Booklet, comedy play "In Broad Daylight" by Lyn Blanning, 1928, owned by Alice Marion Stanley, about a sewing circle, listing women who played the six parts, all GC Islanders
Description: Booklet, comedy play "In Broad Daylight" by Lyn Blanning, 1928, owned by Alice Marion Stanley, about a sewing circle, listing women who played the six parts, all GC Islanders
Video. DVD of Rachel Field's 1939 recitation of A Dutch Lullaby by Eugene Field (a.k.a. Wynken, Blynken, and Nod). Made into a video fantasy in 2006 by Daniel Maslan, age 13, grandson of Jeanne Cumming. 10 minutes long, color, with images and videos superimposed with book pages and illustrations. Audio is from Mutual Network's "Rise and Recite" program March 29, 1939.
Description: Video. DVD of Rachel Field's 1939 recitation of A Dutch Lullaby by Eugene Field (a.k.a. Wynken, Blynken, and Nod). Made into a video fantasy in 2006 by Daniel Maslan, age 13, grandson of Jeanne Cumming. 10 minutes long, color, with images and videos superimposed with book pages and illustrations. Audio is from Mutual Network's "Rise and Recite" program March 29, 1939.
Collection of Rachel Field/Hitty items, 1098a-g. (a) News article "Hitty Comes Home" Bar Harbor Times May 27, 2004. (b) News article "Children's books Include Rachel Field favorite" Mount Desert Islander May 18, 2006. Apparently, "Grace for an Island Meal" was her favorite. (c) 3 different printed copies of "Big Hitty" postcards. (d) Two-page genealogy "The Field Family of Stockbridge in the 1800s" covering 1781-1942, and ending with the death of Rachel Field. (e) Two writings by Rachel Field. "A Valentine for Old Dolls" and "Acceptance Paper", which she read after winning the Newbery Medal for "Hitty" in 1030. (f) Article by the Macmillan Company "Dorothy P. Lathrop" illustrator of Rachel Field's works. (g) Article from COMPASS, Aug 31, 2006, "Do You Know Who Hitty Is? If So, We've Got a Weekend for You", with announcement of "All this and Hitty too: a doll, a book, a seminar" held in Stockbridge, MA September 15-17, 2006. Also one-page "Looking Back at Hitty's Second Hundred Years" a talk by Margaret Chang, Delivered at the "all this and Hitty Too" Seminar of the Stockbridge Library Assocition, September 16, 2006. Actually, items d-g probably were all distributed at this seminar
Description: Collection of Rachel Field/Hitty items, 1098a-g. (a) News article "Hitty Comes Home" Bar Harbor Times May 27, 2004. (b) News article "Children's books Include Rachel Field favorite" Mount Desert Islander May 18, 2006. Apparently, "Grace for an Island Meal" was her favorite. (c) 3 different printed copies of "Big Hitty" postcards. (d) Two-page genealogy "The Field Family of Stockbridge in the 1800s" covering 1781-1942, and ending with the death of Rachel Field. (e) Two writings by Rachel Field. "A Valentine for Old Dolls" and "Acceptance Paper", which she read after winning the Newbery Medal for "Hitty" in 1030. (f) Article by the Macmillan Company "Dorothy P. Lathrop" illustrator of Rachel Field's works. (g) Article from COMPASS, Aug 31, 2006, "Do You Know Who Hitty Is? If So, We've Got a Weekend for You", with announcement of "All this and Hitty too: a doll, a book, a seminar" held in Stockbridge, MA September 15-17, 2006. Also one-page "Looking Back at Hitty's Second Hundred Years" a talk by Margaret Chang, Delivered at the "all this and Hitty Too" Seminar of the Stockbridge Library Assocition, September 16, 2006. Actually, items d-g probably were all distributed at this seminar [show more]
Postcard from Rachel Field to J. Stuart Groves about a signature he wished to have in one of his books. Postcard is dated from 9/16/1935 from Sutton's Island
Description: Postcard from Rachel Field to J. Stuart Groves about a signature he wished to have in one of his books. Postcard is dated from 9/16/1935 from Sutton's Island
Collection of 3 misc. articles pertaining to Rachel Field and Hitty Preble. 2 copies of an article copied from Down East Maine Magazine detailing Rachel Field's life and her connection to Cranberry Isles. 1 copy of "The Friends of Hitty" Newsletter edited by Virginia Hyardal containing a compilation of Rachel Field's works. 1 News release from the Cranberry House detailing plans to create and continue a Rachel Field and Hitty exhibit within the museum.
Description: Collection of 3 misc. articles pertaining to Rachel Field and Hitty Preble. 2 copies of an article copied from Down East Maine Magazine detailing Rachel Field's life and her connection to Cranberry Isles. 1 copy of "The Friends of Hitty" Newsletter edited by Virginia Hyardal containing a compilation of Rachel Field's works. 1 News release from the Cranberry House detailing plans to create and continue a Rachel Field and Hitty exhibit within the museum. [show more]
Photos: 3 snapshots of Hitty ladies including Virginia Heyerdahl (editor of Friends of Hitty Newsletter), who visited the schoolhouse museum in November 2005. Photo 1: blank. Photo 2: Hitty Ladies & Bruce Komusin. The women include Virginia Heyerdahl - they donated some Rachel Field books shown on the table. Photo 3. Sarah Newell in schoolhouse museum behind Rachel Field books, some just donated.
Description: Photos: 3 snapshots of Hitty ladies including Virginia Heyerdahl (editor of Friends of Hitty Newsletter), who visited the schoolhouse museum in November 2005. Photo 1: blank. Photo 2: Hitty Ladies & Bruce Komusin. The women include Virginia Heyerdahl - they donated some Rachel Field books shown on the table. Photo 3. Sarah Newell in schoolhouse museum behind Rachel Field books, some just donated.