1839-2009
Guide to the Collection
Series II of the Frank Irving Howe, Jr. family papers (the Senechal family
papers) are stored offsite and must be requested at least one business day in
advance. Contact the Library at
library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request
materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before
requesting cartons by barcode.
There are restrictions on the use of this collection. Users must sign an
agreement stating that they understand these restrictions before they will be
given access to the collection.
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| Creator: | Howe, Frank Irving,
1875-1946 |
| Title: | Frank Irving Howe, Jr. family
papers |
| Dates: | 1839-2009 |
| Physical Description: | 2 document
boxes and 1 oversize box (stored onsite); 6 record cartons and 1 document box
(stored offsite) |
| Call Number: | Ms. N-2371 (Hill-Howe family papers) |
| Call Number: | OFFSITE STORAGE (Senechal family papers) |
| Repository: | Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
library@masshist.org |
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Abstract:
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This collection consists of the papers of the
interrelated Hill, Howe, and Senechal families, primarily Civil War
sharpshooter Moses Hill, his wife Eliza Ann (Arnold) Hill, their
great-granddaughter Marion Elberta (Howe) Senechal, and her husband Robert
Alphonse Senechal. Included are letters written by Moses Hill during his
service with the First Company of Massachusetts Sharpshooters in Maryland and
Virginia, 1860-1862.
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Moses Hill (1823-1862) was born on 22 Mar. 1823
in Bellingham, Mass., the son of Moses and Persis (Phipps) Hill. He worked as a
stone mason. In 1846, he married Eliza Ann Arnold (1825-1888), and the couple
had two children: Lucina Maria Hill (b. 1848), who married Frank Irving Howe
(1841-1893) in 1866; and George Russell Hill (b. 1858), who married Carrie
Frances Clark in 1882. During the Civil War, Moses Hill served in the First
Company of Massachusetts Sharpshooters, otherwise known as the "Andrew
Sharpshooters" after Gov. John A. Andrew. Hill saw action in Maryland and
Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign. On 13 Oct. 1862, he was discharged from
service due to illness and sent home, where he died of consumption on 29 Oct.
1862.
Eliza Ann (Arnold) Hill (1825-1888) was the
daughter of Nathan and Rosina (Ballou) Arnold and the foster daughter of George
Harding of Medway, Mass. Her brother was Nathan Arnold, Jr. (1817-1881), who
married Maria Green (Harding) Bright in 1839, and her twin sister was Rosina
Arnold, who married William Bartlett in 1845.
Frank Irving Howe, Jr. (1875-1946) was the son of
Frank and Lucina Maria (Hill) Howe and the grandson of Moses and Eliza Ann
(Arnold) Hill. He married Clara Louise Amazeen in 1902, and the couple had five
children: Dorothy Howe; Frank Irving Howe III, a.k.a. "Bud"; Evan Carleton
Howe, a.k.a. "Pie"; Marion Elberta Howe; and Robert Marshall Howe.
Marion Elberta (Howe) Senechal (1916-2000) was
the daughter of Frank Irving Howe, Jr. and Clara Louise (Amazeen) Howe. In
1936, she married stage actor and set designer Joseph Gardner Hill, and they
had one son, David Gardner Hill (b. 1937). Marion and Joe Hill divorced in
1941, and Marion re-married in 1948 to Robert Alphonse Senechal. The Senechals
had two daughters, Roberta Howe Senechal (b. 1950) and Marianne Senechal (b.
1957). During World War II, Marion worked building Liberty ships at the New
England Shipbuilding Corporation's shipyard in South Portland, Me. She got a
B.A. in education from the Massachusetts School of Art in 1948 and an M.A. in
Education from Gorham State College in 1968. She worked for many years as an
art teacher and administrator, first in Rumford, Me. and then in Scotia, N.Y.,
retiring in 1972.
Robert Alphonse Senechal (1919-2005) was the son
of Wilbur Louis Senechal and Aurore (Plante) Senechal. He worked as a
boilermaker and was very active in his labor union, the International
Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and
Helpers, Local #29.
Ballou,
Adin. An Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous
in America; Carefully Compiled and Edited by Adin Ballou; With Numerous
Artistic Illustrations. Providence, R.I.: Ariel Ballou and Latimer W.
Ballou, 1888.
This collection consists of the papers of the interrelated Hill, Howe, and
Senechal families, primarily Civil War sharpshooter Moses Hill, his wife Eliza
Ann (Arnold) Hill, their great-granddaughter Marion Elberta (Howe) Senechal,
and her husband Robert Alphonse Senechal. Series I (the Hill-Howe family
papers) contains the papers of Moses and Eliza Hill, their children, and other
Hill and Howe family members. Series II (the Senechal family papers) contains
the papers of Marion and Robert Senechal, their children, and other Senechal
family members.
