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Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735

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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

 

           

            Creator:       Foster, Mary Pauline

            Title:             Papers

            Dates:           1825-1902

            Call No.:       Arc. 26

            Quantity:      11 boxes

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

 

Mary Pauline Foster was born in Lakeland, New York. On July 15, 1874, she married Henry Algernon du Pont. Their two surviving children were Louise Evelina du Pont and Henry Francis du Pont. She was interested in music, religion, and genealogy.

 

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

This collection contains invoices, and materials relating to stocks and securities transactions, correspondence to family and friends, books, social forms, recipes, photographs and a botanical scrapbook

 

 

 

ORGANIZATION

 

Collection is arranged in 5 series: series 2 contains corporate records; series 3 is correspondence; series 5 contains original manuscripts; series 8 holds publications such as books, and series 9 has various social forms.

 

 

 

PROVENANCE

 

Collection is owned by the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.  It was assembled over years, from 1969-1976 by transfers and gifts from various sources: in 1969, from the clerical division of the Wilmington, DE office of Henry Francis du Pont; in 1971 from the main museum building and H.F. du Pont; in 1974 from the Gray Building and Coach House; and in 1976 from the main museum building.

 

 

RELATED MATERIALS

 

The papers of Henry Algernon du Pont and Louise du Pont Crowninshield, owned by the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, are housed at the Hagley Museum and Library.  The papers of Henry Francis du Pont, also owned by the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, are housed in the Winterthur Archives.

 

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

Du Pont, Henry Algernon, 1846-1926. 

Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969

Crowninshield, Louise Evelina du Pont, 1877-1958. 

Religion. 

Stocks. 

Invoices. 

Correspondence. 

Photoprints. 

Recipes. 

Books

Genealogy

 

 

 

 

Mary Pauline Foster

Folder title

Info & date

Series

Box

New Century Club

bu, 1895

2

PF 1

Connelly, M. A.

bu, 1874

2

PF 1

Johnson, William H.

bu, 1874

2

PF 1

Lander, J. M.

bu, 1874

2

PF 1

Tiffany & Co.

bu, 1874

2

PF 1

Van Roden, C.

bu, 1874

2

PF 1

Wall & Son, J.

bu, 1874

2

PF 1

Du Pont, Pauline F.

s, 1876

3

PF 1

Robinson, Anna (Mrs. Beverley)

s, 1879-1902

3

PF 1

Du Pont, Evelina

s, 1895

3

PF 1

Du Pont, H. F.

s, n.d., 1890-1895

3

PF 1

Du Pont, H. F.

s, 1896

3

PF 1

Du Pont, H.F.

s, 1896

3

PF 1

Du Pont, H.F.

s, 1897

3

PF 1

Du Pont, H.F.

s, 1897

3

PF 1

Du Pont, H.F.

s, 1898

3

PF 2

Du Pont, H.F.

s, 1898

3

PF 2

Du Pont, H.F.

s, 1899

3

PF 2

Du Pont, H.F.

s, 1899

3

PF 2

Du Pont, H.F.

s, 1900

3

PF 2

Du Pont, H.F.

s, 1901

3

PF 2

Du Pont, H.F.

s, 1902

3

PF 2

Du Pont, Louise

s, 1897, n.d.

3

PF 2

Oglesby, Margaret

s, 1902

3

PF 2

Rice, Annie

s, 1901

3

PF 2

Robinson, Beverly

s, 1886

3

PF 2

Robinson, Herman

s, 1901

3

PF 2

Robinson, Pauline

s, 1901

3

PF 2

Walcott, Julia

s, n.d.

3

PF 2

Crowninshield, Louise

s, 1901

3

PF 3

Du Pont, H. F.

s, 1889-1901

3

PF 3

Du Pont, H. F.

s, 1897

3

PF 3

Du Pont, H. F.

s, 1898

3

PF 3

Du Pont, H. F.

s, 1899

3

PF 3

Du Pont, H. F.

s, 1900

3

PF 3

Du Pont, H. F.

s, 1901-1902

3

PF 3

Du Pont, Louise

s, 1896, n.d.

3

PF 3

Smith, D. D.

s, 1880

3

PF 3

Foster, Margaret

undated poem

5

PF 3

Lentilhon, Joseph

s, 1834, 1839

3

PF 4

Crowninshield, Louise

pub, 1902

8

PF 4

Du Pont, H. F.

pub, n.d.

8

PF 4

Christmas

n, n.d.

9

PF 4

Recipes

n, various

5

PF 4

Thames & Medway:...engravings

pub, 1872

8

PF 4

Foster, Clara

bu, 1879, 1889

2

PF 5

Lentilhon, Eliza L.

bu, 1886, 1893

2

PF 5

Recipes

pub, various

8

PF 5

A Story of Doom & other poems

pub, 1867

8

PF 5

Andersen's Marchen

pub, 1871

8

PF 5

Criss-Cross

pub, 1895

8

PF 5

Days Near Rome

pub, 1875

8

PF 5

English Garden

pub, 1825

8

PF 5

Heroes of England

pub, 1858

8

PF 5

Kathrina

pub, 1867

8

PF 5

Memorials of a Quiet Life

pub, 1878

8

PF 5

Letters of Wolfgang A. Mozart

pub, 1866)

8

PF 5

Natural Law in the Spiritual World

pub, 1888

8

PF 6

Poets of America

pub, 1841

8

PF 6

The Second Wife

pub, 1874

8

PF 6

Vicar of Wakefield

pub, 1829

8

PF 6

The Poetical Works of John Whittier

pub, 1864

8

PF 6

Botanical scrapbooks

1869, 1871

8

PF 6

Changed Cross

pub, 1868

8

PF 6

Christ is All

pub, 1848

8

PF 6

Cross Bearer

pub, 1861

8

PF 7

Discourses...Christian Faith...

pub, 1858

8

PF 7

Eventful Nights in Bible History

pub, 1886

8

PF 7

Foster Genealogy

pub, 1899

8

PF 7

Glad Tidings

pub, 1876

8

PF 7

Fight, The

pub, 1871

8

PF 7

Leedle Ballad

pub, 1871

8

PF 7

Our Daily Trials

pub, 1876

8

PF 7

Parable of Our Lord

pub, 1880

8

PF 7

Shadow of the Rock

pub, 1869

8

PF 7

Holy Bible

pub, 1853

8

PF 8

Poetry of Nature

pub, 1866

8

PF 8

Prescene of Christ

pub, 1878

8

PF 8

Songs of Zion

pub, 1853

8

PF 8

Week-Day Religion

pub, 1880

8

PF 8

Holy Bible

pub, 1850

8

PF 9 (ovsz)

Music

 

8

PF 10 (ovsz)

Holy Bible

pub

8

PF 11 (ovsz)