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' ^ -.7.1 -?5v^tr .. .>\.^ ''*■ a2<»r ,£i 3v>*tc#vo*l ^ ,j«wX »-v: V ' XmV»;;.■•■ ..^i ^ . _• ’i^'f lvi« .o, -""'t ^25MUr•■■. .f :!:ig rftittfthAt., K7i..-, MBjic c|-»^ I‘*S1 ^ iWliiV <*ftVt,isa 3T .a till® *ril4»#.r is ? ■ ' ' d ' . ‘ ^K« - A -.4^ >• :• (iT€X liiqA i^r2^Xj',0i '34MiMs:tq#a I I*' t-j !f ■?'•'■ ' i .;<^ ft:i f»(pc*i9y %'^ ■‘i*' '• • CV. 1 -V^ ‘s'ijjf - ';■' PAJkf ck ■•s>. 4^^M^(^tS.v.v,l J^^.'-'’ 5t.'*^',« t9S «i,^- oft. »4iv«r. t,*r; '■ ■' '•■ •'. ' , '-^ ciitaio«mi-,- -■>! uuritim^^ ■ _; . - •;. ^ ^ ...^ c>i .i#U iw i . - . ■# •.'■■■' .:7i „," " i(!S. ' "" V.U.I’ ’ ■?“ ■ ■ •■•■W I, i-.i'-i' ■" ;■..'> -o- ” V ' ii v» r-t,' •I'l ■-‘f '"Mfi *. i* f I « H . A 4 ^ -*>■»- ESSEX INSTITUTE ANNUAL REPORT April 1, 1975 - March 31, 1976 ^ \ ' A I, V\ ^t‘-Ail& -’• ^ ^ - \* * / 4 ^ ‘ 7 ^ L < - ' I I ^ 4- - ’ 1 i . ■,.-. : ■^.=^ ■■. Si^.-.v •;• ' , '. Avi-s 4 * ' ' X^f*j|Hi ' VH ;>■• ,:n-» • • 4 . / hV ■ •• \p'-i.V’-' , .■■v.^-rv;^, :'.f- . : • ' V '/>^>\^ - v"''iiS .V • ' • • 1 j 1 1/ • *• • 1 .' • A^* V i* 'viH • V \ ' ’"•..‘V A. • ., > ■ / * :.i ‘ ii ■' ' ' WLl'-' * 4 V ’♦•‘‘■C'j ‘ V- -■ '’'. "' ■ ■ • '. ' .-'■ '•Vi'* '.' ESSEX INSTITUTE ANNUAL REPORT April 1, 1975-March 31, 1976 OFFICERS (As of June 8, 1976) Richard S. West (1967), President Andrew Oliver (1971), Senior Vice-President Peter B. Seamans (1972), Second Vice-President Edward C, Johnson, 3rd (1967), Third Vice-President Albert Goodhue (1954), Secretary Edward H. Osgood (1969), Treasurer COUNCIL (As of May 18, 1976) Term expires 1977 Sargent Bradlee (1970) Ernest S. Dodge (1951) Cornelius C. Felton, Jr, (1976) James R. Hammond (1968) Term expires 1979 Albert Goodhue (1954) Edward C. Johnson, 3rd (1967) Richard S, West (1967) David P. Wheatland (1955) Term expires 1978 Mrs. Paul T. Haskell (1976) Mrs. Bertram K. Little (1959) Willoughby I. Stuart (1971) Charles S. Tap ley (1949) Term expires 1980 Mrs. W. Benjamin Bacon (1972) W. Hammond Bowden (1955) Frank McQ. Gring (1976) Robert W, Lovett (1970) Ex Officio Mrs. Wilbur T. Moulton, Chairman. Ladies Committee (October 1975) (Dates after names indicate original election to Council) I Annual Report Committees (As of May 18 » 1976) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, SPECIAL Richard S. West, Chairman Albert Goodhue Edward C. Johnson, 3rd Andrew Oliver Edward H. Osgood Peter B. Seamans Bryant F, Tolies, Jr. FINANCE COMMITTEE, STANDING Edward H. Osgood, Chairman Edward C, Johnson, 3rd Richard S. West LIBRARY COMMITTEE, STANDING Robert W. Lovett, Chairman W. Hammond Bowden Sargent Brad lee Nathaniel Coolidge Caroline Shillaber Charles S. Tap ley PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE, STANDING W. Hammond Bowden, Chairman Frederick S. Allis, Jr. Ernest S. Dodge Mrs. Bertram K. Little Andrew Oliver Rollo G. Silver J.P. Spang III LEGAL COMMITTEE, SPECIAL Peter B. Seamans, Chairman Robert S. Pirie NOMINATING COMMITTEE Mrs. W. Benjamin Bacon, Chairman Peter B. Seamans LADIES COMMITTEE Mrs. Wilbur T. Moulton, Chairman MUSEUM COMMITTEE, STANDING Edward C. Johnson, 3rd Mrs. W, Benjamin Bacon Dr. Catherine Coolidge Albert Goodhue James R. Hammond Mrs. Paul T. Haskell Bartlett Hayes, Jr. David P. Wheatland MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE, SPECIAL Albert Goodhue, Chairman Gordon Abbott, Jr. James H. Ballou Randolph P. Barton Mrs. Emerson T. Oliver Stanley M. Smith Charles A. Steward DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, SPECIAL Mrs. W. Benjamin Bacon, Chairman Cornelius C. Felton, Jr. Frank M. Gring Edward C. Johnson, 3rd Mrs. Erik Kauders* Mrs. Henry L. Mason Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Zelinski EDUCATION COMMITTEE, SPECIAL Albert Goodhue, Chairman Richard S. West Bryant F. Tolies, Jr. HONORARY CURATORS (As of May 18, 1976) Honorary Curator of Silver Martha Gandy Fales Honorary Curator of Costumes John R. Burbidge Honorary Curator of Dolls Madeline O. Merrill Honorary Curator of Furniture and Pewter Dean A. Fales, Jr. Honorary Curator of Military Collections Malcolm Johnson Honorary Curator of Horticulture Daniel J. Foley * Died May 4, 1976 Annual Report STAFF April 1, 1975 - March 31, 1976 3 Bryant F. Tolies, Jr., Director LIBRARY Librarian Mrs. Charles A. Potter^ Bryant F. Tolies, Jr.^ Assistant Librarian Miss Mary M. Ritchie Reference Librarian Mrs. Arthur R. Norton Manuscript Librarian Mrs. Thomas L. Haggerty, Jr.^ Barbara Adams Blundell"* Library Assistant Elizabeth J. Beston^ Administrative Assistant Marylou Birchmore^ Library Page Christopher Hassell^ Library Vol\inteers Mathew Berman Sargent Bradlee E. Ludovine Hamilton Katherine C. Little Kevin McIntosh Robert T. Moulton, Jr. Otto Karl Poeschel Mrs. Thomas Sanders I Carol B. Shutzer i Laurie J. Tobin Kate West I I COMMUNITY RELATIONS COORDINATOR * Mrs . Alvin Shutzer Community Relations Vol\inteers Mrs. Hazel K. Carlin E. Donald Carlin Ms. Jane Ingalls William Rich Mrs. Abigail Wyman Miss Jean Osborne MAINTENANCE Superintendent Ray K. Moore Assistant Superintendent Louis F. Tellier Housekeepers Mrs. Edward F. Marquis Mrs. James McIntosh Constables * George Crowdis Joseph Demeule® Robert G. Dufouj^ Joseph Hennessy Robert Hussey'^'^ Peter Magliaro^^ * Reginald M. Mclntire Harold J. Shallow Maintenance Volunteer Roland S. Baker William M. Houghton Mrs. Stella Markowicz MUSEUM Curator Mrs. Gilbert R. Payson Associate Curator Anne Farnam^^ Assistant Curator * John Hardy Wright Registrar Mrs. John Hassell^"^ Margaret A. Holsten"^ Assistant to the Registrar Miss Mary E. Huntley Museum Assistant * Miss Mary Silver Smith Administrative Assistant M. Perry McIntosh *Part time , ^Temporary i i 1. Retired 3/1/76 2. 3/1/76 3. Resigned 6/30/75 4. Full-time 7/1/76 (fcmerly B.U. intecn) 5. Resigned 8/31/75 6. Full-time 9/1/76 7. Resigned 8/31/76 8. 9/11/75; City of Salem Constable 9. Resigned 8/23/75; City of Sa]em Ccns table 10. CETA 6/2/7 5-5/28^76 11. CETA 7/3/75- 5AV7 6 12. CETA 6/9/75 -9/23/75 13. 9/11/75 14. Resigned 1/16/76 15. 1/6/75 16. Resigned 9/15/75 Annual Report 4 MUSEUM (cont.) Boston University American Studies Scholars Mrs, Gerald W. R. Ward^^ Trevor Fairbrother^® Print Cataloguer * Bettina A. Norton^^ House Guides * Mrs, Montgomery Merrill * Mrs, Ray K, Moore *+Frederick C, Bacon *+Miss Sally Bloomberg *+Mr, and Mrs, John Carr *+Miss Lynne Christensen *+Robert L, Howie, Jr, *+Miss Patricia Mahon *+Miss Elizabeth Padjen *+Mr, and Mrs, Ronald Stable *+Miss Constance D, Vallis House Custodians Mr, and Mrs, H, H, Gibson, Jr,^^ Mr, and Mrs, Donald F, Hunt Mr, and Mrs, Ray K, Moore Museiim Volunteers Miss Jane Crawford Miss Nancy Dennis ADMINISTRATION Business Officer Charles A, Steward Assistant Treasurer * Peter Doran Assistant to the Director Mrs, Lincoln D, Richardson Office Manager Mrs, Irving J, Duffy Administrative Assistants Mrs, Hugh Nelson * Mrs, Peter B, Ward +Miss Janice Matula^^ Aide +William R, Parker^^ Tellers * Miss Elizabeth Allen * Miss Pamela Fillos * Miss Heather Mayfield Office Volunteer Mrs, Wilbur T, Moulton Part time Temporary 17, Second semester 1974-75 21. 18, First semester 1975-76 22. 19, 1/2/76 20. Mr. Gibson died 5/17/75 CETA 1/12/76-6/18/76 12/1/75-3/12/76 Annual Report ESSEX INSTITUTE 1975 LADIES COMMITTEE 1976 5 Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs . Mrs. Mrs . Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs . Mrs. Mrs. Mrs . Mrs . Mrs. Mrs. Mrs . Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs . Mrs. Mrs. W. Benjamin Bacon John Ballou A. Pevear Barton George E . Benson Henry P. Binney, Jr. Philip W. Bourne James W. Bowers Richard Bowman William J. Breed Francis Brown, Jr. Gordon L. Brown H. Glover Butler Patrick Conley Earl F. Cook William R. Creamer Lee A. Dimond Alfred M. Donovan W. Sidney Felton Allyn Fields Catherine Gill Albert Goodhue Frank McQ. Gring C.A.B. Halvorson Carter Harrison Paul T. Haskell Henry H. Hazen, Jr. Owen E. Hearty S. Davidson Herron, Jr. Richard D. Hill Sherman Holcomb William M. Houghton Robert Howie E. Randall Jackson Claude K. Jones .Leonard B. Kilgore Peter Kimball James A. Knox Mrs. Richard A. LeBel Mrs. Richard D. Lemmerman Mrs. Vincent Lyness Mrs. Harvey L. Macau ley Mrs . Wilfred Marchand Mrs. James A. Marsh Mrs. Bertram T. Martin Mrs. Henry L. Mason Mrs. Eric N. Meakin Mrs. Robert R. Min turn Mrs. Leon Monnier, Jr. Mrs. James A. Morrison Mrs. Wilbur T. Moulton Mrs. Bradley P. Noyes Mrs. Emerson T. Oliver Mrs. Robert L. Osgood Mrs. Robert W. Osgood III Mrs. Edward L. Peirson Mrs. Drayton Phillips Miss Molly Pitcher Mrs. Joseph C. Roper, Jr. Mrs. David C. Ross Mrs. Richard Russell Mrs. James F. St. Clair Mrs. Francis P. Scully, Jr. Mrs. Robert R. Shapiro Mrs. William A. Slade, Jr. Mrs. Clark R. Smith Mrs. Dwain B. Smith Mrs. James I. Sximmers Mrs. Bryant F. Tolies, Jr. Mrs. Robert G. Young Mrs. Joseph J. Zelinski Annual Report ESSEX INSTITUTE - LADIES CX3MMITTEE 1975 - 1976 ASSOCIATES Mrs. Douglas F. Allen Mrs. Lewis C. Copeland Mrs. Frederick J. Davis Mrs. Ralph H. Doering, Jr. Mrs. William D. English Mrs. John Hand Mrs. John Hassell Mrs . John Haug Mrs . Harry Houlberg Mrs. F. Corning Kenly, Jr. Mrs. Philip H. Lord Mrs. Edward P. Parker Mrs. William H. Robinson, Jr. Mrs. Richard Thorndike Mrs. Richard West Mrs. David P. Wheatland Mrs . Philip Williams Annual Report 7 REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT It is a great pleasure for me to be able to report that the Essex Institute has successfully completed its one hiindred and twenty-eighth year, thanks to staff. Council, volunteers, and friends who have made so many valuable contributions. For the record, I would like to detail the highlights of these efforts. First, I want to congratulate our staff on the fine job they have done in bringing the Institute into this bicentennial year by sponsoring meaningful exhibits and lectures. These have increased interest and raised attendance. The dusting off and showing off to great advantage of our various collections have been done with care and with great attention to detail. Second, I am very grateful for the support of the members of the Council and the members of the various committees who have volunteered so many hours of their time. Special mention must be made of the Ladies Committee's efforts on behalf of the Essex Institute, both in their presentation of "Salem in September" under Hazel Oliver's leader¬ ship, and in the recent "Spring Lecture" under Mary Moulton's direction. These are but two of the ladies ' many generous gestures toward the Institute. I would like to give special thanks to three people: To Robert Pirie, who has completed his term on the Council and has been particularly helpful with advice on museum and library collections; To Andrew Oliver, who stepped down as president last June. His wise decisions during his tem of office have helped greatly in keeping the Institute going on a significant course; and To Sanger Attwill, who is retiring from the Council after twenty -three years of service, and from the Museum Committee, where he has served for twenty -one years, ten as chairman. Fortunately for the Institute, Andy is still on the Council, and Sanger has generously offered to be "on call" to give advice. Of course, money is always important to keep the Essex Institute going. The annual appeal brought in more money than ever, cutting our operating deficit to a manageable amount. This type of support is very significant, and the treasurer has detailed this in his report. For my part, may I say, "thank you I " Such unrestricted funds are very Annual Report 8 necessary to cover all those unglamorous matters that must be taken care of if we are going to run this place in a creditable manner. Many special gifts have been received from individual foxindations (both private and government -sponsored) , and from grants made by city, state, and federal agencies for the purposes of funding constables, CETA people, conservation, cataloguing, and other projects. These contributions are gratefully received. However, I would like you to share in my particular pleasure and to join in my thanks for two anonymous grants — one for covering the deficit for upkeep of the Crowninshield Gardens, another for reestablishing a pilot education program. In addition, the Pingree descendants have funded a project for cataloguing and care of the Pingree papers. Finally, I would like to acknowledge receipt of two noteworthy bequests that have been added to endowments — one from Miss Harriet Rantoul, the other from Mr. Edward Taft. Future generations will remember their thoughtfulness. We have, as you can see, a great deal for which to be thankful. This is a lively institution that is facing the next 100 years with enthusiasm. To put it in the modern-day vernacular, "The place is jumping," and thanks are due all its members for their continued support Respectfully submitted, RICHARD S. WEST President Annual Meeting 9 REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR I am extremely pleased to present to you my second annual report as director of the Institute. The year 1975-76 has seen many changes at our institution — we are excited by them, and we hope that you share our enthusiasm. More are planned in the immediate future, and will enhance our ability to better serve the membership and the gen¬ eral piiblic. Our traditional institutional objectives, however, remain our principal sources of inspiration and guidance. The occasion of the Bicentennial provides us with a timely opportiinity to recall these goals as we engage in the celebration of our nation's 200th anniversary. The Founding Fathers of 1776 looked forward with energy and optimism; those of us so fortunate to be associated with the Essex Institute view the future of this organization in a similar spirit . I strongly second President West's words of thanks to all of you for your generous financial support throughout the year, and particularly for your heartening response to our November annual appeal letter. You established a record-breaking figure; nonetheless, we urge you to top it in future yearsi Without such marvelous backing, we could not hope to maintain or surpass the current quality of our programs. Equally important were the many hours of volunteer time productively contributed by our Ladies Committee, museum and house guides, and department assistants. The Ladies' major bicentennial effort, "Salem in September", was a notable fund-raising success, and will be recalled with enthusiasm for years to come! This year, for the first time, the Institute launched into the area of grants solicitation on a broad scale. We were delighted by our modest successes to date, detailed later in this report. Our efforts thus far have been rewarded by four grants, some of them requiring matching