Charles Wallace Collins papers
Abstract
Charles Wallace Collins (1879-1964) was a lawyer, writer, and librarian. During a long career in Washington, D.C., his positions included director of the Economic Section of the Legislative Reference Service at the Library of Congress, Librarian of the Supreme Court, General Counsel for the Bureau of the Budget, and Deputy Comptroller of the Currency. In addition, he was an authority on banking law and in his private law practice he served as counsel to many of the leading financial institutions and bank holding companies in the United States. His relationship with the Bank of America was particularly significant. Following his retirement in 1927, Collins devoted himself to restoring and renovating his home, an eighteenth-century estate known as "Harmony Hall," and other properties he owned in Prince George's County, MD. He also wrote several books and pamphlets expressing his views supporting "states' rights" and segregation. Collins's wife, Sue Spencer Collins (1895-1983) shared his interest in historic preservation, and enjoyed researching her family's genealogy. She was active in organizations such as the Colonial Dames and Daughters of the Confederacy, as well as social organizations such as the Washington Club. Her other interests included flower arrangement, fashion, and cooking. The Papers of Charles Wallace Collins consist of correspondence, clippings, essays, articles, pamphlets, and other publications generated or collected by Collins and his wife, Sue Spencer Collins. Areas of emphasis include the restoration of Harmony Hall and the daily maintenance of the farm, Collins' consulting relationships with banks, and his views on segregation and civil rights. Sue Spencer Collins' papers deal with domesticity; social activities; family; and her own genealogical research.
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Historical Note
Charles Wallace Collins was born April 4, 1879, in Gallion, Hale County, Alabama, to Robert Wood Collins and Ann Bates (Allen) Collins. He graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1899 with a B.S. in Agriculture and then spent two years reading law privately in Birmingham. He was admitted to the Alabama bar in 1901. He earned an M.A. in Archaeology from the University of Chicago in 1909 and briefly studied economics at Harvard from 1910 to 1911. He married Sue Steele Spencer in Gallion on July 12, 1933. Mrs. Collins was born August 13, 1895, to William Micajah Spencer and Bertha Gracey Steele.
Collins's professional activities included a private law practice and a number of positions in the Federal government. He directed the Economic Section of the Legislative Reference Service at the Library of Congress between 1918 and 1920, and in addition served as legal advisor to the select committees of the U.S. Senate and House from 1919 to 1920. From 1920 to 1921 he was Librarian of the Supreme Court and also Law Librarian for the U.S. Congress. He served as General Counsel for the Bureau of the Budget from 1921 to 1923, General Counsel in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency from 1923 to 1925, and Deputy Comptroller of the Currency from 1923 to 1927.
After 1927, Collins left the government to concentrate on his private law practice, his writing, and his consulting activities. He officially retired in 1947 but continued his relationship with several clients almost until his death. As an authority on banking law, Collins served as counsel to many leading American financial institutions and bank holding companies, of which the most prominent was the Bank of America. He also served as special counsel for the American Bankers Association in 1933.
Throughout his life, Collins devoted considerable time to writing. He authored books and articles on branch and rural banking, budget theory and practice, constitutional law, and states's rights. From 1920 to 1923, he served as a contributing editor to the Commercial and Financial Chronicle. His book Whither Solid South? a pro-segregation treatise published in 1947, rallied the Dixiecrat Party in the presidential election of 1948. Other significant works included "Plan for the National Budget System" (House Document No. 1006, 1918), Rural Banking Reform (1931), a pamphlet titled "The South Must Not Surrender" (1948), and The Race Integration Cases (1954).
For many years Collins's principal special interest was Harmony Hall, his home near Broad Creek in southern Prince George's County, Maryland. John Lane built the house sometime around 1723 for Mr. William Tyler. At that time, the estate was known as Battersea; the name Harmony Hall did not come into use until 1792, when brothers John and Walter Dulaney Addison lived there with their wives. The quartet had such a happy experience that they called the place Harmony Hall. The name found its way into legal records by 1850.
Charles Wallace Collins died at Harmony Hall on December 14, 1964, at the age of eighty-five. He left the house to the National Park Service, with the condition that his widow be permitted to live out her life there. It is unclear how long Sue Spencer Collins remained in Maryland after her husband's death. She died in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 28, 1983, at the age of eighty-seven
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The papers of Charles Wallace Collins cover the years 1915 to 1972 and consist of correspondence, clippings, essays, articles, pamphlets, and other publications collected by Collins and his wife, Sue Spencer Collins. Areas of emphasis include the restoration of Harmony Hall and the daily maintenance of the farm, his consulting relationships with a variety of banks nationwide during the 1930s, and his views on segregation and civil rights. Correspondents include the Giannini family that owned the Bank of America; regional banks, such as the First National Bank of Atlanta and the South Carolina National Bank; editors at publishing houses such as Little, Brown & Co.; antique dealers; and agricultural suppliers. Sue Spencer Collins's papers deal with domesticity; social activities, including a variety of women's groups such as The Washington Club; and her own genealogical research.
