Henry J. Van Lennep (AC 1837) Sketches and Papers, 1834-1879
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topic: Portrait of young girl - pencil sketch (in frame) 1834
subject: Portrait of young girl - pencil sketch (in frame) 1834
topic: Pencil sketches, loose ca. 1844
subject: Pencil sketches, loose ca. 1844
topic: The American barque "Sonia," Capt. Henry King, entering Boston Bay (framed) 1849
subject: The American barque "Sonia," Capt. Henry King, entering Boston Bay (framed) 1849
topic: Sketch: "View of Bebek," Constantinople 1851
subject: Sketch: "View of Bebek," Constantinople 1851
topic: 2 watercolor sketches, [Constantinople] 1851, n.d.
subject: 2 watercolor sketches, [Constantinople] 1851, n.d.
topic: Sketch album: "Plan et modeles" 185[9?]
subject: Sketch album: "Plan et modeles" 185[9?]
topic: Sketch album no. 3 1859
subject: Sketch album no. 3 1859
topic: Sketch album no. 6: "Cahier de dessins de Chasses" 1859
subject: Sketch album no. 6: "Cahier de dessins de Chasses" 1859
topic: Sketch album: "Copies" 1861
subject: Sketch album: "Copies" 1861
topic: Pencil sketch: boulder, Whitinsville [Mass.?] 1863 Aug 24
subject: Pencil sketch: boulder, Whitinsville [Mass.?] 1863 Aug 24
topic: Sketch album: "Voyages," Marseilles 1863-1864
subject: Sketch album: "Voyages," Marseilles 1863-1864
topic: Pencil sketch: vineyard 1864
subject: Pencil sketch: vineyard 1864
topic: Sketch album no. 9 1864
subject: Sketch album no. 9 1864
topic: Sketch album 1864-1865
subject: Sketch album 1864-1865
topic: Sketch album no. 8 n.d.
subject: Sketch album no. 8 n.d.
topic: Hedgehog study - watercolor n.d.
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topic: Watercolor drawings of Turkish people n.d.
subject: Watercolor drawings of Turkish people n.d.
topic: Pencil sketch album n.d.
subject: Pencil sketch album n.d.
topic: Sketch album: artifacts, pottery, ancient sculpture, etc. n.d.
subject: Sketch album: artifacts, pottery, ancient sculpture, etc. n.d.
topic: Watercolor drawing: child with cane (framed) n.d.
subject: Watercolor drawing: child with cane (framed) n.d.
topic: Scrapbook containing 1876 articles by Van Lennep and undated pencil sketches 1876, n.d.
subject: Scrapbook containing 1876 articles by Van Lennep and undated pencil sketches 1876, n.d.
topic: Pencil sketch: carpet pattern n.d.
subject: Pencil sketch: carpet pattern n.d.
topic: 2 watercolor drawings: miscellaneous scenes n.d.
subject: 2 watercolor drawings: miscellaneous scenes n.d.
topic: Series 2: PAPERS
subject: Series 2: PAPERS
topic: Miscellaneous printed matter, including Dutch passports (1869) and prospectus for Sedgwick Institute, Great Barrington, Mass. (1879) 1869-1879
subject: Miscellaneous printed matter, including Dutch passports (1869) and prospectus for Sedgwick Institute, Great Barrington, Mass. (1879) 1869-1879
topic: Notebook: sermons in Armenian - vol. 1, Tocat 1859-1860
subject: Notebook: sermons in Armenian - vol. 1, Tocat 1859-1860
topic: Photographs: portraits of Henry van Lennep and brothers ca. 1840-1885
subject: Photographs: portraits of Henry van Lennep and brothers ca. 1840-1885
topic: Sheet of various wax seals [post-1862]
subject: Sheet of various wax seals [post-1862]
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provides access to: Portrait of young girl - pencil sketch (in frame) 1834
provides access to: Pencil sketches, loose ca. 1844
provides access to: The American barque "Sonia," Capt. Henry King, entering Boston Bay (framed) 1849
provides access to: Sketch: "View of Bebek," Constantinople 1851
provides access to: 2 watercolor sketches, [Constantinople] 1851, n.d.
provides access to: Sketch album: "Plan et modeles" 185[9?]
provides access to: Sketch album no. 3 1859
provides access to: Sketch album no. 6: "Cahier de dessins de Chasses" 1859
provides access to: Sketch album: "Copies" 1861
provides access to: Pencil sketch: boulder, Whitinsville [Mass.?] 1863 Aug 24
provides access to: Sketch album: "Voyages," Marseilles 1863-1864
provides access to: Pencil sketch: vineyard 1864
provides access to: Sketch album no. 9 1864
provides access to: Sketch album 1864-1865
provides access to: Sketch album no. 8 n.d.
provides access to: Hedgehog study - watercolor n.d.
provides access to: Watercolor drawings of Turkish people n.d.
provides access to: Pencil sketch album n.d.
provides access to: Sketch album: artifacts, pottery, ancient sculpture, etc. n.d.
provides access to: Watercolor drawing: child with cane (framed) n.d.
provides access to: Scrapbook containing 1876 articles by Van Lennep and undated pencil sketches 1876, n.d.
provides access to: Pencil sketch: carpet pattern n.d.
provides access to: 2 watercolor drawings: miscellaneous scenes n.d.
