The Winterthur Library

The Winterthur Archives

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum

5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, DE 19735

Telephone: 302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883

 

 

 

OVERVIEW OF COLLECTION

 

     Creator:       Richard Tousey

     Title:            Papers

     Dates:          1978-1995

     Call No.       Archives 17

     Quantity:    18 boxes

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMEMT

 

Richard Tousey was a solar physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory.  He and his wife, Ruth, both graduated from Tufts University.  They collected and researched silver, particularly flatware, and its makers.  He was a member of the American Silver Guild.

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

Consists of correspondence with silver collectors and antiques dealers.  Additionally, the papers include research notes on silver makers and their marks and various silver pieces.  There are also receipts for silver purchases, and photographs of marks and pieces of silver. Much of the collection pertains to Winterthur’s collection of silver objects.

 

ORGANIZATION

 

Collection is arranged in folders within numbered boxes by subject.

 

PROVENANCE

 

This collection was accessioned in 1998.

 

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

 

Tousey, Richard, 1908-1997

Tousey, Ruth

Antique dealers

Correspondence

Invoices

Notes

Photographs

Silver

Silver flatware

Silverwork

 

 

Tousey

FOLDER TITLE

SERIES

BOX

Tousey: Winterthur #7 (10/24/77)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #8 (2/23/78)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #9 (8/17/78)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #10 (11/11/78)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #10 (11/9/78)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #11 (10/21/79); #12 (10/31/79)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #13 (1/7/80)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #14 (3/19/80)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #15 (9/12/80)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #16 (10/17/80)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #17 (9/14/81)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #18 (11/6/81)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #19 (1/4/82)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #20 (5/5/82)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #21 (6/21/82)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #23 (11/30/82) (1982-1983)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #24 (3/31/83)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #25 (5/10/83)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #26 (6/6/83); #27 (9/17/83)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #28 (11/22/83); #29 (12/1/83)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #31 (5/1/84); #32 (6/1/84) (1983-1984)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #33 (10/24/84) (1984-1985)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #34 (5/13/85)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #35 (6/13/85)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #36 (10/7/85)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #37 (1/17/86); #38 (1/29/86) (1985-1986)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #39 (3/20/86); #40 (5/6/86)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #41 (6/4/86); #42 (6/20/86)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #43 (9/9/86); #44 (10/7/86)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #45 (10/31/86); #46 (12/22/86)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #47 (2/9/87); #48 (2/27/87) (1986-1987)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #49 (5/87); #50 (7/87); #51 (7/87); #52 (9/87)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #53 (11/87); #54 (3/88) (1987-1988)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #55-56 (5-6/89); #58 (8/95)

98WC11

WC 459

Tousey: Winterthur #57 (8/6/90)

98WC11

WC 459

Tousey: Winterthur trips (1977-1986)

98WC11

WC 459

Tousey: Winterthur - Denker, Bert (1981-1986)

98WC11

WC 459

Tousey: Winterthur - Denker, Bert (1988-1996)

98WC11

WC 459

Tousey: Winterthur - misc. (1977-1979)

98WC11

WC 459

Tousey: Misc. - silver (1978-1990)

98WC11

WC 459

Tousey: Antiques letters (1978)

98WC11

WC 459

Tousey: Silver correspondence (1984-1985)

98WC11

WC 459

Tousey: Articles (various)

98WC11

WC 459

Tousey: Tags - purchases (n.d.)

98WC11

WC 459

Tousey: Duffy, William C. [2] (1981-1990)

98WC11

WC 460

Tousey: Maine antiques [2] (receipts, 1982-1990)

98WC11

WC 460

Tousey: Silver notes (1976-1984)

98WC11

WC 460

Tousey: Silver pieces [3] (photos, photocopies, etc.)

98WC11

WC 461

Tousey: Business cards (n.d.)

98WC11

WC 461

Tousey: Gill, Bob - 1985 (1983-1985)

98WC11

WC 462

Tousey: Gill, Bob - 1983 (1983-1984)

98WC11

WC 462

Tousey: Gill, Bob - 1984

98WC11

WC 462

Tousey: Gill, Bob - 1995

98WC11

WC 462

Tousey: McNear (1983)

98WC11

WC 462

Tousey: Darling Sullivan, Virginia (1978-1993)

98WC11

WC 463

Tousey: Groff, Walter (1982-1995)

98WC11

WC 463

Tousey: Cramer, Diana - "Silver" (1985-1994)

98WC11

WC 463

Tousey: Silver correspondence (1986-1990)

98WC11

WC 463

Tousey: General corrrespondence (non-silver) [2] (1985-1997)

98WC11

WC 463

Tousey: Misc. (1977-1992)

98WC11

WC 464

Tousey: O'Meagher, Hugh C. (music, 1988-1992)

98WC11

WC 464

Tousey: Blanchard, Gregg, et.al. (1980-1988)

98WC11

WC 464

Tousey: American Silver Guild - talk on DV marks 1987

98WC11

WC 464

Tousey: Antiques letters (1979-1982)

98WC11

WC 464

Tousey: Correspondence (non-silver) (1985-1987)

