MacDowell Colony Records
A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of
Congress
Prepared by Michael McElderry
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2009
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
1996
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms996002
Latest revision: 2009 March
Title: MacDowell
Colony Records
Span Dates: 1869-1970
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1945-1968)
ID No.: MSS55012
Creator:
MacDowell
Colony (Peterborough, N.H.)
Extent:
35,000
items;
81 containers plus 3
oversize;
33 linear feet;
1 microfilm reel
Language: Collection material in English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: The MacDowell Colony
was founded as an artist colony in 1908 by Marian MacDowell who dedicated it as
a memorial to her husband, American composer Edward MacDowell. The
bulk of the records reflects the operational and administrative functions of the
colony and its parent organization, the Edward MacDowell Association, and
consists of correspondence, applications for admission, minutes of meetings,
reports, legal and financial papers, and miscellany.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped
by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.
Personal Names
Allen, Hervey, 1889-1949.
Brodeur, Marie.
Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976.
Colum, Mary.
Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972.
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.
Fillmore, Louise Dutton.
Fillmore, Parker, 1878-1944.
Frankel, Max, 1914-
Gross, Chaim, 1904-
Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964.
Hale, Thomas Shaw.
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.
Isaacs, Lewis Montefiore, 1877-1944.
Kendall, George M.
MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908.
MacDowell, Marian, 1857-1956.
Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972.
Olsen, Tillie.
Robinson, Edwin Arlington, 1869-1935.
Studin, Charles H.
Sweeney, James Johnson, 1900-
Talma, Louise, 1906-1996.
Untermeyer, Jean Starr, 1886-1970.
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975.
Organizations
MacDowell Colony (Peterborough, N.H.)
Subjects
Artist colonies--New Hampshire--Peterborough.
Artists.
Authors.
Musicians.
Related Names
Edward MacDowell Association. Edward MacDowell Association records.
Provenance:The records of the MacDowell Colony were given to the Library of
Congress by the Colony's parent organization, the Edward MacDowell
Association, in 1969. Further supplements were added by the association and
others, 1970-1973.
Processing History:The records of the MacDowell Colony were arranged and described in
1981. The finding aid was revised in 1996 and 2009.
Transfers:Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other
custodial divisions of the Library. Photographs have been transferred to the
Prints and Photographs Division. Audio tapes and motion picture film have been
transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.
Music scores have been transferred to the Music Division. All transfers are
identified in these divisions as part of the MacDowell Colony Records.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of members of
the MacDowell Colony in these papers and in other collections of papers in the
custody of the Library of Congress is governed by the Copyright Law of the
United States (Title 17, U.S.C.)
Access and Restrictions:The MacDowell Colony Records are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to
visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Microfilm:A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on one reel.
Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning
availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation: Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, MacDowell Colony Records, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The records of the
MacDowell Colony span the period 1869-1970, with
most of the material dated 1945-1968. The MacDowell Colony was founded as an
arts colony in 1908 by
Marian MacDowell who dedicated it as a memorial to
her husband, American composer
Edward MacDowell (1860-1908). The bulk of the
records reflects the operational and administrative functions of the colony and
its parent organization, the
Edward MacDowell Association, and consists of
correspondence, applications for admission,
minutes of
meetings, reports, legal and financial papers, and miscellany.
Although the
Edward MacDowell Association was established to
supervise and maintain the Colony,
Marian MacDowell preferred to direct the colony
herself and remained the principal administrator and fund-raiser for over forty
years. Her correspondence is located in the
Personal
Correspondence series.
