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03. Frick Family Papers

 Record Group
Identifier: 03

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series VIII: Letterpress Copybooks

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.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

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

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

Printed Books in the Frick Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: HCFF.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