Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Fred Harvey (Firm)
| title | Fred Harvey Company collections | repository | Heard Museum |
| description | Materials from a variety of sources relating to the Fred Harvey Company, the Harvey family, and to the Fred Harvey Fine Arts Collection. Includes original company records, primarily of the Indian Department, publications and ephemera, and background information about the company and collections acquired by the Museum from a variety of sources. Related materials: Fred Harvey Company photographs (RC 1); Fred Harvey Company association files (RC 2); Fred Harvey Fine Arts Collection; Byron Harvey III Collection. Identifier RC39 Heard Digital Identifier L:\RC Guide texts\Archives Guide Text\RC39.doc |
| extent | Approx. 10 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Catalogs Financial Records Clippings |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://cdm262401.cdmhost.com/u?/p15086coll2,99 |
| record source | http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/heard/ |
| contact information | Archivist - Heard Museum Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives lbates@heard.org 602.251.0264 |
| finding aid | Finding aid prepared by Richard Pearce-Moses, May 1998 and LaRee Bates, 2003 (news clippings processed by Maxine Smith and June Hurley), available in the Library |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:49 |
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| title | Fred Harvey Photograph Collection, NAU.PH.95.44 | repository | Cline Library, Northern Arizona University |
| description | Views include: These images were photographed by and for the Fred Harvey Company, both when it was owned by the Harvey family and after it had been sold to Amfac in 1968. Fred Harvey restaurants, hotels,newsstands, gift shops, other business enterprises, and employees are represented, including some of the famous "Harvey Girls," women whom Harvey employed as waitresses. Locations within Arizona include the Grand Canyon (El Tovar Hotel, Bright Angel Lodge, Phantom Ranch, Hermit's Rest, Desert View Watchtower, Moqui Lodge, Auto Cabins, Auto Lodge, Yavapai Lodge, Hopi House, the railroad depot, tour buses and carriages, roads), the Petrified Forest (Painted Desert Oasis), Seligman (Harvey House), Williams (Fray Marcos), and Winslow (La Posada). Also included are photographs from California, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico (including the Alvarado and Sunport in Albuquerque; Harvey Houses in Belen and Deming; El Ortiz in Lamy; Santa Fe stations/Harvey hotels in Rincon and San Marcial; La Fonda in Santa Fe), Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin. There are several photographs of Harvey family members, as well as promotional photographs from the motion picture The Harvey Girls, and special Fred Harvey merchandise. The color slides are selections from training presentations, which have accompanying audiotapes, shown to Amfac/Harvey employees and cover everything from proper grooming to sandwich making to selling Native American crafts. Biographic Note: Working in concert with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, English-born immigrant Fred Harvey began establishing his highly successful "Harvey Houses" in 1876, the first being located in Topeka, Kansas. By offering go od food served promptly--in sharp contrast to many other early Western eateries--Harvey enjoyed tremendous success. The famous "Harvey Girls," carefully-trained, well-groomed young women who were hired as waitresses, further increased customer traffic. Before long, Harvey was operating restaurants, hotels, and newsstands in increasing numbers along the A.T.& S.F. route. After Harvey's death in 1901, his sons, Ford and Byron, continued to operate the now substantial family business, along with John Frederick Huckel, Herman Schweizer, and David Benjamin. Noted architect Mary Jane Colter was hired to design several buildings for the Harvey Company, including the Bright Angel Lodge, Desert View Watchtower, Phantom Ranch, Hopi House, Hermit's Rest and Lookout Studio at the Grand Canyon, as well as La Fonda in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and La Posada in Winslow, Arizona. "Harveycars," replete with tour guides, transported growing numbers of tourists to scenic attractions. Fine Native American crafts became a hallmark for the Harvey retail shops, many of which also employed regional artisans to demonstrate their skills in making a variety of items. With the onset of the Depression, the Fred Harvey Company adapted to the changing preferences of travellers, who opted for dining-car meals rather than those at restaurants. World War II brought a brief resurgence of business as troops were transported cross-country. After the War, the company continued to open and operate restaurants and other businesses nationwide. Several national parks, in addition to Grand Canyon, became home to Fred Harvey eateries and shops. In 1968, the Hawaiian firm Amfac purchased the Fred Harvey Company and began to apply the company's expertise in the hospitality industry to its own chain of hotels and restaurants. Additional restaurants, hotels, and retail shops were built or bought, some with specific themes, others catering to travelers. JMB Realty, an American corporation now located in Denver, Colorado, purchased Amfac in 1988. Volume: Approximately 1,700 black-and-white photographs, color photographs, color transparencies, and black-and-white negatives; approximately 3,300 color slides Related Material: Fred Harvey Manuscript Collection MS #280 |
| extent | approximately 5000 items |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://library.nau.edu/speccoll/guide/h/harvey.html |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Fred Harvey Company Collection, 1900-1996 | repository | Cline Library, Northern Arizona University |
| description | The Fred Harvey Company Collection contains a variety of archival material pertaining to the operation of one of America's largest restaurant and resort companies. The collection consists of material from the Fred Harvey Indian Department, Grand Canyon operations, Harvey Girls, and the company publications department. Document types include menus, brochures, catalogues, statistical data, Grand Canyon Justice of the Peace records, ledgers, guest registers, press releases, articles correspondence, art work and architectural blueprints, renderings and drawings. The collection also contains 5000 plus photographic images. Collection Number: NAU.MS.280 NAU.PH.95.44 NAU.MI.95.44 |