The correspondence of association members is arranged in the
Correspondence
subseries under
Administrative
Papers. The files include the directors' correspondence and memoranda
exchanged between fellow directors and the general public and reflect the
degree of personal influence and operational control exercised by the officers
of the association over the colony. Until 1946 this control was more symbolic
than real as
Marian MacDowell managed all aspects of the
colony's operation. The period from 1946 to 1956 was a time of transition as
administrative responsibilities were passed from MacDowell to the association's
board of directors, and a general director was appointed to supervise the daily
operations of the colony itself. Association officers whose files are of
particular importance include
Marie Brodeur (general director),
Aaron Copland (president),
Parker and Louise Dutton Fillmore (general
directors),
Thomas Shaw Hale (treasurer),
Lewis Montefiore Isaacs (treasurer),
George M. Kendall (general director),
James Johnson Sweeney (president), and
Charles H. Studin (secretary). Correspondents
include
Hervey Allen,
Alexander Calder,
Padraic and Mary Colum,
Max Frankel,
Chaim Gross,
DuBose Heyward,
Marianne Craig Moore,
Tillie Olsen,
Louise Talma,
Jean Starr Untermeyer, and
Thornton Wilder.
The operations of the MacDowell Colony were directed through a series
of committees, each chaired by an association director. The records of these
committees are filed in the
Committees
subseries. The responsibility of selecting the colonists to be admitted for
each colony session was delegated to special subcommittees under the aegis of
the
Admissions Committee which approved the final
selections and sent out invitations to those chosen. The records of the
Admissions Committee, in conjunction with the
records in the
Admission
Applications subseries, provide a record of admission policies and
selection procedures employed by the colony. The names of those selected to
attend the colony include many of America's eminent writers, composers, and
artists, and the admission applications, along with the admission committee's
files and the colony's register and residents' book, supply a thorough listing
of former colonists.
Marian MacDowell promoted funding for the colony
during the early years of its existence through a series of piano recitals and
personal appeals. The scope of funding activities and the attendant problems of
accounting and financial management are detailed in the
Financial
Papers and
Legal File
subseries. Private donors named the colony as beneficiary in wills and
testaments and granted continuing endowments through bequests. Material
relevant to these bequests are listed in headings under the
Legal File.
Material documenting fund-raising activities, including the ambitious endowment
drive of 1937, is located among the
Financial
Papers, as are accounting and financial reports. The latter material
provides a breakdown of the colony's financial position, concentrating on the
period after 1946 when the association assumed full fiscal responsibility. The
Miscellany
series contains booklets published for the
Peterborough Pageants (1910-14), the colony's first
major publicity event and fund-raising success.
Affiliations with music clubs and associations had always been
important to the colony. Since 1919, when the
National Federation of Music Clubs asked to hold
its biennial meeting at
Peterborough, the colony cultivated contacts with
both local and national organizations, as well as unifying the network of
MacDowell Clubs that exist throughout the country.
The
Office File
Miscellany subseries includes headings pertaining to these club
affiliations.
Also of interest is a group of letters written by
Parker Fillmore to
Hermann Hagedorn dated from 1936 to 1938 and
arranged in the
Miscellany
series. These are unusually full and informative reminiscences about
Edwin Arlington Robinson, longtime resident and
friend of the colony. The letters were written to aid in a biography of
Robinson that Hagedorn was working on at the time.
There are few items in the collection that relate to
Edward MacDowell. The
Miscellany
series includes an appointment calendar, 1884, and some biographical notes. In
addition to the
Personal
Correspondence series,
Marian MacDowell is also represented in the
Miscellany series which includes her speeches and writings.
The collection is arranged in five series:
| Container |
Series |
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| BOX 1-5
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Letters received and copies of letters sent by Marian N.
MacDowell. Also includes correspondence between persons other than Marian
MacDowell or MacDowell Colony administrators.
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Arranged chronologically. |
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| BOX 5-73
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| BOX 5-29
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Admission
Applications,
1946-1968
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Case files containing correspondence, application forms for
admission to the MacDowell Colony, printed matter, and
résumés.
|
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Arranged alphabetically by applicant. Separate folders for applications and request for applications for which no accompanying
documents necessitated a case file are included at the end of the subseries.
|
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| BOX 30-37
|
Committees,
1924-1969
|
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Correspondence, memoranda, admission invitations, reports,
minutes of meetings, printed matter, and work sheets relating to the functions
of the MacDowell Colony's various committees.
