Guide to the Evans Family Papers and Photographs 1890s-1990s
- Repository
- Heinz History Center
- Title
- Evans Family Papers and Photographs
- Creator
- Evans Family
- Collection Number
- MSS 0818
- Extent
- 27 linear feet (24 boxes, 9 items)
- Date
- 1890s-1990s
- Abstract
- The Evans Family Papers and Photographs focus on the descendants of Thomas Evans, who in 1869 established one half of what would become known as the Macbeth-Evans Glass Company. Howard S. Evans, a son of Thomas Evans, who served as president of Macbeth-Evans, married Evelyn Maude Fawell Evans and had three children: Thomas, Evelyn, and Laura. Evelyn F. Evans was known locally as a philanthropist and was involved with many charitable and civic organizations. The Evans Family Papers and Photographs contain family correspondence and photographs, business records and correspondence, Evans children academic documents, Howard S. Evans' estate materials, newspaper clippings, and locally made cookbooks and family recipes.
- Language
- The material in this collection is in English.
- Sponsor
- This collection has been made accessible as part of an NHPRC-funded Basic Processing grant.
- Publisher
- Heinz History Center
- Address
- 1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org
History
The Evans Family Papers and Photographs focus on the descendants of Thomas Evans, who in 1869 established what would become known as the Macbeth-Evans Glass Company. Howard S. Evans (1876-1941) was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and started in business with his father's glass company at an early age, ultimately serving as president of the company, a position he held until his retirement in 1936. He was also a co-founder of the Diamond Alkali Company, which was managed by his brother, Thomas. Howard S. Evans married Evelyn Maude Fawell Evans in 1901, and the two had three children: Thomas, Evelyn, and Laura.
Thomas Raymond Evans II (TRE) was born in 1902 and attended St. Paul's School for Boys in Concord, New Hampshire, followed by Yale University. He served in the United States Army during World War I, earning the rank of lieutenant with the 53rd Field Artillery Brigade. After the war, TRE worked with the Macbeth-Evans Glass Company until 1926, when the family sold its interests in the company. He proceeded to work with J.H. Holmes and Company, an investment brokerage firm in Pittsburgh. Thomas Raymond Evans II died of pneumonia in 1928, and was survived by both sisters, Evelyn Fawell Evans and Laura Salisbury Evans.
Evelyn Fawell Evans, born in 1904, became known throughout the 20th century for her philanthropy and civic engagement. She served in several positions with the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Red Cross beginning during World War II, including as its secretary, volunteer services director, and ultimately vice chairwoman of the chapter. Evans volunteered in the maternity ward at Allegheny General Hospital, was the director of the Garden Club of Allegheny County, served as a board member of the Federation of Girls Schools of Pittsburgh, and was active within the Calvary Episcopal Church.
Laura Salisbury Evans, born in 1911, married Emory M. Ford of Detroit, Michigan, and the couple had a son, Thomas Evans Ford.
Charles A."Spook" McClintock was born in Pittsburgh in 1883, and graduated from the Kiskiminetas Springs School and Princeton University in 1907. He worked as an independent broker of real estate and insurance before serving as the president of the Colonial Trust Company, as well as Chairman of the Board of Fidelity Trust Company. McClintock also served as president of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania in the 1950s. He and Evelyn Evans were long-time friends and travel companions. Charles A. McClintock died in 1968.
Macbeth-Evans Glass Company
In 1869, Thomas Evans established a glass factory in Pittsburgh, Pa., under the name of Reddick and Company, the first half of what would become the Macbeth-Evans Glass Company. George A. Macbeth, who had acquired the Keystone Flint Glass Works in 1872, agreed to merge their respective operations in 1899, forming the Macbeth-Evans Glass Company. The company originally produced kerosene lamp chimneys and shades. As a result of several mergers and acquisitions around the turn of the century, the Macbeth-Evans Glass Company operated plants in Toledo, Ohio; Marion, Indiana; Charleroi, Pennsylvania, and in Pittsburgh. The company was acquired by the Corning Glass Works in 1937, but continued operating under the Macbeth-Evans name until the late 1940's.
Scope and Content Notes
The Evans Family Papers and Photographs contain materials documenting the Howard S. Evans family of Pittsburgh, Pa. There is correspondence between family members; family photographs; business records pertaining to the Macbeth-Evans Glass Company and the Diamond Alkali Company; academic materials belonging to Evelyn and Thomas R. Evans II; Howard S. Evans' estate materials; newspaper clippings; cookbooks and recipes. The collection has been separated into seven series: I. Evelyn F. Evans; II. Thomas R. Evans II; III. Howard S. Evans; IV. Charles "Spook" McClintock; V. Newsprint; VI. Audio-Visual Materials and VII; Travel Ephemera, Printed Materials, Recipes. Additionally, there are 9 wrapped shelf items.
Series I. Evelyn F. Evans (EFE) Papers (boxes 1-4, 2 wrapped items)
Box 1 consists of EFE's correspondence, including: letters from 1991 and 1992 about donations to charities and organizations; correspondence from the 1950s and 1960s pertaining to her involvement with the American Red Cross; and correspondence concerning her travels in Europe.
Box 2 contains material from the Garden Club of America (Pittsburgh Chapter), Federation of Girls Schools of Pittsburgh's board (1991), on which she served, and Calvary Episcopal Church.
Box 3 contains EFE's notes and journals, primarily from school. There are also two scrapbooks she compiled on the history of architecture and the history of painting. Included as well are several small bibles.
Box 4 holds a number of address books, as well as additional EFE correspondence.
There are two wrapped items: a EFE scrapbook with photographic materials, as well as a scrapbook with her American Red Cross materials, including letters and photographs.
