The Winterthur Archives

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: Gertrude Holmes Hawks

Title: Papers

Dates: 1850-1919

Call No.: Arc. 3

Quantity: 2 boxes

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

Gertrude Hawks was married to Francis L. Hawks; she was the grandmother of Ruth Wales du Pont.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

Consists of correspondence, a will, photographs, and social records showing Gertrude H. Hawks' relationship with her family. Correspondents include Ruth Wales, Ruth Wales du Pont, Edward Wales, and Montgomery Hawks. The collection also contains photographs of Gertrude H. Hawks and Dr. John H. Hawks.

ORGANIZATION

Collection is arranged in five series and within each box, folders are arranged alphabetically by folder title. Series 2 contains corporate records produced by businesses; series 3 holds correspondence; series 5 original manuscripts; series 7 holds photographs; and series 8 hold publications, such as books. Series 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 are not represented. The original finding aid to the collection, done in MSAccess, appears at the end of this finding aid.

PROVENANCE

Collection is owned by the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. It was assembled over years, from 1969-1974 by transfers and gifts from various sources: in 1969, from the clerical division of the Wilmington, Del. Office of Henry Francis du Pont and the H.F. du Pont House; in 1972, from the office of the properties and gardens divisions at Winterthur; in 1973, from the H.F. du Pont House; and in 1974, from the Gray Building and a gift.

RELATED MATERIALS

Papers of Ruth Wales du Pont are available at this repository.

ACCESS POINTS

Hawks, John H., Dr.

Du Pont, Ruth Wales, 1889-1967

Wales, Edward, 1856-1922

Ruth Wales, 1862-1932

Hawk family

Genealogy

Manners and customs

Upper class – United States, social life and customs

Correspondence

Photographs

Wills

GHOLMES
Folder title	Series	Box	Names cited	Subjects
Clark & Co., H. (1848)	69GH2	A18		invoice, hats, trimmings
Du Pont, Ruth W. (n.d., 1910+)	72GH3	A18	Miss Graham; the Claflins; Miss Anderson; M/M Breese; Edward H. Wales; Mrs. Rogers; Ethel Roosevelt; Edith Landon; Dr. Dixon; Jean Delano; Martha Bacon; Roger Sturges	travel, sight-seeing, theatre, food, traffic, dances, illness, thank-you note, boats, milk
Hawks family (1868)	74GH8	A18	L.H. Bowen; 'Words of Jesus'	book, inscribed
Hawks, Gertrude (1917)	69GH2	A18	John M. Russell; Ruth Wales; Ruth Wales du Pont	will
Hawks, Montgomery (1914)	74GH3	A18	San Diego	thank-you note, money, school, weather
Holmes family (1850-1851)	69HF5	A18		poems
Holmes, Dr. John (n.d.)	73GH7	AP5		photographs
U. S. Post Office (1919)	74GH3	A18		postage due notice
Vanderbilt, Mrs. Frederick (n.d., 1895) (Lulu or Louise)	73GH3	A18	Ruth H. Wales; Edward H. Wales; Kate Heiser	social networks,
Wales, Edward (1885)	73GH3	A18	Ruth H. Wales	engagement, marriage
Wales, Ruth, Jr. (n.d., 1898)	73GH3	A18	Kate Gallagher; Mr. Ashton; Edward Root; Dorothy Salisbury; Mrs. Rogers; M/M Edward H. Wales; Mrs. W.E. Bullard; Mrs. Glover; Helen Read; Miss Graham	theatre, books, weather, travel, hair dresser, puzzles, music, eye dying, illness, clothes, social networks, dolls, doll house
Holmes family (1850, 1875) [handwriting hard to read]	69GH3	A18	Ruth Holmes; Abby Humphrey; Prof. Sumner; Mr. Babbitt' Mr. Wooster; Capt. Littlefield; Mrs. Anthony; Sarah Storr; Mrs. Charles Potter; Mrs. James Perry; Mrs. Alexander David; Eliza Andrews; S. Bullock; Mary Campbell; [see folder for names]	house furnishings, admirer, clothes, deaths, travel, social networks, illness, sewing, business, sight seeing
Du Pont, R.W. (1890s))	74GH3	A18		thank-you note
Hawks, Gertrude H. (n.d.)	73GH7	AP5		photographs
Du Pont, Ruth Wales (n.d.)	73GH7	AP5		postcards