The Winterthur Archives

 

 

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

 

Creator:          Edward Howe Wales                                                  

Title:               Papers

Dates:             1815-1816, 1845, 1874-1922

Call No.:         Arc. 9

Quantity:        18 boxes

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

 

Edward Howe Wales was the son of Salem Howe Wales and Frances Elizabeth Johnson and was born in New York City on May 28, 1856.  He attended a private day school in the city and graduated from Columbia University in 1877.  On December 17, 1885, he married Ruth Holmes Hawks; they had one daughter, Ruth, who married Henry Francis du Pont. Wales was associated with his father in patent work and became an assistant examiner in the U.S. Patent Office.  About 1880, he became a stockbroker.  During World War I, Wales served as a Lieutenant Commander in U.S. Naval Intelligence.  His hobby was yachting.

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

Consists of correspondence, a letter book, diaries, genealogical materials, and photographs that reflect the family relationships, financial concerns, travel activities, and genealogical interests of Edward Howe Wales.  Correspondents include: Bishop Cicero S. Hawks, Blair Gist, Henry Francis du Pont, Ruth Wales du Pont, John Hay, Thomas Nast, Frederic Remington, Elihu Root, Elihu Root, Jr., and William K. Vanderbilt, as well as representatives from the Army and Navy Club of America, Columbia College, Fifth Avenue Bank of New York, Goldfield Deep Mines Company of Nevada, Hyde Park Ice Yacht Club, Larchmont Yacht Club, Metropolitan Club, New York Club, and the White Star Line.  Also included are engineering and artistic drawings done by Wales and passenger lists for the White Star Liner, Germanic (1878), and the S.S. Minneapolis (1910).  The collection also contains correspondence between Wales and Frederic Remington during Remington's visit to the Adirondack region of New York State and an original drawing by Remington.

 

Materials from the early 19th century include letters collected by Wales, such as those of English poet and author, James Henry Leigh Hunt.

 

ORGANIZATION

 

Collection is arranged in three series: series 1 contains bills; series 2 correspondence; and series 3 contains genealogy information.  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, but housed at Hagley Museum and Library.  It was assembled over several years, from 1969-1980, 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 division at Winterthur; in 1973, from the H.F. du Pont House and by gift; in 1974, from the Coach House, Gray Building and by gift; and in 1980, from the main museum building.

 

RELATED MATERIALS

 

Papers of Salem Howe Wales and Frances E. Johnson, also owned by the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, are also housed at the Hagley Museum and Library.

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

Hawks, Francis L., 1798-1866

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Hawks, Gertrude, R.H., 1829-1918

Hawks, Cicero Stephens, 1812-1868

Wales, Salem Howe, 1825-1902

Blair, Gist, 1860-1940

Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969

Du Pont, Ruth Wales, 1889-1967

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902

Remington, Frederick, 1861-1909

Root, Elihu, Jr.

Vanderbilt, William K., 1849-1920

Union League Club

American Sub-Committee of the Imperial Yacht Club of Germany

Army Navy Club of America

Columbia College

Fifth Avenue Bank of New York

Goldfield Deep Mines Co. of Nevada

Hyde Park Ice Yacht Club

Larchmont Yacht Club

Metropolitan Club

New York Yacht Club

White Star Line

Genealogy

Upper class – United States, social life and customs

Voyages and travels

Steamboat lines – passenger lists

Yachting clubs

Yachts

Clubs – United States

Adirondack Mountains, NY – description and travel

England – description and travel

United States – description and travel

Correspondence

Diaries

Drawings

Genealogies

Photographs

Bills (financial)

Stockbrokers

 

 

Edward Howe Wales

Folder title

Information and dates

Series

Box

Albany Savings Bank

business, 1896

2

A43

Alphabet of Animals

publication, 1899

2

A50

American Legion

speech, social, 1921-1922

1, 2

A42, A39

American Museum of Natural History

business, 1923

1

A42

American Railway Express Co.

business, 1922

2

A43

American Security & Trust Co.

business, 1921-1922

1, 2

A42, A43

Anderson, Ellery

social, 1886

2

A44

Andrews & Winsten, Inc.

business, 1922

1

A42

Army & Navy Club of America

business, 1921-1922

1

A42

Autographs

n.d., 1885

2

A44

Babson's Statistical Organization, Inc.

business, 1922

1

A42

Baclun, O. H.

social, 1894

2

A44

Bailey, Banks & Biddle Co.

social, 1921

2

A43

Baker, Rachel

business, n.d., 1921; social, 1921

1, 2

A42, A43

Baltimore Trust Co.

business, 1921, 1922

1, 2

A42, A39

Band, Jock

social, 1895

2

A44

Barlow, Lt.

notes, social, 1894-1895

2

A44

Baylis & Co.

business, 1897-1922

2

A50

Bellevue Hotel

business, 1922

1

A42

Bilyou, Geo. E.

business, 1922

1

A42

Bishop, C. S. H.

photo

3

AP12

Blair, Gist

social, 1922

2

A43

Blake Family

genealogy notes, n.d.; photos

3

A46, AP12

Boats

photo

2

AP11

Bond, Walter H.

social, 1922

2

A43

Bonner, Lotta Hale

genealogy correspondence, 1920-1922

3

A39

Boyd, Charles

social, 1904

2

A44

Bradford Family

genealogy notes, n.d.; photos

3

A46, AP12

Braus Galleries, Inc.

business, n.d.