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Arranged alphabetically by committee. |
|
| BOX 38-50
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Correspondence,
1917-1970
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Correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, printed matter, and
miscellaneous items comprising administrative files.
|
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Arranged alphabetically by officer and chronologically
therein.
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| BOX 50-56
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Financial Papers,
1936-1969
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Correspondence, accounting statements, reports, and printed
matter concerning financial contributions and other fund-raising activities as
well as the general financial situation of the colony.
|
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Arranged alphabetically by subject. |
|
| BOX 57-61
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Legal File,
1907-1969
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Correspondence, copyright renewals, wills, testaments, deeds,
contracts, and other judicial documents relating mostly to bequests left to the
MacDowell Colony by donor estates.
|
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Arranged alphabetically by subject. |
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| BOX 61-68
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Minutes of Meetings,
1907-1965
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Minutes, correspondence, memoranda, agenda, reports, and other
items pertaining to meetings of the MacDowell Colony's corporate members and
board of directors, in bound and unbound form, the former containing minutes of
meetings of both corporate and board members.
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Arranged by type of material and chronologically thereunder. |
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| BOX 69-73
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Office File
Miscellany,
1911-1968
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Correspondence, memoranda, annual reports, printed matter,
minutes of meetings, and miscellaneous items.
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Arranged alphabetically by subject. |
|
| BOX 74-77
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Clippings, printed matter, photographs, and correspondence. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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| BOX 77-81
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Correspondence, printed matter, speeches and writings by
Marian MacDowell and others, awards, and an
appointment calendar (1884) kept by
Edward MacDowell.
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Arranged alphabetically by type of material. |
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| BOX OV 1-3
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Oversize scrapbooks. |
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Organized and described according to the series and folders from
which the items were removed.
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| Container |
Contents |
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| BOX 1-5
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Personal
Correspondence,
1896-1958
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Letters received and copies of letters sent by Marian N.
MacDowell. Also includes correspondence between persons other than Marian
MacDowell or MacDowell Colony administrators.
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Arranged chronologically. |
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| BOX 1
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Correspondence |
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MacDowell, Marian
N.
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Letters sent |
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Mar. 1896-Oct. 1949
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(5
folders)
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| BOX 2
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Nov. 1949-Feb. 1953
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(5
folders)
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| BOX 3
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Mar. 1953-Mar. 1955
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(5
folders)
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| BOX 4
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Apr. 1955-Aug. 1956, undated
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(4
folders)
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Letters received, 1937-1956,
undated
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| BOX 5
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Others, 1937-1958, undated |
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| BOX 5-73
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Administrative Papers,
1907-1970
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| BOX 5-29
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Admission
Applications,
1946-1968
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Case files containing correspondence, application forms for
admission to the MacDowell Colony, printed matter, and
résumés.
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Arranged alphabetically by applicant. Separate folders for applications and request for applications for which no accompanying
documents necessitated a case file are included at the end of the subseries.
|
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| BOX 5
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Name file |
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Abel-Baker |
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(32
folders)
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| BOX 6
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Bales-Berman, Ariane R.
