The Winterthur Library
The Winterthur Archives
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, DE 19735
Telephone:
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OVERVIEW OF
COLLECTION
Creator: George deForest Lord
Title: Papers
Dates: 1947-1981
Call No. Archives 29
Quantity: 1 box
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
George
deForest Lord was the husband of Ruth Ellen du Pont,
younger daughter of Henry Francis du Pont.
He was a B-25 pilot during WWII and later received his Ph.D. from Yale
University where he was a professor in the English department.
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
This
collection consists of correspondence such as condolences and congratulations,
corporate records dealing with real estate, and banking.
ORGANIZATION
Collection
is arranged in four series and within the box, arranged alphabetically by
folder title. Series 2 holds corporate
records such as real estate titles; series 3 holds correspondence; series 6
contains a gold cigarette case and series 8 holds publications. Series 1, 4, 5, and 7 are not represented.
PROVENANCE
Collection
is owned by the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and is housed in the
Winterthur Archives.
ACCESS POINTS
Du
Pont, Henry Francis
Lord,
Edith
Richardson,
E.P.
B.
Altman & Co.
New
Haven Savings Bank
Yale
University
Henry
Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
Real
property
Condolence
notes
Museums
|
G Lord |
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|
Folder title |
Series |
Box |
Names cited |
Subjects |
|
Altman & Co., B. (1958) |
82GL3 |
GL 1 |
beds |
|
|
Coates, Mrs. Benjamin (1968) |
69GL3 |
GL 1 |
invitations |
|
|
Dale's (1954) |
69GL2 |
GL 1 |
luggage, repairs |
|
|
Du Pont, H.F. (1981) |
82GL3 |
GL 1 |
Nancy Richards; James Smith |
cigarette case |
|
Gould, Betty & Jay (1947) |
69GL3 |
GL 1 |
congratulations |
|
|
Grand Central Camera (1954) |
69GL2 |
GL 1 |
invoice |
|
|
'Life' (1954) |
69GL3 |
GL 1 |
periodicals |
|
|
Lord, Day & Lord (1954) |
69GL2 |
GL 1 |
Henry H. Garrison; Fishers Island; Title
Guarantee & Trust Co. |
real estate, title |
|
Lord, Edith (1954) |
69GL2 |
GL 1 |
Beecher & Bennett; East Side Burying
Ground Assn.; Mary E. Hubbard; G. Clarence Rozee |
funerals, cemeteries |
|
Lord, Edith (1954) |
69GL3 |
GL 1 |
condolences |
|
|
Lord, Ned ((1947) |
69GL3 |
GL 1 |
congratulations |
|
|
Major Lane Hand Laundry (1954) |
69GL2 |
GL 1 |
laundry |
|
|
McCormick, George W., Jr. (1947) |
69GL3 |
GL 1 |
congratulations |
|
|
New Haven Savings Bank (1954) |
69GL2 |
GL 1 |
Clark, Hall & Peck; Marie S. DiNicols; Margot Gunnerson; Kendall
P. Foster; Gladys Sperry |
release of mortgage |
|
Potts, Leslie M. (1959) |
69GL3 |
GL 1 |
Cambridge University; University of Delaware |
recommendation |
|
Richardson, E.P. (1959) |
69GL3 |
GL 1 |
John Walker |
board of trustees, nomination |
|
Warwick Hotel (1954) |
69GL3 |
GL 1 |
Erwin H. Schlicht |
courtesy card |
|
Yale College (1954) |
69GL3 |
GL 1 |
Spencer F. Miller |
mail |
|
'Homeric Renaissance' |
69GL8 |
GL 1 |
review of book, book |
|