| extent | 24 linear feet |
| formats | Drawings Ephemera Photographs Correspondence Artwork |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://aao.lib.asu.edu/ViewRecordFrame.jsp?record=0000000413 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Fred Harvey hotels collection, 1896-1945 | repository | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections |
| description | Approximately 2,000 black and white photographs depicting exterior and interior views of hotels, eating houses, railroad stations and news stands operated by Fred Harvey. States represented are Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Other photographs document the Indian exhibits at the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition, 1915, and the Panama-California Exposition, 1915-1916. A scrapbook depicts Mexican scenes and individuals, as well as Southwestern Indians. Two guest register books are for Hermit's Rest, Phantom Ranch, and Hermit Creek Camp, at the Grand Canyon, 1922 to 1930. A ledger book records some Grand Canyon operations, 1906 to 1933. Blueprint plans for news stands are also included. Correspondence consists mostly of letters of commendation for services rendered to patrons. Many are written on menu cards or hotel stationery. Historical Note Fred Harvey (1835-1901) began a partnership with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1878. In 1889, the Railway gave Harvey exclusive rights to manage and operate his eating houses, lunch stands, and hotel facilities upon the Santa Fe's railroads west of the Missouri River. The Harvey Houses took pride in their first class food, service, and cleanliness. Call Number: AZ 326 |
| extent | 8.3 linear feet |
| formats | Photographs Ephemera Correspondence Drawings Financial Records |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://aao.lib.asu.edu/ViewRecordFrame.jsp?record=0000001157 |
| record source | http://sabio.library.arizona.edu/ |
| finding aid | Inventory available in the library folder level control. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Fred Harvey Company Association files, ca. 1890-ca. 1950 | repository | Heard Museum |
| description | An artificial subject file documenting the Fred Harvey Company assembled by the Heard Museum from a variety of repositories and other sources. Includes vintage and modern copy photographs. The materials relate to three broad topics, the Fred Harvey Fine Arts Collection, primarily documenting objects in the collection; the Fred Harvey Company's establishments and services and its association with the Santa Fe Railway; and Native Americans, primarily tribes of the Southwest. Vintage photographs were likely used by the Harvey Company in publicity efforts to promote tourism in the Southwest. These images typically show a romantic view of Native Americans. Copy photographs were likely acquired by the Heard Museum for use in publications and exhibitions relying on the Harvey collection. Many photographs by Karl Moon, who operated a photographic studio at El Tovar until the mid 1910s. Other notable photographers include Edward S. Kemp and W. Henry Brown. A few photographs were made by Odd S. Halseth, and others show coarse mounts characteristic of his style. |
| extent | Approx. 775 photographic prints |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/heard/controller.jsp?R=890480 |
| record source | http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/heard/ |
| finding aid | Available in the repository and on the repository's Web site at: http://cdm262401.cdmhost.com/u?/p15086coll2,12 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Fred Harvey Company photograph collection, ca. 1900-ca. 1950 | repository | Heard Museum |
| description | Images documenting the company's business activities and in corporate promotion. Many associated with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway, including rail passenger facilities on trains and at depots. Many photographs promoting tourism in the Southwest: romantic images of Native Americans, including Apache, Havasupai, Hopi, Isleta, Laguna, Mojave, Navajo, Santa Domingo, Taos, Tesuque, Zuni, and other peoples. Includes portraits, and people in traditional activities of handicrafts and agriculture. Primarily commercial photographs, including work by Karl Moon and others. Related materials: RC 2 Fred Harvey Company collection : ca. 1885-ca. 1950. RC 39 Fred Harvey Company records : ca. 1890-ca. 1950. |
| extent | 662 photographic prints, most gelatin silver, 8x10 inches or smaller |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/heard/controller.jsp?R=890483 |
| record source | http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/heard/ |
| finding aid | Finding aid prepared by Richard Pearce-Moses, 1994, and LaRee Bates, 2003, available in the Library and on the Internet at Heard Museum Library - Call 602-252-8840 for information |
| acquisition information | These materials were received from the Fred Harvey Fine Arts Foundation. Over the years, a number of items from other collections had been interfiled as a subject collection. In 1992 all materials not bearing the Fred Harvey Company stamp were pulled from the collection to form an associated collection (RC 2) |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Fred Harvey Company ephemera, ca. 1900-1975. | repository | Heard Museum |
| description | Related materials: the photographer's work has been included in several exhibitions around the world. Mr. Young has also been involved with many studios, galleries, museums and films. Please see Archivist for more details. |
| extent | .5 linear feet. |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/heard/controller.jsp?R=890482 |
| record source | http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/heard/ |
| finding aid | Finding aid prepared by LaRee Bates, 2001, available in the Library and on the Internet at Heard Museum Library - Call 602-252-8840 for information |
| acquisition information | RC 78:24-28; donated by Mrs. John Strauch, she was an employee of the Fred Harvey Company; n.d.; RC 78:29, donated by Joseph Ernst (?); RC 78:32 purchased from Lewis Bower, 5/31/00. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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