Knox, Katharine McCook. creator mixed material monographic eng 2,400 15 1 5.8 Correspondence, index to correspondence, research material on artists and art collections, genealogical notes, clippings, printed matter, photographs, and other papers pertaining primarily to Knox's research and writing on the Sharples family of British portraitists and their work in colonial America; G.P.A. Healy, his portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and its use on a postage stamp issued on the sesquicentennial of Lincoln's birth; and the history of the "Fighting McCooks," the family of Civil War soldiers from which Knox was descended. Other subjects include social life and Republican Party activities in Washington, D.C. Open to research. Art historian. Born 1890; died 1983. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013100 Healy, G. P. A. (George Peter Alexander) 1813-1894 Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 On postage stamps Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Portraits McCook family Sharples family Sharps family Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Art Art Private collections Art museums Artists Portrait painters Portrait painting United States United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Washington (D.C.) Politics and government Washington (D.C.) Social life and customs Art historians mm 82023796 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms013100 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms013100.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013100 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013100.3 Open to research. DLC 821109 20260227111713.0 mm 82023796 eng