funds, totaling over $13,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities, and the Wyeth Endowment for American Art. We continue to make use of a grant from the McCarthy Family Foundation Charitable F\ind, received last year to support our historic house, and museiim and library booklet series. Our membership base, ranging from the newly established student to the corporate/institutional categories, continues to broaden. We now count over 1,100 members, an increase of ten percent over the total at this time last year. We have added over twenty new corpo¬ rate/institutional members during 1975-76, and welcome this as a reflection of greater community involvement in our affairs. In Annual Report 10 the immediate future, we seek to increase the number of individual and family memberships, and will look to all of you for your good assistance in achieving this. Events over the past year have brought to the Institute Benjamin W. Labaree, William H. Pierson, A. Hyatt Mayor, The Cambridge Quartet, Priscilla Sawyer Lord, Jane C. Nylander and Michael Kammen. Appro¬ priately, our annual winter film series focused on the era of the American Revolution. We hope that you derived as much satisfaction in attending these programs as we did in presenting them. In this connection, the hospitality and planning support provided by the Ladies Committee, now chaired by Mrs. Wilbur T. Moulton, was of in¬ dispensable assistance to us. Supplementing the formal events sche¬ dule was the June 7-8 Salem Bicentennial Open House Festival, which, implemented in concert with the Peabody Museum, was one of the most successful and gratifying occasions with which the Institute has been involved in recent years. Staff In 1975-76 efforts were continued to make more efficient use of available resources by placing the staff on more of a full-time as opposed to a part-time basis. As of March 31, twenty -one of thirty-four staff members were employed full-time. Three others — Joseph F. Hennessey, Robert F. Hussey, and Janice A. Matula — were provided by the City of Salem under the Comprehensive Employment Training Act Program, and proved to be valuable additions to our regular staff. In the museum department, Anne Farnam, formerly of the Museum of Fine Arts, joined us as associate curator in September, and Margaret A. Holsten came as registrar upon the retirement of Martha E. Hassell in January. Under National Endowment for the Arts and other funding, Bettina A. Norton, formerly associated with the Boston Athenaeum and the Bostonian Society, began a two-year stint as print cataloguer during the same month. In the library, Dorothy M. Potter stepped down as librarian in March after thirty-one years of devoted service, and will henceforth serve as a consultant until her formal retirement. Last summer Barbara Adams Blundell and Marylou Birchmore were appointed manuscript librarian and library administra¬ tive assistant respectively. Joseph DeMeule is our new City-of- Salem-f inanced constable replacing Robert G. Dufour. Phyllis S. Schutzer, education assistant, took the new title of community rela¬ tions coordinator. Our student internship program was continued with Boston University, while new and similar arrangements were worked out with Salem State College and Gordon College. Annual Report 11 Museum and Houses Our museiam in Plummer Hall and our five historic house properties were visited by nearly 48,000 people in 1975-76, a slight increase over the previous year. We expect to improve upon this total in 1976-77, the peak Bicentennial year in New England. As always, a large variety of special groups came, 69 of which were adult and 173 of which were children. A total of 72 volunteer guides gave an impressive 2,432 hours of their time for regularly scheduled tours and special events. Of 238 objects accessioned, 172 were gifts, for which we are most grateful. Other items came to the Institute by purchase, loan and bequest. We must even admit to the fact that several interesting previously unaccessioned objects were discovered in our collections, and were promptly catalogued. It is not uncommon that institutions with museum collections the size of ours will upon occasion find hitherto misplaced or unrecognized treasures within their own confines 1 Among the most significant gifts were: two reverse paintings on glass (c. 1800) , representing "November" and "February" from Miss Hope Gray; ten black and white lithographs of Cape Ann scenes by Vera Andrus, from the artist; a school teacher's desk on frame and a two- drawer blanket chest, both Methuen, Massachusetts family pieces (c. 1750-1800) , from Mrs. J. Murray Beardsley; a collection of family embroideries and costume accessories, from Albert Goodhue; the romantic landscape painting, "Italian Sunset" (1839) , signed by Rowson Smith and previously on loan, from Mrs. Bertram K. Little for the Victorian parlor in Assembly House; a silver teaset made by Jabez Baldwin of Salem and inscribed "MB to MWB" for Mary Beckford and her daughter Mary White Beckford who lived in the Gardner-Pingree House, from Mrs. Franc D. Ingraham; interior finish and woodworking tools assoc¬ iated with the family of Samuel Mclntire, transferred from loans to gifts by Mrs. A. Clarke Walling; a Chinese export porcelain chocolate set, brought from China by Henry Nichols for his bride, Sarah (Hardy) Nichols, from Mrs. Susan N. Pulsifer for the Peirce-Nichols House; two glass decanters, and two Chinese red stoneware teapots owned by Capt. John Girdler of Marblehead, from Mrs. Catherine Girdler Ehren- strom; Ward and Osgood family costumes (late 18th- early 19th cen¬ turies) , from Edward H. and William B. Osgood, and Mrs. Nancy Perry; and, sterling silver commemorative medal number one for the United States Bicentennial and Salem's 350th Anniversary, from the Rotary Club of Salem and the Salem Bicentennial Commission. Purchases in¬ cluded: a watercolor (late 18th or early 19th century) of Mill Prison, Plymouth, England, where prisoners from Essex County were incarcerated Annual Report 12 during the Revolution and the War of 1812; a colored sketch plan (c. 1812-14) of Princetown (Dartmoor) Prison, England; and, a stone¬ ware four-gallon jar (c. 1870) , with floral design in cobalt blue, and incised name of "C. F. Worthen/Peabody , Mass." By far the most noteworthy museum restoration project of the year entailed the repair and reupholstering of a highly unusual set of Italian Empire furniture, utilizing fabric specially reproduced from the original. Funds provided by the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities helped to make this possible. The set, now on display in the main parlor of the Andrew-S afford House, was sent from Italy for the daughter of Joseph Peabody, Catherine Elizabeth, upon the occasion of her marriage to John Lowell Gardner in 1826. This furniture has been owned by the Institute for many years, but has long been in unsatisfactory condition. Grants received from the National Endowment for the Arts and the wyeth Endowment for American Art will support a program of painting restoration during the current fiscal year. Our exhibits covered several topics, including: the 1875 Ladies Committee Centennial Exhibition; the Revolutionary War era; the paintings and lithographs of Vera Andrus, Rockport artist; English pat¬ tern books and related tools; neoclassical styles in