Guide to the Bert Morgan Photographic Negativescirca 1932-1963, 1981 (bulk, 1960-1961) PR 367

Guide to the Bert Morgan Photographic Negatives
circa 1932-1963, 1981
(bulk, 1960-1961)
PR 367

New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
Phone: (212) 873-3400

New-York Historical Society

Collection processed by Joseph Ditta

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on July 27, 2018
English using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Descriptive Summary

Creator:	Morgan, Bert, 1904-1986
Creator:	Morgan, Richard, 1936-2012
Title:	Bert Morgan photographic negatives
Dates:	circa 1932-1963, 1981 (bulk, 1960-1961)
Abstract:	Approximately 819 black-and-white photographic negatives (18 of which are glass plates) by celebrity and society photographer Bert Morgan (1904–1986) and his son/assistant, Richard Morgan (1936–2012), documenting charity balls, weddings, the annual dog show of the Westminster Kennel Club, and the opening of the National Horse Show, at Manhattan venues such as the Waldorf-Astoria, Madison Square Garden, and Lüchow's restaurant.
Quantity:	3.41 Linear Feet (approximately 801 negatives and 18 glass plates in 4 boxes)
Location:	Due to the possible combustibility of some of the negatives in boxes 1-3, that portion of the collection is kept in cold storage. Requests to view boxes 1-3 must allow at least two full days for them to thaw.
Call Phrase:	PR 367

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Biographical Note

By most accounts Bert Morgan (1904–1986) was the dean of society photographers. Between the 1930s and 1980s, wherever the wealthy and notable gathered—New York, Southampton, Newport, or Palm Beach—Morgan was there to photograph them at charity balls, banquets, horse shows, and weddings.

Born Bernard Stanley Morgan in England in 1904, "Bert" emigrated with his family to the United States in 1911 and settled in Brooklyn, New York. With a seven-dollar pawn shop camera he began working as a syndicate news photographer in 1919. For a decade Morgan supplied northeastern papers like the New York Daily News with images of the common man. In 1930 he became the official photographer for the Social Spectator. The paper sent Morgan to Palm Springs that winter to capture New York celebrities at play, launching his fifty-year career of documenting their progress from the "Four Hundred" to "Café Society" to the "Jet Set." His son, Richard Morgan (1936–2012), also a photographer, eventually assisted.

Morgan's modus operandi was to position his camera and tripod at some heavily-trafficked hotspot, be it nightclub or racetrack (he was the official photographer for the New York Racing Association) to shoot luminaries as they went by. His gentlemanly demeanor and encyclopedic memory endeared him to his subjects: he could identify thousands of them by name and residence simply by looking at their pictures. At his death Morgan left 1.5-million negatives. Some 500,000 of them make up the Bert Morgan Archive, administered by Archive Farms, Inc.

[This note is drawn from Morgan's obituary in the Palm Beach Daily News, Sunday 21 September 1986, and from information in South Hampton Blue Book 1930 to 1960: Photographs by Bert Morgan (Shelter Island, N.Y.: Archive Farms, Inc., 2014).]

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Scope and Contents

The collection contains approximately 563 sleeves, each holding one or more 4-by-5-inch black-and-white photographic negatives, for an approximate total of 801. A handful of strip film negatives are in color (see the envelope in the back of box 3). And eighteen are 4-by-5-inch glass plate, black-and-white negatives (see box 4).

Each sleeve (or envelope) carries typed or handwritten information supplied by the photographer, usually the event, the location, the date, and the names of his subjects. A very few sleeves hold prints of negatives, and some include typed captions, business cards, and the occasional newsclipping.

Although Bert Morgan photographed celebrities and socialites at their far-flung haunts, the venues in the current collection are limited to locations in Manhattan: the ballrooms of the Americana, Astor, Plaza, Sheraton-East, and Waldorf-Astoria hotels; the churches of St. Bartholomew, St. Ignatius Loyola, and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian; famous eateries like Lüchow's and the Four Seasons; Madison Square Garden; the Museum of the City of New York; and Bloomingdale's department store.

A majority of the events depicted were charity balls. Besides raising money for some worthy cause, the gatherings provided luminaries with a platform to be seen—and photographed. Morgan's record of his subjects on his negative sleeves (see the container list) reads like a "Who's Who" of late 1950s- early 1960s society, and includes actresses (Eva Gabor), designers (Oleg Cassini), diplomats (Porfirio Rubirosa), foreign dignitaries (Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad, Maharajah of Baroda), minor royalty (Princess Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz), and the fabulously wealthy (Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney). As many of these charity balls took place during the early 1960s, it is not surprising that "the Twist" makes several appearances in the collection. Morgan notes several couples "doing the Twist." The dance craze was so widespread that at least one fundraiser at the staid Four Seasons was billed as a "twist party" (see box 3, folder 2).

Earlier in his career Morgan documented the dog shows of the Westminster Kennel Club at Madison Square Garden (see box 1, folders 4, 5, and 12), and the annual openings of the National Horse Show (box 1, folder 8; box 2, folder 5; box 3, folder 1), considered to be the start of the social calendar.

Arrangement

The collection is housed in four boxes. Boxes 1-3 hold dated negatives in chronological order, with undated negatives at the end. Due to the possible combustibility of some of these negatives, boxes 1-3 are kept in cold storage. Requests for this portion of the collection must allow at least two full days for it to thaw.

Box 4 holds 18 glass plate negatives. These must not be removed from their four-flap protective enclosures. To view a plate, place it flat on the surface of a lightbox and open its enclosure.

