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Series I: Cataloged Correspondence
Series II: Unbound Correspondence and Documents, 1828, 1861-1918
Series IV: Contract Books, Agreements, Receipts, Reports, etc., 1877-1916
Series VI: Nicaragua Canal, 1897-1900
Series VII: Scrapbooks, 1884-1920
Series VII: Subsidiary Companies, 1869-1939
Series VIII: Joseph Peter Grace (1872-1950), 1919-1942
Series IX: Grace Pedigree, 1911
Series X: Printed Books and Atlases, 1865-1948
Series XI: Photographs, circa 1880-1950
Series XII: Motion Pictures Films
Series XIII: Addenda, 1918-1986

W.R. Grace & Co. records, 1828-1986, bulk 1861-1960

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Series III: Letterbooks, 1868-1917

Letterbinders of incoming letters and documents and letterbook copies of outgoing letters, as numbered and arranged by W.R. Grace & Co.

Subseries III.1: Letterbinders of incoming letters and documents to W.R. Grace, New York


Box 9 No. 51, 1868-1869


Box 10 No. 52, 1869-1870

Box 10 No. 53, 1869 August -October, 1869


Box 11 No. 54, 1868-1874 [i.e. 1876], 1868-1874

(No Index)

Box 11 No. 55, 1870 May -July, 1870


Box 12 No. 56, 1870 August -December, 1870

Box 12 No. 57, 1870 January -February, 1870


Box 13 No. 58, 1870 February-April, 1870

Box 13 No. 59, 1870 April -May, 1870


Box 14 No. 60, 1870 July -September, 1870

Box 14 No. 61, 1870-1871


Box 15 No. 62, 1871 January -March, 1871

Box 15 No. 63, 1871 March-May, 1871


Box 16 No. 64, 1871 May -August, 1871

Box 16 No. 65, 1871 August -October, 1871

(No Index)


Box 17 No. 66, 1871 October -November, 1871

Box 17 No. 67, 1871 November -December, 1871


Box 18 No. 68, 1871-1872

Box 18 No. 69, 1872 January -February, 1872


Box 19 No. 70, 1872 February-March, 1872

Box 19 No. 71, 1872 February-April, 1872


Box 20 No. 72, 1872 April -May, 1872

Box 20 No. 73, 1872 May -June, 1872


Box 21 No. 74, 1872 June -July, 1872

(No Index)

Box 21 No. 75, 1872 July -August, 1872

(No Index)


Box 22 No. 76, 1872 August -September, 1872

(No Index)

Box 22 No. 77, 1872 September -October, 1872

(No Index)


Box 23 No. 78: Bryce, Grace & Co., Peru, 1868-1870

Box 23 No. 79: Bryce, Grace & Co., Peru, 1870-1871


Box 24 No. 80: Bryce, Grace & Co., Peru, 1871 August -October, 1871

Box 24 No. 81: Bryce, Grace & Co., Peru, 1871-1872


Box 25 No. 82: Bryce, Grace & Co., Peru, 1872-1873

Box 25 No. 83, Costa-Rica Rail Road, 1871-1872

(No Index)


Box 26 No. 84: Costa-Rica Rail Road, 1872-1873

(No Index)

Box 26 No. 85: Peru--miscellaneous letters, 1872-1873

(No Index)


Box 27 No. 86, 1872 October, 1872

(No Index)

Box 27 No. 87, 1872 October -November, 1872

(No Index)


Box 28 No. 88, 1872 November -December, 1872

(No Index)

Box 28 No. 89, 1872-1873

(No Index)


Box 29 No. 90, 1873 January -February, 1873

(No Index)

Box 29 No. 91, 1873 February-April, 1873

(No Index)


Box 30 No. 92, 1873 February-March, 1873

(No Index)

Box 30 No. 93, Costa-Rica Rail Road, 1873-1874

(No Index)


Box 31 No. 94, 1873 April -May, 1873

(No Index)

Box 31 No. 95, 1873 May -June, 1873

(No Index)


Box 32 No. 96: Bryce, Grace & Co., Peru, 1873 February-December, 1873

(No Index)

Box 32 No. 97, 1873 June -July, 1873

(No Index)


Box 33 No. 98, 1873 June -July, 1873

(No Index)

Box 33 No. 99, 1873 July -August, 1873

(No Index)


Box 34 No. 100: Costa-Rica Rail Road, 1873-1875

Box 34 No. 101, 1873 August -September, 1873

(No Index)


Box 35 No. 102, 1873 October -November, 1873

(No Index)

Box 35 No. 103, 1873 November -December, 1873

(No Index)


Box 36 No. 104: Peru--Miscellaneous Letters, 1873

Box 36 No. 105: Peru--Miscellaneous Letters, 1874 January -October, 1874


Box 37 No. 106: Bryce, Grace & Co., Peru, 1874 January -October, 1874

Box 37 No. 107, 1874 January -February, 1874

(No Index)


