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Myth and Memory: the Legacy of the John Hancock House
MYTH AND MEMORY: THE LEGACY OF THE JOHN HANCOCK HOUSE by Rebecca J. Bertrand A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the University of Delaware in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in American Material Culture Spring 2010 Copyright 2010 Rebecca J. Bertrand All Rights Reserved MYTH AND MEMORY: THE LEGACY OF THE JOHN HANCOCK HOUSE by Rebecca J. Bertrand Approved: __________________________________________________________ Brock Jobe, M.A. Professor in charge of thesis on behalf of the Advisory Committee Approved: __________________________________________________________ J. Ritchie Garrison, Ph.D. Director of the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture Approved: __________________________________________________________ George H. Watson, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Approved: __________________________________________________________ Debra Hess Norris, M.S. Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Education ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Every Massachusetts schoolchild walks Boston’s Freedom Trail and learns the story of the Hancock house. Its demolition served as a rallying cry for early preservationists and students of historic preservation study its importance. Having been both a Massachusetts schoolchild and student of historic preservation, this project has inspired and challenged me for the past nine months. To begin, I must thank those who came before me who studied the objects and legacy of the Hancock house. I am greatly indebted to the research efforts of Henry Ayling Phillips (1852- 1926) and Harriette Merrifield Forbes (1856-1951). Their research notes, at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts served as the launching point for this project. This thesis would not have been possible without the assistance and guidance of my thesis adviser, Brock Jobe. -
Bischof Associate Professor of History and Chair Department of History and Political Science, University of Southern Maine
Elizabeth (Libby) Bischof Associate Professor of History and Chair Department of History and Political Science, University of Southern Maine 200G Bailey Hall 59 Underhill Dr. 37 College Ave. Gorham, Maine 04038 Gorham, Maine 04038 Cell: 617-610-8950 [email protected] [email protected] (207) 780-5219 Twitter: @libmacbis EMPLOYMENT: Associate Professor of History, with tenure, University of Southern Maine, 2013-present. Assistant Professor of History, University of Southern Maine, 2007-2013. Post-Doctoral Fellow, Boston College, 2005-2007. EDUCATION: August 2005 Ph.D., American History, Boston College. Dissertation: Against an Epoch: Boston Moderns, 1880-1905 November 2001 Master of Arts, with distinction, History, Boston College May 1999 Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, History, Boston College RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS: Nineteenth-century US History (Cultural/Social) American Modernism History of Photography/Visual Culture Artist Colonies/Arts and Crafts Movement New England Studies/Maine History Popular Culture/History and New Media PUBLICATIONS: Works in Progress/Forthcoming: Libby Bischof, Susan Danly, and Earle Shettleworth, Jr. Maine Photography: A History, 1840-2015 (Forthcoming, Down East Books/Rowman & Littlefield and the Maine Historical Society, Fall 2015). “A Region Apart: Representations of Maine and Northern New England in Personal Film, 1920-1940,” in Martha McNamara and Karan Sheldon, eds., Poets of Their Own Acts: The Aesthetics of Home Movies and Amateur Film (Forthcoming, Indiana University Press). Modernism and Friendship in 20th Century America (current book project). Books: (With Susan Danly) Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900-1940 (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011). Winner, 2013 New England Society Book Award for Best Book in Art and Photography Peer-Reviewed Articles/Chapters in Scholarly Books: “Who Supports the Humanities in Maine? The Benefits (and Challenges) of Volunteerism,” forthcoming from Maine Policy Review: Special Issue on the Humanities and Policy, Vol. -
Universal Penman NEWSLETTER of the PROVIDENCE ATHENÆUM
