William A. French Furniture Company collection
Scope and Content Note
This collection includes full scale working drawings of furniture on commission and in stock, as well as photos by the William A. French Furniture Company.
Dates
- 1924-1931
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division reading room. Advance notice is requested.
Restrictions on Use
There are no restrictions on the use of materials in this collection. Copies can be requested if the condition of the originals warrants it.
Biography
William Albert French was born on April 2, 1863 in Plainfield, N.J and died on February 2, 1942.
After moving to Minnesota in the 1880's, French became a nationally recognized furniture maker and interior decorator known for his hand-made furniture. He was a founder and director of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Institute of Interior Decorators and owner of William A. French Furniture Company, and then of William A. French Studios Inc. on Park and Nicollet Avenues. While French started his company in St. Paul and then moved to Minneapolis, his businesses operated out of factories and storefronts as far away as Winnipeg and New York. After his death, the main office of the William A. French Furniture Company was moved to Duluth, MN.
[William A. French and Company Collection M/A 2000.151.01,James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library, Minneapolis, MN]
Extent
10 boxes (30 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection includes full scale working drawings of furniture on commission and in stock, as well as photos by the William A. French Furniture Company.
Arrangement
The collection is organized by series:
- Photos
- Stock Furniture - Working Drawings
- Specific Commissions - Working Drawings
Physical Location
Highbay
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the Archives by Dick Erickson, December 2013.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Alli Mertins, 2014.
- Title
- William A. French Furniture Company Collection
- Author
- Alli Mertins
- Date
- 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Northwest Architectural Archives Collecting Area
