Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | MacDowell Colony records, 1869-2017 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1869-2017 |
| Bulk Dates | 1945-2007 |
| ID No. | MSS55012 |
| Creator | MacDowell Colony (Peterborough, N.H.) |
| Extent | 82,000 items |
| Extent | 214 containers plus 4 oversize |
| Extent | 90 linear feet |
| Extent | 1 microfilm reel |
| Extent | 1,252 digital files (9.63 GB) |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms996002 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm80055012 |
| Summary | The MacDowell Colony was founded as an artist colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, in 1907 by Marian MacDowell who dedicated it as a memorial to her husband, American composer Edward MacDowell. The bulk of the records reflects the operational and administrative functions of the colony, its parent organization, the Edward MacDowell Association, and its fundraising staff based in New York. Consists of correspondence, applications for admission, minutes of meetings, reports, legal and financial papers, fundraising and event planning materials, office files, and miscellany. |