Box 38 No. 108, 1874 February-March, 1874

(No Index)

Box 38 No. 109, 1874 March-April, 1874

(No Index)


Box 38A No. 110, 1875 April -June, 1875


Box 39 No. 111, 1874 June -August, 1874

Box 39 No. 112: Peru--Miscellaneous Letters, 1874-1875


Box 40 No. 113, 1874 August -September, 1874

Box 40 No. 114, 1874 September -November, 1874


Box 41 No. 115, 1874 November -December, 1874

Box 41 No. 116, 1874-1875


Box 42 No. 117, 1875 February-March, 1875

Box 42 No. 118: Private [M.P. Grace], 1874-1877


Box 43 No. 119: Bryce, Grace & Co., Peru, 1874-1875

Box 43 No. 120, 1875 March-May, 1875


Box 44 No. 121, 1875 May -July, 1875

Box 44 No. 122: Peru--Miscellaneous Letters, 1875 March-August, 1875


Box 45 No. 123: Bryce, Grace & Co, Peru, 1875-1876

Box 45 No. 124, 1875 June -August, 1875


Box 46 No. 125, 1875 August -October, 1875

Box 46 No. 126, 1875 October -November, 1875


Box 47 No. 127, 1875 November -December, 1875

Box 47 No. 128, 1876 January -March, 1876


Box 48 No. 129, 1876 March-April, 1876

Box 48 No. 130: M.C. Keith & Co., Costa Rica, 1875-1876


Box 49 No. 131, 1876 April -May, 1876

Box 49 No. 132: Chile--Miscellaneous Letters, 1874-1877


Box 50 No. 133: Costa Rica--Miscellaneous Letters, 1876-1877

Box 50 No. 134: Bryce, Grace & Co., Peru, 1876 January -September, 1876


Box 51 No. 135: Peru--Miscellaneous Letters, 1876-1877

Box 51 No. 136, 1876 June -July, 1876


Box 52 No. 137: Miscellaneous to C.R. Flint, Peru, 1876 April -August, 1876

Box 52 No. 138: Peru--Miscellaneous Letters, 1875-1876


Box 53 No. 139, 1876 July -September, 1876

Box 53 No. 140, 1876 September -November, 1876


Box 54 No. 141: Grace Brothers & Co., Peru, 1876-1877

Box 54 No. 142, 1876-1877


Box 55 No. 143, 1877 January -February, 1877

Box 55 No. 144, 1877 February-March, 1877

(and 1872-1875 re: sugar)

Subseries III.2: Letterbooks--Copies of outgoing letters & documents from W.R. Grace & Co.


Box 56 No. 145: Private. W.R.G. & Co., 1874-1879

Box 56 No. 146: Agreement, No. 1 Book, 1872-1877

Box 56 No. 147: Private-W.R. Grace & Co., 1879 May -November, 1879

Box 56 No. 148: Private-W.R. Grace & Co., 1879-1880


Box 57 No. 149: Private-W.R. Grace & Co., 1880-1881

Box 57 No. 150: Private-W.R. Grace & Co., 1881-1884

Box 57 No. 151: [Michael P. Grace], 1880-1881

Box 57 No. 152: M.P, Grace, Private, 1881-1882


Box 58 No. 153: M.P. Grace. Private, 1882-1883

Box 58 No. 154: M.P. Grace. Private, 1883-1884

Box 58 No. 155: M.P, Grace. Private, 1884-1885

Box 58 No. 156: M.P. Grace. Private, 1885 February-August, 1885


Box 59 No. 157: Private M.P. Grace, 1885-1886

Box 59 No, 158: M.P, Grace. Private, 1886 March-June, 1886

Box 59 No. 159: M.P. Grace. Private, 1886-1887

Box 59 No. 160: M.P. Grace. Private, 1888-1889

Subseries III.3: Letterbinder of incoming letters and copies to M.P. Grace in Lima, Peru


Box 60 No. 161, 1889 January -March, 1889

(No Index)

