Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Drexel, Anthony J. (Anthony Joseph), 1826-1893
| title | Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1888-1906 | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Archival/Manuscript Material Contained in: Henry Charles Lea Papers, ca. 1830-1935. Folder 358. Summary: Letters from A. J. Drexel, treasurer, to Lea, plus 1 item from Lea. Other Contributors: Drexel, Anthony J. (Anthony Joseph), 1826-1893. |
| extent | 4 items (4 leaves). |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Found In: Henry Charles Lea Papers, ca. 1830-1935. Folder 358. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:51 |
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| title | Drexel family collection, 1826-1831, 1864, 1884-1991. | repository | Drexel University |
| description | The collection contains correspondence, memoirs, genealogical charts, newsletters, pamphlets, family reunion material, scrapbooks, legal documents, publications, and newspaper clippings related to the descendents of Francis Martin Drexel. Includes a diary written by Francis Martin Drexel in 1826-1830 and three letters authored by Anthony J. Drexel, the founder of Drexel University. The bulk of material dates from the twentieth century and is contained in eleven volumes of scrapbooks that begin with the death of Anthony J. Drexel in 1893. Biographical/Historical Note The Drexel family came to prominence in Philadelphia when the Austrian immigrant Francis Martin Drexel left his career as an artist/painter and opened a currency brokerage house. In 1837, Francis's son, Anthony J., took over the thriving business from his father and built a large fortune as a banker and Wall Street broker. In 1891, A.J. Drexel founded the Drexel Institute with longtime business partner George W. Childs. |
| extent | 9 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Ephemera Printed Materials Clippings Photographs |
| access | Portions of the collection are restricted. See repository for further information. |
| record link | http://archives.library.drexel.edu/findingaids/MC.00.001.html |
| record source | http://records.library.drexel.edu/record=b1536829~S9 |
| finding aid | Finding aid available in repository |
| acquisition information | Compiled by the University Archivist from items pertaining to the Drexel family found in the collection. Some items are believed to have originated at the Drexel Family Office. Portions have been transferred from the Drexel University Museum. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:55 |
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| title | Pierpont Morgan Library Photograph collection, [ca. 1855-1986]. | repository | Pierpont Morgan Library Archives |
| description | Included are photographs of the Pierpont Morgan Library (exteriors and interiors) ca. 1905-1986; of members of the Morgan family, ca. 1855 to present, with the bulk dating from ca. 1855-1943, the date of J.P. Morgan's death; of art objects collected by J.P. Morgan; of J.P. Morgan's trips, particularly his many trips to Egypt; of partners in the J.P. Morgan and Co. bank, ca. 1890-1933, including Henry P. Davison, Joseph W. Drexel, Francis A. Drexel, Anthony J. Drexel, Anthony J. Drexel Jr., T.S. Lamont, Henry S. Morgan, J. Pierpont Morgan, J. Pierpont Morgan Jr., Junius S. Morgan Jr., Dwight W. Morrow, George W. Perkins, Charles Steele, and forty-two others; and of views relating to the Morgan family, the bank, and the Library. |
| extent | ca. 250 images. |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| acquisition information | J.P. Morgan & Company Gift Photographs. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:55 |
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| title | Autograph letter signed: Drexel & Co., Phila., to J. Pierpont Morgan, 1871 June 21 (MA 1144) | repository | Pierpont Morgan Library Archives |
| description | Concerning the incorporation of the firm of Morgan Drexel & Co. Biographical Data: American banker. Dept./Collection: Pierpont Morgan Library Archives Location: Archives--Papers (ARV) Call Number: Morgan Family Record ID: 126473 Accession Number: MA 1144 |
| extent | 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo) |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://corsair.themorgan.org/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:03 |
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| title | Guest book : Cragston, 1874-1924. | repository | Pierpont Morgan Library Archives |
| description | Contains the signatures of guests and the dates of their visits to Cragston, the Morgan’s home in Highland Falls, New York. Frequent visitors include members of the following familes: Morgan, Tracy, Pierpont, Goodwin, Sturges, Boardman, Crosby, Satterlee, and Grew. Guests of note include Anthony J. Drexel, Egisto P. Fabbri, Charles Lanier, William S. Rainsford, and Adelaide L. Douglas. Notes: Forms part of the Satterlee family papers. With "Cragston 1874" stamped in gold on the front cover Dept./Collection: Pierpont Morgan Library Archives Location: Archives--Bound Volumes (ARVBD) Call Number: ARC 1453 Record ID: 223784 Accession Number: ARC 1453 |
| extent | 1 v. (ca. 200 p.) ; 26 cm |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://corsair.themorgan.org/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:13 |
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| title | Pierpont Morgan papers, 1803-1934 (bulk 1847-1890) | repository | Pierpont Morgan Library Archives |