Universal Penman NEWSLETTER OF THE PROVIDENCE ATHENÆUM MESSAGE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, “Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, ALISON MAXELL We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!” Humbert Wolfe Ah, sweet Autumn - colorful foliage, crisp fall mornings, warm wool sweaters – my favorite time of the year. The shift in the seasons, the hint of promised change stirs my soul…and today I am grateful. This past spring you left us spellbound by your spirit and generosity – exceeding our Annual Fund expectations and sending us into the summer with promise and possibility. In early July we reviewed final recommendations from our consultancy and received news of Christina’s fellowship. Informed by both, we made the bold decision to suspend fall programming to enable board and staff to engage more deeply in the planning process – a strategic investment now of time and talent for the promise of a future filled with new possibility. By August, the Athenaeum became center stage - transforming from library to Hollywood set to construction site as members, tourists, artists, filmmakers, and contractors came and went. Suddenly, summer slipped by, students returned, a new semester began - the hustle and bustle of Benefit Street was back - fall had arrived. Inside the Athenaeum, leaves and crushed berries spot the carpets while the familiar scent of old books suggests you are home. Depending upon the day, Mary, Tina, Amy, Amanda, Kirsty, Kathleen, Stephanie or Morgan await your arrival, ready with the latest mystery, best seller, or biscuit (canines only)! Meanwhile, Mary Anne and Allen are upstairs ordering and cataloging the next batch of new books. -
Borrowing Privileges at 9 Historic Partner
Partner Membership Libraries The Athenaeum Music Devoted exclusively to music and art, featuring one of California’s & Arts Library most significant collections of artists’ books, the Athenaeum 1008 Wall Street presents a year-round schedule of art exhibitions, concerts, La Jolla, California 92037 lectures, classes, and tours. www.ljathenaeum.org Charleston Library Society A cultural institution for life-long learning, serving its members, 164 King Street community and scholars through access to its rich collections and Charleston, SC 29401 programs promoting discussion and ideas. www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum A gathering place for books and the people who love them, 314 Marion St. offering vibrant conversations, innovative public programs, and Seattle, WA 98104 workspaces for writers and the intellectually curious. www.folioseattle.org The Mercantile Library Full of visits by authors and writers, book discussions, workshops, 414 Walnut Street, 11th Floor artworks and forums, there’s something on the schedule for all Cincinnati, OH 45202 bibliophiles. www.mercantilelibrary.com The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association Founded as a craftsman’s guild, MCMA provides support for 519 Congress Street mechanical and architectural education in local schools and a Portland, Maine 04101 popular series of travel lectures. Founded in 1815. www.mainecharitable mechanicassociation.org The New York Society Library 53 East 79th Street The city’s oldest library and home to a thriving community of New York, NY 10075 readers, writers, and families, founded in 1754. www.nysoclib.org The Portsmouth Athenaeum Located in the heart of historic Portsmouth, a library of over 9 Market Square 40,000 volumes and an archive of manuscripts, photographs, Portsmouth, N.H. -
Conference Program
Special ThankS for Your SupporT: Conference Chairs Scholarship Committee Treasurer Susan Leidy, Deputy Director, Currier Maria Cabrera, MA Scott Stevens, Executive Director Museum of Art Trudie Lamb Richmond, CT Museums of Old York Wendy Lull, President, Seacoast Science Secretary Center Conference Sponsors Pieter Roos, Executive Director Michelle Stahl, Executive Director, Directors and Trustees Dinner Newport Restoration Foundation Peterborough Historical Society Museum Search & Reference Opening Lunch Dessert Sponsor PAG Representatives Conference Program Selection Tru Vue, Inc Elaine Clements, Director Andover Historical Society Committee Newcomers Reception Kay Simpson, MA, Chair Tufts University Museum Studies Program Emmie Donadio, Chief Curator Maureen Ahern, NH Middlebury College Museum of Art Jennifer Dubé-Works, ME Welcome and Wake-up Coffee Sponsor Julie Edwards, VT Opportunity Resources, Inc. Ron Potvin, Assistant Director and Curator Emily Robertson, MA Supporting Sponsors John Nicholas Brown Center Douglas