Historic New England

Nina Fletcher Little Professional Scrapbook

This series consists of a single scrapbook compiled by Nina Fletcher Little. The volume is a commercially manufactured "Elite Scrap Book" from Samuel Ward in Boston. Nina Little maintained this scrapbook from 1930 to 1944. It contains letters, news clippings, programs, pamphlets, and small publicati...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301837

Ref. Code: MS015.04.06

Awards

This series contains plaques, trophies, certificates, and other objects given to Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little as awards or honors. There are also several folders of papers and certificates related to awards.

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301838

Ref. Code: MS015.04.07

Nina F. Little papers

This series unites a variety of Nina Fletcher Little's personal papers. It is divided into the following subseries: Early Writings, Brookline Organizations, "An Evening With Nina Aboard the Yacht Cristina," and Miscellaneous Loose Papers. The archival processor, rather than Selina Fletcher Little...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301840

Ref. Code: MS015.05.01

Biographical Materials and Personal Photographs

The biographical materials assembled in this series include articles, news clippings, and personal papers related to Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little and their folk art collection. Examples include numerous magazine profiles, obituaries, images, and items related to the auction of part of the Lit...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301841

Ref. Code: MS015.05.02

Colleagues of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

News clippings, correspondence, and other papers related to colleagues of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little. These papers were found together in one carton, arranged alphabetically by colleague with several additional articles and publications stored out of alphabetical order at the end. The se...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301842

Ref. Code: MS015.05.03

Early Writings

Poems and essays by Nina Fletcher Little, written from the ages of eight to eighteen, when her name was Nina Jarvie Fletcher. Includes some photocopies received from Selina Fletcher Little.

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301843

Ref. Code: MS015.05.01.01

Brookline Organizations

This subseries contains papers related to Nina Fletcher Little's involvement in the following interrelated Brookline charitable organizations: the Brookline Friendly Society, a public health and family services charitable organization, of which Nina Fletcher Little served as president from 1947-1957...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301844

Ref. Code: MS015.05.01.02

Binder "An Evening with Nina Aboard the Yacht Cristina"

Scrapbook of memories from a black tie dinner honoring Nina Fletcher Little held on April 1, 1977. Carl Crossman and Roger Howelett of the Childs Gallery hosted the dinner at their home, 257 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. The Yacht Christina is a reference to the steam yacht owned by Nina F. Little's ...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301845

Ref. Code: MS015.05.01.03

Miscellaneous Loose Papers

Sub-series

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301846

Ref. Code: MS015.05.01.04

Cogswell's Grant

This series relates to Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little's home in Essex, Massachusetts, Cogswell's Grant. This tidewater farm was the Littles' summer home from 1937 until their deaths in 1993. In 1962, Nina Fletcher Little initiated plans to bequeath the property, buildings, and the outstanding f...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301847

Ref. Code: MS015.06.01

Little Collection Catalogues and Inventories

This series illustrates the different methods the Littles employed for documenting their personal collection of artwork and objects. The series includes a set of binders containing catalogue worksheets, as well as a set of card catalogues. Both cover the collections in Brookline and Essex, Massachus...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301848

Ref. Code: MS015.06.02

Subject Files

Miscellaneous files related to Cogswell's Grant, including maintenance records, papers related to the donation to SPNEA, and Essex town issues. Those files that were organized by Selina Fletcher Little appear first, while files added to this subseries by the archival processor appear after Selina Li...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301849

Ref. Code: MS015.06.01.01

Financial Records

This series contains bound volumes of check stubs from the First National Bank, Ipswich, for expenses related to Cogswell's Grant. It also includes three account ledgers for the farm, covering the years 1938-1981. The entire subseries is restricted.

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301850

Ref. Code: MS015.06.01.02

Appraisals

This series contains two appraisals related to Cogswell's Grant. One, conducted by R. M. Bradley & Co. in 1984, appraises the land and buildings and was conducted in conjunction with the establishment of preservation restrictions. The other is for the contents of the house and was conducted by Rolan...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301851

Ref. Code: MS015.06.01.03

Publications

This series contains articles, booklets, and a book concerning Cogswell's Grant.

