The
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Creator: Frances Elizabeth Johnson
Title: Papers
Dates: 1836-1906
Call
No.: Arc. 23
Quantity: 6 boxes
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
Frances Elizabeth Johnson (1832-1908) married Salem Howe
Wales on
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Collection contains invoices, correspondence to family and friends, photographs, books, social forms, deeds, and a poem.
ORGANIZATION
Collection is arranged in six series and within each box,
folders are arranged alphabetically by folder title. Series 2 holds corporate items such as bills;
series 3 holds correspondence; series 5 original manuscripts; series 7 contains
photographs; series 8 holds publications such as books; and series 9 holds social
forms. Series 1, 4, 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 the years, from 1969-1974, by transfers and gifts from various sources: in
1969, from the H.F. du Pont House; in 1973, from the H.F. du Pont House and by
gift; in 1974, from the Coach House and
RELATED MATERIALS
Papers of Salem Howe Wales and Edward Wales, also owned by the Henry
Francis du Pont
ACCESS POINTS
Du Pont, Ruth Wales, 1889-1967
Barnum, P.T., 1810-1891
Johnson, Eastman, 1824-1906
Vanderbilt,
Invoices
Correspondence
Photographs
Books
Invitations
Deeds
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FJWALES |
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Folder title |
Series |
Box |
Names cited |
Subjects |
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Barnum,
P. T. (1874-1889) |
73FJ3 |
A14 |
invitations,
regrets, social networks |
|
|
Courtney,
F. (1906-1908) [handwriting hard to read] |
73FJ3 |
A14 |
Miss
Graham; Miss Danby; the McKenneys; Bishop Lawrence;
Bishop Green; Bishop Potter |
religion,
death, travel, illness, churches, clergy |
|
Denison,
Rev. F. (1869) |
69FJ5 |
A13 |
'The
Founders of Westery' |
poem |
|
Du
Pont, Ruth Wales (1895-1900) |
74FJ3 |
A14 |
Ruth
H. Wales; Beatrice Claflin; the Ashtons;
the Rogers; Miss Luvan |
correspondence,
thank-you notes, bicycle, dolls, gifts |
|
Finn,
Mary (1902) |
69FJ3 |
A13 |
Thomas
Finn; James Darwin Johnson |
photograph
of father |
|
Fordham,
Henry A. (1880) |
69FJ2 |
A17
ovsz |
Frances
E. Wales; Southampton |
deed,
real estate |
|
Harland,
A. (n.d.) |
73FJ3 |
A14 |
Mr.
Rollins; Mr. Keysor |
book |
|
'Holy
Bible' (1836) |
73FJ8 |
A13 |
Mary
J. Johnson |
Bible,
inscribed |
|
Ives,
Abram (1860) |
73FJ3 |
A14 |
invitation,
regrets |
|
|
Johnson,
Eastman (n.d.) |
73FJ3 |
A14 |
portrait |
|
|
McKinley,
Mrs. William (1900) |
73FJ3 |
A14 |
thank-you
note, Easter card |
|
|
Milburn,
W. H. (1882) |
73FJ3 |
A14 |
Mrs.
Y? Harper; C. Vanderbilt; Mrs. Commodore Vanderbilt; M/M Twombly;
Cyrus W. Field |
lectures,
poets |
|
Morgan,
William (n.d.) |
73FJ3 |
A14 |
Ladies
Christian Union |
invitation,
regrets |
|
Munn,
O. D. (1874) |
69FJ3 |
A13 |
George
Follett & Co.; Mary A. Follett |
check,
bond |
|
'Polyglott Bible' (1836) |
74FJ8 |
A16
ovsz |
publication |
|
|
Ralli & Co., P. C. (1905) |
69FJ2 |
A13 |
insurance,
invoice |
|
|
Rogers,
Harriet J. (1886) |
69FJ2 |
A13 |
James
M. Herrick; Susan R. Herrick; Southampton |
deed,
real estate |
|
Skinner
& Co., I. F. (1905) |
69FJ2 |
A13 |
pass
book, seafood |
|
|
Spence
School (1906) |
74FJ9 |
A14 |
invitation,
commencement |
|
|
Unknown
(n.d., 1886) |
73FJ3 |
A14 |
invitations,
regrets, acceptance |
|
|
Vanderbilt,
F. W. (n.d.) |
73FJ3 |
A14 |
thank-you
note, gift |
|
|
Wales,
Salem (1903) [2] |
74FJ9 |
A14 |
Metropolitan
Museum of Art; Union League Club of New York |
in
memoriam books |
|
Wales
wedding (1885) |
74FJ9 |
A14 |
Mrs.
G.R. Hawks; Edward Howe Wales; Ruth Holmes Hawks; M/M Elihu
Root; Edith Root |
invitations |
|
Finn,
Mary |
69FJ7 |
A13 |
James
Darwin Johnson |
photograph |
|
'Holy
Bible' (1844) |
73FJ8 |
A13 |
Mrs.
S.H. Wales |
Bible,
inscribed |
|
'Holy
Bible' (1854) |
73FJ8 |
A15 |
Charles
T. Prentice |
Bible,
inscribed |