furniture and dress; and, costumes and toys, Christmas, 1875-76. Portraits were sent out for restoration, while two museum objects — Burleigh's Bird's-eye View of Salem (engraving, 1883), and "This Emblem of America" (watercolor, 1818, by H. D. Ersele) — were reproduced for sale at our Ladies Committee gift shop. We loaned important objects to several other bicentennial exhibitions — including our prized Hessian military helmet, now on display at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, Engl and 1 This spring, with staff participation, WESX in Salem presented a series of interviews treating each of our historic house properties. Library Over 3,300 people used our James Duncan Phillips Library last year, indicating the continuing special interest in the bicentennial. A total of 260 of these came in 13 different groups for tours, talks and exhibits. On two occasions members of the newly formed Essex County Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists conducted workshops in the main reading room. These sessions were very successful and we are hopeful that this group will make frequent use of our collect! Annual Report 13 An impressive total of 105 readers from the United States and abroad consulted our rich manuscript holdings. Among the topics researched were: the architecture and decorative arts of Essex County; trade relations with Africa and the Far East; women's history; poor relief and charitable organizations in Essex County; Essex County towns in the Revolutionary War era; and Essex County notables — Nathaniel Hawthorne, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, Harriet P. Spofford, John G. Whittier, George Peabody, and Frank W. Benson. In printed acquisitions, we continued to focus on New England and Essex County, as more than 1,300 items were received. We have persisted in our efforts to strengthen our collections of general Americana, New England state, county and local history, American decorative and fine arts, Essex County genealogy, Essex County im¬ prints, American maritime history, and Chinese history and trade with the United States. Approximately 1,050 periodicals came to the library by subscription, exchange and gift. Among our most exciting and valuable manuscript acquisitions were; Hawthorne -Manning family papers (gift of Manning Hawthorne, Chapel Hill, N. C.); Holyoke family papers (gift of the heirs of Andrew Nichols) ; Samuel Holten papers (gift of Hugh S. Grey in memory of Maria Grey Kimball) ; Derby family papers (gift of Paul L. Veeder and Mrs. Francis Veeder) ; George Francis Dow papers and publication manuscripts (purchase) ; and, drawings from the office of Emmerton & Foster, Architects, Salem (gift of the Beverly Historical Society) . Permanent deposits were made of Frank W. Benson and Manchester Yacht Club materials. Our traditional binding and paper conservation programs were pursued during 1975-76. A number of early American broadsides were deacidified and repaired at the New England Document Conservation Center in North Andover. Barbara Blundell, our new manuscript librar¬ ian, completed an inventory of our manuscript holdings for the Massa¬ chusetts historic documents survey, and is using the data compiled to up-date the Institute's manuscript collection listings in the Library of Congress' National Union Catalogue. With the assistance of student interns and volunteers, our manuscript collections are being completely surveyed, A to Z, wi^ the aim of expanding inven¬ tories and descriptions, improving catalogue entries, and upgrading storage arrangements. The cataloguing of previously accessioned printed materials was accelerated with volunteer assistance. Publications The Institute ' s in-print publications list was expanded in June with the appearance of the ninth and final voliime of the Records Annual Report 14 and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts (September 25, 1683 to April 20, 1686), edited and indexed by Mary G. Thresher of Marblehead, and printed at the charge of the James Duncan Phillips Fund. Beyond the editing of the regular quarterly Historical Collections and the Newsletter, we devoted much time to the forthcoming limited hard-bound edition of General John Glover * s Letterbook, 1776-1777, edited by Marblehead businessman and historian, Russell W. Knight. Editorial work was also initiated on an illustrated historic house booklet series, to be based on articles previously published in the Historical Collections, and written by Barbara M. and Gerald W. R. Ward and other authors. Six of the projected seven booklets, financed by a generous grant from the McCarthy Family Foiindation Charitable Fund, will be ready for promotion and distri¬ bution by the end of this slimmer. Plans are presently proceeding apace for a museum and library special collections booklet series, to be published over a period of five to eight years. This past win¬ ter, the Publications Committee approved a proposal for a long-term Samuel Mclntire editorial project, for which outside grant assistance will be sought during the next two years. Virginia L. Close is nearing the completion of the fifth index volume (1950-69) for the Historical Collections, and we expect to publish this in late 1976 or early 1977. An additional proposal to compile and publish an architectural guidebook to Salem was approved by the Piiblications Committee, and will be carried out by the director and his wife over a three to five-year period. Several steps were taken during the year which resulted in improved piiblications storage and promotion. With the aid of part- time help, all back periodicals storage was phased out of the cellar and shifted to storage cabinets in the balcony of the main office, from which sales are made. At the same time, the rearrangement of the book and pamphlet stock in our recently refurbished cellar piib- lications storage room was completed, and a comprehensive inventory of this stock was compiled for use at our piiblications sales desk. Thanks to the Charlotte Palmer Phillips Fund, we were able to install attractive new publications display shelving in the front hallway of the main complex. For the first time in nearly ten years, our publi¬ cations sales list was revised and expanded, and prices were altered to conform with current economic conditions. Flyers were prepared and circulated for recently published books, and advertising space for them was increased in the Historical Collections. Publications sales for 1976-77 were a gratifying $22,835, the highest total in recent memoary. i Annual Report 15 Community Relations In the area of community relations, our part-time coordinator, Phyllis Shutzer, effectively expanded the Institute's media coverage, and handled the usual large flow of children ' s and adult group tours in the museum. Press releases and calendar notices were sent out on a weekly basis, and special bicentennial spots were prepared for local radio and television stations. Mrs. Shutzer ' s informative col¬ umn, "Two Hundred Years Ago in Salem" continued to run weekly in the Salem Evening News. In preparation for this coming bicentennial summer, tourist guidebook listings for the Institute were updated, contracts with travel agents, bus tour companies, hotels and restau¬ rants further developed, and Institute brochures distributed widely throughout metropolitan Boston. Special education programs