges by Robert Ridgway.
13-1/2"x 18" painting of two road runners by John Ridgway.
15"x20" painting of two road runners by John Ridgway.
12-1/2"x 15" Two red winged black birds by John Ridgway, 1941.
13"x 16" painting of three birds by John Ridgway.
14-3/4"x19" three purple crackles, with a California city in the background, by John Ridgway, 1920.
10-1/2"x15-1/2" painting of two mockingbirds, mounted on a board, by John Ridgway, 1920.
7"x10" Drawing of a globe, mounted on a board, by John Ridgway, 1920.
10"x14" A brush drawing of a footbone of a fossil elephant from a specimen at the Los Angeles Museum of Natural history.
4"x9" oil painting of a vase with flowers by John Ridgway, 1889.
9-1/2"x4" oil painting of a vase signed "Study" by John Ridgway.
8"x9" oil portrait of a woman artist unknown.
11"x15" Painting of a northwestern mountain, artist unknown.
12"x 16" Painting of two trees with mountains in the background, artist unknown.
10-1/2"x 12" Pencil drawing of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, artist unknown.
10-1/2"x13" Pencil drawing of two men in a newspaper office, artist unknown.
12-1/2"x13" two drawings sketched on either side of a piece of illustrators paper, artist unknown.
10"x13-1/2" pastel of a river scene, probably set in the midwest, artist unknown.
11"x15" a watercolor of an house in the trees, artist unknown.
7"x10" a watercolor of a falcon, by I.E. Wright, with the serial number 7300 in the corner.

Utah State University Libraries Permanent Art Collection
Drawings and studies by John L. or Robert Ridgway
Date of Purchase: 1985
Transferred From: Caine Archives: Mss 8, Box 1, Folder 33, and Box 3, Folders 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Transferred To: Art and Book Arts Collection
Date of Formal Transfer: January 9, 2003

Box 1 Folder 33

Accession Number	Artist	Title or description, date	Medium	Credit
1985.24.1	Ridgway, Robert	Sketch of Self Looking Into Double Mirror, c. 1900	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation

Box 3 Folder 9

Accession Number	Artist	Title or description, date	Medium	Credit
1985.24.2	Ridgway, John L. or Robert	Untitled. Two birds, foliage and branches, c. 1900	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.3	Ridgway, John L. or Robert	Fig. 4--Sketch showing general scheme of vanishing lines in a perspective view, c. 1920	DR, ink	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.3a	Ridgway, John L. or Robert	PMT of the sketch (1985.24.3), with ink corrections	PH, high-contrast DR, ink	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.4	Ridgway, John L. or Robert	Untitled (wing of songsparrow), c. 1900	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.5	Ridgway, John L. or Robert	Untitled (bird with MS color notations), c. 1900	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.6	Ridgway, John L. or Robert	Untitled (bird with MS color notations), c. 1900	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.7	Ridgway, John L. or Robert	Untitled (four sparrows ?), c. 1900	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.8	Ridgway, John L. or Robert	Untitled (sparrows and woodpecker), c. 1900	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.9	Ridgway, John L. or Robert	Untitled (2 birds, branches), c. 1900	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.10	Ridgway, John L. or Robert	Untitled (recto: four birds [sparrows ?] foraging, verso:bird[roadrunner] with mss color notations, both c. 1900	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation

Box 3 Folder 10

Accession Number	Artist	Title or description, date	Medium	Credit
1985.24.11 - 1985.24.25	Ridgway, John L.	Untitled (15 small line drawings of seabirds, done on tracing tissue mounted on index cards or scrap paper, c. 1900	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.26	Ridgway, John L. or Robert	Poison Ivy, c. 1900	DR, ink	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.27	Ridgway, John L. or Robert	Virginia Creeper: American Woodbine, c. 1900	DR, ink	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation

Box 3 Folder 11

Accession Number	Artist	Title or description, date	Medium	Credit
1985.24.28	Ridgway, John L.	Untitled (recto: study of bird in flight [3 views] with separate color studies) (verso: Mss and color studies) c. 1900	DR, MSS, graphite, wc	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.29	Ridgway, Robert	Untitled, line study of tail feathers	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.30	Ridgway, John L. or Robert	Untitled, line study of bird in flight and flowers	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation

Box 3 Folder 12

Accession Number	Artist	Title or description, date	Medium	Credit
1985.24.31	Ridgway, John L.	Samuel Richard Beck, Aug. 13, 1876	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.32	Ridgway, John L.	Recto: View in Mt. Carmel Verso: Nanny drawn from life by JLR, about 1875.	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.33	Ridgway, John L.	Untitled, man riding horse (Fragment, torn at right), c. 1875	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.34	Ridgway, John L.	Recto: Untitled, man riding horse, leading another horse with a rein, June 11th 1875 Verso: Untitled, portrait of a girl, May 26, 1874	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.35	Ridgway, John L.	Recto: Carriage, driver and passenger, c. 1875 Verso: Untitled, WC washes, c. 1875	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.36	Ridgway, John L.	First original bird picture, July 21,1881	DR, graphite, Watercolor, ink	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation

Box 3 Folder 13

Accession Number	Artist	Title or description, date	Medium	Credit
1985.24.37	Ridgway, John L.	Untitled, line drawing of sabre-toothed tiger, head, forepaw	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.38	Ridgway, John L.	Untitled, line drawing of sabre-toothed tiger, head	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.39	Ridgway, John L.	Untitled, line drawing of sabre-toothed tiger, head	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.40	Ridgway, John L.	Untitled, line drawing of sabre-toothed tiger, head	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.41	Ridgway, John L.	Untitled, line drawing of sabre-toothed tiger, haunch	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.42	Ridgway, John L.	Untitled, line drawing of sabre-toothed tiger, head	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.43	Ridgway, John L.	Untitled, line drawing of sabre-toothed tiger	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
1985.24.44	Ridgway, John L.	Untitled, line drawing of sabre-toothed tiger body and woodpecker	DR, graphite	Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation

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