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Childs, George William, 1829-1894 print view role Collector dates 1829-1894 city Philadelphia state PA other cities Baltimore, MD; sex F historical notes George W. Childs was a Philadelphia publisher, newspaperman (Public Ledger) and philanthropist. Childs collected art objects and "curios" which filled both his office and home. Included were bamboo and jade carvings from Japan, cloisonné objects, Sevres china as well as Moorish and English silver. Childs also collected rare books and manuscripts, including a collection of autograph letters. decades of activity 1860-1870 1870-1880 1880-1890 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:22 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives Dalton Dorr Records, 1876-1904 see details... Drexel University Archives and Special Collections George W. Childs scrapbooks, 1855-1874 see details... Drexel University Archives and Special Collections George W. Childs collection, 1845, 1890-1894, 1958, 1967, bulk 1891-1894. see details... Drexel University Archives and Special Collections George W. Childs obituary notices scrapbooks, 1894-1895 see details... Pennsylvania State University Rare Books and Manuscripts, University Libraries Grace Greenwood Letters and Poems, 1842-1902 and undated see details... University of Virginia Library Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library George William Childs papers [manuscript] 1882-1892 see details... University of Virginia Library Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library George William Childs letter to Horace Porter [manuscript] 1871 November 29 see details... University of Virginia Library Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Letter, N.Y., to George William Childs [manuscript] 1864 Aug. 11 see details... Bryn Mawr College Mariam Coffin Canaday Libary Seymour Adelman Letters and Documents Collection see details... Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1300 Locust St. Ferdinand J. Dreer autograph collection, 1492-1925 see details... Brown University, John Hay Archives John Hay Library Letters, 1888-1893, Ithaca, NY see details... University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections Letters and notes, 1843-1912, n.d. see details... University of Virginia Library Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Paul B. Du Chaillu letters [manuscript] 1894-1899 see details... University of Virginia Library Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library George William Childs Letters, 1864, 1878, 1890, Accession #13341 see details... The New-York Historical Society Manuscript Department Charles West Thomson papers, 1817-1877. see details... «  back