Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
ORG 1980.02 |
Title |
Winchester Antiques Study Group |
Collection |
Organizations |
Object Name |
Records |
Date |
1956-1980 |
Scope & Content |
The papers of the Antiques Study Committee include lists of members, event schedules, 21 papers read at the meetings, newspaper clippings, and some miscellaneous correspondence. |
Admin/Biographical History |
The formation of the Winchester Antiques Study Group has been dated to 1956 based on surviving membership lists and an article in the Jan. 11, 1957 issue of The Winchester Star referring to it as "newly formed." It began when Loretta (Mrs. Clarence) Blake conducted a hobbies and crafts show and learned that there were a number of people interested in antiques. She contacted some of them to meet informally in private homes and discuss antiques. As word spread and more people joined, meetings were moved to the Rich Room of the Winchester Public Library. For a number of years, spring annual meetings were held at the Royall House in Medford. Eventually membership was limited to 25, and the group returned to meeting in private homes. In 1980, the group disbanded. It gave its records and remaining funds to the Winchester Historical Society. |
Copyrights |
Permission to publish material from this collection is subject to approval by the Town of Winchester. |
Finding Aids |
A finding aid with detailed information about the contents of the collection is available. Contact the Archives for a copy. |
Subjects |
Clubs Antiques |
Search Terms |
Antiques Study Group |
People |
Blake, Loretta Hooker, M.A. Fitzpatrick, Pete Thompson, Ruth W. Elliot, Mary Edgell, Claudia Edgell, Stephen |
Containers |
Correspondence Members and Meetings Papers Read at Meetings Newspaper Clippings |