BOSTON ATHENAEUM - SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

GUIDE TO THEODORE SIZER'S WALPOLE SOCIETY PAPERS

Sizer, Theodore, 1892-1967 Walpole Society papers, 1934-1967 1 box (21 folders)

Contact information: Reference Department Boston Athenaeum 10 V% Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 617 227-0270

Finding aid: Melanie Leung, project intern. Finding aid completed October 2009. Stephen Nonack, supervising archivist.

Call number: Mss. .L717

Access: Appointment required. Open for use by Athenaeum members and quahfied researchers according to guidelines for the use of the special collections

pages 1-13 follow Theodore Sizer's Walpole Society Papers 1934-1967

Manuscript collection: Volume: 5 inches — 21 folders Arrangement: chronological

Processing Processed: October 2009 Processor: Melanie Leung, Simmons College Supervising archivist: Stephen Nonack

Biographical Note Theodore Sizer (1892-1967) was an Art History professor at Yale University from 1927- 1957. He joined the Walpole Society ca. 1935, officially elected a member 1939, and had an especial interest in the artist John Trumbull, about whom he wrote several books. Sizer also designed and created hooked rugs as a hobby. His son, also named Theodore, became a faculty member at Yale as well.

The Walpole Society, named after Horace Walpole (1717-1797), was founded in 1911 to promote the study of British Art. Walpole was supposedly the first British Art Historian. The Society is still in existence and every year publishes a book of writings authored by members and scholars from all over the world.

Scope and Content The collection documents of announcements of Society meetings, nominations of new members, memoriam cards, pamphlets for Society trips, pictures of the trips, correspondence and other Society miscellany. The announcements and nominations make up the bulk of the collection. The correspondence deals mostly with Walpole Society issues.

Item List I. Folder 1: 1934 June 4-1941 July 3 1. 1934 June 4; Rearrangement of an Old English Song and other lyrics from George Dudley Seymour. Lyrics of a song, "Drink, Fellow, Drink"; includes a handwritten note in pencil and Seymour's stamp along with lyrics from two other songs. 2. 1935 October 6; Copy of a newspaper article from the New Haven Sunday Register Sizer dedicates a monument to a Revolutionary artist, Ralph Earl in the Bolton Cemetery. 3. 1935 ca.; Photograph of a parlor room from George Dudley Seymour 4. 1936 May 29-31; Program for the Spring meeting in New Haven, Connecticut Secretary P. L. Spaulding. Highlights: Yale, New Haven Historical Society and the grave of Nathan Hale. 5. 1940 ca.; Christmas card from Chauncey C. Nash Wishing Sizer a merry Christmas and happy New Year 6. 1940 ca.; Image of a Man Sketching from G.D. Seymour 7. 1940 May 17-19; Program for the 30th Annual meeting in Hartford, Connecticut Secretary Chauncey C. Nash. Highlights: Yale Art Gallery, historic houses, Wads worth Athenaeum and the Morgan Memorial.

1 8. 1941 May 23-25; Program for the 31st Annual meeting in Boston Highlights: Gore Place and the Fogg Museum at Harvard in Cambridge. 9. 1941 May 24; Card and envelop to Dwight Blaney 10. 1941 July 3; Society announcements Preliminary notice for the Fall meeting, visiting Southbridge and Sturbridge, MA

II. Folder 2: 1941 September 25 - 1945 July 26 1. 1941 September 25; Pamphlet Synopsis of visit to the Old Quinabaug Village in Sturbridge Village, MA & includes a name card clipped to the pamphlet 2. 1942 February 9; Copy of a newspaper article from the New York Herald Tribune Obituary of Richard Halsey, an expert on American craftsmanship & art 3. 1942 May 1-3; Program for the 32nd Annual meeting in New York City Highlights: the Brooklyn Museum & Rye, New York 4. 1942 June 5; Membership nomination William Sumner Appleton nominated by George Dudley Seymour & 2nd by J. Frederick Kelly 5. 1942 June 16; Membership nomination Endorsement letter from George Dudley Seymour 6. 1943 May 28; Society announcement Announcement for the 33rd Annual meeting 7. 1943 June 9; Society announcements William Sumner Appleton newest elected member & includes a list of publications 8. 1944 May 26-28; Program for the 34th Annual meeting in Boston Highlights: Fogg Museum at Harvard, Paul Revere House & Otis House 9. 1945 May 22; Society announcements Postponement of annual meeting, 4 vacancies for membership 10. 1945; July 26; Membership nomination J. Gilman D'Arcy Paul nominated by J. Hall Pleasants, 2nd Macgill James