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Access Points

Document Type

Black-and-white negatives
Color negatives
Glass negatives

Subject Organizations

Four Seasons (Restaurant)
Luchow's (Restaurant : New York, N.Y.)
Hotel Astor (New York, N.Y.)
Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y. : 1925-1968)
Plaza Hotel (New York, N.Y.)
Sheraton-East Hotel (New York, N.Y.)
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.)
Westminster Kennel Club. Dog Show

Subject Topics

Balls (Parties) -- New York (State) -- New York
Dogs -- Photographs.
Upper class -- New York (State) -- New York -- Portraits

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Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Open to qualified researchers.

Due to the possible combustibility of some of the negatives in boxes 1-3, that portion of the collection is kept in cold storage. Requests to view boxes 1-3 must allow at least two full days for them to thaw.

The 18 glass plate negatives in the collection must not be removed from their four-flap protective enclosures. To view a plate, place it flat on the surface of a lightbox and open its enclosure.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to reproduce any Print Room holdings through publication must be obtained from: Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 270. Fax: (212) 579-8794.

Preferred Citation

This collection should be cited as the Bert Morgan Photographic Negatives, PR 367, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.

CREDIT LINE: Bert Morgan Archive.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Patrick Montgomery, May 2017.

Processing Information

Archivist Joseph Ditta processed this collection in June-July 2018.

