Bibframe Work
TitleMacDowell Colony recordsOther Titles (e.g. Variant)MacDowell Colony (Peterborough, N.H.) recordsTypeMixed MaterialCollectionSubjectAllen, Hervey, 1889-1949Brodeur, MarieCalder, Alexander, 1898-1976Carswell, Mary, 1933-2018Colum, MaryColum, Padraic, 1881-1972Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990Cushman, Trevor A. (Trevor Arnold), III, 1942-2003Fillmore, Louise DuttonFillmore, Parker, 1878-1944Frankel, Max, 1914-Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964Hale, Thomas ShawHeyward, DuBose, 1885-1940Isaacs, Lewis Montefiore, 1877-1944Kendall, George M.MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908MacDowell, Marian, 1857-1956Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972Olsen, TillieRobinson, Edwin Arlington, 1869-1935Studin, Charles H.Sweeney, James Johnson, 1900-1986Talma, Louise, 1906-1996Taylor, Frederieke S. (Frederieke Sanders), 1940-2018Untermeyer, Jean Starr, 1886-1970Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975Young, Cheryl A.Alliance of Artists' CommunitiesNational Endowment for the ArtsNew Hampshire State Council on the ArtsArtist colonies--New Hampshire--Peterborough (LCSH)Artist colonies--United States (LCSH)Arts (LCSH)Arts--New Hampshire (LCSH)Arts--United States (LCSH)Arts fund raising--United States (LCSH)Artists (LCSH)Authors (LCSH)Musicians (LCSH) NoteLanguage: Collection material in English.SummaryCorrespondence, minutes of meetings, admission application records, reports, fundraising and event planning materials, legal and financial records, scrapbooks, and other records chiefly concerning the administration and operation of the MacDowell Colony, an artist colony in Peterborough, N.H.; and of its parent organization, the Edward MacDowell Association; as well as activities of the organization's office in New York, N.Y. Includes material relating to artists, writers, and musicians chosen as colony residents. Officers of the colony and other individuals represented in the collection include Hervey Allen, Marie Brodeur, Alexander Calder, Mary Carswell, Mary Colum, Padraic Colum, Aaron Copland, Trevor A. Cushman III, Louise Dutton Fillmore, Parker Fillmore, Max Frankel, Chaim Gross, Thomas Shaw Hale, DuBose Heyward, Lewis Montefiore Isaacs, George M. Kendall, Marianne Moore, Tillie Olsen, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Charles H. Studin, James Johnson Sweeney, Louise Talma, Frederieke S. Taylor, Jean Starr Untermeyer, Thornton Wilder, and Cheryl A. Young. Organizations represented include the Alliance of Artists' Communities, National Endowment for the Arts, and the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.Origin Date(s)1869-2017 (bulk 1945-2007) Authorized Access PointMacDowell Colony (Peterborough, N.H.) MacDowell Colony recordsCollection ArrangementCollection Organization: Arranged in two parts composed of nine seriesCollection Organization: Part I arranged in five series. Series 1: Personal Correspondence, 1896-1958; Series 2: Administrative Papers, 1907-1970; Series 3: Scrapbooks, 1869-1958; Series 4: Miscellany, 1884-1967; and Series 5: Oversize, 1869-1962.Collection Organization: Part II arranged in four series. Series 1: Office Files, 1920-2016; Series 2: Fundraising, 1967-2017; Series 3: Miscellany, 1909-2012; and Series 4: Oversize, 1990-2014.