State panel and litany desk inlay, Valley Forge Memorial Chapel, undated

Approximately 130 black and white photographs comprise this collection, documenting the work of Hollingsworth Pearce (1878-1936), Philadelphia designer, metalsmith and engraver. There is also a notebook containing lists of the artist's work, many with corresponding dates, which are primarily silver or pewter items, as well as a draft of correspondence to a client written by his wife, Amy, shortly after Pearce's death in 1936. Additional handwritten lists of the artist's work are included which contain items Pearce crafted for several churches, chapels, schools, and as commemorative items on public display. An inventory of the photographs is also part of the written material. The photographs include objects from one of his most important commissions, the Valley Forge Memorial Chapel, as well as commemorative tablets, trophy cups, and bowls for universities and clubs in the Philadlephia area. There is also a small snapshot of Pearce working in his studio.