Custodial History and Acquisition Information
The National Park Service donated the collection to the University of Maryland Libraries in 1985.
Processing Information
Processed by Sarah Heim, June 2002. Reprocessed by Steven Bookman, May 2006.
When received from the National Park Service, the Collins papers were in poor condition and in complete disorder. The collection was gamma-irradiated to kill insects, mold, and bacteria that had accumulated while the papers were stored in an outbuilding at Harmony Hall. In 1987, documents relating to Harmony Hall were separated, placed in acid-free folders, and re-boxed in acid-free boxes. In 2002, the remainder of the collection was placed in acid-free folders. Metal fasteners were removed and replaced with plastic clips. The collection was separated into series first by document creator/recipient (Charles Wallace Collins or Sue Spencer Collins), then by the function for which the documents were used. Where accurate original folder headings existed, they were retained, and original folder divisions were also preserved. Photographs were separated, as were oversized items. Clippings relating to Charles Wallace Collins's career were photocopied on to acid-free paper and then discarded; other clippings were interleaved with acid-free paper.
EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Sarah Heim, February 2004.
Arrangement of Collection
The collection has been arranged into seven series:
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Professional Papers, 1915-1953 (2.50 linear feet)
Collins's professional papers consist of notes, correspondence, and government documents relating to Federal regulations on banking and the federal budget. They were assembled in the course of Collins's work for the Library of Congress, the Supreme Court, and as an expert consultant to many banks. Topics discussed include changes in banking policy related to the Depression, proposals on a federal budget, and court cases dealing with civil rights. Correspondents include the Giannini family, owners of the Bank of America, and banks such as the First National Bank of Atlanta (GA). The arrangement is alphabetical by topic, and chronological within each category.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banking Law -- Title and Guaranty Company of Bridgeport CN, 1927 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Banking Law -- Standard Collateral Shares Corporation, 1928-1932 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Banking Law -- First National Bank, Chicago-correspondence, 1929-1931 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Banking Law -- Letters re: banking legislation, 1929-1933 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Banking Law -- First National Bank of Atlanta-correspondence, October 1929-July 1933 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Banking Law -- Plaza Trust Company-correspondence, 1929 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Banking Law -- Stover, John-correspondence, 1929 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Banking Law -- H. N. Stronck-Group Banking-correspondence, February 1929 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Banking Law -- South Carolina National Bank-correspondence, July 1929 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Banking Law -- Pomeroy and Salmon, Inc.-correspondence, 1930-1932 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Banking Law -- Correspondence on Senate Banking and Currency Committee, 1930-1933 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Banking Law -- First Wisconsin National Bank-correspondence, 1930-1935 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Banking Law -- Sunderland, Edwin S.-correspondence, 1930 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Banking Law -- National Shawmut Bank, Boston MA-correspondence, 1930 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Banking Law -- National Republic Bancorporation-correspondence, 1930 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Banking Law -- House Banking and Currency Committee-correspondence, 1930 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Banking Law -- Old National Corporation, Spokane WA-correspondence, 1931-1933 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Banking Law -- Correspondence with First National Bank of Atlanta, GA, 1932-1933 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Banking Law -- Bay View National Bank and Sixth Wisconsin National Bank - Correspondence, 1932-1933 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Banking Law -- Northwestern National Bank-correspondence, 1932-1933 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Banking Law -- Perry-Expenses, 1932-1933 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Banking Law -- Application by Wisconsin National Bank for the establishment of branches in Milwaukee, 1932 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Banking Law -- House Document Room, U. S. Capitol, 1932 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Banking Law -- Senator George, Correspondence, 1932 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| Banking Law -- Department of the Treasury forms, 1932 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| Banking Law -- National Bank of Commerce-correspondence, 1932 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| Banking Law -- Federal National Bank of Boston-reorganization national banks, 1932 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 17 | |
| Banking Law -- Federal National Bank of Boston-reorganization national banks, 1933 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 18 | |
| Banking Law -- List of members, Senate Banking and Currency Committee, March 1933 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 19 | |
| Banking Law -- Bank of America -- Bank of America N.T. and S.A.-Notes-correspondence CWC personal, 1935-1944 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Banking Law -- Bank of America -- Bank of America v. William O. Douglas, et al (Civil Action No.1326), 1939 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Banking Law -- Bank of America -- Bank of America-correspondence, December 1939 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Banking Law -- Bank of America -- Correspondence on Bank of America book, 1945-1947 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Banking Law -- Bank of America -- correspondence, 1947-1948 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Banking Law -- Bank of America -- publications, 1947-1953 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Banking Law -- Bank of America -- annual report, 1954 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Banking Law -- Bank of America -- Miscellaneous Bank of America notes and clippings, 1957 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Race -- Briefs and correspondence on Japanese resident aliens in CA, 1921-1922 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Race -- Published court documents on Japanese Aliens in CA, 1921-1922 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Tentative Draft of an independent audit bill, by Senator McCormick, [c. 1915] | series 1 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| U.S. Budget -- First and Second Reports of the Committee on Public Accounts. Great Britain, 1916 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Report