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Peckworth papers

 Collection
Identifier: M146

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Scope and Content

Correspondence (some complete, some fragmentary) from leaders in all fields in the 1930s and 40s sent to the editor of the New York Herald Tribune. Also included are a small number of letters from the Peckworth and Dana families.

Dates

  • Creation: 1886-1970 (bulk 1930-1970)
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1930 - 1970

Creator

Access Restrictions

No Restrictions.

Biographical/Historical Note

Helen and Dana Peckworth (born 1928, 1930 respectively) come from a long line of autograph collectors. Their collection comes from the efforts of parents Howard Peckworth and Martha Dana, who maintained a close personal friendship with Martha's brother, Robert W. Dana. Robert and his father, Harold, both served as editors at the New York Herald Tribune, where they collected hundreds of Letters to the Editor with signatures attached. The collection also contains correspondence from Harold Dana's brother, Samuel Trask Dana, who served as the University of Michigan's first Dean of the Forestry School. The Dana family comes from an illustrious past, with Harold's grandfather serving as the Governor of Maine in the 19th century and several others serving Maine as national representives. Much of the family has also graduated from Bowdoin.

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Correspondence (some complete, some fragmentary) from leaders in all fields in the 1930s and 40s sent to the editor of the New York Herald Tribune. Also included are a small number of letters from the Peckworth and Dana families.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Peckworth Papers
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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Brunswick Maine 04011 USA
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