98WC11

WC 464

Tousey: various lists & associated letters (1981-1989)

98WC11

WC 464

Tousey: Revere daybook & Dawes (1977)

98WC11

WC 464

Tousey: Porringer - Revere? (1976)

98WC11

WC 464

Tousey: Antiques letters (82-84) (1982-1984)

98WC11

WC 464

Tousey: Silver correspondence (1991-1996)

98WC11

WC 465

Tousey: Whirligig I (1977-1978)

98WC11

WC 465

Tousey: Whirligig II (1978-1979)

98WC11

WC 465

Tousey: Phi Beta Kappa (1980, 1990)

98WC11

WC 465

Tousey: Whirligig III [2] (1980-1994)

98WC11

WC 465

Tousey: Antiques letters (75-76) (1975-1976)

98WC11

WC 466

Tousey: Winterthur letters (1976-1980)

98WC11

WC 466

Tousey: Winterthur #22 (9/16/82)

98WC11

WC 466

Tousey : Dealers & shows [2] (various)

98WC11

WC 466

Tousey: Index cards - makers

98WC11

WC 470-471

Tousey: Gill, Bob - 94

98WC11

WC 467 (ovsz)

Tousey: Gill, Bob - 93

98WC11

WC 467 (ovsz)

Tousey: Gill, Bob - 92

98WC11

WC 467 (ovsz)

Tousey: Gill, Bob - 90

98WC11

WC 467 (ovsz)

Tousey: Gill, Bob - 88 (1987-1988)

98WC11

WC 468 (ovsz)

Tousey: Gill, Bob - 96 (1996-1997)

98WC11

WC 468 (ovsz)

Tousey: Gill, Bob - 91 (pub)

98WC11

WC 468 (ovsz)

Tousey: Silver lists (1992, 1995)

98WC11

WC 468 (ovsz)

Tousey: McGrew, John R. (1988-1996)

98WC11

WC 468 (ovsz)

Tousey: Gill, Bob - 86-87 (1986-1987)

98WC11

WC 469 (ovsz)

Tousey: Adam Lynn & Riggs; Gebelein (n.d.)

98WC11

WC 436 (ovsz)

Tousey: Gill, Bob - 89

98WC11

WC 376 (ovsz)

Tousey: Misc. notebook pages (n.d.)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Correspondence (1996)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Indian arm band (n.d.)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Photography of marks (n.d.)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Tilford, Shelby (non-silver) (1973)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Photos (n.d.)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Marks (1982-1984)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Van Voorhis mark (n.d.)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Van Voorhis correspondence (1981-1982)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Silver correspondence (1984-1986)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: General correspondence (1985-1987)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Silver clubs (1977-1979)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Philadelphia - 3 Centuries of American Art - master (1976)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Van Voorhis - potential article (n.d.)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Detroit (1978)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: C. C. Church & sheaf (n.d.)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Antiques letters (1977)

98WC11

WC 454

Tousey: Spoon Rack (1987-1992)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Belden; also J. B. Jones (1980)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Hollan, Catherine B. (1988-1996)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Woodlawn (1978-1979)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Munkhouse & Rhode Island (1978-1979)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Von Khrum (1979-1986)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Maine silver (1986)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Yale University Art Gallery (1988)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: "Revere" porringer (1976-1977)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Riggs - Washington (1978-1980)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Hastier, Marguerite (1991)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: King's shape (1992)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Birdbacks (1992)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Buel, Abel (1992)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Lewyn, Lownes & Loring (1991)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Maine - M.S.A. (1981-1992)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Geddy (1986)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Argentum (1976-1984)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Mormons (1986)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Mannerbacks (1982)

98WC11

WC 455

Tousey: Fales, Martha (1978- 1981)

98WC11

WC 456

Tousey: Smithsonian (1989)

98WC11

WC 456

Tousey: Moulton (1983-1991)

98WC11

WC 456

Tousey: Williams, Charles (1984-1996)

98WC11

WC 456

Tousey: Billings, Burt & Marianne [2] (1982-1997)

98WC11

WC 456

Tousey: North Hill Antiques (Billings) (n.d.)

98WC11

WC 456

Tousey: Goldsborough, Jennifer (1982-1983)

98WC11

WC 457

Tousey: MESDA (1980-1983)

98WC11

WC 457

Tousey: Anthony spoon 86.017 (1986)

98WC11

WC 457

Tousey: Soltis, Barbara (1989-1996)

98WC11

WC 457

Tousey: Pittsburgh (n.d., 1992)

98WC11

WC 457

Tousey: Gebelein I (1975-1978)

98WC11

WC 457

Tousey: Gebelein II (1979-1985)

98WC11

WC 457

Tousey: last Gebelein & Hurd porringer (1984-1985)

98WC11

WC 457

Tousey: new Gebelein / Thomas [2] (1986-1995)

98WC11

WC 457

Tousey: Winterthur #1 (9/26/74); #2 (5/9/75) (1974-1975)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Winterthur #6 (6/3/77)

98WC11

WC 458

Tousey: Genealogical chart of the Keith family

98WC11

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