of Select Committee on National Expenditures, Great Britain, 1918 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Writings on U.S. Government budget, 1918-1921 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| U.S. Budget -- HR 9763 and other bills, 1919-1927 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| U.S. Budget -- HR 9763 and other bills, 1919-1927 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Clipped copy of the Good Budget Bill, H.R. 9783, 1919 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Notes relating to the Budget System and Senator McCormick's House Bill, 1919 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Draft of House Bill, 66th Congress, 1st Session, 1919 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Good Budget Bill, 1919 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Article re: Professor Fairlie's article in New York Times, July 1919 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Extracts from Republican and Democratic platforms re: Budget Bill, 1920 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Data on Good and McCormick Bills, draft of committee report, 1920 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Constitutional and legal phases of President's veto of the Budget Bill, December 1920 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Articles on U. S. Government budget system, 1921 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 9 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Memoranda on U. S. Budget, 1921 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 10 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Index to articles written by CWC on the budget system. Also bills and resolutions drafted by CWC, 1921 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 11 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Duties of General Council, Bureau of the Budget, March 1921 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 12 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Historical Sketch of the Budget Bill in Congress, June 1921 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 13 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Digest of the Budget and Accounting Act approved June 10, 1921, June 10, 1921 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 14 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Historical sketch of appropriation bills, 1922 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 15 | |
| U.S. Budget -- Copy of "The Annalist", April 22, 1922 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 16 | |
Series 2: Writings, 1921-1957 (2.50 linear feet)
This series contains drafts of book chapters and articles by Charles Wallace Collins, as well as correspondence about particular publications. Rural Banking Reform (1931) addresses many of the issues that occupied Collins professionally during the 1930s. His three later books, Whither Solid South? (1946), Peril at Home and Abroad (c.1950), and the unfinished Recollections of Charles Wallace Collins, reflect his support of segregation. The arrangement is alphabetical by document type and chronological within each category.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articles and Speeches -- Commercial and Financial Chronicle, December 1921-June 1923 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- Commercial and Financial Chronicle, December 1921-June 1923 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- The MacMillan Company-correspondence, 1927-1946 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- "America Has Entered New Golden Era in Finance," article by CWC, Washington Herald, December 16, 1928 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- Clippings on state's rights and segregation, 1948-1951 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- "Constitutional Aspects of the Truman Civil Rights Program", 1948 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- Pieces by CWC on civil rights, states's rights, "Address to Federation of Women's Clubs", October 1948 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- Documents on the United Nations, 1949-1953 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- Pieces by CWC on segregation, state's rights, political parties, and democracy, 1949-1954 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- Pamphlets on integration and civil rights, 1950-1954 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- United Nations-clippings, drafts and correspondence on CWC's research on the UN Charter, 1951-1953 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- Henry Regenery Company, Publishers-correspondence, 1952-1953 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- Correspondence and writing on segregation, 1953-1954 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- "The Impact of the Civil Rights Proposals on the South", [undated] | series 2 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- "Need for New Party Alignments," 3 drafts, [undated] | series 2 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Articles and Speeches -- "Establishment of the Appointing Power", [undated] | series 2 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Books -- Rural Banking Reform -- copy, 1931 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Books -- Rural Banking Reform -- dust cover, 1931 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Books -- Whither Solid South? -- "The South at the Crossroads" drafts-contents and preface, [undated] | series 2 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Books -- Whither Solid South? -- "The South at the Crossroads" drafts-chapter one, [undated] | series 2 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Books -- Whither Solid South? -- "The South at the Crossroads" drafts-chapter two, [undated] | series 2 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Books -- Whither Solid South? -- "The South at the Crossroads" drafts-chapter three, [undated] | series 2 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Books -- Whither Solid South? -- "The South at the Crossroads" drafts-chapter four, [undated] | series 2 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Books -- Whither Solid South? -- Drafts, [c. 1946] | series 2 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Books -- Whither Solid South? -- Drafts, [c. 1946] | series 2 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Books -- Whither Solid South? -- Correspondence, 1946-1953 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Books -- Whither Solid South? -- Drafts of talk to Dallas, TX Southern Democratic Club on Whither Solid South? and other writings, 1948 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Books -- Whither Solid South? -- Talk on Whither Solid South? to Southern Democratic Club, Dallas TX, 1948 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Books -- Peril at Home and Abroad -- "Constitutional Republic or Welfare State?" draft, [undated] | series 2 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Books -- Peril at Home and Abroad -- "Constitutional Republic or Welfare State?" re-titled Peril at Home and Abroad-chapter drafts, [undated] | series 2 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Books -- Peril at Home and Abroad -- notes and chapter drafts, [undated] | series 2 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Books -- Peril at Home and Abroad -- rejected papers and notes, 1952 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Books -- Recollections -- drafts, [undated] | series 2 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Books -- Recollections -- drafts, 1955-1957 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Books -- Recollections -- drafts, 1955-1957 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Books -- Recollections -- Rejects, May 1956 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| Books -- Recollections -- chapter drafts and correspondence, 1957 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| Books -- Recollections -- chapter drafts and notes, [c. 1957] | series 2 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| Books -- Recollections -- chapter drafts and notes, [c. 1957] | series 2 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| Books -- Recollections -- correspondence, chapter drafts, July 1957 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