were offered both in the museum and at the Salem Public Schools. For these programs, new slide shows were conceived dealing with Salem witchcraft and a photographic por¬ trayal of Salem a century ago. Research queries from television stations, film studios and dramatic groups developing bicentennial productions were also handled. Next year, we have plans for a sep¬ arate and revitalized department of education, and consequently, broadened educational programs with an emphasis on outreach into the Essex Coxmty community. Physical Plant Improvements and Maintenance 1975-76 was a year marked by significant progress in completing physical plant special projects. In order that the Institute could satisfy new Massachusetts fire and safety standards, a number of modi¬ fications were made to Plummer Hall, the museiam building. These included the installation of an outside steel fire escape, and interior emergency lighting, exit signs, stairway handrails, and door crash bars. In addition to the new publications display area, a new Ladies Committee Gift Shop was created in the first-floor main hallway. Thanks to the C.E.T.A. program, major interior painting was accomplished at limited cost in the main complex, the Peirce-Nichols House, the Andrew-S afford House, the Gardner-Pingree House, and the Gardner -Pingree Barn. Over thirty individual rooms or spaces in our buildings were graced with new paint. Simultaneous with this effort, the installation of storm windows on Assembly House, stairway supports in the Gardner-Pingree House, and flagpoles on the Essex Street facade of the main complex were completed. Our major physical plant projects for the next one to four years include: the re-roofing of Plummer Annual Report 16 Hall; the insulation of the Plummer Hall and Daland House attics; the re-roofing of the Andrew-S afford House; and, the painting of Assembly House. Presently, funding is being sought and plans are being laid to implement the first of these essential projects. With the help of C.E.T.A. personnel, the upkeep of our buildings and grounds was accomplished with commendable dispatch by Ray Moore and his assistants and volunteers. In conclusion, may I say that I hope you, our members and supporters, regard as successful our attempts to involve you in and communicate to you what we are doing here at the Institute. The staff and I eagerly look forward to another year of constructive planning and purposeful implementation. We invite you to share in this stimulating experience, and by doing so, to participate in our ceaseless endeavor to preserve, recount, and interpret accurately the history of Essex County and greater New England. Our future course is properly and inevitably determined by the wisdom and good sense of this venerable set of institutional purposes. Respectfully submitted, BRYANT F. TOLLES , JR. Director Annual Report 17 REPORT OF THE TREASURER The audited statements of account prepared by Coopers and Lybrand for the fiscal year March 31, 1976 accompany this report. The books of the Institute are available in the Treasurer's office for examination by any member who wishes to see them. The value of endowment funds on March 31, 1976 was $3,341,425 as compared with $2,880,282 a year ago. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD H. OSGOOD Treasurer Annual Report COOPERS & LYBRAND 18 CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS IN PRINCIPAL AREAS OF THE WORLD To the Council of the Essex Institute: We have examined the balance sheet of the Essex Institute as of March 31j 1976, and the statement of general fund revenues, expenditures and other changes and the summary of changes in fund balances for the year then ended. Our examination was made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and, accord¬ ingly, included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as we considered necessary in the circum¬ stances. We previously examined and reported upon the financial statements of the Institute for the year ended March 31, 1975. In our opinion, the aforementioned financial statements present fairly the financial position of the Essex Institute at March 31, 1976, its general fund revenues, expenditures and other changes and the changes in its fund balances for the year ended March 31, 1976, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis. Boston, Massachusetts May 14, 1976 Annual Report ESSEX INSTITUTE 19 STATEMENT OF GENERAL FUND REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND OTHER CHANGES for the years ended March 31, 1976 and 1975 REVENUES 1976 1975 Admissions Unrestricted gifts used to meet expenses Membership dues Publications Other income $ 26,950 25,476 18,459 20,608 956 $ 22,801 29,669 17,410 14,527 910 Total revenues 92,449 85,317 OPERATING EXPENSES Direct expenses: Museum Houses Publications Library Education 56,246 21,263 27,833 49,442 52,104 32,065 28,581 57,429 5,554 Costs attributable to all Institute activities: Administration and general Operation and maintenance 130,315 67,248 106,819 66, 803 Total expenses 352,347 349,355 Excess of operating expenses over revenues (259,898) (264,038) FUNDS USED FOR OPERATIONS Restricted gifts. Investment income, and other receipts for designated purposes availed of Endowment fund unrestricted income James D. Phillips Trust income 131,044 106,126 22,250 102,871 100,085 20,437 259,420 223,393 Excess of operating expenses over revenues and funds used (478) (40,645) OTHER CHANGES AND TRANSFERS Publications (Note E) (30,309) - Unrestricted gift internally designated to function as endowment Funds used for plant additions 100,000 (21,236) - 48,455 Transfers : Transfer of unrestricted gift to endowment fund Transfers from endowment funds Transfer from (to) restricted current funds (100,000) 15,000 1,109 53,264 {A , 660) (83,891) (35,436) 48,604 48,604 Net increase (decrease) in general fund balance $(35,914) $ 7.959 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements Annual Report ESSEX INSTITUTE 20 BALANCE SHEET, March 31, 1976 and 1975 ASSETS 1976 1975 Current fund assets: Cash # 77,289 •6 47,692 Dividends and interest receivable 43,581 28,580 Publications (Note E) - 30,309 Prepaid expense (principally insurance) 6,353 9,583 127,223 116,164 Endowment fund assets (Notes A Investments, at cost: Cash held for investment Receivable from investment Fixed income Equities and D) : sales (64,784) 67,586 1,716,313 944,649 510,788 1,563,557 894,898 2,663,764 2,969,243 Plant fund assets (Note A): Land Institute buildings and improvements Period houses Cash 101,288 789,973 225,369 101,288 769,517 224,589 9,514 1,116,630 1,104,908 *3,907,617 .