Correspondence, 1861-1992, n.d. Catalog Number: M243.1
Box 1
Business correspondence (originals):
Folder 1 1917-1934, letters to family members
concerning library gifts, portrait
payments and other business matters
Business correspondence (photocopies):
2 1908 Dec 14, Maxfield Parrish to W.W.
Gilchrist, Jr.
Business correspondence (typescripts):
3 1904-1927, miscellaneous letters to and
from W.W. Gilchrist, Jr., and to Mrs.
Gilchrist (Lucretia) re: Gilchrist's
paintings
4 1908-1925, n.d., mainly between W.W.
Gilchrist, Jr., and the Macbeth
Gallery, from handwritten notes by
Robert Griffin during his 1988 visit to
the Smithsonian's Archives of American
Art in New York
Family correspondence (originals):
5 1861-1864 letters to W.W. Gilchrist, Sr.,
during his teen years from his uncle
and mother concerning the Civil War
6 1881-1886, W.W. Gilchrist, Sr., to his
wife (Maudie) and children, mainly from
Europe
7 1888-1904, n.d., W.W. Gilchrist, Sr., to
his wife (Maudie) and children
8 1900-1901 W.W. Gilchrist, Jr., to W.W.
Gilchrist, Sr., from Europe
9 1907-1920, letters to Anna Gilchrist
many concerning the death of her
brother, Charles
10 1907-1983, n.d., miscellaneous family
letters with the bulk from W.W.
Gilchrist, Jr., to his mother (Maudie)
and sister, Anna
11 1922-1924, letters to Peg Gilchrist
from her aunt, Anna Gilchrist, and
cousin, James Stone
12 1988-1992, letters to Robert Griffin.
Principal correspondent, Mrs. George L.
deSchweinitz ("Aunt Dorothy")
Family correspondence (photocopies)
13 1861-1864, letters to W.W. Gilchrist,
Sr., during his teen years
14 1881-1886, W.W. Gilchrist, Sr., to his
wife and children, mainly from Europe
15 1888-1904, n.d., W.W. Gilchrist, Sr., to
his wife and children
16 1902-1916, n.d., miscellaneous family
letters, mainly to Anna Gilchrist with
informal references to family history
17 1920, n.d., letters to Anna and Ted
Gilchrist, many concerning the death of
their brother, Charles. Principal
correspondent, Kathryn Heck, Charles'
friend and business partner
Family correspondence (typescripts)
18 1886 Jun 16, W.W. Gilchrist, Sr., to
seven year old W.W. Gilchrist, Jr.
(Waddie)
19 1900-1901, W.W. Gilchrist, Jr., to W.W.
Gilchrist, Sr., from Europe
20 1900-1950,n.d., miscellaneous family
letters, many to Anna Gilchrist with
informal information on family history;
also contains a letter from Kenneth
Sills to Mrs. Gilchrist after W.W.
Gilchrist, Jr.,'s death
21 1920, n.d., letters to Anna and Ted
Gilchrist, many concerning the death of
their brother, Charles.
Family Materials, 1878-1999, n.d. Catalog Number: M243.2
Box 1
Folder 22 Genealogies of the Gilchrist and
deSchweinitz families
23 Genealogy - "Summary History of the
Schweinitz Family 1350-1975"
24 Handwritten poems, n.d., most by W.W.
Gilchrist, Jr.
25 Household expense books, 1927-1938 kept
by Lucretia Gilchrist
Volume 1 Journal and poetry of W.W. Gilchrist,
Sr., 1882-1890, n.d.
Box 1
Folder 26 Memorial material for Anna Gilchrist and
W.W. Gilchrist, Jr., 1932-1953, n.d.
27 Memorial material for W.W. Gilchrist,
Sr., 1916, 1999, n.d.
28 Musical material re: W.W. Gilchrist, Sr.,
1915-1925, n.d.
Folio Volume 2 Scrapbook of the Gilchrist family,
1878-1946, n.d.
[extremely fragile]
Artwork Documentation and Ephemera, 1900-2000, n.d. Catalog Number: M243.3
Box 1
Folder 29 Career information for W.W. Gilchrist,
Jr., 1904-1920
30 Career information for W.W. Gilchrist,
Jr., 1923-2000
31 Career information for W.W. Gilchrist,
Jr., n.d.
32 Exhibition catalogs, 1912-1916
33 Exhibition catalogs, 1917-1923
34 Exhibition catalogs, 1926-1930
35 Exhibition catalogs, 1984-1986
36 Ledger of W.W. Gilchrist, Jr.'s,
paintings kept by his sister, Anna
Gilchrist
37 Lists compiled from various sources, of
W.W. Gilchrist, Jr.'s paintings and
exhibitions where they were shown
38 Master list of W.W. Gilchrist, Jr.'s
paintings, numbered 1-93, with
accompanying data sheet for each
painting. A color photograph (most are
3x5 or smaller) of each painting also
accompanies the list, with the number
on the photo envelope corresponding to
the number of the painting on the
master list
39-52 Master list photographs ref# 1-93
Box 2
Folder 1 Miscellaneous photographs of paintings
2 Negatives of miscellaneous photographs of
paintings
3 Photocopies of miscellaneous Gilchrist
paintings
4 Postcards of European art and scenes,
postmarked 1900, n.d. (miscellaneous,
some annotated)
5 Prints of European art and scenes
(miscellaneous, not Gilchrist)
Miscellaneous Research Materials, 1880-1993, n.d. Catalog Number: M243.4
Box 2
Folder 6 Miscellaneous notes and clippings,
1880-1993, n.d.
7 Notes from the Brunswick Record,
1915-1927
Images, 1902-1988, n.d. Catalog Number: M243.5
Box 2
Folder 8 deSchweintz family members, n.d.,
photographs
9 deSchweintz and Gilchrist family members,
1902-1920, n.d., photocopies of
photographs (annotated)
10 Gilchrist and Cox family members, 1906,
1935, n.d.: including a photograph of
Redelia Ann Cox Gilchrist
Folio Volume 1 Gilchrist family photograph album,
1902-1935, n.d.
Box 2
Folder 11 Gilchrist family photograph album
(pocket-size), n.d.
12 Miscellaneous photographs, 1911, 1960,
1988, n.d. with subject unidentified in
most of the photos
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