Series 3: Personal, 1919-1966 and undated (2.50 linear feet)
This series is comprised of Collins's personal correspondence as well as notes and files on his non-professional activities. Correspondents include members of Collins's family in Alabama, merchants in Maryland and Washington, D.C., and members of the Philosopher's Club, a group that Collins helped to found. Topics include travel plans, family news, and medical concerns. Three journal volumes describe developments on the farm (Harmony Hall) and briefly note Collins's reactions to world events such as the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Arrangement is alphabetical by folder heading.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma F. Birckner vs. Robert Tilch, Anacostia National Bank, CWC, SSC, F. Regis Noel, Adrian P. Fisher, 1947 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Clippings -- Assorted Clippings, 1925-1954 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Clippings -- Eisenhower administration clippings, 1953 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- Asprer, Patricio, 1941-1942 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Berry H., 1929-1932 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Bradley L., July-August 1932 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1930 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1931 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1932 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1933 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1934 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1935 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1937 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1938 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1939 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1940 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1941 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1942 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1943 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1944 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1945 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1946 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1947 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1948 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1949 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1950-1954 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, 1958-1960 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Charles Wallace, undated | series 3 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Floyd, March 1932 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- Collins, Van, 1930-1931 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- Family, 1919-1954 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence -- Family, 1919-1954 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence -- Game and Wildlife-regulations, 1931-1934 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence -- Gillespie, Rees B., August 1943 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Correspondence -- Glass, Senator Carter, 1929-1933 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Correspondence -- Insurance, 1936-1945 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Correspondence -- Library of Congress, 1947-1953 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Correspondence -- Maryland University-K. A. Clark, Animal Husbandman, Extension Service, 1931-1932 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| Correspondence -- McDougall, Archibald, 1932-1940 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Correspondence -- Medical, 1955-1961 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Correspondence -- Pole, J. W., 1931-1938 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 16 | |
| Correspondence -- Recommendations and employment, 1934-1944 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Scheele, George A. - Grocer, April 1931 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- Spencer, William M., 1951-1953 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- State Democratic Executive Committee, 1947-1950 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- State Roads Commission, November 1941-October 1942 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondene -- Ursinus, Numer, 1940-1941 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Family History -- Charles Wallace Collins will, draft and correspondence, 1956 and undated | series 3 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Family History -- Collins Family Information, Nineteenth Century, circa 1955 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| Family History -- Collins Family Wills, Nineteenth Century, undated | series 3 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
| Family History -- William Spencer, Sr., Estate, 1941 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 10 | |
| Journal -- Charles Wallace Collins -- Journal I, October 1934-April 1938 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 11 | |
| Journal -- Charles Wallace Collins -- Journal II, May 1938-April 1949 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Journal -- Charles Wallace Collins -- Journal III, April 1949-August 1958 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Old Cancelled Stamps, 1927-1930, 1952-1953 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Philosopher's Club, 1933-1947 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| University of Chicago Emeritus Club, 1966 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
Series 4: Property, 1919-1970 and undated (2 linear feet)
