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Henry M. Greene Personal Correspondence, including his collection of family records
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Greene Family Records
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Box 192 (1829-1900) contains correspondence, diaries and financial documents from the White and Storey families (1829-1900), especially George Storey White and his wife Jane, parents of Charles Greene's wife, Alice Gordon White Greene. They document their life in England, immigration to the United States as well as land purchases and business activities in Virginia. Also included are two volumes of a journal (1829-1831) entitled "T[homas] White's Travelling Companion through France, Switzerland, Italy," as well as a diary from 1858 "Thomas White, Engineer's Office, Calçada, Balua, Brazil," documenting Thomas White's work as a land surveyor in Brazil. Box 193 (1919-1983) contains papers from Henry Greene's family, especially correspondence to his sons, Henry Dart Greene and William Sumner Greene, as well as family photographs.
Subseries D.
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Charles S. Greene Family and Personal Correspondence
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Box 3 contains letters to and from the Greene family, including correspondence and ephemera documenting Charles' marriage to Alice Gordon White in 1901 and their honeymoon trip to Europe. Also included are scattered letters from Thomas Sumner Greene; from Alice's sisters, Martha and Jane; from Henry Mather Greene, and from the children of Alice and Charles. There is also a series of letters from Alice and the children to Charles while he was on visits to Pasadena in 1918 and 1919. A small group of letters is addressed to Alice Greene from friends and family (1901-1960), as are a few to eldest son Nathaniel Patrickson Greene, and one to daughter Bettie Greene. Several of the letters in this family group concern disposition of Charles' papers after his death.
Subseries B.
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Henry M. Greene Creative Works: Sketchbooks, Art and Design Drawings
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Box 38 contains Henry's sketchbook from his years in Boston, and some loose sketches. Box 39 contains some small design drawings and a photograph of a table designed by Henry. Flat File Folder 38 contains drawings for the gravestone of Henry's wife Emeline.
Subseries J.
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Family Correspondence (Charles and Henry)
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Box 1 contains letters from their parents, Lelia Mather Greene and Thomas Sumner Greene from 1889, when the brothers were in Boston attending MIT and apprenticing in architectural firms, to 1893, when they joined their parents in Pasadena. Although the envelope is usually addressed to Charles, the salutation is most often to both sons. The last few folders in the box contain letters from Thomas Sumner Greene to Charles, dating from 1900-1917. Organized alphabetically by the name of the correspondent, Box 2 contains correspondence from friends and family during the Boston years, again mostly addressed to Charles, but often including Henry. Social invitations give the flavor of the social life of the young men, while letters from cousins living nearby tell of family gatherings and family relations. The last few folders contain copies of examinations from MIT and ephemera from the Boston years and early Pasadena years.
Subseries A.
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Henry M. Greene Photograph Collection
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Contains family photographs, including children, parents and members of Charles Greene's family. Boxes 16-20 contain family photograph albums. Box 16 contains a family photo album given in 1884 to Lelia Mather Greene by her mother-in-law. The album in Box 20 contains photographs taken on outings in the mountains above Pasadena in the 1890s. See also Flat File Folder 39 (Series III. A.) for AIA award photographs.
Subseries G.
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Book Collection of Henry M. Greene
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Box 52 contains a book on the history of the Mather family.
Subseries M.