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Letter. Elder Rufus Bishop to North Family Elders, 1850.

1850

Object ID
1960.12160.1
Physical description
1 page
Scope and content

Letter. Elder Rufus Bishop to North Family Elders, 1850.

Arrangement

Series 5: Visions

Historical notes

Pertains to a visit Eldress Antoinette Doolittle made to the Phelps family of Stratford, Connecticut, in 1850. See 1962.13840.1 for Eldress Antoinette's account of her visit.

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B242-F002_013B242-F002_014

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Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon. Letter. Elder Rufus Bishop to North Family Elders, 1850.. https://shakerml.org/archive/?id=524. Accessed on May 5, 2024

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Bishop, Rufus

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Shane Rothe (they/them) joined Shaker Museum in July 2023, working with independent curator Maggie Taft on an exhibition for the new museum space in Chatham. Shane is an artist as well as a curator and continues to create in the mediums of painting, sculpture, writing, and performance. Shane holds a BFA from CalArts and an MA in art history and curatorial studies from the University of Chicago.