This series includes correspondence, notes, publications, and other documents relating to land and houses owned by Collins. Topics include maintaining the farm at Harmony Hall, restoring and adding to the original building, and furnishing and renting houses on Livingston Road in Prince George's County, Maryland. Also included is correspondence and documentation of several properties owned by Sue Spencer Collins in Alabama. The arrangement is alphabetical by property type and by folder heading within each category. Harmony Hall comprises the largest category of this series, and is subdivided into four parts: Farm, House, Local History, and Related Properties.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Hall -- Farm, 1942-1944 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Notes, 1944-1952 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Correspondence, 1933-1942 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Correspondence, 1945 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Correspondence, 1947 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Broad Creek project, Freitag permit, 1949 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Cattle, 1930-1936 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Cattle-American Aberdeen Angus, 1940-1944 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Gravel Contract Capital Materials Company, 1932-1940 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Machinery and motors, 1933-1947 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Plants, seeds-garden, 1933-1941 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Potthast Brothers, 1937 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Reforestation, 1933-1935 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Sheep and wool, 1934-1940 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Soil conservation, 1936-1937 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Sale of swine, 1943-1947 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Farm -- Smoot Sand and Gravel Company, 1936 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Additions, [undated] | series 4 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Additions, [c. 1942] | series 4 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Booklet-reprint American Clan Gregor Society, 1935-1944 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Clippings, 1938, 1970 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Construction, 1942, 1946 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Correspondence (includes Harmony Hall, Piscataway House, Broad Creek), 1933-1949 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Equipment and Paint, undated | series 4 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Features -- Servants' quarters, [undated] | series 4 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Features -- staircase, article in Maryland Club Woman, 1937 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Furnishings, [undated] | series 4 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Furnishings, 1932-1941 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Furnishings, 1942 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Furnishings, 1947-1955 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Furniture Inventory, 1931 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Guest Register, 1938-1979 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Historical societies, correspondence, 1947-1958 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- Histories and correspondence; Addison, Lyles, Magruder family history, 1919-1941 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 17 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- History and restoration-superceded recollections text of chapter XII, Chapter XIII, 1949-1957 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 18 | |
| Harmony Hall -- House -- History-excerpt from Maryland's Colonial Charm Portrayed in Silver, 1938 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 19 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Local History -- "Indexes to the County Wills of South Carolina", 1939 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Local History -- Notes and clippings on historic houses, 1970, undated | series 4 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Local History -- Maryland History Notes, vol. 22 #2-vol. 28 #1, 1964-1970 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Local History -- Maps-routes traveled by George Washington, [c. 1971] | series 4 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Local History -- [St. John's Parish and Church], 1955-1963 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Local History -- St. John's Episcopal Church, 1962-1963 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Local History -- St. John's Church, Broad Creek, 1963-1968 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Local History -- [Lyles Family Wills; Historical Notes of St. John's Parish], 1963-1970 (1870) | series 4 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Local History -- Harmony Hall-National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings, 1948-1952 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Related Properties, 1929 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Related Properties, 1931-1939 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Related Properties, 1940-1949 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Related Properties, 1951-1958 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Related Properties, 1964 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Related Properties, undated | series 4 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Other Property -- Alabama -- Bessemer Property, 1946-1947 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Other Property -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- East Lake Lot, 1944-1953 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Other Property -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- East Lake Lot -- Alabama Outdoor Advertising, 1940-1956 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Other Property -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- Murrelle Land Company -- Correspondence and Balance Sheets, 1945-1952 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Other Property -- Alabama -- Demopolis -- Robertson Banking Company, 1943-1956 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Other Property -- Alabama -- Demopolis -- Turk Place, 1895, 1943-1953 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Other Property -- Alabama -- Ensley -- 2020-2022 Ensley Ave., 1945-1952 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Other Property -- Alabama -- Gallion -- Floradale and Cedar Glade Dairies -- Correspondence and analyses of dairies, 1945-1956 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| Other Property -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- 18 Winthrop Court -- Correspondence, 1946-1947 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
Series 5: Sue Spencer Collins, 1927-1971 and undated (3 linear feet)
