Box 1

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Contains correspondence between Henry Clay Frick and the architects working on Clayton - a mansion given by Frick to his son Childs Frick and his new wife.

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The correspondence is mostly of personal nature. It includes mentions of the meeting of the Boone and Crocket Club - an organization dedicated to responsible hunting and animal species preservation.

There is also mention of the White Sheep Group in the North American Hall for which Mellon donated specimens.

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Miscellanenous personal correspondence

Scope and Contents From the Series: This correspondence was created during Child Frick's tenure as the Trustee of the Museum.It includes discussions on budgets and personnel. There is also correspondence regarding the proposed plans to alter the museum facade facing the 77th Street in 1942. The museum invited a prominent architect Eliel Saarinen to act as a consultant in colaboration with Aymar Embury II, who was an architect for the Parks Department. The discussions mention participation of Robert...

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Correspondence regarding Childs Frick paying for murals for the North American Mammal Hall to be painted by Joseph Guerry.

Correspondence regarding miniature groups created by Guerry for the North American Mammal Hall. The correspondence includes a proposed floor plan for the North American Hall from 1942.

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The bulk of papers deals with subsciption to the magazine for various individuals but paid by Childs Frick and it delivery.