Box 1

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This folder contains black and white photographic prints depicting members of Harriet Meserole’s extended family, her friends, and herself. Included are some tintype prints, while most are on paper including some cartes de visites. The photographs are undated, possibly from the late 1800s through to the mid 1900s.

Scope and Contents This folder contains portraits of Harriet Meserole, as well as her extended family and friends. People depicted include Harriet's cousin Sophie L. Meserole, Harriet's paternal aunt Marya Meserole Wilson "Aunty Rye", Benjamin R. Meserole (noted as being the first cousine to Harriet's father), John, David, and Peter Burr, Desmond Cochrane, Mr. Rosoff, Miss Decurey, Harriet's father Abram Vanderbilt Meserole, General J. V. (Jeramiah Vanderbilt) Meserole, Benjamin Richardson Meserole (son of J....

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This folder contains photographs mostly dated 1937 depicting an outing to London's Great Fosters Restaurant and garden with family and friends of Harriet Meserole's. In addition, other locations are depicted including Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, and Harriet's own "cocktail terrace." People depicted include Gladys Clark, James Clark, Betty Smith's aunt, fashion designer Joseph Whitehead, Edgar Tallman, and Charles White. Porter Woodruff is mentioned.

Scope and Contents This folder holds a variety of Harriet Meserole's keepsakes, including a print of a portrait by James McNeil Whistler of a friend's husband, an invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Finley Johnson Shepard to honor Mr. and Mrs. John Read Burr, a 1930 Christmas card with a printed drawing by Porder Woodruff of Harriet Meserole, two pages of tear sheets from House and Garden, newspaper clippings about Clare Boothe Luce and Mr. Conde Nast, an invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dresser, a marriage...

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This folder contains photographs that depict family and friends of Harriet Meserole's, however most are not labelled except for a portrait of Wolcott Meserole wearing a Reserve Force uniform. Harriet Meserole and her mother Rebecca Martin Meserole are recognizable in some of the photographs. All were found in an envelope labelled "Belfrort, H. Meserole," which was retained in the folder.

Scope and Contents This folder holds a collection of brochures advertising apartment hotels in London, likely from the 1930s. The brochures come in a variety of sizes and designs, generally describe amenities offered to prospective tenants, and include illustrations, floor plans, or photographs of the buildings and their interiors. Some are annotated in ink with additional information. Locations include two brochures for the St. Regis apartment hotel on Cork Street and Old Burlington Street, The Connaught...

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This folder contains two small photographs of Harriet Meserole, one labelled as a passport photograph and dated 1924. There is also a large portrait of an unnamed elderly woman, and a portrait of Harriet's mother Rebecca Martin Meserole holding two pekingese dogs.

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This folder contains a collection of snapshots of Harriet Meserole posing on a terrace wearing a variety of outfits. Three photographs are labelled "HM 1928-30 Beekman Place" and "HM 1931 Beekman Place Terrace." These photographs were contained in a a Fashion Institute of Technology envelope labelled "Harriet Meserole photos, 1925+," which is retained in the folder.

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This folder contains three photographs of Harriet Meserole, two with her mother Rebecca Martin Meserole. One is labelled "Europe '24-25." The envelope they were held in has printed one of Harriet's addresses "360 East 72nd Street, New York, New York 10021," and is retained in the folder.