Included are letters written by Moses Hill during his service with the First
Company of Massachusetts Sharpshooters in Maryland and Virginia, 1860-1862,
describing life at camp, battles, his health, etc.; Hill and Howe legal,
genealogical, and printed material; Senechal family correspondence; personal
correspondence of Marion Senechal and papers related to her career as an art
educator and her travels; papers of Robert Senechal related to his membership
in the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders,
Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, Local #29, and his workers' compensation
claim for asbestosis; and diaries of Marion and Robert Senechal.
Gift of Roberta Howe Senechal, Aug. 2008-Feb. 2012.
Series II of the Frank Irving Howe, Jr. family papers (the Senechal family
papers) are stored offsite and must be requested at least one business day in
advance. Contact the Library at
library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request
materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before
requesting cartons by barcode.
There are restrictions on the use of this collection. Users must sign an
agreement stating that they understand these restrictions before they will be
given access to the collection.
The Frank Irving Howe, Jr. family papers contain correspondence and other
materials created by individuals other than the donor, Roberta Senechal.
Although the Massachusetts Historical Society has physical ownership of papers
written by and to other individuals, some material may still be under
copyright. The Massachusetts Historical Society does not
claim ownership to the literary rights (copyright) to materials created by
individuals other than Roberta Senechal. The Massachusetts Historical
Society cannot give permission to publish or cite documents or other materials
by individuals for whom it does not hold copyright. Use of the collection
does not imply permission to publish or cite
materials in the collection. It is the sole
responsibility of the researcher to obtain formal permission from owners of the
literary rights (copyright) to publish or quote from documents in this
collection.
All reproductions, including photocopies and
digital photographs are for personal use only. Personal use copies
may not be donated or deposited in other libraries
or archives, or made available to other researchers without the
written permission of the Massachusetts Historical
Society.
The collection is organized into the following series:
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| I. Hill-Howe family papers, 1839-2000 |
| | A. Correspondence, 1844-1926 |
| | B. Legal and financial papers, 1839-1956 |
| | C. Genealogical papers, 1902-2000 |
| | D. Printed matter, 1861-1947 |
| II. Senechal family papers, 1924-2009 |
| | A. Family correspondence, 1926-2008 |
| | B. Marion Elberta (Howe) Senechal papers, 1924-2007 |
| | C. Robert Alphonse Senechal papers, 1933-2009 |
| | D. David Gardner Hill papers, 1953-1957 |
| | E. Roberta Howe Senechal papers, 1950-1971 |
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| Box | Folder | Contents |
| | I. Hill-Howe family papers,
1839-2000
This series contains papers of the related Hill and Howe families, primarily
Civil War sharpshooter Moses Hill, his wife Eliza Ann (Arnold) Hill, their
daughter Lucina Maria (Hill) Howe, and other family members. Included are
letters, postcards, legal and financial papers, genealogical papers, and
printed matter.
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| | | A. Correspondence,
1844-1926
This subseries consists primarily of the correspondence of Moses Hill and
Eliza Ann (Arnold) Hill, 1844-1862, but also includes letters to Eliza from
other family members and friends. Among the correspondents are Eliza's uncle
Adin Ballou, sister Rosina (Arnold) Bartlett, brother Nathan Arnold, Jr.
(1817-1881), niece Myra (probably Nathan's stepdaughter Mary Elizabeth Bright),
daughter Lucina Maria (Hill) Howe, son George Russell Hill, mother-in-law
Persis (Phipps) Hill, Maria A. Harding, and Casper Lavater Russell.
Detailed and frequent letters from Moses to Eliza while he was serving in
the Civil War, 1861-1862, include letters from Camp Benton, Md. about life at
camp; provisions; correspondence and items sent from home; men in the company,
including Egbert Oswald Hixon (1824-1864) of Medway, Mass.; deaths and
illnesses at camp; drinking and gambling by the soldiers; drills and troop
movements; engagements with the enemy; news of battles; the weather; Moses's
health and homesickness; the activities of his children Lucina ("Sis") and
George ("Bub") and other family members; Gen. Frederick W. Lander; Capt. John
Saunders; African Americans; Confederate prisoners; and the reconnaissance
hot-air balloon Intrepid. Moses participated in
and describes the battles at Ball's Bluff and Edward's Ferry and contrasts his
experiences with newspaper reports. Also included are a few letters from Moses
to his children, often with sketches, and to his parents Moses and Persis
(Phipps) Hill. One letter to Lucina, 24 Dec. 1861, details the life of slaves
in Maryland. At the beginning of 1862, Moses's regiment left Camp Benton, and
his letters of that year are addressed from Patterson's Creek, Paw Paw Tunnel,
Winchester, Yorktown, New Kent, Richmond, Harrison's Landing, and Newport News,
Va. Subjects include a skirmish at Bloomery Gap (W.Va.) in mid-February; the
death of Gen. Lander; Gen. James Shields; Virginians' fear of the Northern
troops; Moses's hopes for peace; his respect for Gen. George B. McClellan; and
the Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Fair Oaks, and Seven Days Battles. Included is
correspondence between Moses, Eliza, and Lucina while Moses was at Harewood
Hospital in Washington, D.C., Sep.-Oct. 1862.
