Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Spalding, Philip Leffingwell, 1871-1938.
| title | The Walpole Society Records, 1909-2007, bulk 1909-1960 (Col. 386) | repository | The Winterthur Library |
| description | The records of the Walpole Society--actually, its archives and modest library--date from 1909 to 2007. The bulk of the records cover the years 1909 to 1960. Included are manuscript and printed records of and photographs taken at meetings, nominations for membership, correspondence between the secretary and members of the society, materials relating to Walpole Society publications, and some financial data. The most recent addition is a DVD of a television program broadcast on C-SPAN featuring the Christie’s sale of the Streeter collection. Because he was secretary for so long, 1939-1962, most of the letters in the archive came from the office of Chauncey C. Nash, a stockbroker and collector of American furniture. Other secretaries who served from 1909 to 1960 were Henry Watson Kent (1910-1911, 1915-1923), Dwight Blaney (1911-1912), George Parker Winship (1912-1915), and Philip L. Spalding, (1923-1938). |
| extent | 42 boxes, one folder, books |
| formats | Administrative Records Correspondence Financial Records Ephemera Printed Materials |
| access | Collection is open to the public except for post-1950 membership materials. Copyright restrictions may apply. |
| record source | http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0386.htm |
| acquisition information | The records of the Walpole Society are on permanent deposit with the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera. Current members have been encouraged to contribute their Walpole Society papers to the archives. The records are open to researchers except for material having to do with nominations for membership, 1950-date. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:39 |
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