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Container List

Container 1	Container 2	Title	Date
Box: 1	Folder : 1	St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, N.Y. [1 negative in 1 sleeve] Scope and Contents Subject: Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Markey Egan. (Bride daughter of Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Wm. N. Haskell; groom son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Egan.)	[1933 May 24]
Box: 1	Folder : 2	McCann Garden Party [1 negative in 1 sleeve] Scope and Contents Subjects: Pruyn, Julie Sorcester, Mrs. Wakefield Washburn, Mrs. Wm. Ives	1934 June 26
Box: 1	Folder : 3	[individuals] [1 negative in 1 sleeve] Scope and Contents Subjects: Bloomer, J. Ralph Lowell, Mrs. James R. Shaw, Lawrence Copley and Mrs.	1935 or 1937
Box: 1	Folder : 4	Westminster Kennel Club [59 negatives in 55 sleeves] Scope and Contents Sixty-first annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, held at Madison Square Garden. Subjects: Afghan Hound, "Hari of Pride Hill" (owner Q. A. Shaw McKean) Airdale Terrier, "Sheterock Merry Soverign" (owner S. M. Stewart) Belgian Sheepdog, "Haagi du Chemin Des Dames" (owner Fabienne Lloyd) Borzoi / Russian Wolfhound, "Vigow of Romanoff" (owner Louis Murr) Boston Terrier, "Holiday Chummy" (owner Hilda Ridder [?] with Henry Lyuties) Boxer, "Dorian von Marienhoff of Mazelaine" (owner John Phelps Wagner) Bulldog, "Charminster Son O'Sandy" (owner Mrs. Richard Trinisei[?]) Cardigan Welsh Corgi, "Lleethferch" (owner Mrs. B.P. Bole) Chihuahua, "Cecilee of Etty Haven" (owner Mrs. H. Proctor Donnell Reilly) Chihuahua, "Clarke's Leona" (owner Clarke's Kennels) Dachshund, "Midge von Edelhof" (owner Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Schmidt) Doberman Pinscher, "Falko von Lindenhoff" (owner C. W. Bradley) English Bull, "Dietrich Dracula" (owner Mrs. Biancia Dietrich) English Setter, "Pilot of Crombie" (owner Dr. A. A. Mitten) Greyhound, "White Rose of Boveway" (owner Harry T. Peters Jr.) Irish Water Spaniel, "King Erin" (owner Mrs. Thomas C. Marshall) Japanese Spaniel, "Mo-Mo" (owner Mrs. Lida E. Domler) Pug, "Torch of Red Gate" Pekingese, "Tang Hao of Coversham Catawba" (owner Mrs. James M. Austin) St. Bernard, "Esbo Von," "Grossylockner Von Edelweiss" (owner Edelwiess Kennels) Samoyede, "Norkas Viking" (owner Norkas Kennels) Westhighland White, "Edgerstonne Roughy" (owner Mrs. John G. [S.?] Winant) Wire Haired Dachshund, "Tess of Tynewydd" (owner George Frelinghuysen Jr.) Wire Haired Terrier, "Flornell Spicy Piece of Halleston" (owner Stanley Halle)	1937 February 10–12
Box: 1	Folder : 5	New York Hound Show [14 negatives in 14 sleeves] Scope and Contents Held at Madison Square Garden in conjunction with the final day of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (see box 1, folder 4). Subjects: Cheshire Hounds Essex Fox Hounds ("Bachelor"; "Taylor") Rombout Hunt ("Crusty"; "Crazy"; "Julia"; "Fancy") Vernon-Somerset Beagles	1937 February 12
Box: 1	Folder : 6	Champagne Ball [1 negative in 1 sleeve] Scope and Contents Champagne Ball and Debutante Cotillion given at the Waldorf-Astoria for the benefit of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children. Subjects: Faber, Blaine Johnson, Josephine	1940 October 25
Box: 1	Folder : 7	Bundles for Britain [Ball, Waldorf-Astoria] [4 negatives in 4 sleeves] Scope and Contents "Bundles for Britain," an organization of knitting circles begun in 1940 by Natalie Wales Latham, shipped socks, gloves, hats, sweaters, and scarves to war-torn Britain. This ball, held at the Waldorf-Astoria in conjunction with the opening of the National Horse Show, featured a raffle for a cigarette case donated by Queen Elizabeth. Subjects: Creel, J. Randall and Mrs. Curtis, Pauline McDonnell, James F. Jr. Russell, Louise (daughter of Mrs. A. D. Russell; member of Debutante Guard of Honor)	1940 November 7
Box: 1	Folder : 8	National Horse Show [41 negatives in 41 sleeves] Scope and Contents Subjects: Alexandre, Mrs. Frederick F. Anderson, Joan Barry, Coralie Beguelin, Taylor Briggs, Jane Cecil, Amanda Dobbs, Mrs. Wm. Duke, Mrs. St. George Dunn, Patricia Goodman, Robert and Mrs. Gosselin, Robert Thomas Grove, Wallace J. and Mrs. Hurry [?], Philip Jennings, Kathleen Kavanagh, Joseph Jr. Kees, Mrs. Walter Klysstein [Klipstein?], Peggy Loucks, Marion Luckenbach, Com. Edgar F. McCormack, Julie McDonnell, Lawrence Melville, Margaret Renwick, Mrs. Thomas Rosonquet, Mary Ruxton, Wm. V. C. Scott, Mrs. Robert L. Sherman, George Carter Treat, John Van Alen, Sammy Van Sinderen, Adrian Wagstaff, Mrs. David Wahl, Barbara Walbridge, Mary Warner, Ira Follett and Mrs. Weber, Clare	1940 November 8–12
Box: 1	Folder : 9	99 Ball [4 negatives in 4 sleeves] Scope and Contents Subjects: Cochran, Jacqueline Francis, Mrs. Devon Gillies, B. Allison and Mrs. Kenyon, Mrs. Theodore Seversky, Alexander P. de	1940 November 8
Box: 1	Folder : 10	Easter Sunday [2 negatives in 2 sleeves] Scope and Contents Subjects: Gerard, James W. and Mrs. Sykes, Mrs. Prince Winkhause, Corporal John T.	1942 April 5