After Moses's death in 1862, the correspondence consists of letters about
his pension and Eliza Hill's work with the Soldiers' Aid Society; letters to
Eliza from her daughter Lucina, son George, sister Rosina, brother Nathan,
niece Myra, uncle Adin Ballou, and others, primarily on family matters; and
later letters to Lucina from her husband Frank Irving Howe, daughter Eva
Frances Howe, and son Frank Irving Howe, Jr. Letters from Frank, Jr. describe
his service in South Carolina in the Fifth Regiment, Mass. Infantry,
1898-1899.
This subseries also contains postcards sent to Caroline Frances Howe and her
mother Lucina Maria (Hill) Howe by various family members and friends, as well
as miscellaneous undated calling cards and envelopes.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1-15 | | | Letters,
1844-1907
NOTE: Most of the correspondence between Moses Hill
and Eliza Ann (Arnold) Hill, 1844-1862, was transcribed by Roberta Senechal.
These transcripts are included with the original letters.
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| Box 1 | Folder 16-17 | | | Postcards,
1905-1926 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | | | Miscellaneous calling cards and envelopes |
| Box 1 | Folder 19-20 | | B. Legal and financial papers,
1839-1956
This subseries contains the appointment of George Harding as guardian of
Eliza Ann Arnold, 7 Dec. 1839; papers related to the pension of Moses Hill,
1862-1911; Frank Irving Howe, Jr.'s discharge from the army, 31 Mar. 1899; a
letter confirming Charles Davis Bent's appointment as special justice of the
District Court of Leominster, Mass., 27 Dec. 1956; and other papers.
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| Box 2 | Folder 1-37 | | C. Genealogical papers,
1902-2012
This subseries consists of genealogies of the Amazeen, Bent, Davis,
Death/Dearth, Howe, and Richardson families; notes on Priscilla George Howe;
papers related to the annual Howe family reunion beginning in 1977, including
family trees, a guest book, invitations, correspondence, etc.; a description of
Frank Irving Howe, Jr.'s mental illness and other writings about him by family
members; obituaries and printed matter; a notebook of handwritten poems,
1977-1979, and other writings by Evan Carleton Howe; and genealogical notes by
Roberta Senechal, as well as her correspondence with Barbara Worthley and
others on family history, 1980-2012.
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| Box 2 | Folder 38-39 | | D. Printed matter,
1861-1947
Included is a copy of The Christian Banner for the
Soldier and the Sailor, 15 Nov. 1861, owned by Moses Hill; programs for
plays and commencements; Frank Irving Howe, Jr.'s certificate of membership in
the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, 19 Feb. 1902; a pamphlet entitled
A Pocket Guide to France, ca. 1944, published by
the War and Navy Departments and owned by Merchant Marine Robert Marshall Howe;
a booklet of World Green Stamps, ca. 1947; and a few other printed items.
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| | | II. Senechal family papers,
1924-2009
This series contains papers of the Senechal family, including correspondence
between family members and the personal and professional papers of Marion
(Howe) Senechal and Robert A. Senechal.
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| | | | A. Family correspondence,
1926-2008
This subseries consists primarily of letters to Marion (Howe) Senechal on
family matters. Correspondents include her mother Clara (Amazeen) Howe; her
first and second husbands, Joe Hill (beginning in 1987) and Robert "Red"
Senechal; her sister Dorothy (Howe) Bent and husband Charles D. Bent; her
brothers Evan "Pie" Carleton Howe and Robert Marshall Howe; her sisters-in-law
Mildred (Wood) Howe and Lucille (Goodwin) Howe; her children David Gardner
Hill, Roberta Senechal, and Marianne Senechal; her daughters-in-law Kay (Izumi)
Hill and Taiko (Katane) Hill; her nieces and nephews; her aunt Fay (Amazeen)
Bailey and Bailey family members; and many others. Included are letters from
Robert M. Howe to his mother Clara (Amazeen) Howe and family during his service
with the Merchant Marines, 1942-1945, as well as letters from Marion to Robert
Senechal before their marriage, 1946-1948, and when Marion took a trip around
the U.S., 1954-1955, to Europe with Roberta and Marianne, 1970, and to Africa
with Roberta, 1970-1971. Marion's letters from Africa contain detailed
descriptions of her experiences and the unrest following Idi Amin's military
coup in Uganda in early 1971. Letters from David G. Hill to Marion discuss his
work as a pilot for the Navy, 1955-1968, and later for Northwest Airlines,
including the pilots' strike in 1978 and other labor issues. Among the
political subjects discussed in this subseries are elections, the Reagan
administration, the Iran-Contra scandal, and the First Gulf War. Also included
are letters about the estate of Clara Howe, family history, and the annual Howe
family reunion, as well as some letters to Roberta Senechal, beginning ca.
