Papers, 1890-1969.

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Papers, 1890-1969.

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Consists of correspondence with antique dealers relating to Henry Francis du Pont's collecting activities, bills, general correspondence, horticultural items, and financial documents. Within these papers are bills that pertain to room installations at the Winterthur Museum as well as information on museum objects. The general correspondence is social in nature. Also featured are many architectural drawings of the various additions to Winterthur and his homes in Southampton and Boca Grande. Pictorial files offer photographs of the gardens and museum rooms.

1212 boxes + 48 linear ft. of books + 324 objects.

Winterthur Library

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Winterthur Library

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Curator of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum; Winterthur, Delaware. From the description of Henry F. Du Pont interview, 1962 Apr. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502900 Henry Francis du Pont was born at Winterthur, Del., on May 27, 1880, the son of Henry Algernon du Pont and the great-grandson of E. I. du Pont, the founder of the Du Pont Company. He was a director of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company from 1915 until his death in 1969, and a member of its ...