III. Folder 3: 1946 January 16-1948 May 22 1. 1946 January 16; Membership nomination Newton Case Brainard nominated by William A. Putnam, 2nd William B. Goodwin 2. 1946 January 9; Membership nomination Augustus Peabody Loring Jr. nominated by William A. Jackson, 2nd Carleton R. Richmond 3. 1946 August 12; Notice for Fall meeting Meeting to be held in Worcester, MA, September 27-29 1946, will visit the Antiquarian Society, Worcester Art Museum, Higgins Armory & the Time Stone Farm in Marlborough 4. 1947 September 1; Memoriam card Handwritten by C.C. Nash for J. Frederick Kelly 5. 1947 October 17; Society announcements Thomas T. Waterman & Herbert A. Claibourne elected as members, will have Midwinter meeting in New York sometime in February 1948, have annual Spring meeting in New Haven in May 1948 6. 1947 November 24; Memoriam card Handwritten by C.C. Nash for William Sumner Appleton 7. 1947 ca.; Photographs 14 black & white photographs about 5x5", pictures of a trip to Richmond, Virginia, 6 identified with subject as John Phillips 8. 1947 December 3; Membership nomination Walter M. Jeffords nominated by Henry Francis DuPont, 2nd John Marshall Phillips, includes announcement of Midwinter meeting in New York City February 7, will visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art 9. 1948 January 1; Memoriam card Handwritten by C.C. Nash for Alexander Willboume Weddell 10. 1948 February 21; Society announcements Walter M. Jeffords elected as member, annual meeting in New Haven will be May 21-22 1948, Edward Pierce Hamilton nominated by Carleton R. Richmond 2nd Stephen H. P. Pell 11.1948 April 19; Preliminary notice Tentative itinerary for 38* Annual meeting 12. 1948 May 21 - 22; Program for 38th Annual meeting in New Haven Highlights: Yale art gallery & library, Wesleyan University

IV. Folder 4: 1948 August 25 - 1949 May 22 1. 1948 August 25; Card to Sizer from C.C. Nash Discusses a book and the spelling of a word 2. 1948 August 28; Memoriam card Henry Watson Kent — a Society founder 3. 1948 October 8-10; Program for the Fall meeting in Winterthur, DE Highlights: Swedes Church, New Castle & Read House 4. 1948 October 16; Membership nomination Bertram K. Little nominated by Russell H. Kettell, 2nd Chauncey C. Nash 5. 1948 October 16; Membership nomination Dr. C. Ray Franklin nominated by Henry duPont, 2nd Thomas T. Waterman 6. 1948 November 27; Society announcements Midwinter meeting February 5, 1949 in New York City, voting on amendments to Society constitution in regards to membership qualifications & executive committee 7. 1949 February 5; Program for the Midwinter meeting in New York City Highlights: City Hall, St. Paul's Chapel, Trinity Church 8. 1949 February 17; Society announcements Bertram K. Little elected as member, plans for next annual meeting in Maryland 9. 1949 May 3; Letter to Sizer from J. Gilman D'Arcy Paul Thanks Sizer for the use of his station wagon for the Society meeting, informs about the potential heat & complains about the Pennsylvania railroad & the time change due to daylight savings 10. 1949 May 20 - 22; Program for the 39th Annual meeting on the eastern shore of Maryland Highlights: Georgetown, Kitty Knight House, Wye Plantation 11. 1949 May 20 - 22; Advance notice for the annual meeting Further details concerning the trip to Maryland V. Folder 5: 1949 November 4 - 1950 September 26 1. 1949 November 4; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Discusses some problems with the first listing of Society members past and