*4,190,315 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements Annual Report 21 LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES Current fund balances and liabilities: Accrued expenses Membership dues received in advance General fund balance (deficit) Unexpended balance of gifts, investment income, and other receipts for designated purposes Endowment fund balances and liabilities: Restricted as to income Unrestricted as to income Liability for investment purchases Plant fund balances: Expended for plant 1976 1975 $ 11,969 $ 11,088 8,526 6,615 (11,345) 24,569 118,073 73,892 127,223 116,164 1,298,443 1,265,037 1,300,141 1,182,642 65,180 521,564 2,663,764 2,969,243 1,116,630 1,095,394 9,514 1,116,630 1,104,908 ift3,907,6l7 #4.190,315 Unexpended Annual Report 22 I ESSEX INSTITUTE SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES for the year ended March 31, 1976 Endowment funds: Restricted as to income Unrestricted as to income Total invested funds James D. Phillips Trust investment income (Note C) Plant funds: Expended Unexpended Current funds: General fund (deficit) Gifts, investment income, and other receipts for designated purposes Life membership Sale of books and objects Net realized gain on sales of investments Other Balances March 31, 1975 Gifts $1,265,037 $ 6,237 1,182,642 6,909 2,447,679 13,146 1,095,394 9,514 24,569 125,476 73,892 47,510 $3,651,048 Si86,132 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements Annual Report 23 Investment Income Other Receipts Transfers In (Out) Used for Plant Additions Used to Meet Expenses of Current Operations Balances March 31, 1976 $ 86,830 106,126 122,974 29,590 0000 H ro 0 OU) OVJl $(106,126) $1,298,443 1,300,141 192,956 52,564 (1,635) (106,126) 2,598,584 44,500 (22,250) (22,250) - f9,5i4) $21,236 1,116,630 (83,891) (21,236) (56,263) (11,345) 10,425 117,290 (131,044) 118,073 $237,456 $62 , 989 — — $(315,683) $3,821,942 900 3, 815 51, 053 7, 221 $62, 989 I Annual Report 24 ESSEX INSTITUTE » NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS A. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies; The Institute maintains its accounts on the accrual basis. Land, Institute buildings, period houses and major improve¬ ments are reflected in the balance sheet at cost. No provision for depreciation has been charged to operations. Investments are carried at cost or, if donated, at market value at the date of donation. Gains and losses from sales are reflected in the period in which realized. Investment income is distributed on a unit basis reflecting the ratio thereto of the related funds invested in the pooled portfolio at market value. Certain publications sponsored by the Institute are charged against the James D. Phillips Fund. Proceeds from the sales of such publications are taken into operating income. The Institute is reviewing the source of designation of its funds in order to classify the funds between Council- designated (quasi-endowment) funds and donor-designated (true endowment) funds. The Institute has accounted for the funds and the income thereon in accordance with the restrictions designated by the donor or by the Council. B. Retirement Plan; The Institute participates in contributory retirement plans administered by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Associa¬ tion (TIAA) and College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF) which cover all designated full-time employees. Plan assets are not included in the Institute's financial statements. Pension expense charged to operations was $4,238 and $3,041 in fiscal 1976 and 1975j respectively. The plan is a defined contribution type plan wherein benefits are based on accumu¬ lated contributions. Annual Report 25 ESSEX INSTITUTE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued C . James D. Phillips Trust : The Institute is a beneficiary of the James D. Phillips Trust. The assets of the Trust are managed by its trustees and are not included in the assets of the Institute. Under the terms of the will, ten percent of the net income is annually added to principal. The will further provides as follows: "if and when the total fund shall be One Hundred Thousand (100,000) Dollars in excess of the original fund set up under the trust, and if the Trustees of Essex Institute so desire, that sum shall be turned over to the Trustees of Essex Institute for the erection of a building to be named after some member of my family, but no part of the fund shall ever be used to pay for a building already erected" . The value of the original fund set up under the Trust was ^84,521. As of March 31^ 1976, the market value of the Trust was in excess of $1,150,000. D. Investments I Total market value of investment securities was as follows at March 3I: 1976 $1,683,605 1,657,820 $3.341.425 1975 $1,455,795 1,411,812 $2.867.607 Fixed income Equities E. Publications : During the fiscal year 1976, it was decided that the Institute's inventory of publications held for resale had no readily deter¬ minable commercial value and, accordingly, the $30,309 opening inventory cost was written off as a charge to current operations. Annual Report CALENDAR OF EVENTS 26 April 1, 1975 - March 31, 1976 i April 9. Annual Spring Meeting of the Ladies Committee. • April 10. Guides' Lecture. April 16. Lyceum Lecture: "The Territorial Imperative — 1775" by Benjamin W. Labaree, Ephraim Williams Professor of History at Williams College. April 24. New Guides' Lecture and Tour. May 1. Spring Lecture: "Samuel Mclntire, Neo-Classicist: Art and Music at the Turn of the 19th Century" by William H. Pierson, Professor Emeritus, Williams College. May 7, 8, 14, 15. Guides' Tours. May 20. Annual Meeting. June 7, 8. Salem Bicentennial Open House Festival. Museiim and historic houses opened to all Salem residents. June 20, 21. Andrew-S afford House open for Historic Salem, Inc. house tour . September 14. Reception and opening of exhibition of paintings, prints, and lithographs by Vera Andrus, Rockport artist and former member of the staff of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y. September 21-24. "Salem in September," a special event sponsored by the Ladies Committee: museum and house openings, period flower arrangements, boutique, refreshments. October 15. "Mail Orders in the Eighteenth Century," lecture by A. Hyatt Mayor, Curator Emeritus of Prints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and opening of exhibition of 18th and early 19th century trade catalogues. November 16. Cambridge Quartet concert and premiere performance of Nicholas Van Slyck's "Judgment at Salem." November 20. Guides' tea given by Mr. and Mrs. David Wheatland. December 11. Annual Institute Christmas Party with lecture on "Legends of Christmas" by Priscilla Sawyer Lord, well-known author and speaker, followed by carol singing. Annual Report 27 December 14 . Staff and Council holiday party hosted by President and Mrs. Richard S. West and Director and Mrs, Bryant F. Tolies, Jr. December 15. Lecture by Jane Nylander, Curator of Textile and Ceramics at Old Sturbridge Village, on "Relics of Olden Time: The Centennial as an Impulse for New England Collecting. " Winter Film Festival — Bicentennial Series January 6, 7, 8. "American Revolution: The Background Period," "Colonial America in the 1760s," "The Boston Tea Party." January 27, 28, 29. "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, " "Lexington, Concord, and Independence," "The Declaration of Independence." February 17, 18, 19. "The World Turned Upside Down." March 9, 10, 11. "Bill of Rights of the United States," "American Revolution: Postwar Period," "To Form a More Perfect Union." March 18. Lyceum Lecture, "The AmericeUi Revolution and the Historical Imagination," by Prof. Michael Kammen, Department of History, Cornell University. March 23. Guides' Reception at Assembly House. Meetings Sponsored by Outside Institutions February 20. Children's Friend and Family Service Society. April 16. North Shore Smith College Club. May 5 . Committee for a New England Bibliography, Inc, June 24. Salem State College institute on the American Revolution. October 11. Salem State College conference on literature. J anuary 5 . Mayor's Champagne Reception preceding Salem's Bicentennial Inaugural Ball. January 20. New England Museum Shops committee. Auditorium Exhibitions Neoclassic Styles in Furniture and Dress. May 1- September 1. Fall Fashion Plates. September 21-December 1. Late 18th and Early 19th Century Trade Catalogues. October 15-January 26. Christmas Doll and Toy Exhibition. December 8- February 23. Print Room Exhibitions Patriots and Loyalists, Second Bicentennial Exhibition. April 16- September 7 . Paintings, Prints, and Lithographs by Vera Andrus. September 14- November 30. 