Affiliated Organizations. Reynolda House Museum of American Art Records
In 1967, under the direction of Barbara Babcock Millhouse, Reynolda House became a public museum collection of American art and is a nonprofit institution dedicated to the arts and education. Collection materials include invitations, emails, newsletters, programs, promotional items, and reports.
Biographical and Historical Note
Richard Joshua Reynolds, founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, established his own tobacco factory in Winston, North Carolina, in 1875. He married Katharine Smith in 1905, and they had four children, R. J. Junior, Mary Katharine, Nancy Susan, and Zachary Smith.
Katharine Smith Reynolds is credited with the planning of a self-sufficient estate, Reynolda, just outside the city limits of Winston. Katharine created a 60-room bungalow for her family, with gardens, a lake, a school, a model farm, and a village to house workers. The Reynolds family relocated to Reynolda from town in December 1917. Katharine operated the estate until her death in 1924.
In 1934, Mary Reynolds Babcock acquired the estate. In 1965, after Mary's death, her husband Charles Babcock established Reynolda House as a non-profit institution dedicated to the arts and education. In 1967, under the direction of Mary and Charles' daughter Barbara Babcock Millhouse, Reynolda House became a public museum collection of American art. The collections also include decorative arts and archival objects. Reynolda House and Wake Forest University were formally affiliated in 2002. This affiliation has made possible more cultural, academic, campus life, and administrative collaboration than already existed.
Collection Overview
The Reynolda House Museum of American Art records document programs and events hosted by the museum, some in partnership with WFU organizations and academic departments. Materials include invitations, emails, newsletters, programs, promotional items, and reports.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by Ashelee Gerald Hill, Destini De La Cruz, and Stephanie Bennett, 2019
- Revision Description
- Revised by Anne Jones, new materials added, 2023
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
- Copyright Notice
- The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
- Preferred Citation
- Affiliated Organizations. Reynolda House Museum of American Art Records (RG51.2), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.