present 2. 1949 November 9; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Discusses the existence of a book that will be useful to Sizer containing a list of Society members, both past and present 3. 1949 December 7; Membership nomination John Howard Benson nominated by William H. Putnam, 2nd Lawrence C. Wroth 4. 1950 February 3; Society notices & announcements Preliminary notice for the 40th Annual meeting in Washington DC on May 5-6 1950, nomination for Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. by William A. Jackson, 2nd J. Gilman D'Arcy Paul 5. 1950 January 10; Letter to Sizer from Henry Schraub Kelly Thanks Sizer for reviewing, publishing & distributing brother Fred's book — Kelly was an architect in New Haven. 6. 1950 May 5-7; Program for the 40th Annual meeting in Washington DC Highlights: Alexandria, Mount Vernon, Folger Shakespeare Library, Dumbarton Oaks 7. 1950 May 17; Memoriam card Handwritten by C.C. Nash for William Brounell Goodwin 8. 1950 May 21; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Remembers Goodwin who was "master of ceremonies" and mentions Bill Putnam's withdrawal of John Benson as a potential member for election 9. 1950 June 22; Memoriam card Handwritten by C.C. Nash for Stephen Hyatt Pelham Pell 10. 1950 September 26; Membership nomination Irving S. Olds nominated by Thomas W. Streeter, 2nd John Marshall Phillips

VI. Folder 6: 1950 October 12 - 1951 May 28 1. 1950 October 12; Membership notice Typed card, Ralph E. Carpenter elected as a member 2. 1950 October 13-15; Program for the Fall meeting in Philadelphia (2 copies) Highlights: Fairmount Park 3. 1950 October 19; Membership nomination Henry Needham Flynt nominated by John Marshall Phillips, 2nd Joseph Downs 4. 1950 October 19; Membership nomination Charles Franklin Montgomery nominated by Henry duPont, 2nd John Marshall Phillips 5. 1950 November 8; Society announcements Preliminary notices for Midwinter meeting January 12-13 1951 in Boston, 41st Annual meeting May 18-19 in Deerfield, MA 6. 1951 January 12-13; Program for the Midwinter meeting in Boston Highlights: Museum of Fine Arts, Moses Pierce-Hitchborn House 7. 1951 January 20; Memoriam card Handwritten by C.C. Nash for Thomas Tilerton Waterman 8. 1951 January 23; Memoriam card Handwritten by Nash for Luke Vincent Lockwood, founder and original member 9. 1951 March 8; Postcard to Sizer from C.C. Nash Image of Moses Pierce-Hitchborn House, thanks Sizer for information and mentions adding a paragraph about room reservations, possibly for a meeting

program 10. 1951 May 18-19; Program for the 41st Annual meeting in Deerfield, MA Highlights: historic houses, site of Indian attack, Deerfield Academy 11. 1951 May 28; Society announcements Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. elected as member and Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis as honorary member

VII. Folder 7: 1951 October 12 - 1952 June 30 1. 1951 October 12-13 Program for the Fall meeting in Westchester County, NY Highlights: Tarrytown, Scarsdale Golf Club, includes an insert with directions and travel options 2. 1951 October 30; Letter to C.C. Nash from John M. Phillips Most likely a copy, Thanks for a letter and proposes 2 possible itineraries with the collaboration of "Tubby" [Theodore Sizer] - 1st option eastern Connecticut, 2nd option Cooperstown, NY 3. 1952 January 4; Membership nomination Reginald M. Lewis nominated by Henry duPont, 2nd Joseph Downs, includes notice for the 42nd Annual meeting in Annapolis, MD on May 23-24 1952 4. 1952 March 11; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Discusses various articles about Augustus Loring and the election of new Society members, includes an article clipped from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin 5. 1952 March 14; Society announcements Reginald M. Lewis and Irving S. Olds newly elected members 6. 1952 April 11; Letter to Sizer from Irving S. Olds Informs Sizer of his acceptance of the Society membership and thanks him for letter of congratulations 7. 1952 May 23 - 25; Program for the 42nd Annual meeting in Baltimore States the change of location due to traffic, Highlights: MD state house and various estates 8. 1952 May 24; Essay on Horatio Sharpe and Horatio Walpole Written by James High, discusses parallel lives of both men and their estates 9. 1952 June 22; Memoriam card For George Parker Winship, secretary of the Society from 1912-1915 10. 1952 June 30; Memoriam card For Harry Harness Flagler