Stark, RI Andrew Penziner Productions LLC Kay Simpson, Director of Education and Anne von Stuelpnagel, CT Cherry Valley Group Institutional Advancement CultureCount Springfield Museums Local Committee Scholarship Sponsors At-large Representatives David Blackburn Gaylord Bros., Inc. Neil Gordon, CEO Gina Bowler John Nicholas Brown Center The Discovery Museums, MA Mal Cameron Laura B. Roberts Linda Carpenter University Products Diane Kopec, Independent Museum Professional James Coleman Connie Colom NEMA Staff Michelle Stahl, Executive Director Peterborough Historical Society Lisa Couturier Jane Coughlin Michael Creasey BJ Larson State Representatives Aurore Eaton Heather A. Riggs Connecticut Margaret Garneau Katheryn P. Viens Trudie Lamb Richmond, Director of Public Jeanne Gerulskis Programs A special thank you to Beverly Joyce, President Tom Haynes Mashantucket Pequot Museum Douglas Heuser of Design Solutions for her design of this year’s Beth McCarthy conference logo. -
Annual Report July 2018–June 2019 Contents
Annual Report July 2018–June 2019 Contents MHS by the Numbers ii Year in Review 1 Impact: National History Day 2 Acquisition Spotlight 4 Why the MHS? 7 New Acquisitions 8 In Memoriam: Amalie M. Kass 10 LOCATION What’s the Buzz around the MHS? 12 1154 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 Financials 14 CONTACT Donors 16 Tel: 617.536.1608 Fax: 617.859.0074 Trustees and Overseers 21 VISITOR INFORMATION Fellows 22 Gallery Hours: Mon., Wed., Thu., Fri., and Sat.: 10:00 am Committees 26 to 4:00 pm Tue.: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm Library Hours: The mission of the Massachusetts Historical Society is to promote Mon., Wed., Thu., and Fri.: 9:00 am understanding of the history of Massachusetts and the nation by to 4:45 pm collecting and communicating materials and resources that foster Tue.: 9:00 am to 7:45 pm Sat.: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm historical knowledge. SOCIAL AND WEB @MHS1791 @MassachusettsHistoricalSociety Cover: Ruth Loring by by Sarah Gooll Putnam, circa 1896–1897. Above: Show-and-tell with the staff of the Office of Attorney General Maura Healey, before the event Robert www.masshist.org Treat Paine’s Life and Influence on Law, December 11, 2018 i BY THE Year in Review FY2019 NUMBERS Reaching out, thinking big, and making history—what a year it has been for the MHS! RECORD-BREAKING We welcomed new staff and new Board members, connected with multiple audiences, processed 152 linear ACQUIRED LINEAR FEET OF MANUSCRIPT MATERIAL feet of material, welcomed researchers from around the world, and broke fundraising records at our new 1GALA 352 Making History Gala all while strategizing about our future. -
Hclassifi Cation
Form No 10-300 (Rev 10-741 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR WPS USE ONtY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES RECEIVED, INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS [NAME HISTORIC Old State House, Second Town House AND/OR COMMON Old State House [LOCATION STREETS, NUMBER corner Washington and State Streets _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Boston _. VICINITY OF Eighth STATE CODE COUNTY CODE Ma <5 <; p c Vi 1 1 «% ** t* i~ <; 025 Suffolk 025 HCLASSIFI CATION CATEGORY OWNERSHIP STATUS PRESENT USE _ DISTRICT ^PUBLIC ^-OCCUPIED _ AGRICULTURE X_MUSEUM X.BUILDING(SI _PRIVATE —.UNOCCUPIED —COMMERCIAL —PARK —STRUCTURE _BOTH _WORK IN PROGRESS _ EDUCATIONAL _ PRIVATE RESIDENCE —SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE —ENTERTAINMENT —RELIGIOUS — OBJECT —IN PROCESS -J&ES RESTRICTED _ GOVERNMENT —SCIENTIFIC —BEING CONSIDERED — YES UNRESTRICTED —INDUSTRIAL —TRANSPORTATION —NO —MILITARY _ OTHER OWNER OF PROPERTY NAME City of Boston, Office of the Mayor (leased to Bostonian Society) STREETS NUMBER New City Hall CITY, TOWN STATE Boston VICINITY OF Massachusetts LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC Suffolk Coiinfy Reg-jgfry of STREET & NUMBER Suffolk County Court House, Somerset Street CITY. TOWN STATE Boston Massachusetts H REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE None —FEDERAL —STATE —COUNTY —LOCAL DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS CITY, TOWN [DESCRIPTION CONDITION CHECK ONE CHECK ONE —EXCELLENT _DETERIDRATED _UNALTERED ^ORIGINAL SITE _XGQOD _RUINS _XALTERED _MOVED DATE______ _FAIR _UNEXPOSED DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE The Old State House, located at the intersection of Washington and State Streets, Boston, is the oldest extant public building of Georgian design in the United States. -