| description | Consists of correspondence, school essays and quarterly reports, certificates and honors, clippings, passports, diaries, account books, and dealers’ lists. Correspondence contains letters from Morgan to friends and family such as James Goodwin, George A. Dixon, Cyrus W. Field, John Pierpont, Junius Spencer Morgan, Juliet Pierpont Morgan, and Frances Tracy Morgan. Other persons or topics documented in this collection include: Amelia Sturges Morgan, Louisa Morgan Satterlee, Anne Tracy Morgan, J. P. Morgan, Jr., Belle da Costa Greene, Duncan, Sherman & Co., George Peabody & Co., J.S. Morgan & Co., J.P. Morgan & Co., the Corsair Dining Club, the Zodiac Club and the Pierpont Morgan Library. Biographical Data: Financier, industrial organizer, and art collector. Born in 1837 in Hartford, John Pierpont Morgan was educated in the U.S. and Europe before embarking on a career as a banker. From his first position as an unsalaried clerk at the New York banking firm of Duncan, Sherman & Company, Morgan went on to become a partner at Drexel, Morgan & Co. In 1895, after the death of Anthony J. Drexel, the firm was renamed J.P. Morgan & Co. During these years Morgan presided over the reorganization of the country’s railroads as well as the incorporation of the major companies of the twentieth century, including General Electric, International Harvester Company, United States Steel Corporation and AT & T. Throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, he began to expand the scope of his art collections. By 1902, he had amassed treasures in such proportions that he commissioned the design of a library to be built near his home. In 1912, the growing concern that the financial welfare of the country was left largely in the hands of a few private individuals like Morgan, led to a Congressional hearing. After testifying before the Pujo Committee later that year, Morgan traveled to Egypt where his health rapidly declined. He died in Rome on March 31, 1913. Notes: Some items in the collection were cataloged individually. Records for these items also contain the accession number ARC 1196. Dept./Collection: Pierpont Morgan Library Archives Location: Archives--Papers (ARV) Call Number: ARC 1196 Record ID: 219282 Accession Number: ARC 1196 |
| extent | 6.75 cubic feet. |
| formats | Correspondence Clippings Diaries Financial Records Legal Papers |
| access | The collection is open for research by appointment. The following page provides information on conducting research in the Morgan’s Reading Room: http://www.themorgan.org/research/reading.asp |
| record link | http://www.themorgan.org/research/FindingAids/Archives/ARC1196-MorganPierpont.pdf |
| record source | http://corsair.themorgan.org/ |
| finding aid | Finding aid available in the library. |
| acquisition information | Most of the items that now comprise the Pierpont Morgan Papers were collected over the years and given to the care of the Library by his son, J.P. Morgan, Jr. Because the buildings that are now known as the Pierpont Morgan Library were originally part of the Morgan home, it is difficult to say exactly when the care of the items in the collection were transferred to the custodianship of Morgan’s personal librarian—later the Library’s first director—Belle da Costa Greene. It is clear, however, from the many letters and memos found in this and other collections within the Archives, that Greene was actively seeking to bring together items that document the life and work of JPM, and that she had the full cooperation of his son, J.P. Morgan, Jr. The collection also contains some items that were donated by friends or other family members. The entries for these items include individual provenance notes. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:13 |
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| title | Records of the Morgan firms, 1863-1952. | repository | Pierpont Morgan Library Archives |
| description | Contains a select group of records that document the history of the Morgan banks including: Drexel, Morgan & Co., J.P. Morgan & Co., Morgan, Harjes & Company, Morgan, Grenfell & Co., and Morgan & Cie. The collection consists chiefly of the articles of co-partnership for the Morgan firms, but also contains correspondence, legal papers, memorandum, publications, and background information on partners of the firms. Persons, businesses and topics covered in this collection include: Anthony J. Drexel, Edward C. Grenfell, Thomas Lamont, J. Pierpont Morgan, J. P. Morgan, Jr., Edward Stettinius, American Locomotive Company, Erie Railroad Company, Great Northern Railway Company, Northern Pacific Railway Company, United States Steel Corporation, and the financing of World War I. Cite as: Records of the Morgan Firms: Box #, Folder #. The Pierpont Morgan Library Archives. Dept./Collection: Pierpont Morgan Library Location: Archives--Papers (ARV) Call Number: ARC 1195 Record ID: 219270 Accession Number: ARC 1195 |
| extent | 2.70 cubic feet. |
| formats | Business Papers Correspondence Legal Papers Ephemera |
| access | The collection is open for research by appointment. The following page provides information on conducting research in the Morgan’s Reading Room: http://www.themorgan.org/research/reading.asp |
| record link | http://www.themorgan.org/research/FindingAids/Archives/ARC1195-MorganFirms.pdf |
| record source | http://corsair.themorgan.org/ |
| finding aid | Finding aid available in the library. |
| acquisition information | This collection of papers was transferred from J.P. Morgan & Co. to the Morgan Library ca. 1959. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:13 |
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| title | In memoriam Anthony J. Drexel : collection of newspaper clippings. | repository | Pierpont Morgan Library Archives |
| description | Location: Reference Collection--Oversize (REFOS1) Call Number: 509 D777 F Record ID: 11279 |
| formats | Clippings |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://corsair.themorgan.org/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:13 |
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