VIII. Folder 8: 1952 July 7 - October 15 1. 1952 July 7; Letter to Sizer from Edwin J. Hipkiss Expresses admiration for an article written by Sizer and describes a watercolor painting he created sailing with his son in St. John's, New Brunswick 2. 1952 July 7; Photograph of a painting Watercolor painting by Hipkiss "The River at St. Johns, N.B." done in New Brunswick, Canada 3. 1952 July 31; Society announcement Preliminary notice for a Fall meeting in Newport, RI September 26-28 1952, Raymond Sanger Wilkins nominated by Carleton Rubira Richmond for membership, 2nd Chauncey Cushing Nash 4. 1952 July 31; Membership nomination Charles S. Bissell, nominated by Newton C. Brainard, 2nd William H. Putnam 5. 1952 August 14; Membership nomination Guy Warren Walker Jr., nominated by Chauncey Cushing Nash, 2nd John Marshall Phillips 6. 1952 September 9; Membership nomination Vincent Andrus nominated by Henry N. Flynt, 2nd John Marshall Phillips 7. 1952 September 26-28; Program for the Fall meeting in Newport, RI Highlights: various historic houses and estates 8. 1952 September 27; Photographs 7 black and white, pictures of the trip to Newport, 1 at Trinity Church, rest at Mr. Wilmarth S. "Lefty" Lewis' residence 9. 1952 October 14; Ticket of admission for an open house For the Antiquarian and Landmarks Society of Connecticut at Litchfield and Milton, CT, introductions to the various buildings, map and program 10. 1952 ca.; Page excerpt from a book or magazine Image of Society member Thomas W. Streeter as new president of the American Antiquarian Society 11.1952 list of Society members Members listed by name, address and hometown/state

IX. Folder 9: 1953 May 22 - 1954 September 8 1. 1953 May 22; Flier for the Spring meeting in Boston and Concord, MA Highlights: Houghton Library, the Old Manse, Concord Antiquarian Society Museum 2. 1953 May 23; Postcard Image black and white picture of the 17th Century house of the Concord Antiquarian Society 3. 1953 May 23: Glossy print Shows 3 engravings of the Battle of Lexington, each by a different artist 4. 1953 ca.; Theodore Sizer Walpole Society membership card 5. 1953 July 30; Society announcements Fall meeting will be in Princeton and Morristown, NJ September 18-19 1953 6. 1953 September 18-19; Program for the Fall meeting in Princeton and Morristown, NJ Highlights: Princeton Library, Washington's headquarters 7. 1953 September 18; Flier Encourages Society members to attend a symposium 8. 1953; Essay for the Midwinter Meeting in New York for The Notebook Written by Sizer, describes visit to the New York Historical Society 9. 1954 March 8; Society announcements Heathcoat Morison Woolsey elected as a member 10. 1954 April 25; Copy of newspaper article from The Boston Sunday Globe Edwin J. Hipkiss, Society member, retires from position of the Decorative Arts department of the Museum of Fine Arts after 35 years 11. 1954 April 26; Copy of newspaper article from The Christian Science Monitor Museum of Fine Arts honors Hipkiss upon retirement 12. 1954 May 7-8; Program for the 44th Annual meeting in Charlottesville, VA Highlights: University of Virginia, James Madison's home Montpelier, Thomas Jefferson's home Monticello 13. 1954 September 8; Memoriam card For Joseph Downs

X. Folder 10: 1954 September 24- 1955 July 12 1. 1954 September 24 - 25; Program for the Fall meeting in Boston & Beverly, MA Highlights: Otis House, Abraham Browne House & Lyman House 2. 1954 September; Photographs 5 black and white pictures, 3 outside Abraham Browne House 3. 1954 October 18; Society announcements John Nichols Brown elected as a member, notice for the 45th Anniversary meeting in Hartford, CT January 21-22 1955 4. 1954 October 22; Membership nomination Francis Lewis Berkeley nominated by Herbert A. Claiborne, 2nd William A. Jackson 5. 1955 February 21; Letter to Sizer from John Williams Andrews Asks Sizer for information about George Dudley Seymour and to look over his essay on Seymour 6. 1955 April 22; Society announcements Notice for the 45th Annual meeting in Litchfield and Kent, CT 7. 1955 May 27-29; Program for the 45th Annual meeting in Litchfield and Kent CT Highlights: historic houses and estates 8. 1955 Spring ca.; Photographs Black and white photograph, 3 Vz x 6 in. shows members having drinks 9. 1955 June 16; Society announcements Vincent D. Andrus elected as member, William Bradford Osgood nominated by Chauncey Cushing Nash as member, 2nd Carleton Rubira Richmond 10. 1955 June 17; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Thanks for a photograph and discusses possible new members and the voting results 11. 1955 July 12; Letter to Sizer from C. C. Nash Discuses membership dynamics