Box: 1	Folder : 11	[individuals] [1 negative in 1 sleeve] Scope and Contents Subjects: Campbell, Frank and Mrs. (née Eleanor Gallagher)	1944 September 4
Box: 1	Folder : 12	Westminster Kennel Club [1 negative in 1 sleeve] Scope and Contents Sixty-ninth annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, held at Madison Square Garden. Subjects: Pembroke Welsh Corgi, "Deb of Greencorg" (owner Mrs. H. L. Green)	1945 February 12–13
Box: 1	Folder : 13	Opera [1 negative in 1 sleeve] Scope and Contents Opening of the 63rd season of the Metropolitan Opera (then located at 1411 Broadway between 39th and 40th Streets). Subjects: Chrysler, Walter P. Jr. and Mrs. Dick, Wm. K. and Mrs. McLanahan [?], Alexander and Mrs. Shaw, Lawrence Copley and Mrs.	1947 November 11
Box: 1	Folder : 14	National Horse Show, Madison Square Garden, New York [2 negatives in 1 sleeve] Scope and Contents Subject: Van Lennup, Frederick	1951 November
Box: 1	Folder : 15	Fan Ball - Astor Hotel [2 negatives and 1 print in 2 sleeves] Scope and Contents Subjects: Cavanagh, Edward F. Jr. (Fire Commissioner) [served 1954-1961] Fagan, Paul III Guest, Gail Havemeyer, Ruth	[between 1954-1961]
Box: 1	Folder : 16	Flamingo Ball, Waldorf Astoria [5 negatives in 5 sleeves] Scope and Contents Benefit for the Soldiers', Sailors', Marines', Coast Guard and Airmen's Club (283 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan). Subjects: Baroda, Maharajah of (Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad) Fisher, Mrs. Alfred J. Jr. Gimbel, Bernard F. Luro, Mrs. Horatio A. Obolensky, Colonel Serge Sanford, Mrs. Stephen Tansill, Mrs. Donald Wagner, Mrs. Robert (wife of NYC mayor) Wright, Cobina Sr.	1956 November 9
Box: 1	Folder : 17	Park Ave – Easter Sunday [1 negative and 1 print in 1 sleeve] Scope and Contents Subjects: Cox, Edward Cox, Howard and Mrs. Cox, Howard Jr. Cox, Mary Ann	1960 [April 17]
Box: 1	Folder : 18	Salute to Spring, Italian Renaissance Ball, Plaza [33 negatives in 28 sleeves] Scope and Contents Benefit by the Renaissance of Italian Youth Foundation for the orphanage of San Domenico in Picanello, Sicily. Includes a typed, alphabetized guest list. Subjects: Boardman, T. Dennie Boythan, Stephan van and Mrs. Buitoni, Giovanni and Mrs. Cassini, Mrs. Igor Chisholm, Hugh J. and Mrs. (former Rosemary Warburton) Chisholm, Mrs. Hugh Jr. Cowell, Richard Drexel, Mrs. John R. 3rd Farr, Mrs. Francis Fontaine, Joan Gardiner, Robert D. L. and Mrs. Garrett, Paul and Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Elizabeth N. (Elizabeth Arden) Javits, Eric M. Johnson, Warren and Mrs. Kent, Suzanne (daughter of A. Atwater Kent Jr.) Langley, Mrs. Wm. C. Melhado, Mrs. Frederick Messmore, Carman and Mrs. Muss, Mrs. David Pell, John H. G. and Mrs. Ren, Count Vega Del Riebenfeld, Mrs. Paul Rybar, Valerian Stux Santry, Louise Schell, Philip O'R. Smith, Mrs. Earl E. T. Treat, John A. and Mrs. Tuck, Mrs. Frederick W. 3rd (Cheray Zauderer) Vroom, Jan De Zaccour, Jose	1961 April 19
Box: 1	Folder : 19	Bloomingdale's L'Esprit de France [14 negatives in 4 sleeves] Scope and Contents Reception for Bloomingdale's store-wide presentation of French merchandise. Includes a letter inviting Morgan to photograph the ticket-only event. Subjects: Cromwell, Mrs. James H. R. Dickinson, Edward T. (president, New York Racing Association) Langdon, Louise [photographs taken for] Ryle, Joseph (vice president, Thomas J. Deegan Co.)	1961 September 26
Box: 1	Folder : 20	Aqueduct [Racetrack] [2 negatives in 1 sleeve] Scope and Contents Subjects: Graham, Mrs. Elizabeth N. (Elizabeth Arden) Thibault, Mrs. Conrad (Dee Bredin)	1961 October 7
Box: 1	Folder : 21	Hope Ball, Waldorf-Astoria [44 negatives 28 sleeves] Scope and Contents Annual benefit to support the Institute for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of New York University Medical Center. Subjects: Ashton, Charles Bancroft, Mrs. Thomas M. Jr. (Melissa Weston, model in "Sophie's" fashion show) Bartholow, Mrs. E. Boggs Boythan, Stefan Van, Count and Countess Carnevale, Don V. (vice president, Harry Winston, Inc.) Clark, John C. and Mrs. Cortney, Mrs. Philip (General chairman, Hope Ball) Cowell, Richard Craigmyle, Ronald and Mrs. Dalva, David Leon and Mrs. Davis, Mrs. John Dresselhuys, Cornelius and Mrs. Erpf, Armand G. Feldman, Mrs. George Garrett, Paul and Mrs. Gibbons, J. L. and Mrs. Hood, Clifford and Mrs. Johnson, William F. B. and Mrs. Ludwig, Daniel K. and Mrs. Maguire, Mrs. Jeremiah D. Melhado, Frederick and Mrs. Meyer, Mrs. Francine Muss, David and Mrs. Nelson, Herbert and Mrs. Orssich, Vincent, Count and Countess Robinson, Joseph W. and Mrs. Roebling, Mrs. Siegfried Sachar, Louis and Mrs. Santry, Louise Snell, Lawrence W. and Mrs. Spencer, Percival G. and Mrs. (the president, Sinclair Oil Company) Statt, Robert L. and Mrs. Strelitz, Mrs. J. Malcolm Tansill, Donald Thomas, Edmund E. and Mrs. Towbin, Belmont and Mrs.	1961 October 17