Oysterponds Historical Society Collections Care Plan
Oysterponds Historical Society Collections Care Plan Prepared for: Oysterponds Historical Society 1555 Village Lane Orient, NY 11957 Prepared By: Jan Hird Pokorny Associates, Inc. Rainey Tisdale th 39 West 37 Street, Floor 12A 41 Amherst Street New York, NY 10018 Boston, MA 02131 212-759-6462 617-835-0244 May 23, 2019 Oysterponds Historical Society Collections Care Plan 23 May 2019 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 INTRODUCTION 5 Purpose Background and History of Collections Planning at OHS Methodology Location Plan DEVELOPING A COLLECTIONS PHILOSOPHY FOR OHS 10 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION & ASSESSMENT 17 What OHS Is Doing Well The Campus Village House Old Point Schoolhouse Amanda Brown Schoolhouse Webb House Red Barn Hallock Building Vail House The Collections RECOMMENDATIONS 53 Recommendations for Care & Preservation Recommendations for Use Recommendations by Building APPENDICES 74 A. New Collecting Scope B. Collection Items by Type C. Datalogger Analysis D. 50 Year Flood Map E. Consultant Bios F. Report Details CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT Page 1 Oysterponds Historical Society Collections Care Plan 23 May 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Like many historical societies and museums, the Oysterponds Historical Society faces significant challenges in collections stewardship. These challenges include having adequate space to store collections appropriately while maintaining a balance between programming, interpretive spaces, and staff spaces, and operating within the constraints of finite staff, operating and capital resources. The team of museum collections consultant Rainey Tisdale (Tisdale) and building preservationists Jan Hird Pokorny Associates (JHPA) was retained to examine the society’s campus, structures, and collections holistically in an effort to: 1. fully understand the organization’s operations and needs focused on collections; 2. -
American Library Book Catalogues, 1801-1875: a National Bibliography
U I LUNG I S UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN PRODUCTION NOTE University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library Large-scale Digitization Project, 2007. Occasional Papers No. 203/204 April 1996 AMERICAN LIBRARY BOOK CATALOGUES, 1801-1875: A NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY By Robert Singerman Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign © 1996 The Board of Trustees of The University of Illinois Manufactured in the United States of America Printed on acid-free paper ISSN 0276 1769 ISBN 0-87845-098-X OCCASIONAL PAPERS deal with any aspect oflibrarianship and consist of papers that are too long or too detailed for publication in a periodical or that are of specialized or temporary interest. Manuscripts for inclusion in this series are invited and should be sent to: OCCASIONAL PAPERS, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, The Publications Office, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820. Papers in this series are issued irregularly, and no more often than monthly. Individual copies may be ordered; back issues are available. Please check with the publisher: All orders must be accompanied by payment. Standing orders may also be established. Send orders to: OCCASIONAL PAPERS, The Publications Office, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820. Telephone 217-333-1359. Email [email protected]. Make checks payable to University of Illinois. Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover accepted. James S. Dowling, Managing Editor PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Leigh Estabrook, Betsy Hearne, D. -
1772 Annual Report(06-07)
