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Frick, Childs, 1883-1965

 Person

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Childs Frick and Martha Frick Album

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.06 (PS-04)
Scope and Content Note

Album contains cabinet card portraits of Childs Frick (1883-1965) and his sister Martha Frick (1885-1891), chiefly by studio photographers in Pittsburgh and New York. Photographers include Napoleon Sarony, B.L.H. Dabbs, Gustave Aufrecht, F. Roseti, and B.J. Falk.

Dates: 1885 - 1890

Childs Frick Papers, Series I: Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.04.01
Abstract

Childs Frick (1883-1965) was the son of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick. He was a noted paleontologist and a founding trustee of The Frick Collection. These papers consist of letters to Childs Frick chiefly from family members and friends.

Dates: 1883-1901, 1925, undated

France, Switzerland, and Germany album

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF-06-PS-07 (Album 2)
Scope and Content Note Album consists chiefly of photographs taken by Helen Clay Frick during her family's 1905 trip abroad. Predominantly taken in France, Switzerland, and Germany, images include views of Versailles, Fontainebleau, Lake Geneva, Zurich, Baden-Baden, Munich, Regensburg, and Nuremburg, with a large portion of the album devoted to views of castles and palaces throughout France's Loire valley. People depicted in the album include Helen Clay Frick's father, Henry Clay Frick, her mother, Adelaide H.C....
Dates: 1905 - 1905

Frick Family Albums and Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.06
Scope and Content Note The Frick Family Albums and Scrapbooks date from the 1880s to the 1970s, and include formal studio portraits, candid snapshots, souvenir photographs, and published images visually documenting members of the Frick family and their social circle. These images give information about the family's modes of dress, residences, hobbies and pastimes, pets, and travel throughout Europe and the United States, as well as Egypt, Mexico, and Cuba. Photographers of note include B.L.H. Dabbs, Napoleon...
Dates: 1882-1990

Frick Family Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.05
Abstract

Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) was a prominent industrialist and art collector. This collection consists of photographs, circa 1850s-1989 and undated, of Frick and his family, as well as images of their friends, relatives, and others. This collection also contains images of Frick family residences, travels both in the United States and abroad, and other locations associated with the family.

Dates: circa 1850s-1989, undated

Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.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

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Correspondence 4
Cabinet photographs 3
Financial records 3
Photograph albums 3
Art museum architecture 2