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(47
folders)
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| BOX 7
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Berman, Lester-Bressler
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(45
folders)
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| BOX 8
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Brewster-Cavallon
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(51
folders)
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| BOX 9
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Chamberlain-Corning
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(47
folders)
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| BOX 10
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Cotter-Desfosses |
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(45
folders)
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| BOX 11
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Deshaies-Evershed
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(51
folders)
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| BOX 12
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Ewers-Garrigue |
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(50
folders)
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| BOX 13
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Gasparo-Grew |
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(45
folders)
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| BOX 14
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Griefen-Holland |
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(55
folders)
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| BOX 15
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Etnier-Katz |
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(46
folders)
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| BOX 16
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Kazin-Labunska |
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(49
folders)
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| BOX 17
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Lacy-Lewis |
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(47
folders)
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| BOX 18
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Lewis-Mackay |
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(42
folders)
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| BOX 19
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MacKendrick-Meixner
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(43
folders)
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| BOX 20
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Melody-Neider |
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(48
folders)
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| BOX 21
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Nelson-Phelps |
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(46
folders)
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| BOX 22
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Phillips-Rittman |
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(50
folders)
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| BOX 23
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Robbins-Sandor |
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(40
folders)
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| BOX 24
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Sapios-Shapiro |
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(43
folders)
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| BOX 25
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Sharp-Stillman |
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(52
folders)
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| BOX 26
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Stine-Vallee |
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(47
folders)
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| BOX 27
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Van Buren-Wasser |
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(32
folders)
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| BOX 28
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Wasserman-Wykes |
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(54
folders)
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| BOX 29
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Wylie-Zogbaum |
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(19
folders)
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Applications
submitted
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Miscellany |
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Requests for applications
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(3
folders)
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| BOX 30-37
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Committees,
1924-1969
|
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Correspondence, memoranda, admission invitations, reports,
minutes of meetings, printed matter, and work sheets relating to the functions
of the MacDowell Colony's various committees.
|
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Arranged alphabetically by committee. |
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| BOX 30
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Activities
Committee
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Admissions
Committee
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Artists' professional
records
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Colony admissions, 1953-1964
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(10
folders)
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Composers'
subcommittee
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Forms and form
letters
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Invitations |
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Accepted |
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Declined, 1953-1963
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 31
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Foundations and
organizations
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Museums |
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Offered, 1954-1969
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(2
folders)
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Publishers |
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| BOX 32
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Minutes of
meetings
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Miscellany |
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Operations and policies,
1948-1968, undated
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(3
folders)
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Painters' and sculptors'
subcommittee
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Playwrights |
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Publicity |
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| BOX 33
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Reapplication
letters
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Recommendations |
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Writers'
subcommittee
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Benefit Committee |
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Colony and House
Committee
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Coordinating
Committee
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Correspondence |
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Minutes of
meetings
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Miscellany |
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| BOX 34
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Development
Committee
|
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Executive Committee |
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Fellowship
Committee
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Admissions, 1956-1957
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(3
folders)
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Applications and
grants
|
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| BOX 35
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Fellowship cards |
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National Institute of Arts
and Letters
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Operations and
policies
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Finance Committee |
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Hillcrest Committee |
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Membership
Committee
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Miscellany |
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Nominating
Committee
|
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Correspondence |
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Minutes of
meetings
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Miscellany |
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Office Advisory
Committee
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Job applications |
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Office assistant |
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Office equipment |
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Personnel |
|
| BOX 36
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Procedures |
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Records
management
|
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Timesheets |
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Publications
Committee
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Annual reports, 1953-1968
|
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(6
folders)
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Booklet |
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Invitations |
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Leaflets |
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Letterheads and
envelopes
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Printing |
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Special committee on 1954
annual report
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Publicity Committee |
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Colony News
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| BOX 37
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Correspondence, 1955-1969
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(3
folders)
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Miscellany |
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Special Committee |
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Ways and Means
Committee
|
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| BOX 38-50
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Correspondence,
1917-1970
|
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Correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, printed matter, and
miscellaneous items comprising administrative files.
|
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Arranged alphabetically by officer and chronologically
therein.
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| BOX 38
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Abramson, Eva, 1951-1955, undated
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(4
folders)
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Aylen, Muriel |
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Nov. 1952-Dec.