Series II. Thomas Raymond Evans II (TRE) (boxes 5-6)
Box 5 is made up of TRE's papers, such as programs from St. Paul's School musicals, a 1923 alumni register from Yale, additional St. Paul's School materials, as well as some of TRE's notebooks from his time at Yale.
Box 6 contains more of TRE's papers, including correspondence, college materials, and some World War II documents.
Series III. Howard S. Evans (HSE) (boxes 7-9, two wrapped items)
Boxes 7 and 8 hold Howard S. Evans' estate materials, following his death.
Box 9 contains Macbeth-Evans Glass Company and Diamond Alkali papers, primarily administrative records, letters of business transactions, and letters confirming payments received from the time when Howard S. Evans was treasurer. Much of this material is from the early 1900s.
There is a wrapped minute book of the board of directors of the Macbeth-Evans Glass Company, 1907 through 1914, as well as Howard S. Evan's financial account book, 1927 to 1928.
Series IV. Charles A. McClintock (box 10)
Box 10 contains materials focused on Charles A. "Spook" McClintock, primarily from his time at Princeton University, from which he graduated in 1907. McClintock was a friend and travel companion of EFE.
Series V. Newsprint (box 11)
Box 11 contains newspaper clippings from Pittsburgh papers, as well as national publications, covering Howard S. Evans death, social events the Evans' were involved in, and other assorted topics.
Series VI. Audio-Visual Materials (boxes 12-22, three wrapped items)
Boxes 12 and 13 contain photographs of EFE, TRE, HSE, Thomas Evans, Charles "Spook" McClintock, the Evan's house on Beechwood Blvd., as well as a number of unidentified persons. There are images of Evelyn and Charles at vacation locations during the mid 20th century.
Box 14 contains photographs of TRE, with images of him as a child, his time at University, and in his U.S. Army uniform. There are also two wrapped, glass-covered photographs of TRE, EFE, and their mother located in this box.
Box 15 contains oversized photographs of EFE.
Box 16 contains oversized photographs of Thomas Evans, HSE, and posed school-class images from TRE's time at St. Paul's School and Yale University.
Box 17 contains portraits of TRE.
Box 18 contains photographs paintings depicting the Evan's house on Beechwood Boulevard. There is an image of TRE's graduating class from Yale in 1923, as well as group photograph of women gathered for the 1954 Red Cross National Convention in Los Angeles.
Box 19 holds a large photograph of the King of Belgium's visit to Pittsburgh in 1919, several World War II British War Relief Society posters, and Evans family certificates including: EFE's 1923 diploma from Miss Spencer's School for Girls; two of TRE's school certificates; and a HSE 1891 Pittsburgh Public Schools diploma.
Box 20 holds several photograph and scrapbook albums. Two photograph albums depict Evans family travels throughout the United States, as well as abroad in Europe, from July 1936 through March 1937. One scrapbook focuses on images of Evans family members, centered on EFE and TRE, from childhood through adulthood. Another scrapbook contains cut and pasted clippings and articles about EFE and her sister, Laura, from local Pittsburgh publications featuring commentary on social events they attended or participated in.
Box 21 contains 35mm slides depicting members of the Evans family and their house, along with other unidentified persons.
Box 22 holds 12 small reels of film from Evans family trips to locations such as France, Italy, Nassau, and the Panama Canal. There are also stereoscopic image cartridges, and 2 stereoscopic viewers, as well as one book of negatives. Finally, there are roughly 20 vinyl records containing twentieth century songs, which appear to have been part of a collection.
There are three oversized items in this series, including: - A Evans family scrapbook with photographs - TRE's Yale University class photograph. - Princeton photographs pertaining to Charles A. McClintock containing 16 images of posed Princeton University students for group shots like football team pictures, at dinners and dances, and in graduation caps and gowns. There is also one 50th reunion images of the class of 1907.
Series VII. Printed materials and Recipes (boxes 23-24, two wrapped items)
Box 23 contains sheet music from the early twentieth century, hymnals from religious ceremonies, social registers, and some assorted print publications.
Box 24 contains 3 sets of recipe index cards, some of which are Mrs. Howard S. Evan's own recipes, with several other recipe books, including: "What's Cooking in Fox Chapel?" (1959) and "Favorite Recipes of the Women of the Third United Presbyterian Church".
There are flattened copies of the Bulletin Index (1917, '23-24, '30, '35), a former Pittsburgh weekly, as well as several rolled World War II Liberty Bond Posters.
Arrangement
The Evans Family Papers and Photographs are housed in 24 boxes, with an additional 9 wrapped shelf items, and have been arranged into 7 series:
- Boxes 1-4, two shelf items: Series I. Evelyn F. Evans (EFE) Papers.
- Boxes 5-6: Series II. Thomas R. Evans II (TRE) Papers.
- Boxes 7-9, two shelf items: Series III. Howard S. Evans (HSE) Papers.
- Box 10: Series IV. Charles A. McClintock Papers.
- Box 11: Series V. Newsprint.
- Boxes 12-22, three shelf items: Series VI. Audio-Visual Materials.
- Boxes 23-24, two shelf items: Series VII. Printed materials and Recipes.
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift from Laura Evans Ford II and Emory Moran Ford in 1994.
Archives accession # 1994.0026
Preferred Citation
Evans Family Papers and Photographs, 1890s-1990s, MSS 0818 , Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Processing Information
Preliminary processing by Alex J. Toner on 08/03/11.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.
Related Materials
The museum maintains a number of objects donated from the Evan's household on Beechwood Boulevard. Multiple items, including pieces of furniture, clothing, and decorative items are on display in the Heinz History Center's special collections gallery as part of the Evans House Collection.
Subjects
- Macbeth-Evans Glass Company.
- Squirrel Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Pittsburgh (Pa.)
- Glass manufacture.