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Charles Mason Remey Papers
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Charles Mason Remey (1874-1974), the eldest son of distinguished Admiral George Collier Remey (1841-1928) and Mary Josephine Mason Remey (1845-1938), daughter of Chief Justice Charles Mason (1804-1882), was an architect, author, and religious leader of the Baha'i faith. Remey was the architect for several Baha'i temples around the world.
The collection consists of 74 volumes of diaries, letters, reports, reminiscences, and other writings in typescript form, accompanied by clippings, photographs, designs, and memorabilia, which Remey prepared in a limited number of sets. Included are his daily diaries (1940-1948) as well as separate journals kept during his travels in South America (1945-1946), Latin America (1946-1947), and Europe (1947-1948) as a teacher and representative of the Baha'i faith. There are also volumes of Remey's architectural designs and text for the Baha'i temple to be built on Mt. Carmel in Israel, and letters and reports concerning Baha'i activities.
Remey also prepared many volumes of reminiscences--of his childhood, boyhood at the Navy Yard, Washington, D. C., and school at Green Acres, Maine, and of his uncles William Butler Remey and Edward Wallace Remey, father George Collier Remey (1841-1928), and Gertrude Heim Remey. Also included are biographies of Charles Mason (1804-1882), who was chief justice of Iowa, George Collier Remey, and Mary Josephine Remey; histories of the houses in which Remey family members lived; a record of the naval destroyer U.S.S. Remey, named after George Collier Remey; and a description of a new mausoleum in Virginia for the Remey family designed by Remey.
Volumes in boxes are arranged roughly in chronological order; volumes shelved as bound mss. are in alphabetical order.
Eleven volumes were transferred from the open stacks.
Gift of Charles Mason Remey from 1932 to 1958.
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This collection was processed by Rafael Abrahams in July 2010.
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People
- Remey family.
- Mason, Charles, 1804-1882
- Remey, Charles Mason, 1874-1974
- Remey, Edward Wallace.
- Remey, George Collier, 1841-1928
- Remey, Gertrude Heim, 1888-1932.
- Remey, Mary Josephine Mason, 1845-1938
- Remey, William Butler, 1842-1894.
Organization
Subject
- Architects -- Homes and haunts -- Iowa -- 19th century
- Architects -- Homes and haunts -- Washington (D.C.) -- 20th century
- Architecture and religion
- Awards
- Bahais -- Europe -- 20th century
- Bahais -- South America -- 20th century
- Bahais -- United States -- 20th century
- Church architecture -- Israel -- 20th century
- Church architecture -- United States -- 20th century
- Sepulchral monuments -- Virginia -- 20th century
- Temples -- Israel -- Mount Carmel -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
Place
- Europe -- Description and travel.
- Iowa -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
- Latin American -- Description and travel -- 20th century.
- Mount Carmel (Israel) -- Religion -- 20th century.
- South America -- Description and travel -- 20th century.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations.
- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2008
- Access Restrictions
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Collection Inventory
Consists of the papers of Charles Mason Remey, including diaries, typed notebooks, and a short biography.
Arranged by genre of material.
Physical Description5 boxes
10 daily diaries.
Physical Description1 box
11 diaries: 3 daily diaries 1947-1948; 3 diaries from journey to South America, 1945-1946; 3 from Latin America, 1946-1947; and 2 from Europe, 1947.
Physical Description1 box
10 notebooks: 3 diaries from European Baha'i travels, 1949; "The Biography of a House: A Monograph" in 2 volumes, one with text and some photographs and the second with only photographs, 1945; "Architectural Design for the Baha'i Temple to be built upon Mount Carmel in the Holy Land", text with pictures and diagrams, 1948; "Letters Treating of Baha'i Activities", copies of letters and some originals, 1910-1949; "The Mausoleum of the Remey Family", text and pictures, 1945-1946; "A Record of the U.S.S. Remey", copies of letters, clippings, and pictures, 1942-1945; "Herbert's Diary: An Account of Trailer Travels", written by Remey's butler Herbert H. Smith in 1940 and edited by Remey in 1949.
Physical Description1 box
7 notebooks: "Reminiscences of His Childhood 1874-1884" in 4 volumes, 1943; "Reminiscences of His Boyhood 1884-1886", 1958; "Reminiscences of Green Acre" in 2 volumes, 1949.
Physical Description1 box
4 notebooks: "Houses In Which the Remey Family and their For-bears Have Lived" in 2 volumes, one with text, drawings, and photographs, and the second with only photographs, 1957; "The Remey Family of the United States of America 1654-1957", book of genealogy, 1957; "Reminiscent of Colonel William Butler Remey, United States Marine Corps, and Lieutenant Edward Wallace Remey, United States Navy", 1955
Physical Description1 box
Arranged and edited by Charles Mason Remey. Includes material from diaries; letters; photographs; newspaper clippings; etc.
Arranged by volume.
Physical Description12 Volumes
Chapters 1-23
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 24-42
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 43-56
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 57-68
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 69-74
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 75-91
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 92-107
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 108-124
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 125-141
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 142-155
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 156-165
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 166-179
Physical Description1 volume
Arranged and edited by Charles Mason Remey. Includes material from diaries; letters; photographs; newspaper clippings; etc.
Arranged by volume.
Physical Description6 Volumes
Chapters 1-10
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 11-25
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 26-39
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 40-50
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 51-69
Physical Description1 volume
Chapters 70-83
Physical Description1 volume
Consists of reminiscences of George Collier Remey, Rear Admiral U.S.N.
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
Physical Description1 volume
Reminiscences copied from longhand manuscript in 1924. Includes supplementary section compiled by Charles Mason Remey containing letters, photographs, drawings, clippings, etc., 1924-1929.
Physical Description1 volume
Consists of photographs, clippings, and printed matter related to the wardrobe of Gertrude Heim Remey, 1888-1932, placed in the Museum of Textiles and Clothing in the New York State College of Home Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca New York, by her husband.
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
Physical Description1 volume
Contains photographs, clippings, printed matter, etc.
Physical Description1 volume