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Frick, Adelaide Howard Childs, 1859-1931

 Person

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Helen Clay Frick Papers, Series XI: Travel

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.02.11
Abstract

Helen Clay Frick (1888-1984) was the daughter of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick. She was also a philanthropist and founder of the Frick Art Reference Library in New York. This series documents her travels, both foreign and domestic, largely through correspondence, itineraries, receipts, maps and other guides, notebooks, postcards, and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1887-1973, undated

Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: FFP.01.02
Abstract

Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a Pittsburgh industrialist who made his fortune in coke and steel, was also a prominent art collector. This series consists largely of Frick's incoming correspondence, with some outgoing letters, on matters relating to business and investments, art collecting, political activities, real estate, philanthropy, and family matters.

Dates: 1882-1929, undated

Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series III: Voucher Files

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.01.03
Abstract

Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) was a prominent industrialist and art collector. This series consists vouchers for a wide range of expenditures, including household goods and services, payroll, donations, and travel.

Dates: 1892-1929

Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series IV: Receipts

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.01.04
Abstract

Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a Pittsburgh industrialist who made his fortune in coke and steel, maintained homes in Pittsburgh, Pa., Prides Crossing, Mass., and New York, N.Y. These receipts document personal and office expenditures of Henry Clay Frick, his family, and staff.

Dates: 1900-1926

Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series IX: Secretary's Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.01.09
Abstract

Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a Pittsburgh industrialist who made his fortune in coke and steel, was also a prominent art collector. This series consists chiefly of letters to and from his Pittsburgh secretary regarding payroll, staffing issues, bills, taxes, insurance, and other unfinished business matters.

Dates: 1902-1936, undated

Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series V: Subject Files

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.01.05
Abstract

Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a Pittsburgh industrialist who made his fortune in coke and steel, was also a prominent art collector. This series consists of materials organized by subject, and includes documentation of Frick's investments, real estate holdings, personal and household matters, and philanthropic activities.

Dates: 1848-1966, undated

Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series X: Invoice Books

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.01.10
Abstract

Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) was a prominent industrialist and art collector. This collection documents expenditures of the Frick household during the 1880s and 1890s.

Dates: 1881 - 1896

Italy and Switzerland Album

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.06.PS-07 (Album 1)
Scope and Content Note Album contains photographs taken by Helen Clay Frick during the latter portion of the Frick family's 1912 trip abroad. People depicted in the album include Helen Clay Frick's mother, Adelaide H.C. Frick, her future sister-in-law, Frances Shoemaker Dixon, and her governess, Marika Ogiz, as well as J. Horace Harding and Dorothea Harding, who traveled with the Frick family in 1912. Images in the album were predominantly taken in Italy, with some images of Switzerland at the end. Cities...
Dates: 1912 - 1912

One East 70th Street Papers

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.07
Abstract

Henry Clay Frick, 1849-1919, was a prominent industrialist and art collector. His New York residence at One East 70th Street was designed by Thomas Hastings, and completed in 1914. The house was later opened to the public as The Frick Collection in 1935. These materials document the construction and furnishing of the house, as well as some aspects of domestic life there.

Dates: 1907 - 1931

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Correspondence 7
Photographs 6
Financial records 5
Photograph albums 5
Travel photography 5