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The Breakers Collection (PSNCA.H.001)

The Preservation Society of Newport County

424 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: 401-847-1000
museumaffairs@newportmansions.org

Collection Overview

Title: The Breakers Collection
Date range: circa 1877-1990
Creator: Vanderbilt Family
Extent: 3 Hollinger Boxes; 1 album box; 5 oversized storage containers
Abstract: The Breakers Collection is comprised of materials relating to the architecture of the home, as well as to its various occupants and their descendants. The collection spans a period from about 1877 until 1990. The collection includes images of the interior and exterior of the home from various points in its existence, as well as images, documents and correspondence related to the people whose lives were intertwined with the home.
Language of materials: English.
Repository: The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection number: PSNCA.H.001