provides access to: Series 2: PAPERS
provides access to: Miscellaneous printed matter, including Dutch passports (1869) and prospectus for Sedgwick Institute, Great Barrington, Mass. (1879) 1869-1879
provides access to: Notebook: sermons in Armenian - vol. 1, Tocat 1859-1860
provides access to: Photographs: portraits of Henry van Lennep and brothers ca. 1840-1885
provides access to: Sheet of various wax seals [post-1862]
provides access to: ma191-2-5

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Henry J. Van Lennep (AC 1837) Sketches and Papers, 1834-1879
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Henry J. Van Lennep Sketches and Papers
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scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection The bulk of the collection consists of pencil sketches and watercolors of scenery, people and artifacts, chiefly Turkish but also some American. In addition, a small amount of personal papers include passports related to his travel as a missionary in Turkey, a notebook of sermons written by Van Lennep in Armenian, and portrait photographs.
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use restrictions: Requests for permission to publish material from the collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
related material: Alumni Biographical Files - Class of 1837 - Van LennepHistorical Manuscripts Collection (four letters and one valedictory address)Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers (12 letters)Miscellaneous artifacts collected by H. J. Van Lennep (transferred to the Mead Art Museum, 2009)
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body: Biographical Note Henry John Van Lennep (AC 1837), a noted 19th-century Christian minister, missionary, writer and educator, was born in Smyrna (present-day Izmir, Turkey) in 1815. In 1830 he was sent to the United States for his education. He prepared for college at Mount Pleasant Institute, Amherst, Mass., and Hartford (Conn.) Grammar School. After graduating from Amherst College in 1837, he attended Andover Theological Seminary for one year, then studied with Rev. Joel Hawes in Hartford and was ordained a Congregational minister in 1839. He served as a missionary with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions for twenty-nine years beginning in 1840, in Smyrna (1840-44 and 1863-69), Constantinople (1844-54), and Tocat (1854-56). Van Lennep traveled extensively throughout the region of western Asia and Egypt. After losing his sight from cataract in 1869, he returned to the United States. He taught as a professor of natural sciences and languages at Ingham University, a women's college in Le Roy, New York (1876-78), and subsequently was co-principal, with his son E.J. Van Lennep, of the Sedgwick Institute, a small private boarding school in Great Barrington, Mass. Van Lennep was proficient in numerous languages and was also a skillful artist, sketching (in pencil or pen and ink) scenes from his extensive travels. Many of his drawings appeared in published works, which include The Oriental Album: Twenty Illustrations, in Oil Colors, of the People and Scenery of Turkey, with an Explanatory and Descriptive Text (1862); Travels in Little-known Parts of Asia Minor: with Illustrations of Biblical Literature and Researches in Archaeology (1870); and Bible Lands: their Modern Customs and Manners Illustrative of Scripture (1875). He also executed several drawings for Professor Edward Hitchcock, including his Geology of Massachusetts (1841) and Illustrations of Surface Geology (1860). Van Lennep was married three times: to Emma L. Bliss (1839-40), Mary E. Hawes…
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Series 1: ARTWORK
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scopecontent: Series 1, ARTWORK, consists of eleven bound sketch albums and numerous other sketches on loose sheets, made by Van Lennep when he lived as a missionary in Turkey. Most are pencil on paper, with some in watercolor, and depict people, scenery, and objects. One scrapbook includes not only artwork, but also several articles written by Van Lennep in 1876.
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Portrait of young girl - pencil sketch (in frame) 1834
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Pencil sketches, loose ca. 1844
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The American barque "Sonia," Capt. Henry King, entering Boston Bay (framed) 1849
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Sketch: "View of Bebek," Constantinople 1851
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2 watercolor sketches, [Constantinople] 1851, n.d.
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Sketch album: "Plan et modeles" 185[9?]
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Sketch album no. 3 1859
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Sketch album no. 6: "Cahier de dessins de Chasses" 1859
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Sketch album: "Copies" 1861
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Pencil sketch: boulder, Whitinsville [Mass.?] 1863 Aug 24
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Sketch album: "Voyages," Marseilles 1863-1864
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Pencil sketch: vineyard 1864
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Sketch album no. 9 1864
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Sketch album 1864-1865
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Sketch album no. 8 n.d.
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Hedgehog study - watercolor n.d.
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Watercolor drawings of Turkish people n.d.
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Pencil sketch album n.d.
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Sketch album: artifacts, pottery, ancient sculpture, etc. n.d.
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Watercolor drawing: child with cane (framed) n.d.
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Scrapbook containing 1876 articles by Van Lennep and undated pencil sketches 1876, n.d.
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Pencil sketch: carpet pattern n.d.
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2 watercolor drawings: miscellaneous scenes n.d.
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Miscellaneous printed matter, including Dutch passports (1869) and prospectus for Sedgwick Institute, Great Barrington, Mass. (1879) 1869-1879
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Notebook: sermons in Armenian - vol. 1, Tocat 1859-1860
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Photographs: portraits of Henry van Lennep and brothers ca. 1840-1885
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Sheet of various wax seals [post-1862]
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ma191-2-5
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label: Book: Travels in Little-Known Parts of Asia Minor: with Illustrations of Biblical Literature and Researches in Archaeology, by Henry J. Van Lennep (London: John Murray, 1870) [duplicate copy; see also catalogued copy at 915.2 V26t Arch/SpColl] 1870