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Unidentified, 1912-1921

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 272-274

Scope and Contents note

From the Sub-Series:

Correspondence of Katharine Reynolds with architects, landscape architects, designers, merchants, and Reynolda employees document the design and construction of Reynolda and the early years of the estate up until 1924. Significant correspondents include Philadelphia-based architect Charles Barton Keen, landscape architect Thomas W. Sears, landscape architect Louis L. Miller, greenhouse designers Lord & Burnham, Wanamaker’s department store, Lord & Burnham greenhouse designers, the Aeolian Pipe Organ Company, and Reynolda employees such as greenhouse manager Robert Conrad and nurse Henrietta Van den Berg. Other correpondents include family and friends and record Katharine Reynolds's civic and social activities. The correpspondence of R.J. Reynolds relate his relationship with his familty and his dealings within the tobacco industry and the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

Dates

  • 1912-1921

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use. Access to Series 4, Subseries 4, Sheriff’s Records, 1932, is restricted; consult the Reynolda House Museum of American Art Director of Archives for details.

Extent

From the Collection: 21.5 Cubic feet (47 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Reynolda House Museum of American Art Repository

Contact:
2250 Reynolda Road
Winston-Salem NC 27109 United States
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