XL Folder 11:1955 July 20 - November 10 1. 1955 July 20; Letter to Sizer from Henry duPont Invites Sizer to stay with him during a Society trip to Winterthur, DE, discusses some of the events planned for the visit 2. 1955 August 19; Letter to C. C. Nash from Sizer Replies to a previous letter with suggestions on how to rewrite a portion of text for The Notebook, the Society publication 3. 1955 September 1; Memoriam card For Edwin James Hipkiss 4. 1955 ca. Image card Noted as image of Chauncey Nash in profile 5. 1955 September 6; Letter to Sizer of C.C. Nash Discusses upcoming publication of the Society Notebook 6. 1955 September 13; Letter to Sizer from C. C. Nash Discusses writing a bibliography of Hipkiss' work 7. 1955 October 8; Program for the Fall meeting at Winterthur, DE Highlights: Winterthur Museum 8. 1955 October 24; Postcard from C.C. Nash Relays message from DuPont asking that members label their bags with their

names 9. 1955 October ca.; Map and driving directions Directions to the Winterthur Museum with a small map 10. 1955 November 10; Society announcements Francis Lewis Berkeley and Charles F. Montgomery elected as members

XII. Folder 12: 1955 December 15-1957 March 29 1. 1955 December 15; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Discusses possible candidates for membership 2. 1955 December 23; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Discusses an article on John Phillips with an attached editorial from the editor of Antiques 3. 1956 ca.; Walpole Society membership card for Theodore Sizer 4. 1956 April 7 ca.; Photographs Black and white pictures from a trip to Charleston, South Carolina 5. 1956 May 2; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Discuses Sizer's work on the index of the Notebook and other parts of the publication 6. 1956 May 2; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Discusses Sizer's work on the Index and Publications portion of the Society Notebook 7. 1956 August; Clipped article from the magazine Spinning Wheel Discusses the American Antiquarian Society 8. 1956 September 14; Society announcements Lamont duPont Copeland & E. Milky Burton newly elected to membership 9. 1956; Clipped article from The Westerners magazine. Discusses the accomplishments of Society member Thomas Winthrop Streeter 10. 1957 February 10; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Discusses death of Heathcoat Woolsey 11. 1957 March 29; Society announcements Preliminary program for the 47th Annual meeting in Lexington, KY

XIII. Folder 13:1957 April 29 - October 28 1. 1957 April 29; Memoriam card For Herbert Augustine Claiborne 2. 1957 May 17 & 18; Program for the 47th Annual meeting in Lexington, KY Highlights: Kentucky Historical Society, Fort Harrods, a horse farm & various historic houses & estates 3. 1957 July 2; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Discusses potential candidates for membership 4. 1957 July 23; Society announcements William Bradford Osgood & August Peabody Loring elected members 5. 1957 July 23; Society announcements Preliminary notice with a tentative program for the fall meeting in Boston, MA on October 4-5 6. 1957 August 28; Memoriam card For Morgan Bulkily Brainard 7. 1957 August 29; Clipping from The New York Times Obituary for M.B. Brainerd 8. 1957 August 31; Memoriam card For J. Hall Pleasants 9. 1957 September 27 ca.; Program for the Fall meeting in Boston, MA Highlights: Massachusetts Historical Society, Museum of Fine Arts 10. 1957 October 28; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Discusses a potential candidate for membership

XIV. Folder 14: 1958 February 28 - August 21 1. 1958 February 28; Society announcements Preliminary notice for the 48th Annual meeting in Greenwich, CT on May 16-17 2. 1958 March 10; Memoriam card For William Hutchinson Putnam 3. 1958 May 13; Letter to Sizer from Thomas W. Streeter Discusses missing the next meeting 4. 1958 May 16; Menu From the Round Hill Club, Greenwich, CT during the Annual Spring dinner 5. 1958 May 16-17; Program for the 48th Annual meeting in Greenwich, CT Highlights: Washington Irving house, Greenwich Historical Society 6. 1958 May 16-17 ca.; Map and directions Map & driving directions to Greenwich, CT 7. 1958 June 2; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Discusses publication & article entries for the Notebook 8. 1958 June 3; Society announcements Preliminary notice for the fall meeting in Shelburne, VT; includes tentative

program 9. 1958 August 2; Letter to Sizer from Irving S. Olds Expresses sadness on hearing Sizer will not be able to attend the meeting 10. 1958 August 21; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Expresses sadness on hearing Sizer will not be able to attend the meeting

