The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry Francis du Pont
5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur,
Delaware 19735
Telephone: 302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
The
calendars in this series were kept by Jane Whitehead. The entries are brief: sometimes notes about
the weather, her schedule, or what she was sketching.
Calendars
for 1886-1887, 1889-1915, and 1924-1932 are in German, with the 1915 calendar
noted as being from Bretano’s German Department.
Box 1:
Folder 1: 1886, 1887, 1888.
Folder 2: 1889, 1890, 1891 (both calendar and a
note headed “1891 Highlights”).
[Note: The
calendar for 1891 is not dated and researchers have disputed whether it is for
1885 or for 1891. The calendar clearly
marks March 29 as Easter (Auferstehung des Herrn, with Easter and Buona Pasqua
added for good measure). In 1891, Easter
was on March 29, but in 1885, Easter was on April 5. Thus, the calendar must be for 1891.]
Folder 3: 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895.
Folder 4: 1896,
1897, 1898, 1899.
Folder 5: 1900,
1901 (two for each year).
One
of the calendars for 1900 and one for 1901 were kept for Ralph, Jr. The 1900 calendar has his name on the front
cover; the 1901 calendar for him does not have his name, but the first entry is
about his teeth troubling him.
The
handwriting for Mrs. Whitehead’s calendars and that for the Ralph, Jr.
calendars is not the same. Laid into
Mrs. Whitehead’s 1901 calendar is a slip of paper listing when rooms were to be
cleaned.
Folder 6: 1902,
1903, 1904.
Folder 7: 1905, 1906, 1908 (two for 1908).
One
of the calendars for 1908 has the name Bim [nickname for Ralph, Jr.] written on
front cover. It has no entries after
April. Most of the entries duplicate
those for Mrs. Whitehead’s calendar.
Folder 8: 1910, 1912, 1913.
Box 2:
Folder 1: 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917.
Folder 2: 1918, 1919, 1920.
Folder 3: 1921, 1922.
Folder 4: 1923 (home-made, labeled “Diary),
1924, 1925.
Folder 5: 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929.
Folder 6: 1930, 1931 (two for 1930, but one is
blank).
Folder 7: 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935.