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Reynolds Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: PC-194-03
Abstract
The Reynolds Family Papers were created by the Reynolds family of North Carolina and Virginia, primarily tobacco baron R.J. Reynolds and his wife Katharine Smith Reynolds. Correspondence, financial, and legal records document the creation and early years of the Reynolds’s 1,000-acre estate and working farm, Reynolda, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Other subjects of note are the Reynolds family’s philanthropic and social activities and the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1904-1925; 1787 - 1973
Found in:
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Zachary Smith Reynolds Log of Aeroplane NR-898W
Collection
Identifier: EA-2017-002
Content Description
This handwritten log kept by Z. Smith Reynolds documents his 17,000-mile solo journey from England to China from August 26, 1931 to April 5, 1932. After several false starts, Smith finally began his flight in London in December 1931, landing outside of Paris. He then flew south over Italy and the Mediterranean until he reached North Africa. From there, he followed airline routes already established by British fliers, traveling across the Syrian Desert from Gaza to Baghdad and on to India. In...
Dates:
1931 - 1932
Found in:
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
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