1980, and correspondence of members of the Senechal family.
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| Carton 1 | SH 1897 R | | | | 1926-May 1980 |
| Carton 2 | SH 1898 S | Folder 1-25 | | | Aug. 1980-2008 |
| | | | B. Marion Elberta (Howe) Senechal papers,
1924-2007
This subseries consists of the personal papers of Marion Senechal, including
correspondence with non-family members, diaries, material related to her
education and professional career, writings, and other papers.
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| Carton 2 | SH 1898 S | Folder 26-46 | | | Personal correspondence,
1936-2007
Arranged chronologically.Included is correspondence of Marion Senechal with friends, colleagues, and
students on personal and professional matters. Letters relate to her education;
her work as an art teacher; her fellowship from the Fund for the Advancement of
Education and her trip around the U.S., 1954-1955; health and financial
matters; and many other subjects. Letters to Marion and her daughter Roberta
from friends in Africa, 1971-1973, include a few from Philip D'Cunha about the
political situation in Uganda, persecution of Asians in the country, and his
efforts to emigrate to the U.S. Also among the correspondents are Charles
Breckheimer, Dorothy Carmichael, Norma and Bob Cottrell, Ryland W. Crary of the
National Education Association, Gwendolyn E. Flanagan, Lucille F. Gillmore,
Richard Harrison in London, Sue and Donald Lizzul, Patti (Simonian) Mahabub,
William and Dorothy Milliken, Charles F. Rickert, and Katie B. Thomas. Marion
also corresponded with public officials on political issues.
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| | | | | Volumes,
1928-1946
Volumes consist primarily of the diaries of Marion Howe covering the years
before her marriage to Robert A. Senechal. Entries describe her daily
activities, school, and social life. Friends and boyfriends mentioned include
Jim Bailey, Ethel "Ginger" Calthorpe, Charlie Farrar, Johnny Field, Joe Hill,
Bob Nagel, and Mary "Shrimp" Peckham. Marion also wrote about her father Frank
Irving Howe, Jr.'s deteriorating mental health, her marriage to Joe Hill, her
son David G. Hill, and her work as a housekeeper. Entries are often out of
order. The first diary, 1932-1946, is also a memoranda book containing French
vocabulary, notes on music, poetry, quotations, sketches, and printed matter,
as well as Marion's thoughts on marriage and other subjects. The 1934-1935 and
1934-1937 diaries cover many of the same days, but entries for those days are
slightly different.
Also included is an autograph book with signatures and poems by Howe family
members and Walpole High School friends, as well as a small memo book
containing addresses, notes, quotations, and sketches by Marion Howe.
NOTE: Included are select diary transcripts by Roberta
Senechal. For Marion (Howe) Senechal's later journal describing a trip to
Africa, 1970-1971, see her travel papers.
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| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 1 | | | | Autograph book,
1928-1931 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 2 | | | | Diary and memoranda book,
1932-1946 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 3 | | | | Diary,
1 Jan. 1934-19 July 1935 [with gaps] |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 3 | | | | Diary,
1 Jan. 1934-8 June 1937 [with gaps] |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 4 | | | | Diary,
14 June 1935-29 July 1944 [with gaps] |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 5 | | | | Select transcripts of diaries |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 6 | | | | Memo book,
1943 |
| | | | | Educational papers,
1924-1999
Arranged chronologically.Included are sketchbooks, scrapbooks, course materials, writings,
correspondence, transcripts, printed matter, and other papers related to Marion
(Howe) Senechal's high school, college, and post-graduate education.
