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Archives related to: Winans, Thomas de Kay, 1820-1878
| title | Winans papers (MS 916) | repository | Maryland Historical Society, Library |
| description | Railroad engineers and inventors, Ross Winans (1797-1877) and his son Thomas Winans (1820-1878), are the principal figures around which the Winans Papers are built. The collection includes the correspondence, legal papers, accounts, bills, and receipts of both men. There is also a variety of other materials such as patents, drawings, designs, photographs, and experimental data relating to steamship building. The collection is strong in documenting the business and manufacturing of Ross Winans from 1835 to 1862. The real estate purchases and financial affairs of Thomas Winans are also well represented. |
| extent | 24 boxes, 1 oversize volume, 2 oversize folders |
| formats | Correspondence Legal Papers Financial Papers Drawings Photographs |
| access | Access to this collection is unrestricted |
| record link | http://www.mdhs.org/sites/default/files/MS%20916%20Winans%20Papers.pdf |
| record source | http://m60006.eos-intl.net/M60006/OPAC/Index.aspx |
| finding aid | Online and in repository |
| acquisition information | Most of the items in the collection were donated by Mrs. Reginald W. Hutton and Miss Celeste W. Hutton in April of 1948. Thomas Winans gave the Society three volumes of detailed records concerning experiments with the steam yacht Walter S. Winans in 1928. At a later, although unspecified date, Mr. J.G.D. Paul added about 33 other items to the Winans papers, including a biography of Ross Winans by Carlyle Barton, a number of Ross Winans pamphlets (1872-75), a Hutton-Winans scrapbook (1903-1934), and a body of genealogical research material relating to the Winans-Hutton Family. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:54 |
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| title | Correspondence associated with: Winans, Thomas de Kay | repository | Online Edition of Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler |
| description | Thomas de Kay Winans was the recipient, sender or subject of 83 documents, dated between 1848-1899, associated with Whistler and his work. They are available online in either digital form or by transcript, and in some cases both. The individual documents are located in the following repositories: Baltimore Museum of Art, MD Family Records Centre, London Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Glasgow University Library Library of Congress Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Maryland Historical Society Library, Manuscripts Division, Baltimore, MD New York Public Library Private collection |
| extent | 83 Documents |
| formats | Correspondence Electronic Resource |
| access | Consult repository for restrictions. |
| record source | http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/correspondence/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:53 |
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