The Winterthur Archives

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: Archie McLean Hawks

Title: Papers

Dates: 1892, 1943-1947

Call No.: Arc. 2

Quantity: 1 box

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

Archie McLean Hawks was the uncle of Ruth Wales du Pont, wife of Henry Francis du Pont.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

Consists of correspondence, postcards, note cards, and telegrams about Mr. and Mrs. Archie McLean Hawks and Ruth Wales du Pont. The collection also contains an original manuscript, "Enchantment," written by Hawks, that describes his 1870 train trip from St. Louis, Mo. to Bristol, R.I. Correspondents include Ruth Wales du Pont and Anna Anderson.

ORGANIZATION

Record group organized into four series: series 3 contains correspondence; series 5 handwritten manuscripts; series 7 photographs; and series 10 a telegram. Series 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 11 are not represented.

PROVENANCE

Collection is owned by the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, but housed at Hagley Museum and Library. It was assembled over several years, 1969, 1973, and 1975, by transfers and gifts from various sources: in 1969, from the clerical division of the Wilmington, Del. office of Henry Francis du Pont; in 1973, from the H.F. du Pont House at Winterthur; and in 1975, as a gift.

RELATED MATERIALS

Papers of Ruth Wales du Pont are housed in the Winterthur Archives.

ACCESS POINTS

Du Pont, Ruth Wales, 1889-1967

Anderson, Anna

Hawks, Francis

Hawks, John

Hawks, Samuel

Hawk family – genealogy

Genealogy

Patent licenses

Voyage and travels

Manuscripts

United States – description and travel

New Bern, N.C. - description and travel

Washington, D.C. – description and travel

Saint Louis, MO – description and travel

Bristol, R.I. – description and travel

Correspondence

Telegrams

Manuscripts for publication

Photographs

Archie McLean Hawks
Folder title	Information and dates	Series	Box
Anderson, Anna	genealogy, 1892	3	A1
Du Pont, Ruth W.	social, genealogy, 1943-1947	3, 10	A1 (2 folders)
Du Pont, Ruth W.	photo	7	AP1
"Enchantment"	manuscript	5	A1