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301852

Ref. Code: MS015.06.01.04

Photographs

Professional and family photographs, negatives, slides, and transparencies of Cogswell's Grant, 1936-1985. Includes room interiors, landscapes, aerial views, and farm activities. Also includes several Christmas cards printed by Bertram K. Little featuring images of the property.

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301853

Ref. Code: MS015.06.01.05

Collection Inventory Binders

This subseries consists of six binders containing catalogue worksheets for Little collection objects, as well as correspondence, clippings, and other documents related objects. There are separate inventories for the collections in Brookline and Essex, Massachusetts, as well as a separate inventory f...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301854

Ref. Code: MS015.06.02.01

Card Catalogues

This subseries contains eight boxes of catalogue cards. There are separate catalogues for the Littles' collections in Brookline and Essex, Massachusetts, as well as a catalogue of objects they sold or donated. Most of the objects cataloged here are two-dimensional works of art, such as paintings and...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301855

Ref. Code: MS015.06.02.02

Bertram K. Little papers

The papers of Bertram K. Little (1899-1993) organized in this series thoroughly document Little's career in publishing and non-profit management, and illustrate his expertise in history, decorative arts, and historic preservation. His involvement in dozens of museums and preservation organizations -...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301856

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01

SPNEA Papers

The papers in this subseries cover a wide array of topics, but are arranged together in this subseries because they are products of Bertram K. Little's work for SPNEA. This arrangement was created by the collections processor, in order to avoid moving some of the papers to the SPNEA/Historic New Eng...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301857

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01.01

Professional Papers

Bertram K. Little's professional papers thoroughly document his career from 1926 to 1947, before he assumed the position of Director at SPNEA. Little began his career in 1926 as a clerk in the advertising department of the publishing house Little, Brown & Company. From 1930 to 1934, Little operated ...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301858

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01.02

Organizations

Papers related to Bertram K. Little's many organizational affiliations, including as a member of the Board of Trustees at the Shirley-Eustis House and the Fruitlands Museums, an Overseer at Strawberry Banke, and an active member of the Walpole Society and the Rushlight Club. In additional to the his...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301859

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01.03

Lectures and Conferences

Correspondence, programs, clippings, and other papers related to lectures and presentations given by Bertram K. Little for historical organizations.

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301860

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01.04

Publications and Writings

Typescripts, manuscripts, and published writing by Bertram K. Little, including student works, pieces written for clubs or historical organizations, and journal articles. Also includes numerous files related to his 1971 history of the Brookline Savings Bank.

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301861

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01.05

Harvard University

Papers related to Bertram K. Little's involvement with his alma mater, Harvard University; Little was part of the class of 1923. Includes correspondence, clippings, notes, and other papers related to the organization of Harvard University's tercentenary exhibition of 1936, for which Bertram K. Littl...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301862

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01.06

Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA): YMCA of the North Shore, Salem YMCA (Salem, Massachusetts)

File part

Date: 1966

Collection: Phillips family papers. Stephen "Stevie" Phillips (1907-1971) papers

GUSN: 301743

Ref. Code: MS044.03.76

Trade card, couple at the seashore with birds and smugglers, Ketterlinus, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

A man with a pointed beard stands next to a seated woman holding a piece of paper. A dog wearing a coat which has "Flora" written on it is at the woman's feet. Strange red birds run across the sand toward the couple. In the background smugglers or pirates are preparing to bury their treasure while a...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 301744

Ref. Code: EP001.01.119.01.02.013

Trade card, captain figure and woman using a telescope at the seashore, Ketterlinus, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

A captain figure looks through a telescope as a young woman holds her hand over the end of the telescope. A large red bird is on the lower right corner of the image and a ship can be seen in the distance. The letter "S" is in the lower left corner of the card. The publishing information is from simi...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 301745

Ref. Code: EP001.01.119.01.02.014

Letters from Edith Wharton to Ogden Codman, Jr.

