Erwin Family Christmas Card Collection
Content Description
This collection contains Christmas cards for the years of 1925 through 1952 of the Erwin family at Arbremont contained in an album bearing gilded text "Henry Parsons Erwin II." 7 cards were added to the collection in 2018. While these cards are duplicative of cards already in the collection, they contain notes from the Parsons family.
Dates
- Creation: 1925 - 1952
Creator
- Erwin, Jr., Henry P. (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
The Erwin family lived at Arbremont, the property later known as Hillwood, prior to Marjorie Merriweather Post's purchase of the estate in 1955.
Full Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 standard flat photo box)
Full Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 11" clamshell box)
Topical
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Margaret Huang
- Date
- 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- September 27, 2018: Abby Stambach
Repository Details
Part of the Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Archives and Special Collections Repository
4155 Linnean Ave NW
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens
Archives and Special Collections
Washington DC 20008 USA
202-243-3912
kaughenbaugh@hillwoodmuseum.org