THE 1772 FOUNDATION Preserving American Historical Treasures ANNUAL REPORT / 2006 One of 1772’s first grantees twenty years ago, the Red Mill Museum of Clinton, N.J. received a $50,000 restoration grant in July of 2006. Photo by Jack Aquila, courtesy of the Red Mill Museum. The Liberty Hall Museum’s new Firehouse, dedicated in Spring of 2005. REMEMBERING STEWART BARNEY KEAN Founder of the 1772 Foundation tewart Barney Kean had a life-long interest “museum shuffle,” nor should they be. As a result in historic preservation, and some twenty-odd of their ability to access and digest large amounts of years ago he formed the 1772 Foundation to help information, young people today have keener noses preserveS unique historic structures with a particular for authenticity and relevancy, useful strengths when interest in farming, transportation and industry. His interpreting history. group of five Trustees, all of whom were old friends, As we move forward, we seek out groups who would meet once a year and approve preservation can work successfully with this new breed of student grants totaling approximately $100,000. While by giving them the opportunity for authentic, relevant the Foundation was designed to cover the entire experiences like the “Black Damask” orchard replanting United States, as a practical matter in view of the project, researched and carried out by students from limited resources in that earlier period, grants were the Baltimore Talent Development High School, a geographically confined to New Jersey, and southern project that is profiled in this report. New England where the founding Trustees were We are interested in schools that preserve domiciled. -
1 NINA SILBER Department of History Boston University 226 Bay State
NINA SILBER Department of History Boston University 226 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-8307 [email protected] PRESENT POSITION Professor, Department of History, Boston University EDUCATION PhD University of California, Berkeley, 1989 MA University of California, Berkeley, 1986 BA University of California, Berkeley, 1981 HONORS Gitner Award for Distinguished Teaching, Boston University Arts & Sciences, May 2019 Fellow, Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History, Harvard University, Spring 2017 Senior Lecturer, Fulbright Program, Sapienza University in Rome (Italy), Spring 2016 NEH Summer Stipend, Summer 2011 OAH Distinguished Lecturer, 2007-2012 Gilder-Lehrman Fellowship (for research in New York libraries), 2010 Fellow (elected) of Massachusetts Historical Society Jeffrey Henderson Senior Humanities Fellow, Boston University, 2009-2010 Brose Distinguished Lecturer at Pennsylvania State University, November 2006 BU College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, December 2000 Senior Lecturer, Fulbright Program, Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic), 1999-2000 Fellow, Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History, Harvard University, 1996-7 Society of Humanities Fellows, Junior Fellowship (Boston University), 1991-92 Smithsonian Institution, Pre-doctoral Fellowship, National Museum of American History, 1987-9 Eugene Irving McCormac Graduate Scholarship (UC Berkeley), 1986-87, 1988-89 Humanities Research Grant (UC Berkeley), December 1988 Western Association of Women Historians Graduate -
ST. JOHNSBURY ATHENAEUM Page 1 United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service______National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK NOMINATION NFS Form 10-900 USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form (Rev. 8-86) OMB No. 1024-0018 ST. JOHNSBURY ATHENAEUM Page 1 United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service_____________________________________National Register of Historic Places Registration Form 1. NAME OF PROPERTY Historic Name: ST. JOHNSBURY ATHENAEUM Other Name/Site Number: None 2. LOCATION Street & Number: 30 Main Street Not for publication: N/A City/Town: St. Johnsbury Vicinity: N/A State: VT County: Caledonia Code: 005 Zip Code: 05819-2289 3. CLASSIFICATION Ownership of Property Category of Property Private: X Building(s): X_ Public-Local: __ District: __ Public-State: __ Site: __ Public-Federal: Structure: __ Object: __ Number of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing 1 __ buildings sites structures objects 1 0 Total Number of Contributing Resources Previously Listed in the National Register: 1 (Contributing Building in St. Johnsbury Main Street Historic District) Name of Related Multiple Property Listing: N/A NPS Form 10-900 USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form (Rev. 8-86) OMB No. 1024-0018 ST. JOHNSBURY ATHENAEUM Page 2 United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service_____________________________________National Register of Historic Places Registration Form 4. STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this __ nomination __ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ___ meets __ does not meet the National Register Criteria.