Subseries III.4: Letterbooks--W.R. Grace. Private

Box 60 No. A, 1872-1874

Box 60 No. 1: Private Documents No. 1, 1882 February-March, 1882


Box 61 No. 2: Rubber letters-Vice President, 1889-1891

Box 61 No. 3: "No. 2", 1879-1880

Box 61 No. 3A: "No. 3", 1880-1883

Box 61 No.:4, 1881 January -December, 1881


Box 62 No. 5, 1881-1882

Box 62 No. 6, 1882 October -December, 1882

Box 62 No. 7, 1883-1884


Box 63 No. 8, 1885 January -June, 1885

Box 63 No. 9, 1884 April -November, 1884

Box 63 No. 10: "No. 6", 1884-1886


Box 64 No. 11, 1886-1887

Box 64 No.12, 1887 March-November, 1887

Box 64 No. 13: "No. 9", 1887-1888

Box 64 No. 14: "No. 10", 1888-1889


Box 65 No. 15: "No. 11", 1889 January -June, 1889

Box 65 No. 16: "No. 12", 1889 June -December, 1889

Box 65 No. 17: "No. 13", 1889-1990

Box 65 No. 18: "No. 14", 1890 May -October, 1890


Box 66 No. 19, 1890-1891

Box 66 No. 20: "16", 1891-1892

Box 66 No. 21: "17", 1892 April -December, 1892

Box 66 No. 22: "18", 1892-1893


Box 67 No. 23: "No. 19", 1893-1894

Box 67 No. 24: "No. 20", 1894 January -October, 1894

Box 67 No. 25: "No. 21", 1894-1895

Box 67 No. 26: "No. 22", 1895-1895


Box 68 No. 27: "No. 23, 1896 February-July, 1896

Box 68 No. 28: "No. 24", 1896-1897

Box 68 No. 29, 1897 February-May, 1897

Box 68 No. 30, 1897 June -December, 1897


Box 69 No. 31, 1897-1898

Box 69 No. 32, 1898-1899

Box 69 No. 33, 1899-1901

Box 69 No. 34, 1901-1902


Box 70 No. 35, 1902-1904

Box 70 No. 36, 1904 January -March, 1904

Subseries III.5: Letterbooks--W.R. Grace & Co. Private, 1884-1917

Box 70 No. [unnumbered], 1886-1899

Box 70 No. 6, 1884-1887


Box 71 No. 7, 1887-1889

Box 71 No. 8, 1889-1892

Box 71 No. 9, 1892-1893

Box 71 No. 10, 1893-1894


Box 72 No. 11, 1894-1896

Box 72 No. 12, 1896-1897

Box 72 No. [13], 1898-1899


Box 73 No. [14], 1899-1900

Box 73 No. [15], 1900-1901

Box 73 No. [16], 1901-1902


Box 74 No. 17, 1902 February-October, 1902

Box 74 No. 18, 1902-1903

Box 74 No. 19, 1903-1905

Box 74 No. 20, 1905 January -August, 1905


Box 75 No. 21, 1905-1906

Box 75 No. 22, 1906-1907

Box 75 No. 23, 1906-1907

Box 75 No. 24, 1907 June -December, 1907


Box 76 No. 25, 1908-1909

Box 76 No. 26, 1909-1910

Box 76 No. 27, 1910-1911


Box 77 No. 28, 1912-1915

Box 77 No. 29, 1915-1917

Subseries III.6: Miscellaneous Letterbooks, 1864-1916

(Arranged chronologically)


Box 78 W.R. Grace "Cartas", Callao, 1864

Box 78 M.P. Grace et al., Callao, 1864-1866


Flat Box 663 M.P. Grace "M.P. Grace Esq. Private", Callao, 1875-1879


Cmi Box 165 M.P. Grace et al., Callao, Lima, etc., 1878-1879


Box 78 Charles R. Flint "Coney Island R.R. Letters", New York, 1878-1881

Box 78 W.R. Grace, Traveling Letterbook, London, 1879


Box 79 W.R. Grace & Co. "Telegrams No. 1", New York, 1879-1881

Box 79 W.R. Grace & Co. "Telegrams 5", New York, 1883-1884

Box 79 W.R. Grace "May or Grace Private", New York, 1885-1886


Box 80 W.R. Grace "May or Grace Private", New York, 1885

Box 80 W.R. Grace "May or Grace Private", New York, 1886

Box 80 W.R. Grace & Co. "General Code Dir." [& telegrams], New York, 1886-1889


Box 81 The Sears Commercial Co, Ltd., "S.CCo.Ld. No. 2", New York, 1887-1888

Box 81 W.R, Grace & Co. "Telegrams 11 W,R,G,&Co.", New York, 1890-1891

Box 81 Edward Eyre "E.E.". Lima?, 1890

Box 81 Edward Eyre "Private No. 4", New York, 1894-1895


Box 82 Edward Eyre "Ed. Eyre Private", New York, 1895-1896

Box 82 Joseph Peter Grace, "J,P.Grace Private No. l", New York, 1896-1900

Box 82 New York & Pacific S.S.Co., Ltd. "Secretary", New York, 1897-1900

Box 82 Joseph Peter Grace "J.P.Grace Private No.2", New York, 1900-1904


Box 83 W.R. Grace & Co. [Telegrams], New York, 1903-1904

Box 83 W.R. Grace & Co. "Letters" & accounts, Guatemala and New York, 1906-1909


Box 84 Joseph Peter Grace "Private J.P. Grace No. 4", New York, 1906-1907

Box 84 W.R. Grace & Co. "Indent Dept. Pvt. No. 1", New York, 1908-1909

Box 84 J. Louis Schaefer "Private J. Louis Schaefer No. 3", New York, 1908-1910


Box 85 W.R. Grace & Co [Telegrams], New York, 1913-1914

Box 85 W.R. Grace & Co. "Official No. 1", 1914-1916