Guide to the Frederick W. Rhinelander family papers
, 1842-1911
Newport Historical Society
82 Touro Street
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: 401-846-0813
Fax: 401-846-1853
email: info@newporthistorical.org
Published in 2012
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Frederick W. Rhinelander family papers |
| Date range: |
1842-1911 |
| Creator: |
Rhinelander, Frederick W. |
| Extent: |
0.209 linear feet
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| Abstract: |
This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and other material from the extended family of Frederick William Rhinelander of New York and Newport. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
Newport Historical Society
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| Collection number: |
MS.2011.2 |
Scope & content
This collection contains approximately 35 letters and 67 photographs from the extended family of Frederick William Rhinelander of New York and Newport, as well as pieces from the Skinner and Cameron families.
The letters reveal domestic and business matters from Frederick and his wife, Frances Skinner Rhinelander to and from their children. Also, letters between the children from New York, Newport, St. Paul's School
in Concord, NH and Harvard University
. Other family names mentioned are Newbold, King, Jones, and Edgar.
Highlights include charming illustrated letters from Helen Rhinelander Cameron to her older brother Thomas "Maso," describing childhood activities in New York and Newport. Attending parties and playing games with friends and cousins such as Edith "Pussy" Jones, later Edith Wharton.
Other highlights include, attending theater productions at Madison Square
by the actor Edwin Booth (brother of John Wilkes Booth); refusing to attend Theodore Roosevelt's wedding because of heavy rain.
Also included in the gift is an engraved copper plate of Skinner coat of arms, with several printed bookplates belonging to Thomas H. Skinner.
Access Points
Subject Names
- Cameron, Helen Rhinelander
- Cameron, Lewis
- King, Ethel Rhinelander
- Rhinelander, Alice K.
- Rhinelander, Frances Skinner
- Rhinelander, Frederick W.
- Rhinelander, Frederick W., Jr.
- Rhinelander, Philip M.
- Rhinelander, Thomas Newbold
- Rives, Mary Rhinelander
- Skinner, Thomas H.
- Wilcox, Isaac
Subject Topics
Subject Topics
Document Types
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in one series:
Historical note
Frederick William Rhinelander (1828-1904) was born in New York to his father of the same name and Mary Lucy Ann Stevens Rhinelander. He graduated from Columbia College in 1847. In 1851, he married Frances D. Skinner, daughter of the Revered Thomas H. Skinner. Together, they had eight children, Mary, Frances, Ethel, Frederick William Jr, Alice, Helen, Thomas Newbold, and Philip.
He was a member of the Knickerbocker
, City and Southside Sportmen's Clubs, the Downtown Association
, the Mendelssohn Glee Club
and the American Geographical Society
. He served as vice president and president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
. He died of heart failure in Sturbridge, Massachusetts in September, 1904.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. |
| Use of the materials: |
Researchers are advised that express written permission to reproduce, quote, or otherwise publish any portion or extract from this collection must be obtained from Newport Historical Society. Although NHS has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: |
Frederick W. Rhinelander family papers, MS.2011.2, Newport Historical Society. |
| Contact information: |
Newport Historical Society
82 Touro Street
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: 401-846-0813
Fax: 401-846-1853
email: info@newporthistorical.org
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
The Frederick W. Rhinelander family papers were recieved as a gift to the Newport Historical Society in November 2010 (photographs) and June 2011 (documents). |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Bert Lippincott and Stacie M. Parillo. |
| Encoding: |
Finding aid encoded by Stacie M. Parillo
2012 February 21 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Related material: |
Papers of the Rives, Sear and Rhinelander families at the Univeristy of Virginia Special Collections (Accession number 10596).
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Inventory
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Academic records
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1911, undated |
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Cameron, Helen fourth prepatory report card
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1911 April-May |
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Cameron, Helen report card from National Cathedral School
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Bookplates
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Skinner, Thomas H. copper printing plate
Contents Note: This item (MS.2011.2.1) has been stored separately from the manuscripts in this collection.
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Skinner, Thomas H. bookplate printings
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Correspondence
Contents Note: Items in this folder are arranged chronologically.
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1842-1905 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Rhinelander, Frances Skinner letter to mother
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1842 September 01 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Valentine poem
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1847 February 13 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Rhinelander, John R. letter to Frederick W. Rhinelander
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1848 May 03 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Rhinelander, Frederick W. letter to Frances Skinner Rhinelander
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1857 October 14 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Rhinelander, Frederick W. letter to F
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1864 July 23 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Rhinelander, Frederick W. letter to mother
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1866 February 14 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Rhinelander, Thomas Newbold letter to Frederick W. Rhinelander
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1866 July 4 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Skinner, Nancy letter to her family
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1869 April 7 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Cameron, Helen Rhinelander letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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1878 September 22 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Cameron, Helen Rhinelander letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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1879 March 18 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Rhinelander, Philip M. letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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1879 April 29 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Rhinelander, Philip M. letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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1880 February 08 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Cameron, Helen Rhinelander letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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1881 October |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Rhinelander, Frederick W. letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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1881 November 24 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Cameron, Helen Rhinelander letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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1882 May 08 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Cameron, Helen Rhinelander letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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1883 April 29 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Cameron, Helen Rhinelander letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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1885 December 06 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Cameron, Helen Rhinelander letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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1887 January 28 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Cameron, Helen Rhinelander letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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1887 March 22 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Cameron, Helen Rhinelander letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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1888 May 05 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Rhinelander, Frederic W. letter to Ethel Rhinelander King
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1900 January 11 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Unknown author letter to Mary
Contents Note: This letter is mostly illegible.
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1905 April 7 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Correspondence
Contents Note: Items in this folder are arranged by partial date (year is missing) with undated items at the end of the folder in alphabetical order. This folder also contains envelopes that have been separated from their corresponding letter.
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Rhinelander, Thomas Newbold letter to Frances Skiner Rhinelander
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February 3 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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ARR letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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February 28 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Rhinelander, Frederick W. letter to Grandmama
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August 19 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Rhinelander, Frederick W. letter to Ethel Rhinelander King
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September 9 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Cameron, Helen Rhinelander letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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September 23 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Cameron, Lewis letter to Ethel Rhinelander King
Contents Note: Letter is dated "St. Andrew's Day" which is celebrated on November 30 in Scotland.
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November 30 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Aevis, Bous letter to Isaac Wilcox
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Cameron, Helen Rhinelander letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Cameron, Helen Rhinelander letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Cameron, Helen Rhinelander letter to Thomas Newbold Rhinelander
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Rhinelander, Frances Skinner letter from mother
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Skinner, Nancy letter to my family
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Photographs
Contents Note: Approximately 67 photos of the Rhinelander family stored separately in NHS photo collections.
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1900-1925 |