100th Anniversary of the Ladies Centennial Committee Exhibition of 1876, Third Bicentennial Exhibition. December 16-April 25 Annual Report 28 DONORS TO THE ESSEX INSTITUTE FUND April 1, 1975 - March 31, 1976 Abbott, Gordon, Jr. Alviani, Dr. Doric Anderson, O. Kelley Annable, Walter W. Anonymous Attwill, J. Sanger Bacon, Dr. & Mrs. William Benjamin Baker, Harold W. Baldwin, James T. Barker, Mrs. B. Devereux, III Barker, Mr. & Mrs. W. Gardner Barnett, Eleanor G. Barton, Randolph P. Batchelder, Mrs. Roland B. Bell, Mary E. Benson, Mrs. George E. Bentinck-Smith, W. Betts, Barbara B. Bird, Charles Sumner Blair, Mrs. George K. Bourgoin, Mrs. Alice S. Bowden, Mr. & Mrs. W. Hammond Boyden, W. Lincoln, Jr. Boynton, Mrs. Charles T. Bradlee, Sargent Broadhead, Eleanor Brodie, John G. Brown, Dorothy A. Bunting, Dr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Bunting, Jane E. Carroll, Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Chamberlain, Mrs. Samuel Chamberlin, Mrs. Carey J. Chase, Theodore Chisholm, Mrs. William Christen, Elizabeth H. Clark, Mrs. William E. Colburn, Mr. & Mrs. I.W. Collier, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Conary, Mrs. Eleanor B. Conley, Mrs. Patrick Coolidge, Lawrence Copeland, Mr. & Mrs. L.C. Cormier, Mrs. Joan Cram, Mrs. G. Frank Crocker, Mrs. U. Haskell Cunha, G.M. Curran, Margaret M. Danielson, Mrs. Richard E. Davidson, Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. DeBlois, Dr. Elizabeth deLaittre, Mrs. Karl Dethier, Mrs. Charles Doane, Mrs. Lewis Drinkwater, Ralph W. , Construction Co., Inc. Dyer, Mrs. John R. Eilts, Hon, Hermann F. Emerson, Mrs. Thomas H. Err ion. Dr. & Mrs. Arthur R. | Ewing, Bayard (in memory of Harriet C. Rantoul) Farnham, Elizabeth R. i Farnham, Ruth R. Fellows, Joseph E., Jr. Felton, Mrs. Cornelius C. Felton, Cornelius C., Jr. Fenollosa, Mr. & Mrs. George Manu, Forbes, F. Murray, Jr. Frothingham, Mr. & Mrs. Theodore, Freeman, Mrs. William W.K. French, Mrs. Stanley G. Gardner, Mr. & Mrs. G. Peabody Gardner, Mr. & Mrs. John L. Garvin, Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Gildrie, Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Glover, George Goodspeed, George Talbot Gough, Dr. Geoffrey R. Annual Report 29 Hacker, Mr. & Mrs. William P. Hamilton, Sinclair Hammond, Mr. & Mrs. Roland B. Hardenbergh, Mrs. Clarence Harper, Amelia M. Harrington, M.C. Harrison, Mrs. Alfred C. Hatch, Mr. & Mrs. Francis W. , Jr Hayes, Bartlett H. Haynes, Dr. Winthrop P. Hinds, Mrs. E. Sturgis Hodgkinson, Harold D. Charity Foundation Hodsdon, Mrs. George M. , Jr. Homans, George C. Hood, Charlotte Hood, Mr. & Mrs. Harvey P. Houghton, Mr. & Mrs. William M. Howson, Mrs. Hubert A. Hull, Raymona E. Hunnewell, Louisa Hussey, Mr. & Mrs. Harold D. Jaques, Mrs. Rupert Ward Jones, Mrs. Homer Joy, Donald G. Kapnek, Theodore H. Kelleher, John C., Jr. Kingsley, J. Grafton Knight, Russell W. Lavender , Raymond G . Lee, Joseph Leonard, Mrs. Laurence B. Lewis, George, Jr. Little, Mrs. Bertram K. Little, David B. Little, Philip, Jr. Lord, Mr. & Mrs. Philip H. Lorenz, Paul F. Lovett, Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Lyceum, The Restaurant Lyman, A. Theodore, Jr. Macomber, Harold G. Mason, Mrs. Henry L. Mayer, H. Andr^ Van H. McKean, Mrs. Henry P. Minot, James J. Morris, Mrs. Charles W. Muff, Dr. & Mrs. William 0. Murray, Dr. Josephine L. Nash, Nathaniel C. Newton, Mrs. James H. Nichols, Capt. & Mrs. Henry C. Noone , Mary C . North Andover Historical Society Nutting, Donald E. Oliver, Andrew O'Neill, Mrs. Robert Osgood, Edward H. Osgood, Mrs. Robert L. Osgood, William B. Padjen, Elizabeth S. Palmer, Osborn Parker, Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Payson, Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert R. Peabody, William W. Peirson, Mrs. Edward L. Phillips, Edward Hake Phippen, Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Pickering Oil Heat, Inc. Porter, Mrs. Dorothy Proctor, Mrs. Thomas E. Putnam, Mr. & Mrs. Alfred P. Putnam, The General Israel, Family Trust Quint, Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Rantoul, Harriet C. (u/w) Raymond, Samuel E. Richardson, Benjamin P., Jr. Roehr, George L. Rogers, Bertha F. Rogers, Fred R. Rolsna, Elizabeth Russell, Mrs. Richard S. Annual Report 30 Salem News Publishing Co. Saltonstall, Sen. & Mrs. William L. Santin, Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Sawtelle Brothers, Inc. Sawyer, John A. Seamans, Donald C. Seamans, Peter B. Seamans, Robert C. Sears, Francis P., Jr. Sedgwick, Mrs. Ellery Setze, Josephine Shapiro, Mrs. Robert R. Shreve, Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Silver, Rollo G. Small, Mrs. Edwin W. Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Dwain B. Smith, Mrs. Philip Horton Somerville, Mr. & Mrs. James K. Stenberg, Henry G., Jr. Stevens, Brooks, Jr. Steward, Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Steward, Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert L. S tor row, James J. Stuart, Willoughby I. Sutton, Harry, Jr. Taft, Mrs. Edward A. Tapley, Charles S. Taylor, Helen P. Thorndike, Mrs. Richard K. DONORS TO THE MUSEUM Andrus , Vera Annisquam Village Hall Association Anonymous Batchelder, Mrs. Roland B. Beardsley, Mrs. J. Murray Berg, Mrs. Richard Bourgoin, Mrs. A.S. Bradlee, Sargent Brooks, Mrs. Elizabeth Butler, Warren H. Tivnan, Dr. Paul E. Tolies, Bryant F., Jr. Twiss, Mr. & Mrs. Chester N. Walk ley, Mrs. Edward I. Wallace, William & Co., Inc. Warner, Mrs. Frederick L. (in memory of Mrs. Alexander Hutchins and Eleanor Per ley) Welch, Mr. & Mrs. Francis C. Weld, Mrs. Philip B. Wendt, Mrs. Henry O. Weyburn, Mrs. Lyon Wheatland, Stephen White, Mr. & Mrs. John C. Whitney, Mrs. George Whittier, Mrs. Ross Wilmerding, John Winship, William H. , Jr. Winthrop, Clara B., Charitable Fund Wood, Charles B., Ill | Xanthaky, Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Young, Mr. & Mrs. David K. Zarga j , Dr. & Mrs. Tomislav HISTORIC HOUSES Cate, Mary Ropes J Chestnut Street Associates t Crossley, Mrs. Harry A. Curtis, Thomas C. j Ehrenstrom, Mrs. Catherine Girdlerh ' t Gray, Hope Gray, Stephen M.W. h Goodhue, Albert 5 Annual Report 31 Hagar, Helen C. Harper, Amelia M. Herndon, Mrs. Charlotte Afton MacLean Ingraham, Martha W. Jaques, Mrs. Herbert La lone, Dorothy D. Larson, Mrs. Edgar W. Leonard, Mrs. Ralph D. Little, Mrs. Bertram K. Kingman, Chester H. Kozodoy, Mrs. Max Mason, Mrs. Henry L. McCandless, Mrs. John A. Merrill, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Me serve, L. Owen Now and Then Association Osgood, Edward H. Osgood, William B. Perry, Mrs. Nancy C. Pirie, Robert S. Preston, Edward H. Pulsifer, Mrs. Susan N. Rotary Club of Salem Salem Bicentennial Commission Salem Redevelopment Authority Scaparro, Mrs. Betty Sealts, Prof. & Mrs. Merton