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| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 7 | | | | The Artgum of the Massachusetts Normal Art
School, Vol. II and III,
1924 [printed] |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 8 | | | | Scrapbook,
1929-1944 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 9 | | | | Notes, Civics I, Walpole High School,
1930 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 10 | | | | Scrapbook,
1930-1939 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 11 | | | | Certificate for participation in field hockey, Walpole High School,
1932 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 12 | | | | Course materials for "The Family," Walpole High School,
ca. 1934-1935 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 13 | | | | School notebook, Walpole High School,
1934-1935 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 14 | | | | Graduation exercises, Walpole High School,
1934 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 15-16 | | | | W.H.S. Hill Quill,
1935 [2 issues, printed] |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 17 | | | | Sketchbook,
1945-1946 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 18 | | | | Sketchbook,
1946-1948 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 19 | | | | Massachusetts School of Art yearbook,
1947 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 20 | | | | The Way Through Art, senior thesis,
Massachusetts School of Art,
1948 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 21 | | | | Commencement program, Massachusetts School of Art,
1948 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 22 | | | | Sarah Lawrence College correspondence,
1954-1955 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 23 | | | | Correspondence with colleges,
1958-1984 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 24 | | | | Newsletter, Walpole High School Class of 1934,
1959 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 25 | | | | College transcripts and grade sheets,
1962-1983 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 26 | | | | 30th reunion, Walpole High School Class of 1934,
1964 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 27 | | | | Certificate of in-service art workshop,
1966 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 28 | | | | Diploma, Master of Science in Education, Gorham State College,
1968 |
| Carton 3 | SH 1899 T | Folder 29-30 | | | | Commencement program, Gorham State College,
1968 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 1 | | | | Correspondence with University of Southern Maine,
1978-1979 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 2 | | | | News bulletins and addresses, Walpole High School Class of 1934,
1979-1984 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 3 | | | | Notebook for "The History of
Art,"1983 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 4 | | | | "A Short History of the Art and Manufacture of Athenian Vases," by
Marion Senechal,
1983 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 5 | | | | 50th reunion, Walpole High School Class of 1934,
1984 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 6 | | | | "Putting on an Art Exhibit," by Marion Senechal,
1985 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 7 | | | | Course materials for "Aging in America," University of Southern
Maine,
1988 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 8 | | | | Notes for course on English writing, University of Southern Maine,
1990 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 9 | | | | 65th reunion, Walpole High School Class of 1934,
1999 |
| | | | | Professional papers,
1931-1985
Arranged chronologically.Marion (Howe) Senechal's professional papers consist of correspondence,
lesson plans, notes, printed matter, meeting minutes, reports, certificates,
artwork, and other papers documenting her career as an art teacher and
administrator. Included is material related to her Ford Foundation fellowship,
the John Hay Fellows Program, and the New York State Art Teachers
Association.
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| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 10 | | | | Letter of recommendation for Marion Senechal, by Donald Whittredge,
undated |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 11 | | | | "Creating a Plaster Relief," by Marion Senechal, undated |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 12 | | | | The Teaching of Art Related to the
Home,
1931 [printed] |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 13-18 | | | | Lesson plans,
1946-1972 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 19 | | | | Drawings and prints,
1946-1980s |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 20 | | | | Elementary grade drawing, kindergarten through grade 6,
1948 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 21 | | | | Talks and articles on art,
1948-1968 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 22 | | | | Stephens High School (Rumford, Me.) yearbook,
1949 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 23 | | | | Teacher's certificates, State of Maine,
1949,
1955 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 24 | | | | Syllabus, undated,
1949-1969 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 25-26 | | | | Clippings,
1949-1980 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 27 | | | | Unit activities and team teaching, lesson plans,
1950-1964 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 28 | | | | Miscellaneous teaching materials,
1951-1956 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 29-30 | | | | Material related to Ford Foundation fellowship,
1952-1954 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 31 | | | | Research file: R. C. Hoiles,
1952-1955 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 32 | | | | Teachers' continuing contract, Town of Rumford, Me.,
1953 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 33-36 | | | | Ford Foundation grant proposal, draft and final,
1953-1954 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 37 | | | | Questions about public school education,
1954 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 38 | | | | Miscellaneous notes on education,
1954-1955 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 39 | | | | Art associations,
1954-1955 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 40 | | | | Teachers' salaries, Rumford, Me.,
1954-1955 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 41 | | | | NEA Journal,
1955 [printed] |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 42 | | | | Certificate of membership and prior service, New York State Teachers
Retirement System,
1956 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 43 | | | | Teaching materials: high school crafts,
1956-1960s |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 44-45 | | | | Art workshops,
1957 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 46 | | | | Report on combined art workshops,
1957 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 47 | | | | New York State Art Teachers Association newsletter,
1957 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 48 | | | | Teaching materials: 7th-9th grade,