XV. Folder 15: 1958 September 15 - 1960 October 3' 1. 1958 September 15; Program for the 48th Fall meeting in Shelburne, VT on October 3-5 1958 Highlights: Shelburne Museum 2. 1959 November 10; Society announcements Preliminary notice for the 50th anniversary Midwinter meeting in New Haven, CT 3. 1959 December 8; Member nomination John Mayer nominated by Henry Needham Flynt, 2nd Newton Case Brainard 4. 1959 ca.; Suggested program for the 50th anniversary in Midwinter in New Haven, CT Highlights: Yale Art Gallery, Sterling Memorial Library, New Haven Colony Historical Society 5. 1960 May 2; Program for the 51st Annual meeting in Providence, RI on May 13- 14 (2 copies) Highlights: First Baptist Church, Sullivan Dorr Mansion, Brown University Haffenreffer Indian Museum 6. 1960 June 8; Membership nomination Francis Bacon Lothrop nominated by Augusts Peabody Loring, 2nd Chauncey Cushing Nash 7. 1960 July 3; Memoriam card For Reginald Minturn Lewis 8. 1960 July 7; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Discusses news of Reginald Lewis' death 9. 1960 August 31; Society announcements Preliminary notice for the Fall meeting in Cooperstown, NY October 7-9 10. 1960 September 23; Program for the 50th Fall meeting in Cooperstown, NY Highlights: Farmer's Museum, Fenimore House, New York State Historical Association XVI. Folder 16: 1960 October 3-1961 June 6 1. 1960 October 3; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Expresses sadness at hearing of the death of Walter Morrison Jeffords 2. 1960 October 7-9; Photographs 18 black & white pictures of the trip to Cooperstown, NY with envelope 3. 1961 February 7; Membership nomination Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr. nominated by Lawrence Counselman Wroth, 2nd William Alexander Jackson 4. 1961 February 26; Card to Sizer from. C.C. Nash Discusses an article about the restoration of the Hartford State House 5. 1961 March 2; Society announcements Preliminary notice for the 51st Annual meeting in Boston May 19-20 6. 1961 May 4; Program for the 51st Annual meeting in Boston May 19-20 Highlights: Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Dorothy Quincy House, Hingham, Duxbury, Plymouth, Plimoth Plantation, the Mayflower 7. 1961 May 20; Photographs 8 black & white pictures from the trip to Plymouth, includes an envelope &

notes 8. 1961 May 23; Letter to Sizer from C.C. Nash Discusses an incorrect caption for the 1960 publication 9. 1961 May 29; Letter to Sizer from J. Gilman D'Arcy Paul Discusses the publication of the Notebook & touches upon possible problems among members involved in the process 10. 1961 June 6; Letter to Sizer from J. Gilman D'Arcy Paul Discusses how to make punch

10 XVII. Folder 17: 1961 June 8-1962 May 7 1. 1961 June 8; Letter to Sizer from Bertram K. Little Asks for information about the Spring meeting for a record he is writing for the Notebook 2. 1961 June 8; Society announcements Nicholas Biddle Wainwright elected as new member 3. 1961 July 26; Letter to Sizer from Warren H. Smith Replies to Sizer's request about Horace Walpole's opinions of England's artistic past 4. 1961 October 20-22; Program for the Fall meeting in New London, CT Highlights: New London County Historical Society, Nathan Hale Schoolhouse, Lyman Allyn Museum 5. 1961 October 20-22; Photographs 19 black & white pictures from die trip to New London, CT 6. 1961 October 25; Letter to Sizer from Wilmardi S. "Lefty" Lewis Offers advice about making a present to societies similar to theirs 7. 1962 January 24; Letter to Sizer from Irving S. Olds Discusses possible locations for the next Spring meeting 8. 1962 April 23; Letter to Sizer from Irving S. Olds Replies to Sizer about Sizer no longer being a member of die Society publications committee 9. 1962 May 7; Letter to Sizer from Thomas W. Streeter Discusses various articles written by Society members