Box: 2	Folder : 1	April in Paris Ball [57 negatives in 41 sleeves] Scope and Contents The tenth annual April in Paris Ball, a benefit for the French Hospital in New York City, and for the charities represented by the American French Foundation. Held at the Seventh Regiment Armory. Subjects: Amor, Mohamed Ben Ambassador of Morocco to Switzerland, and Mrs. Arpels, Mrs. Helene Bartholow, Mrs. E. Boggs Bertrand, Henri Bostwick, Albert C. Jr. and Mrs. Branton-Birnbaum, Timothy and Mrs. (former Michelle Clark) Buitoni, Mrs. Bruno Buitoni, Giovanni and Mrs. Carnevale, Donald V. Chalk, O. Roy Coleman, E. B. Coulson, Mrs. Richard Cromwell, James H. R. Cummings, Nathan and Mrs. Cutton, Mrs. Jennie Dodge, Mrs. Horace E. 2nd (née "Gregg Sherwood") Erpf, Armand G. Evans, Charles and Mrs. Fenelon-Young, Mrs. Sally Garbisch, Edgar and Mrs. (former Bernice Chrysler) Gardiner, Robert D. L. and Mrs. Gosselin, Edward M. Gropper, Edward and Mrs. Grossman, Harold and Mrs. (former Florence Lustig) Jellown, Abdel Kader Ben (H.E. Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Morocco) Johnson, F. Raymond and Mrs. Kelley, Solon and Mrs. Landon, Clarisse Lawrence, Francis "Bunty" and Mrs. Levitt, Mrs. Alfred P. Loehman, Charles C. and Mrs. Maguire, Mrs. Jeremiah D. Meyers, Philip Milley, Herbert and Mrs. (he Pan American Air Lines) Mitchell, Jan and Mrs. (owner of Lüchow's) Moran, Daniel Munn, Orson D. Jr. and Mrs. Roebling, Mrs. Siegfried Saunders, Marion Schmidlapp, Horace and Mrs. Shirley, Walter T. Jr. Spingold, Mrs. Nathan (Frances) Sticca, Roland Strelitz, Mrs. J. Malcolm Tansill, Donald Taub, William L. Timmins, Edwin F. Russell Robert and Mrs. Vandable, Louis Vickrey, Claude C. Vignos, Mimi Whitlock, Emmet and Mrs. Wolfson, Cecil and Mrs.	1961 October 20
Box: 2	Folder : 2	At Lüchow's [39 negatives in 26 sleeves] Scope and Contents The legendary Lüchow's restaurant at 110 East 14th Street, Manhattan, catered to celebrity clientele for a century (1882–1983). A newspaper clipping filed with one of Morgan's negatives explains the reason for this particular gathering was to celebrate the recent birth of Lüchow's owner Jan Mitchell's son, David. Subjects: Barclay, Mrs. Lyda Berns, Charles A. and Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Richard (Eva Gabor) Byfield, Mrs. Ernest Carter, Jack and Mrs. (former Paula Stewart) Dever, Joseph Hall, Randolph Hammer, Victor Hunt, Barbara Dunne Isles, Mrs. Philip Ittleson, Mrs. Henry Kazner, Kurt Kent, Joan Lamkin, Marguerite Mitchell, Jan and Mrs. (owner of Lüchow's) Munn, Mrs. Orson D. Nelson, Herbert K. and Mrs. Newhouse, Clyde and Mrs. (former Maggi McNellis) Obolensky, Colonel Serge Scott-Duff, Peggy Seghers, Paul and Mrs. Shen, Tai Smart, Mrs. David (Gabrielle, owner of Esquire Magazine) Solinger, David and Mrs. (former Hope Gimbel) Stephenson, Garrick and Mrs. Straile, Robert Styne, Jule	1961 October 21
Box: 2	Folder : 3	United Hunts Ball, Hotel Plaza [36 negatives in 29 sleeves] Scope and Contents Annual presentation of the Martini and Rossi Point-to-Point trophies at the Dinner-Dance of the United Hunts Racing Association. Subjects: Bostwick, George H. "Pete" Cavalchini, Gregory (of Martini and Rossi) Clark, Mrs. Stephen C. Jr. Cocks, W. Burling Dickinson, Edward T. (president, New York Racing Association) Duvall, Virginia M. Dixon, Eugene Jr. and Mrs. Gould, Kingdon Grove, Wallace J. and Mrs. Gubelmann, Walter S. and Mrs. Haskell, Amory L. and Mrs. (the president, United Hunts) Hulitar, Philip and Mrs. Jacobs, Hirsch and Mrs. Jacobs, Patrice M. Jeffords, Walter M. Jr. and Mrs. Kusner, Kathy Langley, Mrs. William C. (former Jane Pickens) McKim, Mary Maud (daughter of Mrs. Ogden Phipps) Mills, Phyllis Ohrstrom, George L. Jr. and Mrs. Ohrstrom, Mrs. Ricard Perry, William Haggin and Mrs. (former Kathryn von Stade) Phipps, Mrs. Ogden Scott, Maxwell L. and Mrs. (the vice president, Cross and Brown Co.) Smith, Crompton Stern, Allison L. S. Sweet-Escott, Nancy Tippett, Cloyce and Mrs. (former Liz Whitney) Trout, Thaddeus and Mrs. Watters, Sidney Jr. Wettach, Michael	1961 October 26
Box: 2	Folder : 4a - 4b	Fan Ball, Hotel Plaza, New York [65 negatives in 46 sleeves] Scope and Contents Benefit for the Children's Cancer Fund of America. Subjects: Balcom, Mrs. Ronald Ballard, Mrs. John Bassett, Theodore "Ted" Bell, John C. and Mrs. Brady, Philip H. and Mrs. (former Lulu Vanderbilt, daughter of late George Vanderbilt) Burden, W. Douglas Jr. Butler, Mrs. Michael (daughter-in-law of Paul Butler) Dwight, Mrs. Harvey Fonda, Susan Freimann, Mrs. Lorraine Gallagher Garrett, Paul and Mrs. Gavin, Mrs. Vasco Giddens, Zambry P. and Mrs. (the vice president, Dynamics Corporation of America) Gropper, Edward J. Grove, Wallace J. and Mrs. Hailparn, Mrs. Albert Harrison, William Herron, Anita Hickox, John B. Hynes, Eugene J. Jaffe, William B. and Mrs. Johnstone, Edmund F. and Mrs. (former Janet Olcott) Kiebech, Walter W. Kogel, Mercedes de Lagerwall, Gabrielle Lindfors, Viveca (actress) Maguire, Mrs. Jeremiah D. Martin, Dawson McKinley, William Moloney, Herbert and Mrs. Moore, Aurora Morford, Gordon and Mrs. Mundin, Mrs. Herbert T. (president, Fan Ball) Ong, Mrs. Eugene Oppenheim, August Rust Orsini, Armand and Mrs. O'Toole, James Perera, Lionel C. Jr. and Mrs. Pierson, Mrs. William Roberts, Alfred and Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Gladys (formerly Mrs. Edward G. Robinson) Ryan, John Barry Schrafft, George Shaffer, Charles N. and Mrs. Strelsin, Mrs. Alfred Trout, Thaddeus and Mrs. Tuck, Frederick W. 3rd and Mrs. (former Cheray Zauderer) Tuck, Mrs. Frederick W. Jr. Van Gilder, John S. Vickrey, Claude Weisner, Sidney D. and Mrs. White, Paul J. and Mrs. (the president, Westchester C.C.N.Y.) Williams, Mrs. L. Clark Wrangel, Baron George Zauderer, George and Mrs.	1961 October 27