1957-1964 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 49 | | | | Teacher's certificates, University of the State of New York,
1957,
1965 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 50 | | | | Miscellaneous work papers,
1957-1977 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 51 | | | | Regents High School examination,
1958 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 52 | | | | High school, general,
1958-1961 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 53 | | | | Notes for grant proposals,
1958-1964 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 54-55 | | | | Publicity,
1959-1970 |
| Carton 4 | SH 189A U | Folder 56 | | | | Art supervisor,
1960-1969 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 1-3 | | | | John Hay Fellows Program,
1961-1965 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 4 | | | | Art in Action,
1962-1963 [printed] |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 5 | | | | Supervisor file: reviews of teachers,
1963-1969 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 6 | | | | The Scotia-Glenville Journal,
1964 [printed] |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 7 | | | | New York State Art Teachers Association,
1965-1967 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 8 | | | | Conference vouchers, approvals, and notices,
1966-1970 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 9-10 | | | | Art Department meeting minutes,
1966-1970 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 11 | | | | Report of discussion forum,
1967? |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 12 | | | | New York State Art Teachers Association membership directory,
1967 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 13 | | | | Syllabus for high school,
1967-1968 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 14 | | | | Council of Administrators in Art Education of New York State,
1967-1969 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 15-21 | | | | New York State Art Teachers Association, Capital District,
1967-1970 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 22 | | | | Scotia-Glenville pay stubs,
1968? |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 23 | | | | Notes on transfer, Scotia-Glenville High School,
1968 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 24-25 | | | | Scotia-Glenville Festival of the Arts,
1968 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 26 | | | | Correspondence,
1969-1970 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 27 | | | | 13th Annual Art Exhibit, Scotia-Glenville Central Schools,
1970 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 28 | | | | "Letter to Editor," by Norma W. Cottrell,
1971 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 29-30 | | | | Retirement correspondence,
1971-1972 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 31 | | | | Certificate of appreciation, Scotia-Glenville Central Schools,
1972 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 32-33 | | | | Senemah Fine Arts Originals,
1973 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 34 | | | | Blake Realty,
1973 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 35 | | | | Self-portraits,
1980s |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 36 | | | | Certificate of appreciation, University of Southern Maine,
1980 |
| Box 3 | SH 189B V | Folder 37 | | | | "The Production of Art Exhibits by USM Art Students," by Marion
Senechal,
1985 |
| | | | | Writings,
1940s-2000
Arranged chronologically.Included are miscellaneous short stories, essays, poems, and notes written
by Marion (Howe) Senechal, as well as biographical writings and a few
sketches.
NOTE: See Marion (Howe) Senechal's educational papers
for additional writings.
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| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 1 | | | | "Life" undated |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 2 | | | | "Just Any Job," undated |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 3 | | | | Papers to be typed,
ca. 1940s-1950s |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 4 | | | | Poetry,
1947?-1985 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 5 | | | | "Dilemma or, Elegy to an Fashioned Doughnut,"
ca. 1954-1955 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 6 | | | | "Intellectual Biography,"
1957? |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 7 | | | | Miscellaneous notes for short stories,
1960-1989 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 8 | | | | "A State of Fusion,"
1962 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 9 | | | | Nominee's intellectual autobiography,
1964 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 10 | | | | "Sebago,"
1966 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 11 | | | | "Marsden Hartley,"
1967 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 12 | | | | "Jerry: A Short Story,"
1970 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 13 | | | | "On Survival,"
1971 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 14 | | | | "Freedom and Responsibility: A Viewpoint on Welfare,"
1977 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 15 | | | | "Home is Where...,"
1977 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 16 | | | | "Joe Salesman,"
1979? |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 17 | | | | "The Other Side of Lonely,"
1979? |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 18 | | | | "Set 'Em Up, Joe, or a Workingman's Soliloquy,"
1979 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 19 | | | | "T.M.,"
1979 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 20 | | | | "Sometimes It's Better to Leave Well Enough Alone...,"
1979 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 21 | | | | "South Africa,"
1979-2000 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 22 | | | | "What Is a Rosa?"
1980 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 23 | | | | "To Room Nineteen,"
1980 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 24 | | | | "New Mexico Landscape,"
1983 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 25 | | | | Creative writing notebook,
1985 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 26 | | | | "Out-Tide,"
1985 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 27 | | | | "Chair,"
1986 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 28 | | | | "Livia: A Short Story,"
1986 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 29 | | | | "Etceteras That May Be of Interest,"
ca. 1990s? |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 30 | | | | "The Life Story of Marion Howe Senechal," interview by Sylvia Kaye,
1994 |
| | | | | Travel papers,
1954-1984
Marion (Howe) Senechal's travel papers relate primarily to her sabbatical to
Europe and Africa in 1970-1971. Included is incoming and outgoing
correspondence about arrangements and financial aid; bills and receipts;
Senechal's African journal describing her activities, people and sights, and
the effects of Idi Amin's military coup in Uganda; notes and printed matter
from Africa enclosed with the journal; and miscellaneous printed matter from
other trips.
