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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

 

Creator:          Evelina du Pont                                                

Title:               Papers

Dates:             1794-1824, 1856-1936

Call No.:         Arc. 8

Quantity:        3 boxes

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

 

Evelina du Pont was born on October 9, 1840 to Henry du Pont and Louisa Gerhard.  She attended Miss Bayard's school in Philadelphia, PA.  She was interested in civic and community affairs and she belonged to Christ Church, Christiana Hundred, DE.

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

Consists of correspondence, postcards, and invitations that reflect the family relationship of Evelina du Pont with Henry Francis du Pont, Ruth Wales du Pont, Ruth Ellen du Pont, and Pauline Louise du Pont.  Much of the correspondence describes a trip the three latter du Ponts took around the world in 1936 on the Cunard White Star liner, Franconia, as they recounted it to Evelina.  The trip included visits to Ceylon, Trinidad, India, China, Japan, and Brazil.  The collection also contains early letters written by Evelina's great grandfather, Jechonias Wood, and other members of the Wood family.  Also present is an invitation to Evelina from Louisa d'Andelot du Pont to join the family for breakfast at St. Amour to honor the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours in America.  In addition, the collection contains several printed titles, most of which are inscribed to Evelina du Pont, covering such topics as religion, medicine, and travel.

 

 

ORGANIZATION

 

Collection is arranged in four series and within each box, folders are arranged alphabetically by folder title.  Series 3 holds correspondence; series 7 photographs;  series 8 holds publications; and series 9 social forms.  Series 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 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, 1969 and 1974 by transfers from various sources: in 1969, from the H.F. du Pont House; and in 1974, from the Gray Building.

 

 

 

RELATED MATERIALS

 

Papers of Henry du Pont and Louisa Gerhard, also owned by the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, are also housed at the Hagley Museum and Library.

 

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1889-1969

Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel, 1739-1817

Du Pont, Pauline Louise, 1918-

Du Pont, Louisa d’Andelot, 1868-1926

Du Pont, Ruth Ellen, 1922-

Cunard White Star, Ltd.

St. Armour, Wilmington, DE

Voyages and travels

Upper class – United States – social life and customs

Sri Lanka – description and travel

Trinidad – description and travel

India – description and travel

China – description and travel

Japan – description and travel

Correspondence

Postcards

Invitations

Wood, Jechonias

 

 

 

Evelina du Pont

Folder title

Information and date

Series

Box

Du Pont, H. F.

social, photos, 1936

3, 7

A2, AP2

Du Pont, Louisa d'A.

invitation, 1900

9

A2

Du Pont, Pauline Louise

social, 1936

3

A2

Du Pont, Ruth Ellen

social, publication, 1936

3

A2

Du Pont, Ruth W.

social, 1936

3

A2

'History of the American Episcopal Church’

publication, 1890

8

A3

'Lyra Germanica'

publication, 1856

8

A3

'Memories'

publication, 1899

8

A3

'Monks & Monasteries'

publication, 1900

8

A3

'More Memories'

publication, 1894

8

A3

'Religion & Medicine'

publication, 1908

8

A3

'The Daily Round'

publication, 1893

8

A3

'The Memories of Dean Hole'

publication, 1894

8

A3

'Old Testament from Modern Point of View’

publication, 1899

8

A3

'The Servant in the House'

publication, 1908

8

A3

Wood family

notes, social, 1794-1824

3

A2