Box: 2	Folder : 5	National Horse Show, Madison Square Garden [23 negatives in 18 sleeves] Scope and Contents Subjects: Barrett, Margot Cavanagh, Barbara Cavanagh, Frank B. and Mrs. (former Marcia Murray) Cromwell, James H. R. and Mrs. Dwight, Mrs. Harvey Gardiner, Robert D. L. and Mrs. (former Eunice Oakes) Gavin, Mme. Vasco Grove, Wallace J. and Mrs. Haskell, Amory L. and Mrs. Howley, General Frank Hulitar, Philip and Mrs. Leness, Mrs. George Levings, Commander Nelson Trimble and Mrs. Lewis, Henry 3rd and Mrs. Melville, Ward Parish, Mrs. R. Laurence Smith, Mrs. Homer Stitzer, Charles W. 3rd Swett, Robert Trout, Thaddeus and Mrs. Wareham, James M. Webster, Reginald N. and Mrs. Zauderer, George and Mrs. Zauderer, Pamela (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Zauderer)	1961 October 31
Box: 2	Folder : 6	1860 Ball at Museum City of N.Y. [23 negatives in 18 sleeves] Scope and Contents Benefit at and for the Museum of the City of New York recreating the fete that welcomed the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) to New York City in 1860. Subjects: Aspegren, Mrs. John B. Bacon, Isabelle Dean, Sir Patrick and Lady (British Representative, United Nations) Fooshee, Malcolm and Mrs. Gardiner, Robert D. L. and Mrs. Goddard, Russell Goddard, Sarah Gowing, Gene Gubelmann, Mrs. Walter S. Macy, J. Noel and Mrs. (he in Civil War Uniform) Miller, Ralph Munn, Mrs. Orson D. Jr. Paine, Mrs. Peter Standish Pell, John H. G. and Mrs. Rhinelander, T. J. Oakley Rose, Mrs. Reginald P. (vice president, Museum of the City of New York) Steinway, Mrs. Frederick Sullivan, John McNamee and Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Mrs. Stephen Wood, Dudley P. K. (president Museum of the City of New York) Zoullas, Sophocles N. and Mrs.	1961 November 1
Box: 2	Folder : 7	The Bourbon Ball Hotel Plaza [70 negatives in 49 sleeves] Scope and Contents Benefit for the Soldiers', Sailors', Marines', Coast Guard and Airmen's Club (283 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan). Subjects: Bancroft, Mrs. Thomas N. Jr. (former Melissa Weston) Bell, William Blackwell, Earl Bliss, Mrs. C. Haskell Bradley, Mrs. Albert Capron, Wallace Cassini, Mrs. Igor Chickering, Don Clinkscales, Harvey Cushing, Mrs. Frederick (former Natalie Fell) Desmond, Jan (actress) Dixon, Jane Dodge, Mrs. Horace E. 2nd Emery, Raymond G. and Mrs. Evans, Harry Fabyan, Mrs. Hortense Faro, Robert Foy, Mrs. Cynthia (former Mrs. Albert Rupp) Freimann, Mrs. Lorraine G. Garrett, Mrs. Paul Geyer, Mrs. Bertram B. Gimbel, Adam and Mrs. Godfrey, Mrs. Fletcher (co-chairman) Gubelmann, Mrs. Walter S. Hulitar, Philip and Mrs. Hunt, Barbara Hurwitz, Col. Is. (buyer, Fine Wines and Liquors, Macy's) La Roche, Chester J. and Mrs. Lehrer, Mrs. Ruth Lewis, Henry 3rd Maguire, Mrs. Jeremiah D. Maguire, Marina Maguire, Russell and Mrs. Marshall, Admiral William Morosini, Emil Morrison, Mrs. Thomas J. Munn, Mrs. Orson D. Sr. Muss, Mrs. David Nazarenko, Jascha Nelson, Herbert and Mrs. Newhouse, Clyde and Mrs. (Maggi McNellis) Obolensky, Colonel Serge Perry, Mrs. John H. Sr. Platt, Harry (Tiffany executive) Rainville, Mrs. Gustave Reynolds, John J. Sr. Rovensky, John E. Rutherfurd, Jay (with ex-wife, Mrs. Anthony Hunter) Rybar, Valerian Stux Scheftel, Herbert and Mrs. Schmidlapp, Mrs. Horace Smaltz, Mrs. John C. Smith, Mrs. Earl E. T. Statter, Humphrey Strelitz, Mrs. J. Malcolm Tankoos, Joseph Thibault, Conrad and Mrs. Trout, Thaddeus Vanderstraeten, Mrs. Roger Westerman, Samuel L. (president, T. W. Samuels Distillery) Whitney, Cornelius V. and Mrs. Zauderer, George and Mrs.	1961 November 2
Box: 3	Folder : 1	National Horse Show Ball, Hotel Astor, N.Y. [30 negatives in 22 sleeves] Scope and Contents Subjects: Alexandre, Frederick F. Ballantine, Mary E. Bland, James Briggs, Peter Briggs, Sharon Clark, Samuel Adams Cole, Brigadier-General John T. and Mrs. Duke, St. George "Pony" Gutierrez, Señora Dono Eugenia De Haskell, Amory L. and Mrs. Henneck, Carol Jones, Mrs. Charles (former Hope Haskell) Joy, James Maguire, Mrs. Jeremiah D. O'Donnell, Dale and Mrs. O'Donohoe, Lt. Eamon Raeder, Robert and Mrs. Ryan, Mrs. Priscilla St. George Shepard, Judith Soames, Sarah Stockard, Leslie (daughter of Mrs. Lester N. Stockard) Stockman, Mrs. Henry C. Sturges, A. Mary Terrell, Howard Jr. Tompkins, Boylston A. and Mrs. Trout, Thaddeus and Mrs. Tuck, Frederick W. 3rd and Mrs. (former Cheray Zauderer) Tuckerman, Major-General Alfred G. and Mrs. Van Lennepp, Frederick and Mrs. (former Frances Dodge) Van Nini, Henry and Mrs. Wareham, James M. Zauderer, George and Mrs.	1961 November 3