This series consists of documents generated or collected by Sue Spencer Collins, including correspondence, notes, clippings, and pamphlets. Correspondents include family members and friends, particularly her brother, William M. Spencer. Topics include food, fashion, flower arrangement, and the social lives of elite women in Washington, D.C., during the mid-twentieth century, as well as genealogy, family news, and medical concerns. A number of documents are related to the Washington Club, of which Mrs. Collins was a long-time member. The arrangement is alphabetical by category and chronological within each category.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genealogy -- Call Slips -- Genealogy Notes, [undated] | series 5 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Genealogy -- Call Slips -- Genealogy Notes, [undated] | series 5 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Genealogy -- Call Slips -- Genealogy Notes, [undated] | series 5 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Genealogy -- Call Slips -- Spencer, [undated] | series 5 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Genealogy -- Call Slips -- Spencer, [undated] | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Genealogy -- Call Slips -- call slips, [undated] | series 5 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Genealogy -- General -- Genealogy notes "mostly VA little MD Spencer", 1941, undated | series 5 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Genealogy -- General -- notes, 1943, undated | series 5 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Genealogy -- General -- Correspondence-William M. Spencer, Spencer family records, 1943-1952 | series 5 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Genealogy -- General -- "Spencer miscellaneous", 1944-1949, undated | series 5 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Genealogy -- General -- Genealogy notes-Spencer, [c. 1949], undated | series 5 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Genealogy -- General -- notes, correspondence, 1949, undated | series 5 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Genealogy -- General -- notes, 1950-1958 | series 5 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Genealogy -- General -- notes - John Spencer of Maryland, 1950 | series 5 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Genealogy -- General -- notes, 1952, undated | series 5 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Genealogy -- General -- Notebook recording correspondence and genealogy notes, 1954-1955 | series 5 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Genealogy -- General -- Correspondence, National Genealogical Society, 1959-1960 | series 5 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Genealogy -- General -- notes, 1959, undated | series 5 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Genealogy -- General -- Spencer genealogy, 1962 | series 5 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Personal -- Correspondence, 1933-1963, undated | series 5 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Personal -- Correspondence, 1940, undated | series 5 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Personal -- Correspondence, 1943-1953, undated | series 5 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Personal -- Correspondence, 1952-1957 | series 5 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Personal -- Correspondence, 1959-1967 | series 5 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Personal -- Correspondence, 1970 | series 5 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Personal -- Files -- "My Trip Abroad" diary in which SSC is mentioned, 1927 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Personal -- Files -- Income Tax liability of A.H. Woodward, Annie J. Woodward, and Margaret Spencer against W.S. Hart, [c. 1942] | series 5 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Personal -- Files -- Notes and correspondence, 1943-1961 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Personal -- Files -- Medical notes, 1945-1948 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Personal -- Files -- Correspondence, medical, 1947-1948 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Personal -- Files -- Correspondence, medical, 1950-1952 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Personal -- Files -- Income Tax and Insurance Forms, 1951-1956 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Personal -- Files -- Correspondence and notes, 1957,1971, undated | series 5 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| Personal -- Files -- Checkbook/Diary, 1963-1964 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
| Personal -- Files -- Month-at-a-Glance diary, 1970 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 10 | |
| Social -- General -- Invitations and Newsletters, 1931-1958, undated | series 5 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Social -- General -- Catalogs (representative sampling),, 1940, undated | series 5 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Social -- General -- Loose correspondence - Club-related, 1948-1964 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Social -- General -- Loose correspondence - Club-related, 1948-1964 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| Social -- General -- Clippings on fashion, food, flower arrangement, 1952-1958 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| Social -- General -- Correspondence - Clubs, 1952-1961 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| Social -- General -- Clippings on domestic subjects-representative sampling, 1954-1971 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| Social -- General -- Correspondence - Invitations, 1955-1962 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
| Social -- General -- Fashion publications (representative sampling), 1956-1958 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 9 | |
| Social -- General -- Clubs, [c. 1960] | series 5 | box 5 | folder 10 | |
| Social -- General -- Club notes, 1962-1964 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 11 | |
| Social -- Washington Club -- Glassware inventory, 1951 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 1 | |
| Social -- Washington Club -- Bulletins, yearbooks, rules, 1952-1960 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 2 | |
| Social -- Washington Club -- Finances, ballots, membership list, 1955-1959 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 3 | |
| Social -- Washington Club -- Correspondence, 1955-1960 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 4 | |
| Social -- Washington Club -- Financial Summaries, 1956 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 5 | |
| Social -- Washington Club -- 1960 election, 1957-58 finance statements, 1957-1960 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 6 | |
| Social -- Washington Club -- Secretary's business, 1957-1960 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 7 | |
| Social -- Washington Club -- Minutes, 1958-1960 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 8 | |
| Social -- Washington Club -- Annual meeting minutes, 1961 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 9 | |
| Social -- Washington Club -- Financial summary, May 1961 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 10 | |
| Social -- Washington Club -- Balance Sheet, 1963 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 11 | |
| Social -- Washington Club -- Contents of folder labeled 'Washington Club 1964', 1964, undated | series 5 | box 6 | folder 12 | |
Series 6: Maps, Drawings, and Blueprints, 1926-1966 (61 items)
