Horse racing; Horse boarding & training facilities;
1936 horse racing summary with horse names, riders, and prizes won for Foxcatcher Farms, a horse farm owned by William du Pont, Jr. in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
Letter to William du Pont from a representative of the Devon Horse Show confirming the reservation of a box at the show for du Pont and also requests that du Pont consider being a judge at the event.
Mass-mailing to all the members of the Delaware Horse Show Association, which includes William du Pont, announcing the date and time of their next meeting.
Letter from Reginald C. Vanderbilt to William du Pont announcing the creation of a new horse show organization, The Association of American Horse Shows, and informs du Pont that he has been unanimously elected a director.
Lobbying brochure published by the Horse Racing Amendment Association of New Jersey urging support for a law for making Pari-Mutuel wagering on horse races legal in New Jersey.
Letter from A. Godfrey, editor of the horse department of "The Field" priodical to William du Pont soliciting du Pont to submit advertisements for his horse breeding operation to include in upcoming issues of "The Field."
Letter from J. W. Waring, publisher of the "Official Horse Show Blue Book" to William du Pont confirming and thanking du Pont for his subscription to the book and discusses including photographs of horses that du Pont has bred in the book.
Form letter from the Association of American Horse Shows to William du Pont (who was a director on the board), laying out rules for horse shows to be read and approved by the board of directors.
Horses; Horse racing; Horse boarding & training facilities;
Summary of races for the 1939 season run by horses from William du Pont, Jr.'s Foxcatcher Farm in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Included is champion race horse Fairy Hill.
Official Program for the Montpelier Horse Show held on October 26, 1929. William du Pont, Jr.'s sister, Marion du Pont Sommerville, resided at the Montpelier estate.
Letter from Ernest R. Shaw, general manager of the Horse Racing Amendment Association, Inc., to William du Pont, Jr. in regards to horse racing lobbying efforts in New Jersey.
Newspaper clipping offering an anecdote about Marion du Pont and a former employee along with a description of the Montpelier Horse Show on the grounds of William du Pont's Montpelier Estate.
