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03. Frick Family Papers

 Record Group
Identifier: 03

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

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: FFP.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 VI: Accounts

 Collection
Identifier: FFP.01.06
Abstract

Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) was a prominent art collector and industrialist. These papers document his income and expenditures, household accounts, investment activities, and checking accounts at various banks in New York and Pittsburgh.

Dates: 1880 - 1942

Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series VII: Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: FFP.01.07
Abstract

Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) was a prominent art collector and industrialist. This collection consists of diaries maintained by staff in Frick's Pittsburgh office, and a friendship calendar with submissions from his family and friends.

Dates: 1880-1933

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

 Collection
Identifier: FFP.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

Helen Clay Frick Papers, Series I: Youth and Education

 Collection
Identifier: FFP.02.01
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. These papers consist of notebooks, scrapbooks, and other memorabilia dating from her youth and education in Pittsburgh and New York.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1897-1908; 1865-1924

Helen Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: FFP.02.02
Abstract

Helen Clay Frick (1888–1984) was the daughter of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick. She established the Frick Art Reference Library in New York in 1920, and was active as a philanthropist throughout her life. This collection consists mostly of letters to her from family members and friends.

Dates: 1894-1996, undated

Helen Clay Frick Papers, Series XI: Travel

 Collection
Identifier: FFP.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

Helen Clay Frick Papers, Series III: Iron Rail Vacation Home

 Collection
Identifier: FFP.02.03
Abstract The Iron Rail Vacation Home, established by Helen Clay Frick in Wenham, Mass. in 1909, was operated as a camp until the property was donated to the Girls Clubs of America in 1956. Beginning in 1947, the Iron Rail also functioned as a charitable organization. These records include correspondence, receipted bills, payrolls, annual reports, bank statements, minutes, inventories, and tax and insurance papers. They document the administration, goals, personnel, and activities of the...
Dates: 1909-1980, undated

Helen Clay Frick Papers, Series IV: Calendars and Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: FFP.02.04
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 contains calendars, diaries, and notes documenting Miss Frick's travels and daily activities over a period spanning nearly 80 years.

Dates: 1904-1982, undated