This series consists of maps of property owned by Collins, architectural drawings of additions to buildings owned by Collins, and other oversized images that Collins collected including unidentified landscapes. The items are separated into four categories: Surveys and Maps, Harmony Hall, Lyles House, and Other.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surveys and Maps -- Millard Thorne, surveyor: July 1926; the late John J. Sellners part of a tract of land called Broad Creek in Piscataway District; surveyed and platted from W. J. Latimer survey of January 1866. (Oversize Only), July 1926 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Surveys and Maps -- Edward L. Latimer, surveyor; Survey for CWC Broad Creek Farm, Prince George's County, MD. Hyattsville, MD, February 21, 1929. (Oversize Only), February 21, 1929 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Surveys and Maps -- Edward Latimer, county surveyor, Prince George's County, MD. Survey for Charles Wallace Collins, Broad Creek Farm (Oversize Only), April 9, 1929 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Surveys and Maps -- Millard Thorne, surveyor. A part of a tract called "Bachelors Arbor" now known as the MacDonald Farm in Piscataway district, Prince George's County, MD. (Oversize Only), November 13, 1935. | series 6 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Surveys and Maps -- A part of a tract called "Bachelors Arbor" now known as the MacDonald Farm in Piscataway District, Prince George's County, MD - shows property lines. (Oversize Only), November 13, 1935 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Surveys and Maps -- Manus J. Fish C. L. S. Compilation of property plats vicinity Broad Creek, Prince George's County, MD (Oversize Only), September 26, 1956 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Surveys and Maps -- U. S. Geological Survey. Mount Vernon, MD-VA. NE/4 Indian Head 15' Quadrangle N3837.5W7700/7.5. (Oversize Only), 1956 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Surveys and Maps -- U. S. Geological Survey. Piscataway, MD. NW/4 Brandywine 15' Quadrangle. N38375.-W7652.5 / 7.5 (Oversize Only), 1957 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Surveys and Maps -- David Volkert & Associates, Inc. Hedge Neck Area - Friendly District, Water extension, Fort Washington Road and various streets. Contract number 3959-W, no. 6-7 of 23 (Oversize Only), September 26, 1963 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Surveys and Maps -- United States Department of the Interior. Region: National Capital. Drawing number N.C.P. Scale 1"=100'. (Oversize Only), June 1964 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Surveys and Maps -- United States Department of the Interior. National Capital Region. Survey of the property of Charles W. Collins. Scale 1"=200' (Oversize Only), March 31, 1965 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Surveys and Maps -- Ben Dyer Associates, Inc. Topographic Map of proposed Harmony Hall Elementary School Site, Piscataway District, Prince George's County, MD. Scale 1"=50'. (Oversize Only), April 1965 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Surveys and Maps -- Map made by Gus W. S., Castle of Mount Salubria (Oversize Only), 1950 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Harmony Hall -- U. S. Department of the Interior, Historic American Buildings Survey, survey number 10-8: Harmony Hall, Prince George's County, MD.Sscale 1/8"=1'0; 6 sheets; blue line prints with penciled notes. -- Plan and elevation (Oversize Only), 1934 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Harmony Hall -- U. S. Department of the Interior, Historic American Buildings Survey, survey number 10-8: Harmony Hall, Prince George's County, MD.Sscale 1/8"=1'0; 6 sheets; blue line prints with penciled notes. -- Plans, elevations, section (Oversize Only), 1934 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Harmony Hall -- U. S. Department of the Interior, Historic American Buildings Survey, survey number 10-8: Harmony Hall, Prince George's County, MD.Sscale 1/8"=1'0; 6 sheets; blue line prints with penciled notes. -- Sections and details (Oversize Only), 1934 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Harmony Hall -- U. S. Department of the Interior, Historic American Buildings Survey, survey number 10-8: Harmony Hall, Prince George's County, MD.Sscale 1/8"=1'0; 6 sheets; blue line prints with penciled notes. -- Sections, details and half-plan (Oversize Only), 1934 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Harmony Hall -- U. S. Department of the Interior, Historic American Buildings Survey, survey number 10-8: Harmony Hall, Prince George's County, MD.Sscale 1/8"=1'0; 6 sheets; blue line prints with penciled notes. -- Sections and details (Oversize Only), 1934 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Harmony Hall -- U. S. Department of the Interior, Historic American Buildings Survey, survey number 10-8: Harmony Hall, Prince George's County, MD.Sscale 1/8"=1'0; 6 sheets; blue line prints with penciled notes. -- Sections and details (Oversize Only), 1934 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Harmony Hall -- U. S. Department of the Interior, Historic American Buildings Survey. Survey number 10-8: Harmony Hall, Prince George's County, MD. 1934; scale 1/8"=1'0; 6 sheets; blue line prints as enumerated above. (Oversize Only), 1934 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, proposed addition to Harmony Hall, MD. Numbers 1, 2, 3. September 1942. Various plans, elevations, and details. Pencil (Oversize Only), September 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, proposed addition to Harmony Hall, MD. Numbers 1, 3. Plans, section, and elevations. Pencil (Oversize Only), September 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, proposed addition to Harmony Hall, MD. Numbers 1-3. Plans, section, and elevations. Blue line print (Oversize Only), [undated] | series 6 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to Harmony Hall. Pencil. -- Preliminary basement plan (Oversize Only), October 5, 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to Harmony Hall. Pencil. -- Preliminary first floor plan (Oversize Only), October 5, 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to Harmony Hall. Pencil. -- Preliminary second floor plan (Oversize Only), October 5, 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to Harmony Hall. Pencil. -- Preliminary section: loggia, pantry, etc. looking south (Oversize Only), October 5, 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to Harmony Hall. Pencil. -- Proposed addition to Harmony Hall, MD - east, west, south elevations; pencil (Oversize Only), October 5, 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to Harmony Hall. Pencil. -- Proposed addition to Harmony Hall, MD - east, west, south elevations; blue line print (2 copies) (Oversize Only), October 5, 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to Harmony Hall. Pencil -- Preliminary basement plan (Oversize Only), October 5, 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 17 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to Harmony Hall. Pencil -- Preliminary first floor plan (Oversize Only), October 5, 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 18 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to Harmony Hall. Pencil -- Preliminary second floor plan (Oversize Only), October 5, 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 19 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to Harmony Hall. Pencil -- Preliminary section: loggia, pantry etc looking south (Oversize Only), October 5, 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 20 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to Harmony Hall, MD, October 5, 1942; Blue line print with pencil markings. Heating Hudson Air Cond. Co. by H.G.G. 10/21/42 Copy. (no. 1 and 2 of 5) (Oversize Only), October 5, 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 21 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to Harmony Hall, MD. October 5, 1942. Blue line print with pencil markings. Copy (no. 1-3 of 4.) Heating Hudson Air Cond. Co. By H. G. G. (Oversize Only), October 21, 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 22 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to Harmony Hall, MD. October 5, 1942. Blue line print. Copy (no. 1-4 of 4.) Heating Hudson Air Cond. Co. By H. G. G (Oversize Only), October 21, 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 23 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, east elevation Harmony Hall, cut from blue line print, with penciled notes (Oversize Only), [undated] | series 6 | box 2 | folder 24 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Collins, Harmony Hall, MD. Blueprints (2 copies.) -- Plans (Oversize Only), November 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 25 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Collins, Harmony Hall, MD. Blueprints (2 copies.) -- Plan and elevations (Oversize Only), November 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 26 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Collins, Harmony Hall, MD. Blueprints (2 copies.) -- Sections (Oversize Only), November 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 27 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Collins, Harmony Hall, MD. Blue line print -- Plans (Oversize Only), November 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 28 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Collins, Harmony Hall, MD. Blue line print -- Plan and elevations (Oversize Only), November 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 29 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Ward Brown, architect, alterations and additions to residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Collins, Harmony Hall, MD. Blue line print -- Plans (Oversize Only), November 1942 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 30 | |
| Harmony Hall -- D. M. Turner and T. S. McClelland, architects. Plot plan of restoration of Harmony Hall, Prince George's County, MD. C. W. Collins, Esq. owner. [undated] Ink. (Oversize Only), [undated] | series 6 | box 2 | folder 31 | |
| Harmony Hall -- D. M. Turner and T. S. McClelland, architects. Plot plan of Harmony Hall estate of Charles W. Collins esq. [undated] Ink. (Oversize Only), [undated] | series 6 | box 2 | folder 32 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Maps and Plans for Planting (Oversize Only (8 items), 1930s-1940s | series 6 | box 2 | folder 33 | |
| Lyles House -- U. S. Department of the Interior. Historic American Buildings Survey, survey no. 10-7; the Lyles House, Prince George's County, MD. 5 sheets, blue line prints. -- Elevations, plans, details (Oversize Only), 1934 | series 6 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Lyles House -- U. S. Department of the Interior. Historic American Buildings Survey, survey no. 10-7; the Lyles House, Prince George's County, MD. 5 sheets, blue line prints. -- Section: elevations, details (Oversize Only), 1934 | series 6 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Lyles House -- U. S. Department of the Interior. Historic American Buildings Survey, survey no. 10-7; the Lyles House, Prince George's County, MD. 5 sheets, blue line prints. -- Details (Oversize Only), 1934 | series 6 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Lyles House -- U. S. Department of the Interior. Historic American Buildings Survey, survey no. 10-7; the Lyles House, Prince George's County, MD. 5 sheets, blue line prints. -- Sections, details (Oversize Only), 1934 | series 6 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Lyles House -- U. S. Department of the Interior. Historic American Buildings Survey, survey no. 10-7; the Lyles House, Prince George's County, MD. 5 sheets, blue line prints. -- Detail sections (Oversize Only), 1934 | series 6 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Lyles House -- U. S. Department of the Interior. Historic American Buildings Survey, survey no. 10-7; the Lyles House, Prince George's County, MD. 5 sheets, blue line prints as above with penciled notes. (Oversize Only), 1934 | series 6 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Unidentified landscape (positive and negative images) (Oversize Only), [undated] | series 6 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
Series 7: Photographs, 1924-1985 and undated (138 photographs and 55 negatives)
This series consists of snapshots of Harmony Hall and surrounding land, pictures of the Collins papers in an outbuilding at Harmony Hall, and other photographs that were sent to Collins. Arrangement is chronological.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Wallace Collins -- Portrait, December 1, 1924 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Frankland Marshall House, 1929-1930 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Harmony Hall A [mostly before restoration], September 7, 1932 and undated | series 7 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Harmony Hall -- After resoration, December 22, 1932 and undated | series 7 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Harmony Hall -- M. Spencer, taken by Margaret and Polly, March 30, 1936 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Picture and Proof of Silver Platter with Scene of Harmony Hall, October 14, 1937 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Charles Wallace Collins -- nieces and nephews, 1938 and undated | series 7 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Charles Wallace Collins and Sue Spencer Collins, 1940 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Piscataway House and garage construction, April 1946 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Wallace D. Malone and others, 1948 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Notley Hall, April 19, 1958 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Interior of two rooms and one of outbuildings, January 11, 1985 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Harmony Hall -- Aerial Photographs, undated | series 7 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Susan Wood, reproduction -- 19th Century Collins ancestor, undated | series 7 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
Related Material
The University of Maryland Libraries holds the following book relating to Harmony Hall:
- Sonderman, Robert. Archeology at Harmony Hall : exploring the late seventeenth-century frontier of Maryland, Washington, D.C. : Regional Archeology Program, National Park Service, National Capital Region, 1993. Call Number: UMCP HBK Maryland Room, National Trust Library Folio, F189.O97 A73 1993
For other related archival and manuscript collections, please see the following subject guides.
Selected Search Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the University of Maryland Libraries' Catalog. Researchers desiring related materials about these topics, names, or places may search the Catalog using these headings.
Subjects
- Banking law -- History -- 20th century
- Collins, Charles Wallace, -- 1879-1964 -- Archives
- Collins, Charles Wallace, -- 1879-1964 -- Correspondence
- Collins, Charles Wallace, -- 1879-1964 -- Views on civil rights
- Collins, Sue Spencer, -- 1895-1983 -- Correspondence
- Harmony Hall (Oxon Hill, Md.) -- History
- Prince George's County (Md.) -- Archival resources
- Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Names (Added Entries)
- Collins, Sue Spencer, 1895-1983