List 02. Archival Collections Related to Artifacts of Play
Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:
Glynn family papers
This collection documents the life of the Glynn family from Massachusetts, Al and Maxine. The materials are dated from 1923 to 1942 and consist of diaries, ephemera, and correspondence.
Harwood Short Line Railroad papers
This collection documents Charles Sr. and Elizabeth Shook's creation of an O-gauge electric train layout in their Dobb's Ferry, New York home. The materials date from 1997 to 2007. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, articles, scrapbooks, a track template, and a DVD.
Women in Toys (WIT) collection
The Women in Toys (WIT) collection is an ongoing compilation of materials from members of the WIT Emeritus Program, established in 2016. Archival materials include design documentation, photographs, narratives, ephemera, and more. The bulk of this collection is dated between 1983 and 2016.
Seventh and eighth grade compositions notebook
This composition notebook, with labels of "Seventh Grade Compositions 1915 + 1916" and "8th Grade Compositions 1916-1917," contains handwritten notes, outlines, and essays. The author is Mabel R. Fenner, with the seventh grade teacher's name written as Miss Marylee Stillman.
Second and third grade compositions notebook
This composition notebook contains handwritten notes and writing exercises, including nursery rhymes and lines from well-known literature. The author is Mabel R. Fenner, who likely also penned the later annotation "Pencil pages may be 2nd grade or 3rd, ink pages marked 3rd grade."
Red Hot Island Boat Club (R.H.I.B.C.) papers
Letter to Aunt Helen from John Arnold
This letter to "Aunt Helen" from John Arnold is from about 1920 and lists all of the presents received by John at Christmas.
The Miller and the Hog handbill
This handbill is two separate pages, with the title "The Miller and the Hog. Or, Newcastle Public Characters for the Present Year. A Poetical Caricature. Attempted in Three New Songs, by a Rustic Bard." The bottom of each page indicates that this was printed for the author by J. Marshall, Gateshead, with a handwritten annotation "June 3, 1808."
William (“Bill”) Tribelhorn “Battleship” correspondence
This small collection of correspondence is from William ("Bill") Tribelhorn as he requested information from several game manufacturers as well as Playthings magazine in order to find a game ("Battleship") from his childhood. These letters include details on similar games from Ben McCready at Playthings. The letters are dated between 1965 and 1966.
Cube puzzle design document
This design document for a Cube Puzzle contains 5 pages (one each for brass cube, orange cube, dirt cube, dark yellow cube, and gunmetal cube) to be made out of wood, at Lewiston Regional Technical Center, Lewiston, Maine, 10/18/2006, designed by C P-G [Calder Phillips-Grafflin].