Papers and drawings, [ca. 1870-ca. 1920].

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Papers and drawings, [ca. 1870-ca. 1920].

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Consists of Osborne's personal and professional papers; photographs of family members, of sources for designs, and Osborne's finished work; rough pencil sketches of design patterns; and drawings of objects both in two bound volumes and on larger fleet sheets of paper. Among Osborne's professional papers is a three year contract with the Whiting Manufacturing Company, dated 1871, that made him artist and director of matters dealing with "works of art and design" in the firm's design department. Also present is a letter from a competing firm asking him to talk over business matters, an 1878 letter explaining his move to Tiffanys, and an 1888 offer of salary and stock benefits from Whiting. The manuscripts of a personal nature include Charles and Eliza Osborne's marriage certificate, the family's deed to a plot in Woodlawn Cemetery, receipts from doctors for medical and dental treatments, and a few family oriented letters. Photographs of family members feature Charles for the most part. There are a few likenesses of his wife and what appears to be a picture of his son with fellow Columbia University classmates.

3 linear ft. : ill. (some col.)

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