M. Sherburne, Minerva Steward, Campbell Steward, Gilbert L. Tarnowski, Joseph Walling, Mrs. A. Clarke Warner, Mrs. Frederick L. Wetherbee, Nathaniel G. Wheatland, Stephen White, Goddard M. Wiberg, Lars-Erik Wilkins, Raymond S. DONORS TO THE JAMES DUNCAN PHILLIPS LIBRARY Adelson, Fred B. American Antiquarian Society American Heritage American Heritage Society Ames, Eleanor K. Andrus, Vera Askew, Thomas A. & Jean M. Bates, Francis J. Beverly American Revolution Bicentennial Committee Beverly Historical Society Beverly Public Library, Trustees of Blundell, Barbara Adams The Boston Globe Boyden, W. Lincoln Bradlee, Sargent Brodie, John G. Brown, F. Martin Brown University, Department of Art Buffington, Ralph M. Burnett, Frances Butler, Ruth Campo, Charles A. Cannon, Ruth G., Estate of Carberg, Edward W. Cate, Mary Ropes Chamberlain, Mrs. Grant Chisholm, Wallace, Estate of Annual Report 32 Colburn & Tegg Commonwealth of Massachusetts Connelly, Mrs. Charles J. Cooley, Mrs. John Crowley, Joseph E. Curley, Edmund F. Cutter, Mrs. Amos F. Damon, Gardner M. Danvers Archival Center Davison, H.K. Deal, W.F., Jr. DeVoe, Emile J. Dexter, Ralph W. Egleston, Robert E.P. Dutton Co., Inc. Erlich, Gloria Chasson Eunson, Keith Everitt, Harold E. Flynn, Margaret L. Follett Publishing Co. Folsom Family Association Forbes, H.A. Crosby Freeman, Mrs. William W.K. Frost, Chester E. Gale Research Company Garrett, Mrs. C.J, Gildrie, Richard P. Giles, Mrs. Paul D. Goodale, Marion P. Goodridge, Herbert L. Gordon College Grey, Hugh S. Grilley, Virginia Grosset & Dunlap Publishers Hagar, Helen Haskell, Mrs. Paul T. Hassell, Mrs. John Hastings House Hawthorne, Manning Hayes, Marian Heath, Mrs. J. Andrew Hill, Ruth H. Hirschl & Adler Galleries Howard, Mrs. Alan Howe, Letitia T. Howie, Robert L., Jr. Hull, Raymona E. Ipswich Historical Commission Jaques, Mrs. Herbert Jewett Family of America Johns, Dorothy M. Knight, Russell W. La lone, Dorothy, Estate of Langmaid, Mrs. Bradshaw Larrabee, Helen Lawson, Mrs. Ralph ' Lee, Lawrence Littlefield, Prescott H. Lord, Priscilla Sawyer Loring, Mrs. George G. Lovett, Robert W. I I Macki, Ahmed | Manchester Historical Society ^ Manchester Yacht Club Manning, Harry G. Marquis, Mrs. Edward Merrill, Richard Mike Roberts Color Productions | Morris, Richard J. , Jr. Moulton, Wilbur T. Musheno, Elizabeth J. i National Geographic Society National Park Service I National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Region National Society Women Descendants! of the Ancient and Honorable | Artillery Company, Massachusettj Court of Assistants ] National Stereoscopic Association j Nelson, Mrs. Hugh New Britain Museum of American Ar Newton, Elizabeth Nichols, Andrew, Heirs of Annual Report 33 Nichols, Henry C. Northern Indiana Historical Society Norton, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur R. Observer Magazine Osgood, Edward H. Pacific County Museum Page, John F. Payson, Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert R. Peabody Historical Society Philbrick, Helen Porter Phillips, Edward Hake Potter, Mrs. Charles A. Pratt, Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Proctor, Joseph R. Proper, David R. Pulsifer, Mrs. Harold T. Richardson, Mrs. Lincoln D. Rogers, Mrs. Malcolm Ropes, Ruth R. Salem Bicentennial Commission Salem Chamber of Commerce Salem Maritime National Historic Site Salem State College Saltonstall, William L. The Saturday Club Saunders, Oliver H. Scalera, Paula I Scaparro, Betty I Shawmut Merchants Bank, N.A. Shepley, Hayden R. Shortle, Edna Phelps Simmons, Edwin H. Small, Mrs. Edwin W. Smith, A. Plummer Smith, Mrs. George R. Snell, Charles W. I Somerville, James K. South Royalton Woman's Club Sparks, Mrs. Archie G., Jr. Stanton, Mary Stearns, Marjorie Steward, Charles A. Stratford Shakespearean Festival Foundation of Canada Swan, Charles P. Swan, Marshall W.S. Tarnowski, Joseph Thresher, Mrs. Ralph L. Tivey, Richard H. Tolies, Bryant F., Jr. Topsfield Historical Society Trask, Richard B. Trumbull, Mrs. James C. Tufts, Edward R. Tyler, Ruth U.S. Library of Congress University of California Press University of Maryland, Art Gallery University of Missouri Press University of North Carolina Press Varrell, William M. Veeder, Paul L. Wales, R. Langdon Walker, Harold S. Warner, Mrs. Frederick L. Watkins, Mrs. Charles H. West, Richard S. Wetherbee, Nathaniel G. Wheatland, David P. Wiley, Thelma William L. Clements Library Williams, James H. Wilson Library Bulletin, Editors of Worcester Art Museum, President and Trustees of Wright, John H. Young, Mrs. Britton Dennis Zollo, Richard Annual Report 34 DONORS TO SPECIAL PROJECTS Anonymous: Assembly House, educational program, print cataloguing, Plummer Hall roof restoration Assembly House: Smith, Mary Silver Mrs. Fred C. Burnaby Memorial Fund: Abbott, Mr. & Mrs. Luther Bechtel, Mrs. Harold H. Branscombe, Mr. & Mrs. Norris E., II Burnaby, Fred C. Burns, The Misses May, Barbara & Lois Follansbee, Muriel L. Gerry/Story Schools, Friends of, Marblehead, Mass. The Gillette Co. Hearne, Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. , Sr. Liberty Mutual Club Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies Robbins, Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Roewer, Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Stewart, Mrs. George M. Stewart, James E. Weinshanker, Mr. & Mrs. David Conservation or Improved Cataloguing of Maritime Documents of Salem: Salem Marine Society Essex County Economic History Projects: Davisson, William I. Paul T. Haskell Fund: Haskell, Mrs. Paul T. Improve the Lighting in the Gardner-Pingree , Crowninshield-Bentley , and John Ward Houses, and in the Doll House and the Lye-Tapley Shoe Shop: Essex Institute Ladies Committee McCarthy Family Foundation Charity Fund: Special exhibitions and publications Microfilm Reader Fund: Little, Charles M. Mass. Society of Genealogists , Essex County Chapter Museum Objects Fund: Anonymous donations in i Museum Contribution ] National Endowment for the Arts: Print cataloguing progr. Peirce-Nichols House: Dodge, Alice L.C. Ervin, Adele Q. Charlotte Palmer Phillips Fund: Phillips, Charlotte Palmer Foundation, I Pingree House Endowment Fu Fulton, Mrs. John F. Ingraham, Mrs. Franc D. Photographs and Slides: Burnett, Frances L. Chaurette, Charles L. duPont, Henry Francis, Winterthur Museum Fallon, Kathryn M. Frost, Chester Hardenbergh, Mrs. Clare Kenyon, Paul La lone, Dorothy (u/w) Langmaid, Mrs. Bradshav Manchester Historical Society Nor they, John T. Annual Report Osgood, Edward H. Payson, Gilbert R. Sexton, Mark Shepley, Hayden Smith, Mary Silver Walcott, Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Warner, Mrs. Frederick L. Woodbury, Dorcas & Ruth Zollo, Richard P. Repair of Glass Painting: Gray, Hope Research on Pingree Papers Fulton, Mrs. John F. Ingraham, Mrs. Franc D. Ordway, Mrs. Samuel H. Stauffer, Mrs. Henry H. Wheatland, Richard, II Wyeth Endowment for American Art: Portrait conservation program Annual Report 36 NAME Ruth H. Allen Mrs, Francis Brooks Mrs. Fred C. Burnaby Mrs. Carey J. Chamberlin Mrs, Wallace C. Cook Arthur M. Coon Stewart Dow Harold H. Gibson, Jr. Francis W, Hatch Mrs, Raymond L. Heffernan Thomas F. Henry, M.D. Kenneth B, Murdock Mary E. Osgood Mrs. Edward Holyoke Osgood, Prof. Norman H. Pearson Harriet C. Rantoul Samuel E. Raymond Howard M. 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