1955
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| BOX 39
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Jan. 1956-Nov. 1958, undated
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(5
folders)
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| BOX 40
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Brodeur, Marie,
1946-1947
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Byman, Barnett,
1938
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Carmer, Carl,
1947-1954
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Clifton, Chalmers and Wanda,
1943-1953
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Copland, Aaron, 1944-1968,
undated
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Fillmore, Louise, Aug. 1937-May
1951, undated
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 41
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Fillmore, Parker,
1917-1944, undated
See also Container 77, Correspondence of Parker Fillmore
and Hermann Hagedorn
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Hale, Thomas Shaw |
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Jan. 1953-Nov. 1956
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(5
folders)
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| BOX 42
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Dec. 1956-Nov. 1961
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(6
folders)
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| BOX 43
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Dec. 1961-Dec. 1962, undated
|
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(3
folders)
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Isaacs, Lewis M. |
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Nov. 1942-Jan. 1952
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(3
folders)
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| BOX 44
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Feb. 1952-Jan.
1964, undated
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(4 folders)
See also Container 57,
Correspondence
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Kendall, George M. |
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Jan. 1952-June
1955
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| BOX 45
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July 1955-Mar. 1970, undated
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(5
folders)
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Nash, Alice |
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Sept. 1958-Feb.
1959
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| BOX 46
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Mar. 1959-Jan. 1961, undated
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(2
folders)
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Nevins, Henry B.,
1947-1948
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Rauch, Greta,
1954-1955
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Richardson, Nina Maud,
1944-1957
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Smith, Cecil,
1946-1950
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Studin, Charles H. |
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Feb. 1945-Oct. 1947
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 47
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Nov. 1947-Mar. 1950, undated
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(2
folders)
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Sweeney, James
Johnson
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Mar. 1952-Mar. 1956
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(4
folders)
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| BOX 48
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Apr. 1956-Feb. 1958
|
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(5
folders)
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| BOX 49
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Mar. 1958-Sept. 1959
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(5
folders)
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| BOX 50
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Oct. 1959-Feb. 1963, undated
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(3
folders)
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Woodward, R. Eveleen, 1953-1968,
undated
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 50-56
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Financial Papers,
1936-1969
|
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Correspondence, accounting statements, reports, and printed
matter concerning financial contributions and other fund-raising activities as
well as the general financial situation of the colony.
|
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Arranged alphabetically by subject. |
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| BOX 50
|
Accounts |
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Director's
expenses
|
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Miscellany |
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Petty cash |
|
| BOX 51
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Printing and
stationery
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Rent |
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Supplies |
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Telephone and
telegraph
|
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Correspondence |
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Fund-raising |
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Beach (Amy) Fund |
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Benefactors |
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Benefits, 1958-1968
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(3
folders)
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Contributions |
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Acknowledgments, 1958-1969
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(4
folders)
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| BOX 52
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Reports |
|
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Transmittals |
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| BOX 53
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Correspondence |
|
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Endowment drive,
1937
|
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Correspondence
file
|
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Canby, Henry
Seidel
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Clifton,
Wanda
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Kroepke, Elsa
G.
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MacDowell, Marian
N.
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Moore,
Douglas
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More, Taylor |
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Nevins, Henry
B.
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Peixotto,
Ernest
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Schelling,
Ernest
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Speir,
Mercedes
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Wilder,
Thornton
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Miscellany |
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John D. Rockefeller III
Fund
|
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Martha Baird Rockefeller Aid
to Music Program
|
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Miscellany |
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New York Committee for the
MacDowell Colony
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| BOX 54
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95th Birthday
Fund
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Reports and
meetings
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Rockefeller
Foundation
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Studio Maintenance
Fund
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Reports |
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Accountants |
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Financial
statements
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Smith, Batchelder,
etc.
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Sternau, Howard
E.
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1952-1955 |
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1956-1965 |
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Investment
advisory
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Miscellany |
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Requisitions and
orders
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56
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Financial problems |
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Finance Committee,
1957-1967
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Minutes and discussion of 19
Aug. 1961 meeting
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Legal File,
1907-1969
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Correspondence, copyright renewals, wills, testaments, deeds,
contracts, and other judicial documents relating mostly to bequests left to the
MacDowell Colony by donor estates.