Box: 3	Folder : 2	The Twist Party at The Four Seasons [for] Plymouth Florida Girls Town [53 negatives in 33 sleeves] Scope and Contents A dinner-dance held at the Four Seasons to benefit Girls Town in Mount Plymouth, Florida, a proposed refuge for homeless girls. Subjects: Adams, Alice Baez, Yolanda Blackwell, Earl Brine, Paul Jr. Butler, Robin Cappella, Jacques and Mrs. Cash, Annette Cassini, Mrs. Igor Cassini, Oleg Chalk, O. Roy and Mrs. (parents of Mrs. Henry Hubsham) Chickering, Don Coakley, Wm. Duncan and Mrs. Cowell, Richard Crossman, Cmdr. Harold and Mrs. (Florence Lustig, noted designer) Davis, Lewis C. Dehi, Raymonde Dodge, Mrs. Horace E. Dodge, Mrs. Horace E. 2nd Fontayne (famous designer) Gregory, John Greenlief, Crawford Hubsham, Henry and Mrs. Javits, Eric M. and Mrs. Johnson, Raymond and Mrs. Kins, Gloria Kleinbaum, Mrs. Alfred Lanvin, Bernard Lauder, Joseph and Mrs. (Estee Lauder) Lydon, Thomas and Mrs. Maguire, Marina Martino, H. E. Gaetano (head of Italian Delegation, United Nations) McGinty, Thomas J. and Mrs. Moran, Daniel Muss, David and Mrs. Parks, Bernice Pfeiffer, Ambassador William and Mrs. Rahm, Mrs. William de Revson, Charles Robinson, Mrs. Sinclair Rubirosa, Porfirio and Mrs. St. George, Maria Santry, Louise Sisman, Mrs. Florence Stein, Susan Strelitz, Mrs. J. Malcolm Tansill, Mrs. Donald Taylor, Henry J. (Ambassador to Switzerland from U.S.) Thorne, Mrs. Henry S. Vickrey, Claude C. Weissman, Frederick P. and Mrs.	1961 November 6
Box: 3	Folder : 3	Bal Polonaise, Sheraton-East, N.Y. [41 negatives in 30 sleeves] Scope and Contents Benefit for Polish Mutual Assistance, an organization that aided Polish refugees of World War II and the years following. Subjects: Alemany, Carlos Bernham, Joseph and Mrs. Berns, Charles A. and Mrs. (of "21") Bourisk, Robert Colby, Anita Coppet, Mrs. Andre de Ehret, George Escobar, Marisol Estevez, Luis and Mrs. Evans, Harry Gilbert, Mrs. Edward Gropper, Edward and Mrs. Kiepura, Jan and Mrs. Leitao, Pedro Lipton, Michael and Mrs. Lowell, Mrs. James Russell Morgan, Urban Munn, Mrs. Orson D. Sr. Neff, Joseph and Mrs. Nelson, Herbert and Mrs. Paolozzi, Christina Phillips, Lynn and Mrs. Punnet, Roy Rubinstein, Mrs. Arthur (chairman of Bal Polonaise) Rybar, Valerian Stux Scott-Duff, Peggy Stewart, Serena (daughter of Mrs. Wm. Rhinelander Stewart) Straus, Mrs. Ralph I. (chairman of Dinner Committee) Thurn und Taxis, Princess Almerie Tillis, Mr. James Vanden-Heuvel, William and Mrs. Windisch-Graetz, Princess Wright, Frank Young, Mrs. Patricia (niece of Mrs. E. N. Graham, "Elizabeth Arden")	1961 November 18
Box: 3	Folder : 4	P.A.L. [Police Athletic League] Ball [20 negatives in 13 sleeves] Scope and Contents Annual benefit for the Police Athletic League of New York City, a non-profit youth development agency, held in the ballroom of the Sheraton-East Hotel. Subjects: Alemany, Carlos Benedict, Vicki Bogert, Beverly Brooks, Harry A. Brukenfeld, Jane Butler, Mrs. Robin Chapman, Richard D. Davie, Mrs. T. Bedford (former Diana Wing) Granger, Mrs. Wm. G. Holzer, Leonard Lamkin, Marguerite McGrath, Mrs. Gordon R. Melhado, Mrs. Frederick Phipps, Nonie Rayner, Wm. G. and Mrs. Reeves, Joan (daughter of Mrs. T. W. Blake) Santangelo, Michael Stewart, Serena	1961 November 28
Box: 3	Envelope : back of box	April in Paris Ball, Hotel Americana [1 EMPTY envelope] Scope and Contents The eleventh "April in Paris" ball, held at the Hotel Americana, and benefiting the French Hospital, the National Racing Museum of Saratoga, New York, and French and American charities. Subjects: Breer, Mrs. Wall Cassini, Igor and Mrs. Cassini, Oleg Grove, Wallace J. and Mrs. Home, Mrs. Douglas Hood, Clifford F. and Mrs. Miniato, Duke and Duchess Pini de san Rotz, John L. and Mrs.	1962 October 26
Box: 3	Folder : 5	April in Paris Ball [4 negatives in 4 sleeves] Scope and Contents The twelfth "April in Paris" ball, held at the Hotel Americana, with the theme "La Femme" (woman), benefiting the American French Foundation. Subjects: Atlas, Mrs. Frank Delaney, Robert Lehman, Mrs. Orin Morell, Leo Platzer, Mrs. Edith Rutherfurd, John M. L. and Mrs. St. Lewis, Roy and Mrs. Smith, Ethel Tankoos, S. Joseph Jr. White, Robert W. and Mrs. Willfort, Johannes G. (Consul General of Austria)	1963 October 25
Box: 3	Folder : 6	Bourbon Ball, Hotel Plaza, N.Y. [2 negatives with 1 print in 2 sleeves] Scope and Contents Benefit for the Soldiers', Sailors', Marines', Coast Guard and Airmen's Club (283 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan). The ball's theme: Christmas on Halloween. Subjects: Benjamin, Mrs. De Bruniere Kiser, Mrs. John W. [photo taken for]	1963 October 31
