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03. Frick Family Papers

 Record Group
Identifier: 03

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Childs Frick Papers, Series I: Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: FFP.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

Printed Books in the Frick Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: FFP.10
Abstract

Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), was a noted industrialist and art collector. This collection consists of books acquired by both him and members of his family, especially his daughter, Helen Clay Frick, and wife, Adelaide H.C. Frick.

Dates: 1621, 1881-1983

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 VIII: Letterpress Copybooks

 Collection
Identifier: FFP.01.08
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 volumes containing copies of Frick's outgoing correspondence on matters relating to business and investments, art collecting, political activities, real estate, philanthropy, and personal matters.

Dates: 1881-1923