Box 1

Scope and Contents note Folder contains correspondence of Henry Clay Frick, E.R. Bacon, and Alfred Anson, primarily concerning the purchase of a suite of French carved and gilt furniture (eight chairs, and two settees) from the Duke of Devonshire. May 23, 1914 letter from E.R. Bacon to Frick refers to a meeting with Lady Sackville West, suggested rugs for the Drawing Room, a 16th century Ispahan rug, paintings by Van Dyck, and the Duke of Devonshire's Rembrandt and Memling. A July 26, 1914 letter from Bacon...

Scope and Contents note [Purchased May 27, 1914] Folder contains correspondence and an invoice for eight chairs and two settees purchased from the Duke of Devonshire, and a Cheval screen in tapestry of late Louis XIV period, purchased from Lord Canterbury. The Devonshire furniture is described as upholstered with Beauvais tapestry of rose Pompadour ground with panels of Cupids, after Boucher. Also contains Frick's correspondence with E.T. Stotesbury offering to sell him the furniture in 1916: "...I...

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[Purchased February 26, 1914]

Folder contains only red envelope. Name listed on envelope is "'Charles' (through Miss de Wolfe)."

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Folder contains three-page document, "Estimate of Lighting Fixtures for the Residence of Henry Clay Frick, Esq.," which lists lighting fixtures throughout One East 70th Street. List includes location, model number, description, quantity, and cost, as well as 31 small pencil drawings of the fixtures.

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Folder contains two letters re "an extremely fine piece of English furniture" painted by Angelica Kaufmann, which belonged to Lord Tweedmouth.

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Folder contains "Memoranda taken from Correspondence of H. C. F. and Jacques Seligmann," which lists summaries of letters dated from May 18 to December 24, 1914 re prices, selection, shipping, and payments for furniture. Letters summarized can be found in the One East 70th Street Papers and the Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence, both located in this repository.

Scope and Contents note Folder contains correspondence; telegrams; notes; and lists of estimates, revised estimates, and charges for individual items and installation related to One East 70th Street furnishings. Primary correspondents are Henry Clay Frick and Charles Allom. Lists include furniture, curtains, shades, rugs, chandeliers and other lighting fixtures, and firedogs and grates, organized by room. Correspondence concerns pricing, billing, difficulty in obtaining materials during World War I, disagreements...

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[Purchased June 3, 1914]

Folder contains correspondence and estimates re the purchase of lighting fixtures for the first and second floor halls and vestibules, the main staircase, and the Breakfast Room, as well as settees and side tables.

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Folder contains letters from Charles Allom regarding payment and items ordered, and requests for additional money; a list of items "beyond the furnishing contract"; and balance sheets and handwritten calculations.

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Folder contains a four-page document listing summaries of letters related to White, Allom & Co.'s work at One East 70th Street, including suggested acquisitions of furnishings and works of art, purchases, shipments and payments. Correspondents listed include Henry Clay Frick, Charles Allom, and Thomas Hastings. Letters are not listed in order. Most of the letters summarized are in the One East 70th Street Papers, located in this repository.