Box: 3	Envelope : back of box	Belmont Ball, Roseland Ballroom, N.Y. [21 color negatives in 1 envelope] Scope and Contents These negatives are in color. Subjects: Augustus, Ms. Peggy Baker, Bob and Mrs. Burns, Daniel Firestone, Mrs. Myrna Goldstein, Herbert and Mrs. Kelly, Thomas J. and Mrs. Kumble, Steven and Mrs. McGuire, Edward Phipps, Ogden M. and Mrs. Ritzenberg, Milton Roberts, Ms. Grace Roosevelt, Franklin D. Jr. and Mrs. Ruegg, Jack and Mrs. Tuttle, Wylie F. L. and Mrs. Whitney, Cornelius V. and Mrs.	1981 June 5
Box: 3	Folder : 7	Belmont Ball [1 negative in 1 sleeve] Scope and Contents Subjects: Deegan, Mrs. Thomas J. Jr. Gimbel, Bernard	undated
Box: 3	Folder : 8	Blue Grass Ball, Hotel Plaza, N.Y. [40 negatives in 27 sleeves] Scope and Contents Subjects: Anderson, Roy and Mrs. Armstrong, Robert and Mrs. Austin, Edward B. and Mrs. Bartholow, Mrs. E. Boggs Braverman, Marvin Carmichael, Robert H. and Mrs. Coleman, E. B. Deegan, Thomas J. and Mrs. Fehlhaber, Fred and Mrs. Fischer-Banzon, Hans Graff, G. Bertram and Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Elizabeth N. (Elizabeth Arden) Hickox, John B. Hulitar, Philip and Mrs. Hunter, Francis T. and Mrs. Jaffe, Mrs. Wm. B. Johnson, Sanford and Mrs. Macpherson, Arthur and Mrs. Maguire, Mrs. Jeremiah D. Morosini, Emil Murray, Allan Rabe, William G. and Mrs. Schmid, Robert and Mrs. Stemmler, Theodore W. and Mrs. Stuart, James B. and Mrs. Thibault, Conrad Thorne, Mrs. Henry S. Trunz, Mrs. Charles M. Vickrey, Claude C. Whitney, Mrs. Eleanor Searle Woodward, Mrs. Wm. Jr.	undated
Box: 3	Folder : 9	Hotel Americana [28 negatives in 23 sleeves] Scope and Contents These images possibly relate to the "April in Paris" balls, also held at the Hotel Americana. See box 3, folder 5, and the empty envelope in the back of box 3. Subjects: Bryce, Mrs. John F. C. Chickering, Don and Mrs. Crossman, Mrs. Harold (Florence Lustig) Donahue, Mrs. Woolworth Dubonnet, Andre Eristavi, Princess Diane Gardiner, Robert and Mrs. Graf, Mrs. Bruno K. Graham, Mrs. Elizabeth N. (Elizabeth Arden) Griffis, Stanton Hanes, John W. Hunt, Mrs. Elise Legendre, Bokara Lewis, Henry 3rd and Mrs. Lowell, Mrs. James R. Maguire, Mrs. Jeremiah D. McGivern, Mrs. Owen McLean, Mrs. John R. McMahon, Frank and Mrs. Miniatio, Duke Pini de san Mori, Mrs. Eugene Nelson, Mrs. Herbert Pell, John H. G. and Mrs. Phillipe, Claudius Rainville, Mrs. Gustave H. Reed, Mrs. Stass (Martha Cuneo) Sanford, Stephen and Mrs. Shirley, Walter T. Sr. and Mrs. Strelsin, Mrs. Alfred Von Ferstenberg, Betsy Windisch-Graetz, Princess Veriand (former Caroline Knott)	undated
Box: 3	Folder : 10	[individuals] [5 negatives in 5 sleeves] Scope and Contents Subjects: Budd, Mrs. Kenneth P. Gray, Beatrice (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Gray) Milbank, Margaret (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Milbank) Raymond, Carolyn (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Raymond) Wilson, Mrs. Harry	undated
Box: 3	Folder : 11	SS Queen of Bermuda [9 negatives in 5 sleeves] Scope and Contents British cruise ship operated by the Furness Bermuda Line, 1933-1966. Subjects: Alexander, Henry Clay and Mrs. (former Janet Hutchinson) Grafton, William D. and Mrs. Kingsbury, Frederick Hutchinson and Mrs. (former Charlotte Meyer) Lee, Walter John and Mrs. Robinson, James D. Jr. and Mrs.	undated
Box: 4	Folder : 1-2	[GLASS] Fashion Show at Hotel Carlisle [Hotel Carlyle] [2 plates] Scope and Contents Subjects: Mary B. Mixsell (daughter of Harold Ruckman Mixsell) [Mary B. Mixsell debuted on 22 September 1932 and married Carlisle Norwood 4th on 2 October 1934.]	circa 1932-1934
Box: 4	Folder : 3-4	[GLASS] National Horse Show [2 plates] Scope and Contents Subjects: Kneeland, John (on Mickey Mouse) St. George, Priscilla	1934
Box: 4	Folder : 5	[GLASS] 71st Regiment, Park Ave N.Y. [1 plate] Scope and Contents Subjects: Hutton, J. L. (son of John L. Hutton) Stetson, William (son of Rufus C. Stetson) Topping, John (son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Topping) Wood, Howard O. 3rd (son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ogden Wood Jr.)	1934
Box: 4	Folder : 6	[GLASS] St. Bartholomew's Church, New York, N.Y. [1 plate] Scope and Contents Subject: Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Cox. (Bride former Betty Buckner, daughter of Emory R. Buckner; groom son of Mrs. William Stuart Forbes.)	[1934 January 5]
Box: 4	Folder : 7	[GLASS] St. Bartholomew's Church, New York, N.Y. [1 plate] Scope and Contents Subject: Mrs. Edward K. Jenkins [bride] (former Betty Willets).	[1934 April 12]
Box: 4	Folder : 8-11	[GLASS] Fifth Ave. Presbyterian Church [4 plates] Scope and Contents Subject: Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Tennyson Newsom (bride former Josephine Paull).	[1934 November 18]
Box: 4	Folder : 12	[GLASS] At Flower Show [1 plate] Scope and Contents Subject: Payne, Mrs. Daniel	undated
Box: 4	Folder : 13-18	[GLASS] On Park Avenue [6 plates] Scope and Contents Subjects: Bruen, Constance L. J. F. Post, Mrs. Langdon W. Robbins, Frances E. (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) Sperry, Marjorie (daughter of Mrs. E. I. Goodrich) Sterling, Mrs. Duncan Sterling, Edythe Wilson, Gretchen	undated

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