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Arranged alphabetically by subject. |
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| BOX 57
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Correspondence
See also Containers 43-44, Isaacs,
Lewis M.
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Deed of gift, 1907 |
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Documents |
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Edward MacDowell
Association
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Certificate of
incorporation
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Name change |
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Estate bequests |
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Aldrich, Florence
E.
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Alexander, John W. and
Elizabeth A.
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Baetz, Emily |
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Beach, Amy Marcy Cheney (Mrs.
H. H. A.)
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Accounts and receipts
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(3
folders)
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Bank statements |
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| BOX 58
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Biographical writings and
notes
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Contracts and
agreements
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Copyright renewals,
1947-1969, undated
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(2
folders)
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Correspondence |
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Mar. 1925, Aug. 1945-Feb.
1950
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(3
folders)
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Mar. 1950-May 1966
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(4
folders)
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Miscellany |
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Taxes |
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Will and
testament
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Cadman, Charles
Wakefield
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Hilliard, Anne K. |
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Holyland, Carrie
E.
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Hovey, Ethel Gloria
Browning
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Kaufman, Elizabeth
Cheney
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Keith, Lina C. |
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Kershaw, Justine
F.
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Long, Justine |
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Loomis, Adela H. |
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Lupton, Annie E. |
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Paine, Clara May |
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Palmer,
Georgianna
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Pfingstag,
Pauline
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Purrington, Anna
C.
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Smith, Eunice C. |
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Smith, Isabelle
Sprague
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Sonneck, Oscar J. |
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Spottiswoode, Marjorie
Ehlers
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MacDowell, Edward A., last will
and testament
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MacDowell, Marian N., last will
and testament
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Miscellany |
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Property deeds and
mortgages
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Tax status |
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Minutes of Meetings,
1907-1965
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Minutes, correspondence, memoranda, agenda, reports, and other
items pertaining to meetings of the MacDowell Colony's corporate members and
board of directors, in bound and unbound form, the former containing minutes of
meetings of both corporate and board members.
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Arranged by type of material and chronologically thereunder. |
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Unbound series |
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Board of
Directors
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8 Feb. 1946-13 May 1959
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(31
folders)
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17 June 1959-12 Dec. 1962
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(23
folders)
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| BOX 63
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23 Jan. 1963-17 Nov. 1965
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(15
folders)
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Corporate members |
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23 Jan. 1957-24 Jan. 1962
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(6
folders)
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23 Jan. 1963-27 Jan. 1965
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(3
folders)
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Bound volumes |
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Series A |
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Vol. 1, 22 Mar. 1907-9 June
1915
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Vol. 2, 10 June 1915-16
Feb. 1921
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Vol. 3, 4 Nov. 1921-27 Apr.
1927
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Series B |
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Vol. 1, 27 May 1927-31 Oct.
1939
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Vol. 2, 19 Dec. 1939-5 Dec.
1949
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Vol. 3, 25 Jan. 1950-27
Jan. 1954
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Vol. 4, 27 Jan. 1954-5 Jan.
1956
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Vol. 5, 25 Jan. 1956-9 Aug.
1958
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Vol. 6, 8 Oct. 1958-14 Dec.
1960
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Office File
Miscellany,
1911-1968
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Correspondence, memoranda, annual reports, printed matter,
minutes of meetings, and miscellaneous items.
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Arranged alphabetically by subject. |
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| BOX 69
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Anniversary (fiftieth)
celebration
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Board of directors' meetings,
attendance records
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Bylaws |
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Clubs and
associations
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Allied membership |
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Annual dinner |
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Bylaws |
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Correspondence,
1916-1968
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Minutes of meetings,
1911-1953
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(2
folders)
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Miscellany |
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Alpha Chi Omega |
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Austin Chapter of the
Memorial Association, Chicago, Ill.
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(2
vols.)
