Papers, 1890-1969 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Consists of correspondence with antique dealers relating to Henry Francis du Pont's collecting activities, bills, general correspondence, horticultural items, and financial documents. Within these papers are bills that pertain to room installations at the Winterthur Museum as well as information on museum objects. The general correspondence is social in nature. Also featured are many architectural drawings of the various additions to Winterthur and his homes in Southampton and Boca Grande. Pictorial files offer photographs of the gardens and museum rooms