Christ Church Christiana Hundred photographs 2011.222
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Audiovisual Collections PO Box 3630 Wilmington, Delaware 19807 [email protected] URL: http://www.hagley.org/library Christ Church Christiana Hundred photographs 2011.222
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Summary Information ...... 3 Historical Note ...... 3 Scope and Content ...... 4 Administrative Information ...... 4 Related Materials ...... 5 Controlled Access Headings ...... 5 Collection Inventory ...... 5
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Summary Information
Repository: Audiovisual Collections Creator: Christ Church Christiana Hundred (Greenville, DE) Title: Christ Church Christiana Hundred photographs ID: 2011.222 Date [inclusive]: 1859-1998 Date: bulk 1900-1998 Physical Description: 0.5 Linear Feet Physical Description: 64 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller. 15 photographic prints : color ; 4 x 6 in. or smaller. 16 transparencies : color ; 4 x 5 in. 1 negative : color ; 4 x 5 in. Language of the English . Material: Abstract: Christ Church Christiana Hundred is an Episcopal church in Greenville, Delaware, founded in 1848 by the du Pont family and Reverend Samuel Brinckle (1796-1863).This collection of Christ Church photographs primarily document changes to the church site, both exterior and interior, between 1890 and 1983.
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Historical Note
Christ Church Christiana Hundred is an Episcopal church in Greenville, Delaware. Founded in 1848 by the du Pont family and Reverend Samuel Brinckle (1796-1863), Christ Church served as a church to the du Pont family and powder yard employees until 1942 when pew rentals ended and the church opened to the community. Between 1848 and 1852, Rev. Brinckle preached at the Brandywine Manufacturer's Sunday School on the grounds of the Brandywine Gunpowder Works. In 1856 the congregation moved to the newly constructed Christ Church building. The church sanctuary underwent a major renovation in 1914. In 1952, the Chapel of the Christ Child was constructed via a gift of Mary Chichester du Pont Clark (1878-1965) in memory of her son, Richard C. du Pont (1911-1943). Today, Christ Church continues to be active in worship and community service.
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Scope and Content
This collection of Christ Church photographs primarily document changes to the church site, both exterior and interior, between 1890 and 1983. An early photograph shows damage to the church building from an explosion at the DuPont Company powder yards. Images from 1914 to 1917 document extensive renovations to the church sanctuary, including the addition of carved wooden ceiling trusses, pink stone columns, a tile floor, mosaic altar and stained glass window. Between 1950 and 1952, the church added a children's chapel to the property as a gift of Mary Chichester du Pont Clark; the construction of the Chapel of the Christ Child is pictured here, as is the formal dedication. In 1957, vestibules and exterior side doors were added to the main church building, flanking the original front entrance; the collection contains photographs of their construction. Finally there are photographs of the ram statue added to the exterior entrance of the Chapel of the Christ Child in 1975, as well as color transparencies showing needlepoint kneelers and pew cushions added in 1983. In addition, a number of well-known parishioners are pictured, including Mr. and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Clark, Mr. and Mrs. A. Felix du Pont, Henry Belin du Pont, Henry Francis du Pont, and Phyllis Mills Wyeth (Mrs. James Wyeth).
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Administrative Information
Publication Statement Audiovisual Collections
PO Box 3630 Wilmington, Delaware 19807 [email protected] URL: http://www.hagley.org/library
Access Restrictions 25-year time seal from the date of creation due to privacy/security reasons.
Litigators may not view the collection without approval.
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Related Materials
Separated Materials Christ Church Christiana Hundred records (Accession 2437), Manuscripts and Archives Department, Hagley Museum and Library
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Controlled Access Headings
• Church buildings • Construction projects
Collection Inventory
Title/Description Instances Brandywine Manufactures Sunday School, Powder wagon, Pew box 1 folder 1 rental receipt, 1859-1896 Language of the Material: English. Scope and Contents
Brandywine Manufacturers' Sunday School, 1896; Powder Wagon, undated [photo by Pierre Gentieu]; Pew rental receipt (reproduction), 1859
Interior and exterior Christ Church main building, 1890-1891 box 1 folder 2 Language of the Material: English. Scope and Contents
Christ Church, main church building - exterior and sanctuary interior, 1890-1891(including damage to church building from explosion in the powder yards)
Exterior Christ Church main building, circa 1900-1910(?) box 1 folder 3 Language of the Material: English.
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Christ Church, main church building - exterior, n.d. [ca. 1900-1910?]
Exterior and sanctuary interior before and after addition of mosiac box 1 folder 4 altar and stained glass window, circa 1914-1916 Language of the Material: English. Scope and Contents
Christ Church, main church building
Sanctuary interior Christ Church, 1940-1959 box 1 folder 5 Language of the Material: English.
Basement Christ Church, circa 1940-1950 box 1 folder 6 Language of the Material: English.
Architect's model of Christ Church site, circa 1950 box 1 folder 7 Language of the Material: English.
Children's chapel and education building, construction and box 1 folder 8 dedication, 1950-1952 Language of the Material: English. Scope and Contents
Pictured: Mrs. Dudley Clark (Mary Chichester du Pont), Mr. David [Hauston?]
Renovations to main church building, 1957 box 1 folder 9 Language of the Material: English. Scope and Contents
Addition of vestibules and exterior doors flanking front entrance.
Unidentified interior (basement?) with kitchenette, circa 1950-1960 box 1 folder 10 Language of the Material: English.
Members of the first C.C. Junior Altar Guild, unidentified banquet, box 1 folder 11 circa 1943circa 1950 Language of the Material: English. Scope and Contents
Pictured:Pamela Copeland, Lammot du Pont Copeland, Henry Francis du Pont, Henry Belin du Pont.
Parishioners exiting church after unidentified service, circa 1960 box 1 folder 12 Language of the Material: English.
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Pictured:Mrs. A. Felix du Pont (Marka), Mr. A. Felix du Pont, Mrs. James Mills (Alice), Mrs. Dudley Clark (Mary Chichester du Pont), Mr. Dudley Clark, Mrs. Richard C. du Pont (Allaire), Mrs. Richard C. du Pont, Jr. (Caroline), Christopher du Pont, John O'Hear [Reverend?], Laura Thompson, Ebert Chance, Ray Meitzler, Phyllis Mills Wyeth (Mrs. James Wyeth), Mrs. Edmond du Pont, Mr. Charles Allen.
Ram statue "Don Pedro," in front of children's chapel, circa 1975 box 1 folder 13 Language of the Material: English. Scope and Contents
Merino sheep.
Color transparencies, circa 1954-1995 box 1 folder 14 Language of the Material: English. Scope and Contents
Green show altar arrangements, circa 1954, Needlepoint kneelers and pew cushions, circa 1983, Christ Church sanctuary interior, ca. 1983-1995, Chapel of the Christ Child exterior, circa 1975-1995
Color photographs, 1994-1998 box 1 folder 15 Language of the Material: English. Scope and Contents
Pamela Copeland 1998, Jo Osborn 1998, Spring picnic/event at Christ Church and Brandywine Manufacturers' Sunday School [possibly in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the church], circa 1994-1998.
Documents, 1971 February 11971 January 81945 Decemberundated box 1 folder 16 Language of the Material: English. Scope and Contents
"Christ Church Chronicle" Christmas, 1945 and letter re: same"Excerpts from a personal history of the Chapel of the Christ Child" by Mrs. E. Paul du Pont, 1974, Information about the ram statue "Aries" by Charles Cropper Parks
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