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Colony membership |
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MacDowell Club of Allied
Arts
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MacDowell
colonists
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Monday Music Club |
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National
affiliations
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National Federation of Music
Clubs
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New Hampshire Friends of the
MacDowell Colony
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New York Friends of the
MacDowell Colony
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State and local affiliations,
1947-1967, undated
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(2
folders)
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Colum, Mary |
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Forms and form
letters
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Frost, Robert, poetry reading,
8 Nov. 1962
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Correspondence |
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Miscellany |
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Great Artist
Program
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Hall of Fame for Great
Americans, New York University, New York, N.Y.
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Lists |
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Artists-in-residence |
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Board of
directors
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Furniture and
furnishings
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Mailing |
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Membership |
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Programs |
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MacDowell Medal
Award
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Pratt, Theodore,
New York Times
article
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Property |
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Buildings and
grounds
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Richardson, Nina
Maud
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Stein, Gertrude
R.
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Reports |
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Annual |
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1911-1912 |
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1913-1935 |
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(2
vols.)
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1936-1960 |
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(2
vols.)
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1964 |
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Colony manager |
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Director |
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Management survey |
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President |
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Scrapbooks,
1869-1958
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Clippings, printed matter, photographs, and correspondence. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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| BOX 74
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"Regina Watson Memory Book"
1869-1913
See Oversize
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"Publicity Material"
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1907-1912 |
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1937-1940 |
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(1
vol.)
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(1
vol.)
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"Mr. and Mrs. MacDowell"
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1909-1939 |
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| BOX 76
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1942-1956 |
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"MacDowell Colony"
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1910-1956 |
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1955-1956
See Oversize
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"Minnie E. Post, Austin Chapter of the
Edward MacDowell Memorial Association," Chicago, Ill., 1937-1962
See Oversize
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"MacDowell Colony Concerts,"
1948
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Untitled, 1956-1958 Includes musical work, Ernst Toch Strong Trio, Opus 63 (1956), with Toch’s note.
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The work is available on microfilm. Shelf no. 21,451
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"MacDowell Scrapbook," undated |
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Miscellany,
1884-1967
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Correspondence, printed matter, speeches and writings by
Marian MacDowell and others, awards, and an
appointment calendar (1884) kept by
Edward MacDowell.
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Arranged alphabetically by type of material. |
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| BOX 77
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Cards and invitations |
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Fillmore, Parker,
and Hermann Hagedorn correspondence, 1936-1938
See also Container 41, Fillmore,
Parker
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MacDowell, Edward |
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Appointment calendar,
1884
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Biographical notes |
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MacDowell, Marian N. |
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Awards |
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Condolences and funeral
service, 1956
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Notes on life of Edward
MacDowell
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Obituaries |
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Speeches and
lectures
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Writings |
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Notes and letters |
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| BOX 78
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Printed matter |
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Articles, 1908-1967, undated
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(2
folders)
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Brochures, circulars, programs,
and other items
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(2
folders)
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Newsletters |
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Newspaper clippings |
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1910-1919 |
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| BOX 79
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1920-1968, undated |
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(7
folders)
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| BOX 80
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Pamphlets |
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(3
folders)
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Peterborough Festival booklets,
1910-1914
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| BOX 81
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Register for Colony Hall,
1923-1958
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Available on microfilm. Shelf no. 21,451
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Residents' book,
1913-1938
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Rules and regulations |
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Speeches by others than Marian
MacDowell
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Writings by others than Marian
MacDowell
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| BOX OV 1-3
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Oversize,
1869-1962
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Oversize scrapbooks. |
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Organized and described according to the series and folders from
which the items were removed.
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| BOX OV 1
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Scrapbooks |
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"Regina Watson Memory Book"
1869-1913 (Container 74)
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| BOX OV 2
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"MacDowell Colony"
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1955-1956 (Container 76) |
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| BOX OV 3
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"Minnie E. Post, Austin Chapter of the
Edward MacDowell Memorial Association," Chicago, Ill.,
1937-1962 (Container 76)
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