Victorine Elizabeth du Pont Foster Papers
Date: 1912-1939
Collection Abstract: Victorine E. du Pont was the sister of Col. Henry Algernon du Pont and the wife of Antoine L. Foster, whom she married on October 18, 1877. She was a founding member of the Garden Club of Wilmington and from 1911 to 1934, was vice-regent for Delaware, Regents of Mount Vernon, Virginia (the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Assn. of the Union). Her interests were gardening and writing. Collection contains correspondence with her husband and members of the du Pont family, books including a Bible, addresses, and a manuscript entitled "The Lost Garden" written in 1923.
Collection Size: 3 linear feet
Access: The collection is on deposit at the Hagley Library from the Winterthur Archives. A finding aid with a detailed description about the contents of this collection is available online.
Accession number: Winterthur Loan, Arc. 19
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