The Winterthur Archives

 

 

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

 

Creator:          Louisa Gerhard                                                

Title:               Papers

Dates:             1817-1900

Call No.:         Arc. 20

Quantity:        2 boxes

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

 

Louisa Gerhard married Gen. Henry du Pont on July 15, 1837.  They had nine children, including Col. Henry Algernon du Pont, Evelina du Pont, and Victorine du Pont Foster.

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection contains correspondence among various Gerhard and du Pont family members as well as a number of books on religion.

 

 

ORGANIZATION

 

Collection is arranged in four series and within each box, folders are arranged alphabetically by folder title.  Series 3 holds correspondence; series 6 holds objects; series 8 holds publications, such as books; and series 9 holds social forms.  Series 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 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, but is housed at Hagley Museum and Library.  It was assembled over several 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 Gen. Henry du Pont, Col. Henry A. du Pont, Evelina du Pont, and Victorine du Pont Foster, also owned by the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, are also housed at the Hagley Museum and Library.

 

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

Du Pont, Gen. Henry, 1812-1889

Du Pont, Col. Henry Algernon, 1846-1926

Du Pont, Evelina, 1840-1938

Foster, Victorine, 1849-1934

Books

Correspondence

Religion

 

 

Louisa Gerhard

Folder title

Information and date

Series

Box

Atlas

publication, 1827

8

B3

'Barnes' Notes - Gospels'

publication, 1846

8

B2

Beauduy, Victorine

social, n.d., 1876

3

B2

Beauduy, Victorine

publication, n.d.

8

B2

Black, Mary G.

social, 1889

3

B2

'Book of Psalms'

publication, 1856

8

B2

Du Pont family

social, 1807, 1817

3

B2

Du Pont, H. A.

wedding, 1874

3

B2

Du Pont de Nemours, Alfred V.

invitation, 1900

9

B2

Gerhard family

social, n.d., 1834-1851

3

B4

Gerhard, Louisa

obituary, 1900

8, 6

B2, BO1

Gerhard, William Wood

social, 1830-1837

3

B4

'Henrietta Temple'

publication, 1837

8

B2

'Pictorial Illustrations of the Bible'

publication, 1841

8

B2

'Taylor's Holy Living & Dying'

publication, 1843

8

B2

'Three Eras of Woman's Life'

publication, 1836

8

B2

Walker, Elizabeth (Mrs.)

social, 1880

3

B2

'West Point Life'

publication, 1859

8

B2

'Words of Jesus'

publication, 1854

8

B2