Victorine Elizabeth du Pont papers
Creation: 1842-1888Abstract
Victorine Elizabeth du Pont (1825-1887) was the daughter of Alfred Victor du Pont (1798-1856), senior partner in E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, and Margaretta Elizabeth (Lammot) du Pont (1807-1898), and the wife of Peter Kemble (1825-1887). Her papers contain miscellaneous material related to the du Pont family, including bills for her trousseau, autograph album, and correspondence from her mother, daughter, and grandson.
Dates
- Creation: 1842-1888
Creator
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Biographical Note
Victorine Elizabeth du Pont (1825-1887) was the daughter of Alfred Victor du Pont (1798-1856), senior partner in E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, and Margaretta Elizabeth (Lammot) du Pont (1807-1898). She attended the boarding school of Charles Picot in Philadelphia from 1840 to 1841. In 1849, she married Peter Kemble (1825-1887), son of William Kemble (1795–1881), the company's New York business agent. The couple had five children: William (1849-1874), Meta (1852-1933), who married Lockwood De Forest (1850-1932), Mary Charlotte (1854-1910), who married Henry Adolphus Simonds (1855-1904), Peter (1857-1900), and Richard Law (1865-1925). She resided in New York until her death in 1887, just a month after her husband.
Scope and Contents
The Victorine Elizabeth du Pont (1825-1887) papers contain miscellaneous material related to the du Pont family, including bills for her trousseau, autograph album, and correspondence. The correspondence are photocopies of originals and include two letters likely from Meta (Kemble) de Forest (1852-1933) to Lockwood de Forest (1850-1933), Henry Grant de Forest to Margaretta Elizabeth (Lammot) du Pont (1807-1898), and Margaretta Elizabeth (Lammot) du Pont to Meta (Kemble) de Forest. The letters primarily relate to family matters, but Henry Grant de Forest's letter also references religion and Gustave Schelle's book on du Pont de Nemours.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals retained by donor.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Victorine Elizabeth du Pont papers
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021: Ashley Williams
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