NOTE: See 1169, 1171, 1173 for related material [papers re: Codman family and Wharton family relationship]

Date: 1895-1902

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 301746

Ref. Code: MS001.16.01.23.09

Letters from Ogden Codman, Jr. to his mother

File part

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 301747

Ref. Code: MS001.18.01.18.28

Letter from Isabella Stewart Gardner to Caroline "Carrie" Sidney Sinkler, May 31, 1923

Written in response to a note from Sinkler to Gardner, it mentions Henry "Harry" Davis Sleeper.

Date: 1923-05-31

Collection: Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House collection

GUSN: 301755

Ref. Code: MS036.01.04.001

Nina Fletcher Little research papers

Subgroup

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301768

Ref. Code: MS015.01

Letter from Henry Davis Sleeper to Caroline "Carrie" Sidney Sinkler, Apr. 24, 1919

Written while Sleeper was with the American Field Service in France.

Date: 1919-04-24

Collection: Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House collection

GUSN: 301775

Ref. Code: MS036.01.03.001

Nina Fletcher Little Publications

Subgroup

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301769

Ref. Code: MS015.02

Exhibitions and Loans

Subgroup

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301770

Ref. Code: MS015.03

Professional Activities

Subgroup

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301771

Ref. Code: MS015.04

Personal Papers

Subgroup

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301772

Ref. Code: MS015.05

Collection and Homes (Cogswell's Grant and 305 Warren Street, Brookline)

Subgroup

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301773

Ref. Code: MS015.06

Bertram K. Little papers

Subgroup

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301774

Ref. Code: MS015.07

Printing Plates

Subgroup

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301776

Ref. Code: MS015.08

Additional material

Subgroup

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301777

Ref. Code: MS015.09

Individual Artists

Nina Fletcher Little compiled extensive artist profiles consisting of scrapbooks, exhibition catalogs, photographs, notes, and correspondence. She compiled these materials predominantly for attribution research of relatively unknown early American painters. There is also a significant amount of corr...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301778

Ref. Code: MS015.01.01

China (Ceramics)

This series encompasses two letterboxes and numerous files of photographs, clippings, articles, correspondence, and notes on china (i.e., ceramics). The series designation "China" originates from Nina Fletcher Little's label on the letterboxes. The series contains research material on many different...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301779

Ref. Code: MS015.01.02

Sculpture

This series encompasses two letterboxes and loose files of Nina Fletcher Little's photographs, clippings, research, writing, and correspondence on three-dimensional objects. The series designation "Sculpture" originates from Nina Fletcher Little's label on the letterboxes, however the files pertain ...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301780

Ref. Code: MS015.01.03

Furniture

This series contains photographs, correspondence, clippings, publications, and notes on wooden furniture and other household furnishings, illustrating the in-depth research Nina Fletcher Little conducted on specific pieces of furniture in her collection. Researchers interested in Little's furniture ...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301781

Ref. Code: MS015.01.04

Paintings

This series contains photographs, correspondence, clippings, articles, and research notes on paintings and other two dimensional artwork owned by the Littles and others. The series also includes files on related topics, such as articles by Nina Fletcher Little on paintings. There are many written re...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301782

Ref. Code: MS015.01.05

Floor Coverings

This series contains correspondence, research notes, photographs, and articles that make up Nina Fletcher Little's research files on floor coverings. The series also includes articles by Little and publications by other authors. Little's research in this area resulted in the publication of not only ...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301783

Ref. Code: MS015.01.06

Architecture

This series contains binders, photographs, articles, correspondence, and research notes, which make up Nina Fletcher Little's research files and writings on New England architecture. The papers reflect Little's particular interest in houses in Brookline and the North Shore of Boston, as well as work...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301784

Ref. Code: MS015.01.07

Documentary Source Material

This series contains photographs, correspondence, clippings, articles, and research notes on an eclectic array of decorative arts topics. While the title "Documentary Source Material," which stems from Nina Fletcher Little's labels, might suggest a focus on archival or primary source research, in fa...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301785

Ref. Code: MS015.01.08

Miscellaneous Subjects

This series contains photographs, correspondence, clippings, articles, and research notes on a wide array of decorative arts topics, which were originally stored together in a single letterbox and several folders. The title "Miscellaneous Subjects," stems from Selina Fletcher Little's classification...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301786

Ref. Code: MS015.01.09

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