1

A42

Breck, George

photo

2

AP12

Brown, Henry Collins

business, 1921

1

A42

Bryant, W. C.

social, 1870 or 79?

2

A44

Burhunh, J. B.

social, 1902

2

A44

Burr Family

genealogy notes, n.d.

3

A46

Burre

photo

2

AP12

Burroughs, Marie

photo

2

AP11

Buzzini, Walter J.

business, 1922

1

A42

Cable, George W.

publication, social, 1884

2

A44

Cabot, Harry H.

social, 1921

2

A43

Cameron Family

genealogy notes, n.d.

3

A39

Cameron, F. S. H.

social, genealogy notes, photos, correspondence, 1908-1922

3

A50, AP12

Campbell, D.

social, 1886

2

A44

Candee Family

genealogy notes, n.d.

3

A46

Cards

pictorial

2

AP11

Carter, Herbert S.

business, 1921-1922

1

A42

Central Hudson Gas & Electric Co.

business, 1922

1

A42

Chapman, Carlton

artist, social, n.d., 1892; photos

2

A44, AP12

Chapman, Carlton T.

social, 1922

2

A43

Charles & Co.

business, 1922

1

A42

Cholat, M/M Lucien

in French, 1916

2

A44

Clark, Thomas

social, 1892

2

A44

Clem, John L.

social, 1902

2

A44

Cody, Sherwin, School of English

business, 1922; social, 1922

1, 2

A42, A43

Collamore, Davis & Co.

business, 1922

1

A42

Collins, B. H.

business, n.d.

1

A42

Columbia College

correspondence, photos, 1874-1877

2

A43, AP11

Coart, John C.

genealogy correspondence, 1921

3

A46

Coart, John Singleton

genealogy notes, correspondence, 1921

3

A50

Coral

object

2

AO17

Corlies, Macy & Co.

1921-1922; business, 1922

1, 2

A42, A43

Courtney, F.

social, 1905-1907

2

A44

Crown Sea Food

business, catalog, 1913

2

A49

Curtis, William

business, social, 1909

2

A44

Darth, H.

social, n.d.

2

A44

Dathan, V. A.

object

2

AO9

Dathan, William A.

social, 1894-1901

2

A44

De Jessey, M/M Y. Bazin

in French, 1916

2

A44

De Paovich, B. A. N.

photo

2

AP11

De Yampert, A. H.

notes, n.d.

2

A44

Diaries, E. H. Wales

1915-1919

2

A39

Dictograph Products Corp.

social, 1921

2

A43

Dixon, George

photo

2

AP12

Dodge, A. M.

social, 1886

2

A43

Du Pont, H. A.

publication, 1920; social, 1917

2

A41, A44

Du Pont, H. F.

social, business, 1922; social, 1916

2

A43, A47

Du Pont, Ruth W.

social, n.d., 1903-1921; photos

2

A44, A41, A47, AP12

Duprat & Co.

social, 1887

2

A44

Eagle Engine Co. #1

business, 1921

1

A42

Edmonds

business, 1921

1

A42

Edwards, C. R.

social, 1908

2

A44

Election (absentee ballot)

1921

2

A39

Ellis, J. H.

photo

2

AP12

Encyclopedia Britannica

business, 1922

2

A43

'The Episcopate in America'

publication, 1895

2

A45

Erty, Ed. F.

photo

2

AP12

Farmers & Manufacturers National Bank

business, 1922

2

A43

Farrington, Nina

photo

2

AP11

Fifth Avenue Bank of New York

business, 1921-1922; checks

1, 2

A42, A43

Fish, Stuyvesant

social, 1916

2

A44

Folger, C.

social, n.d.

2

A44

Fordica, Madame

social, 1896, 1898

2

A44

Foster, E. S.

business, 1921

1

A42

Fraternity of Delta PSI

social, 1921

2

A43

Fridenberg, Robert

business, 1922

1

A42

Gainsborough

photo

2

AP12

Genealogy

genealogy notes, n.d.

3

A41, A49

Genealogy notebook #1

notes, correspondence, n.d., photos, drawing, 1920-1922

3

A46, AP12, AC5

Genealogy notebook #3

notes, n.d.

3

A40

Genealogy notebook #4

notes, n.d.

3

A50

Genealogy notebook #2

notes, n.d.

3

A46

Genealogists

publication, correspondence, 1866-1921

3

A46

Gerbault, Henry