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| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 31 | | | | Agreement, Board of Education,
1970 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 32 | | | | Correspondence,
1969-1970 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 33-35 | | | | Bills and receipts,
1969-1971 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 36 | | | | Europe By Car trip log,
1970 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 37 | | | | Notes on African travel,
1966-1971 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 38 | | | | African journal,
1970-1971 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 39 | | | | Miscellaneous printed matter,
1954-1984 |
| | | | | Legal and financial papers,
1948-2007
Arranged chronologically.Included are real estate documents, deeds, wills, powers of attorney,
certificates, and other legal and financial papers of Marion and Robert
Senechal.
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| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 40 | | | | Certificate of marriage, Robert Senechal and Marion Hill,
1948 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 41 | | | | Miscellaneous financial papers,
1953-1974 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 42 | | | | Deed for property in Raymond, Me.,
1957 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 43-44 | | | | Real estate documents, 39 Union Street, Norfolk, Mass.,
1961-1973 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 45 | | | | Miscellaneous real estate documents,
1963-1981 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 46-48 | | | | Passports, vaccination certificates,
1970-1987 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 49 | | | | Release of all claims,
1972 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 50 | | | | Powers of attorney from David G. Hill,
1973,
1976 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 51-52 | | | | Last will and testament,
1974,
1998-2000 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 53 | | | | Notes on travel award fraud,
1980s? |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 54 | | | | Receipt for loan to David G. Hill,
1982 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 55-56 | | | | Deeds of gift to Spring Point Museum, South Portland, Me.,
1988,
1991 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 57-58 | | | | Powers of attorney for Marion and Robert Senechal,
1995-1996 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 59 | | | | Record of marriage, Robert Senechal and Marion Hill,
2000 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 60 | | | | Affidavit for collection of personal property,
2006 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 61 | | | | Letters of authority of personal representative,
2007 |
| | | | | Printed materials,
1930-2006
Arranged chronologically.Included is a booklet entitled Souvenir of the
Charles River containing historic photographs of the river;
certificates and a program from the Camp Fire Girls; clippings and other
printed matter related to Marion (Howe) Hill's work on liberty ships during
World War II; six issues of The Franklin Focus,
the newsletter of the Franklin Square House for which she was a staff artist;
clippings and programs documenting the theatrical career of her first husband
Joe Hill and his second wife Marianna (Peterson) Hill; and miscellaneous
clippings, certificates, cards, and other printed items.
NOTE: See Marion (Howe) Senechal's educational,
professional, and travel papers for additional printed materials.
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| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 62 | | | | Souvenir of the Charles River,
undated |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 63-64 | | | | Camp Fire Girls,
1930-1937 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 65-71 | | | | Clippings and printed matter related to war work,
1943-1998 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 72-75 | | | | The Franklin Focus,
1945-1947 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 76-79 | | | | Joe Hill clippings and programs,
1953-2006 |
| Carton 5 | SH 189C W | Folder 80-86 | | | | Miscellaneous printed matter,
1943-2000 |
| | | | C. Robert Alphonse Senechal papers,
1933-2009
This subseries consists of the personal papers of Robert A. Senechal,
including correspondence with non-family members, material related to his union
work, and diaries and annotated calendars describing his daily activities.
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| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 1-5 | | | Personal papers,
1933-2001
Robert Senechal's personal papers include diplomas; his order to report for
induction, notices of classification for selective service, and World War II
ration books; correspondence with Lt. Edward Bronski, Abe and Edith Alpert,
Joseph McElroy, and others; political poems and cartoons by Senechal; material
related to a complaint against the town of Raymond, Me. on a zoning issue,
notes on land use ordinances, and a petition to the Board of Selectmen;
Senechal's will, a copy of his birth certificate, and other legal papers;
letters about the death of Marion Senechal in 2000; and annotated newspaper
clippings, 1983-1998.
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| | | | | Union papers,
1953-2009
Included are papers documenting Robert Senechal's participation in the
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths,
Forgers and Helpers, Local #29. The papers consist of letters, notes,
employment records, jobsite lists, contracts, dues receipts, statements, memos,
and printed matter, including material related to union elections; employee
benefits; complaints to the National Labor Relations Board; another union
member's accusation that Senechal was a Communist, 1966-1969; and a worker'
compensation claim brought by Senechal after he contracted asbestosis,
1982-2009. Among the individuals represented are the union's business manager
Edward H. F. Hancock and Boston attorney Michael P. Thornton.
