Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Watson, D. T. (David Thompson), 1844-1916
| title | Allegheny County Bar Association records, 1870-1981. | repository | Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail |
| description | The ACBA records are housed in eight archival boxes and are arranged alphabetically by folder title. These papers include minutes, bound membership rolls, newspaper clippings, photographs, ledgers, ephemera, some correspondence and other miscellaneous items relative to the activites of the ACBA. Oversized bound volumes have been seperated from the main arrangement and have been arranged at the end of the container list. Folder titles have been maintained from the original order and new ones added only when a title was omitted. Of particular importance are the minutes of the organization. There are significant gaps in the sequence of minutes, but the minutes from the earliest meetings are present. The Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA) is a professional organization with almost seven thousand members. Members include lawyers, judges, district justices, legal administrators and paralegals. From its beginnnings, the ACBA has been concerned with matters related to the judicial system, such as eliminating minor judiciary, speeding up the completion of small claims, establishing fees for services and setting standards for admission. The ACBA was chartered on February 28, 1870. The original name of the association was the Pittsburgh Law Association and this was changed to its present name on May 5, 1882. John H. Hampton composed much of the original legislation to create the organization, and John H. Kerr later introduced this legislation into the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Senator Thomas Howard carried the bill through the Senate before being signed by Governor John W. Geary on February 28, 1870. The organization has remained active since its inception with only brief periods of inactivity from 1872-1882 and again in 1883. Processed, no inventory MSS 0327 2/14/2001 D. MacGregor |
| extent | 6.0 linear ft. |
| formats | Legal Papers |
| acquisition information | David Blaner gift 9/14/2000 2000.0174 papers. Gift of the ACBA, 2000. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:02 |
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| title | Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence 1882-1929, undated. | repository | The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library |
| description | Papers consist chiefly of incoming correspondence, including circular letters, telegrams, statements, reports, memoranda, and notes, as well as enclosures and related material. In some cases, copies of Henry Clay Frick's outgoing responses are also included. Topics discussed include business dealings, investments, art collecting, philanthropy, politics, real estate, and family matters. Notable business correspondents include members of the Carnegie, Phipps, Mellon, Morgan, and Rockefeller families, as well as executives in the coke, coal, iron, steel, railroad, and banking industries. Letters to Frick on the subject of art collecting range from offers of paintings and other objects available for purchase, to transactional correspondence regarding the acquisition of works and administration of the collection. The bulk of Frick's correspondence concerning art can be found under the name of his principal art dealer, M. Knoedler & Co., and under Charles Carstairs, also of that firm. Other correspondents on this topic include Duveen Brothers, Roger Fry, Arthur Tooth & Son, and Alice Creelman. Additional art correspondence can be found in the Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series I: Art Files and in the Henry Clay Frick Art Collection Files in this repository. Other letters in this series give information about Frick's philanthropic contributions, political interests and connections, real estate dealings, and private life. Frick's charitable donations included gifts to universities, museums and other cultural institutions, hospitals, churches, and civic organizations. His prominent political connections are evidenced by correspondence with Senators Boies Penrose, M.S. Quay, and Philander Chase Knox, and various U.S. Presidents, particularly Theodore Roosevelt. Topics discussed in Frick's political correspondence include campaign contributions, nominations and appointments, and the political climate of the time. Frick's correspondence concerning real estate details the acquisition, improvement, and administration of property, whether for the family's personal use, or for commercial, industrial, or rental purposes. Of note is Frick's correspondence with various architects of the period, including F.J. Osterling, Thomas Hastings, and Daniel Burnham. Papers also document aspects of Frick's private life, including hobbies and other interests, his relationships with immediate and extended family members, and the operation of his office and household. Biographical/historical note Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) was a wealthy Pittsburgh industrialist who made much of his fortune through the production of coke and steel. He founded H.C. Frick Coke Co., and formed a business partnership with Andrew Carnegie in 1882. He became chairman of Carnegie Bros. & Co. (later Carnegie Steel Co.) in 1889, and served in that capacity until his resignation from the company in 1899. Following his break with Carnegie, Frick remained engaged in business until the end of his life, serving on the boards of various banking, railroad, and insurance concerns. Frick was also active as a philanthropist, supporting such organizations as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Arts Club, the Pittsburgh Newsboys' Home, and the American Academy in Rome. Frick married Adelaide Howard Childs in 1881, and the couple established a residence (called "Clayton") in Pittsburgh. They had four children: Childs Frick (1883-1965), Martha Howard Frick (1885-1891), Helen Clay Frick (1888-1984), and Henry Clay Frick, Jr. (born 1892, died in infancy). In addition to their home in Pittsburgh, the Fricks also maintained an estate known as "Eagle Rock" in Prides Crossing, Mass., and a beaux arts mansion at One East 70th Street in New York, designed by Thomas Hastings, and decorated by Charles Allom and Elsie de Wolfe. A prominent art collector, Frick began acquiring paintings around the time of his marriage, and continued to build his collection until his death in 1919. The bulk of his collection, consisting of paintings by old masters such as Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough, Holbein, and Turner, along with furnishings and decorative objects, was housed in his New York residence, which he bequeathed as a museum upon his death. The Frick Collection opened to the public in 1935. Call Number HCFF.1.2 |
| extent | 39.4 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Notes Memoranda |
| access | These records are open for research under the conditions of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives access policy. Contact the Archives Department for further information at archives@frick.org |
| record link | http://www.frick.org/archives/FindingAids/HCFCorrespondence.html |
| record source | https://library.frick.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/1qqhid8/alma991007514669707141 |
| finding aid | Available online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | On deposit from the Helen Clay Frick Foundation, 2001. |
| updated | 09/01/2022 11:13:06 |
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