Box 140

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains material pertaining to appraisals and inventories of the estates of John D., Frances P. and Henry P. McIlhenny and Bernice Wintersteen. Of significance are photographs of furnishings at Parkgate, the former home of John D. McIlhenny's collection of art and antiques. These photographs were taken presumably in conjunction with the Federal Appraisal Company's 1910 appraisal. Also included is insurance-related material, such as policies, invoices, receipts and...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains material pertaining to appraisals and inventories of the estates of John D., Frances P. and Henry P. McIlhenny and Bernice Wintersteen. Of significance are photographs of furnishings at Parkgate, the former home of John D. McIlhenny's collection of art and antiques. These photographs were taken presumably in conjunction with the Federal Appraisal Company's 1910 appraisal. Also included is insurance-related material, such as policies, invoices, receipts and...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains material pertaining to appraisals and inventories of the estates of John D., Frances P. and Henry P. McIlhenny and Bernice Wintersteen. Of significance are photographs of furnishings at Parkgate, the former home of John D. McIlhenny's collection of art and antiques. These photographs were taken presumably in conjunction with the Federal Appraisal Company's 1910 appraisal. Also included is insurance-related material, such as policies, invoices, receipts and...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Having summered there since 1933 when his mother and then he rented the castle, McIlhenny purchased Glenveagh in 1938 from the widow of Harvard art historian A. Kingsley Porter. According to documentation in this collection, McIlhenny purchased, for approximately $25,000, a 19th-century, 23-bedroom castle with some of its contents and other buildings situated on more than 25,000 acres of land in an area not far from the birthplace of his grandfather, John McIlhenny. When not in Ireland,...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Having summered there since 1933 when his mother and then he rented the castle, McIlhenny purchased Glenveagh in 1938 from the widow of Harvard art historian A. Kingsley Porter. According to documentation in this collection, McIlhenny purchased, for approximately $25,000, a 19th-century, 23-bedroom castle with some of its contents and other buildings situated on more than 25,000 acres of land in an area not far from the birthplace of his grandfather, John McIlhenny. When not in Ireland,...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Having summered there since 1933 when his mother and then he rented the castle, McIlhenny purchased Glenveagh in 1938 from the widow of Harvard art historian A. Kingsley Porter. According to documentation in this collection, McIlhenny purchased, for approximately $25,000, a 19th-century, 23-bedroom castle with some of its contents and other buildings situated on more than 25,000 acres of land in an area not far from the birthplace of his grandfather, John McIlhenny. When not in Ireland,...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Although McIlhenny maintained most of the papers pertaining to his art collection and other acquisitions by the name of the relevant individual or institution, he also kept a portion filed by relevant topic. Thus "Subjects" represents yet another way McIlhenny intellectually divided material similar in format and content to the other subseries described above. Most of the "Subject" files document what could only be considered a family tradition of lending their valued paintings, sculpture...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Various topics and document types make up this subseries, and the amount of documentation per title varies from a single to multiple folders. The set of "Invoice" folders, selected during processing, details purchases ranging from household products to custom-made suits and shoes, and thus suggest the cost of McIlhenny's lifestyle. See the "Arrangement" note at the collection level for a detailed explanation of the processing protocol determined for invoices. The invoices are subdivided into...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Most of the photographs pertain to objects in the collections of McIlhenny and his parents, including items passed down from parent to child. (The "Mrs. W." noted on the verso of a few prints may refer to works owned or considered by McIlhenny's sister). A few paintings appear to have been filed for reference purposes only, and it is not certain if all the decorative art objects were purchased or only offered for purchase. Also included are a few postcards, a clipping and an unidentified...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Most of the photographs pertain to objects in the collections of McIlhenny and his parents, including items passed down from parent to child. (The "Mrs. W." noted on the verso of a few prints may refer to works owned or considered by McIlhenny's sister). A few paintings appear to have been filed for reference purposes only, and it is not certain if all the decorative art objects were purchased or only offered for purchase. Also included are a few postcards, a clipping and an unidentified...