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| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 6-23 | | | | 1953-2009 |
| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 24 | | | | Steward's notebook,
1954-1955 |
| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 25 | | | | Local #29 contracts,
1956-1976 |
| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 26 | | | | Articles of Agreement Between the
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths,
Forgers and Helpers and the Northeastern States Boilermaker Employers,
1961-1964 [printed] |
| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 27 | | | | Referral complaint,
1963-1965 |
| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 28-29 | | | | NLRB case for wrongful discharge,
1965-1980 |
| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 30 | | | | Handbook for Riggers, revised
edition,
1967 [printed] |
| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 31-32 | | | | Boilermakers Blacksmiths Reporter,
1975,
1981 [printed, 3 issues] |
| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 33 | | | | Tool shed record book,
1981 |
| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 34 | | | | Retirement plaque,
1982 |
| | | | | Diaries,
1975-2002
Included are annotated monthly wall calendars and pocket diaries recording
Robert Senechal's daily activities, work and union matters, health and
finances, weather, and news of family members.
NOTE: The annotated wall calendars are stored on-site
at Ms. N-2371 (OS).
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| Box OS | | | | | | Annotated wall calendars,
1975-2002 |
| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 35-36 | | | | Pocket diaries,
1980-1990 |
| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 37-38 | | D. David Gardner Hill papers,
1953-1957
This subseries contains school essays and non-family correspondence of David
G. Hill, the son of Marion (Howe) Hill and her first husband Joe Hill.
NOTE: See Series II.A. for correspondence of David G.
Hill with family members.
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| | | | E. Roberta Howe Senechal papers,
1950-1971
This subseries consists of the papers of Roberta Senechal, the daughter of
Marion (Howe) Senechal and her second husband Robert A. Senechal. Included is a
baby scrapbook, compiled by Marion, containing clippings, drawings, cards,
etc.; two report cards and a letter from Roberta to her parents; and bulletins
and other handouts from a course Roberta took at the Cambridge (Mass.) chapter
of the Boston Church of Scientology in 1971.
NOTE: See Series II.A. for correspondence of Roberta
Senechal with family members. See Series I.C. for correspondence and notes by
Roberta on genealogical subjects.
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| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 39 | | | Baby scrapbook,
1950-1955 |
| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 40-41 | | | Report cards,
1955-1961, with enclosed letter,
3 Feb. 1960 |
| Carton 6 | SH 189D X | Folder 42 | | | Scientology papers,
1960-1971 |
Frank Irving Howe, Jr. family papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in
ABIGAIL,
the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers
desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should
search the catalog using these headings.
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| Persons: |
| | Hill, Eliza Ann Arnold, 1825-1888. |
| | Hill, Moses, 1823-1862. |
| | Hill family. |
| | Howe family. |
| | Senechal, Marion Elberta Howe,
1916-2000. |
| | Senechal, Robert Alphonse, 1919-2005. |
| | Senechal family. |
| | |
| Organizations: |
| | International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron
Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers. |
| | United States. Army. Massachusetts Sharpshooters
Company, 1st (1861-1865). |
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| Subjects: |
| | Africa--Description and travel. |
| | Art--Study and teaching. |
| | Drawings. |
| | Europe--Description and travel. |
| | Family history--1800-1849. |
| | Family history--1850-1899. |
| | Family history--1900-1949. |
| | Family history--1950-1999. |
| | Family history--2000- |
| | Labor movement. |
| | Labor unions. |
| | Maryland--History--Civil War,
1861-1865. |
| | Scrapbooks. |
| | Sharpshooters. |
| | Sketchbooks. |
| | Soldiers--Massachusetts. |
| | Teachers. |
| | United States--Description and
travel. |
| | United States--History--Civil War,
1861-1865--Campaigns. |
| | United States--History--Civil War,
1861-1865--Health aspects. |
| | United States--History--Civil War,
1861-1865--Regimental histories--Massachusetts Sharpshooters. |
| | Virginia--History--Civil War,
1861-1865. |
| | Voyages and travels--20th century. |
| | Women teachers. |
| | Women travelers. |
Photographs from this collection have been removed to the MHS Photo
Archives. The following items have also been removed from the collection: a
daguerreotype of Eliza Ann (Arnold) Hill and Lucina Maria Hill, ca. 1855;
Robert Senechal's Massachusetts weightlifting championship medal, 26 Mar. 1939;
a painting of Frank Irving Howe, Jr. by Marion (Howe) Hill, 1946; and a DVD of
the film On the Job: Women Launching a New
Tradition, 1997.
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