The
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Creator: Victorine Elizabeth Foster du Pont
Title: Papers
Dates: 1912-1939
Call
No.: Arc. 19
Quantity: 3 boxes
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
Victorine E. du Pont was the sister of Col. Henry Algernon
du Pont and the wife of Antoine L. Foster, whom she married on
SCOPE AND CONTENT
This collection contains correspondence with her husband and members of the du Pont family, books including a Bible, addresses, and a manuscript entitled “The Lost Garden” written in 1923.
ORGANIZATION
Collection is arranged in five series and within each box, folders are arranged alphabetically by folder
title. Series 3 holds correspondence;
series 5 original manuscripts; series 6 holds objects; series 8 hold
publications, such as books; and series 11 holds miscellaneous items. Series 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, and 10 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 1969-1978 by transfers and gifts from various sources: in 1969,
from the clerical division of the Wilmington, Del. Office of Henry Francis du
Pont; in 1972, from the office of the properties and gardens divisions at
Winterthur; in 1973, from the H.F. du Pont House at Winterthur; in 1974, from
the Coach House at Winterthur; and in 1978, as a gift.
RELATED MATERIALS
Papers of Col. Henry A. du Pont, also owned by the Henry Francis du
Pont
ACCESS POINTS
Foster, Antoine Lentilhon, 1847-1928
Du Pont, Col. Henry Algernon, 1846-1926
Regents of
Gardening
Writing
Books
Correspondence
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VICFOSTER |
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Folder title |
Series |
Box |
Names cited |
Subjects |
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Addresses (n.d.) |
69VF11 |
A10 |
Gregg Auto & Taxi Service |
address |
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'Abridgement of Ainsworth's Dictionary' (1836) |
73VF8 |
A11 |
A.L. Foster; Thomas Morrell |
dictionary, inscribed, Latin |
|
Du Pont, H. A. (1912) |
74VF8 |
A10 |
clippings, politics |
|
|
Du Pont, Henry F. (1914?) [handwriting hard to read] |
78VF3 |
A10 |
M/M Baer; Mrs. Pennington; Edith Evans; Consuelo Marlborough; H.A. du Pont; M/M Etienne Testenoir; M/M de Pelleport |
travel, social networks, gardens, chateaux, house furnishings |
|
Du Pont, Capt. S. F. (1896) |
69VF3 |
A10 |
calling card |
|
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Foster, A. L. (Mrs.) (1923) |
69VF5 |
A10 |
'A Lost Garden' |
garden, reminiscence |
|
Foster, Antoine L. (1858) |
74VF3 |
A10 |
Mrs. Warrick |
social networks, travel, school, weather, valentines |
|
French Church du Saint Esprit (1929) |
69VF3 |
A10 |
Rev. John A. Maynard; Col. H.A. du Pont |
book |
|
Hair |
69VF6 |
AOB 1 |
hair |
|
|
'Holy Bible' (1841) |
73VF8 |
A11 |
Bible, inscribed |
|
|
Reading Railway System (1932) |
69VF3 |
A10 |
Charles H. Ewing; A.L. Foster; Montchanin; Wilmington & Northern Railroad Co. |
railroad station, closure |
|
'Standard Speaker' (1857) |
73VF8 |
A11 |
A.L. Foster; Epes Sargent |
prose, poems, inscribed |