XVIII. Folder 18: 1962 October 19-1963 October 27 1. October 19-21; Program for the Fall meeting in Delaware Highlights: Winterthur Museum, Hagley Museum, Eleuthurian Mills Historical Library 2. 1962 October 22; Letter to Sizer from Irving S. Olds Express sadness at not having Sizer at a Walpole dinner party & informs him about upcoming events 3. 1963 February 7; Letter to Sizer from William A. Jackson Writes about how Olds (presumably Irving S. Olds) has been feeling ill 4. 1963 March 7; Postcard from William A. Jackson Informing Society members that Irving S. Olds died March 4th; Jackson is the new secretary for the Society 5. 1963 April; Photograph Black & white picture from a trip to Washington - shows members at Dumbarton Oaks & identifies Sizer as one of the subjects 6. 1963 April ca. Report or article Written by Sizer describing the architecture of Decatur House in DC, Dumbarton Oaks and Mount Vernon from a trip 7. 1963 April 23; Membership nomination Frederick D. Nichols nominated by Francis L. Berkeley Jr. 2nd Bertram K. Little 8. 1963 August 15; Newspaper clipping from The New York Times Obituary for C.S. Brigham, honorary Society member & former president of the American Antiquarian Society

11 9. 1963 September 12; Letter to Sizer from William A. Jackson Informs members about Brigham's funeral, the election of Frederick Nichols, and about the next Fall meeting. 10. 1963 October 25-27; Program for the Fall meeting in Old Deerfield, MA Highlights; Old Deerfield, Deerfield Academy

XIX. Folder 19: 1963 October 31-1964 October 19 1. 1963 October 31; Letter to Sizer from Graham Hughes Discusses a request from Sizer to have copy made of an antique 2. 1963 November 3; Letter to Sizer from "Frank" (Francis Berkeley) Discusses his enjoyment on reading Sizer's writings and leaving his own books & papers to the University of Virginia 3. 1964 April 2; Program for the 54th Annual meeting at Winston-Salem, NC (2 copies) Highlights: Wachovia , an 18th century Moravian settlement, Old Salem 4. 1964 June 5; List of Walpole publications Listed by title, author, number of copies and price 5. 1964 July 16; Memoriam card For Newton Case Brainard 6. 1964 July 29; Letter to Sizer from Carleton R. Richmond Discusses Brainard's death 7. 1964 September 2; Membership nomination Dean A. Fales nominated by Charles F. Montgomery, 2nd August P. Loring 8. 1964 September 9; Letter to William B. Osgood from Carleton R. Richmond Discusses changes in prices for Society publications - appears to be a copy 9. 1964 October 18; Memoriam card For William Alexander Jackson 10. 1964 October 19; newspaper clipping from The New York Times Obituary for William A. Jackson, librarian at Houghton Library & Harvard

XX. Folder 20: 1964 November 6-1967 October 18 1. 1964 November 6-8; Program for the Fall meeting in New York City Highlights: Pierpont Morgan Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Historical Society 2. 1964 November 27; Letter to Sizer from Carleton R. Richmond Asks for funds to pay for the publication of the Notebook 3. 1964 December 28; Letter to Sizer from Henry N. Flynt Discusses Moravian weather vanes & includes an enclosed newspaper clipping 4. 1965 October 8-10; Program for the Autumn meeting in Salem, MA Highlights: Marblehead, Pride's Crossing, Peabody Essex Museum, Pickering House, Colonel Jeremiah Lee Mansion 5. 1966 January 11; Letter to William Mitchell Van Winkle Jr. from William B. Osgood Sizer ccd. Discusses a donation of Osgood's father's set of Notebooks 6. 1966 April 17; Letter to Sizer from Henry duPont Invites Sizer to stay with him when the Society visits Winterthur 7. 1966 May 6-8; Program for the 56th Annual meeting in Delaware

12 Highlights: Winterthur Museum; Hagley Museum, Brinton House; includes 2 copies of the Brinton House leaflets 8. 1966 November 12-13; Fall meeting in Charleston, SC & Savannah, GA Highlights: Medway Plantation, various historic houses 9. 1967 April 14-16; program for the 57th Annual meeting in Richmond, VA Highlights: Virginia Museum of Fine Art, old downtown Richmond, City Hall, Valentine Museum, Virginia Historical Society 10. 1967 October 18; Letter to Sizer from "Frank" (Francis Berkeley) Discusses the arrival of Society publications Sizer sent him

XXI. Folder 21: Undated photographs 2 black & white pictures of the Society on a trip

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