Worcester Natural History Society, Records, manuscript boxes; 138 octavo volumes; 27 folio volumes; 3 oversize volumes; 1 oversize folder

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1 AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS NAME OF COLLECTION: Worcester Natural History, Records, LOCATION(S): Mss. boxes W Mss. octavo vols. W Mss. folio vols. W Mss. oversize vols. W Mss. oversize boxes W SIZE OF COLLECTION: 7 manuscript boxes; 138 octavo volumes; 27 folio volumes; 3 oversize volumes; 1 oversize folder SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON COLLECTION: SOURCE OF COLLECTION: Gifts of the Worcester Natural History, May 1931 and November 1932, Octavo Volume #3 gift of Eugene L. Schwab, October 1948, additional donation from the Worcester EcoTarium, February COLLECTION DESCRIPTION: The Worcester Natural History was first formed in 1825 as the Worcester Lyceum of Natural History and united with the Worcester Lyceum in November The has been known by various names throughout its history: Worcester Lyceum of Natural History (1825), Worcester Lyceum (1829), Worcester County Lyceum and Library Association (185), Worcester Lyceum and Natural History Association (1866), Worcester Natural History (1884), the Worcester Science Museum (1960), the New England Science Center (1986), and, currently, the Worcester EcoTarium (1998). The general aim of the organization was to promote the knowledge and investigation of natural history. Its activities included a series of lectures, the establishment of a circulating library, and the sponsorship of debates. In 1882 the opened its natural history museum to the public and from 1885 to 1893 it ran a natural history summer camp on Lake Quinsigamond. The boys camp featured both day and overnight options, and consisted of various outdoor activities, field excursions, and military-style physical fitness training, as well as lectures taught by faculty. From , the organization held the library of Dr. John Green ( ) which was given to the city of Worcester in 1859 to establish the Worcester Public Library. In addition, the Young Men s Library Association (YMLA) and the Young Men s Rhetorical were affiliated with the in the 1850s. The YMLA included the liberal religions denominations excluded by the YMCA. Founders included Edward Everett Hale ( ) and George Frisbie Hoar ( ). Officers included Edward Everett Hale, Nathaniel Paine ( ), and Thomas Wentworth Higginson ( ).

2 During the twentieth century, particularly under the presidency of Richard C. Potter, the expanded its aims and services to include a variety of programs and buildings for children, educational camps and lecture series for teachers and professionals, including the Piedmont Center, Rice House, Aldrich Astronomical (1932), the Nature Training School (1942), and the Daniels Forestry School (1950). The Daniels School of Forestry and Conservation was founded in 1950 following the Daniels family s gift of property in Rutland to the WNHS. It began as a single-building day school with the aim of educating students in the practical and theoretical foundations of forestry and environmental work. In 1952, the Daniels School began hosting overnight summer camps, and accepted girls to the day school (until 1956). The school maintained a partnership with Nichols Junior College, whose students received accreditation in conservation and also served as instructors to the younger students. Financial constraints reduced the offerings of the school until its eventual closure in Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, community organizations like the American Legion, Kiwanis, and Junior League were active in fundraising and promoting the and its events. For many years Ella Louise Brown Horr ( ) was the curator and Herbert D. Braman was the secretary of the Clayton Stone was a dedicated naturalist and ornithologist from Lunenburg, Massachusetts. Stone was affiliated with the WNHS as a member, lecturer, and contributor of taxidermied specimens. His writings include annotated indexes of bird sightings (1901 and 1934), which were expanded into his 1937 mimeographed book, Fifty Years with the Birds of Lunenburg. He continued to be an active observer and writer until his death in Edward Howe Forbush was a prominent naturalist and ornithologist who was appointed WNHS curator of ornithology at age 16, and was involved in establishing their specimen collection and running the Natural History Camp. In 1896 Forbush was one of the founders of the Massachusetts Audobon, and in 1908 was appointed the State Ornithologist of Massachusetts. His research specialty was economic ornithology, the study of how bird species affect and are affected by agriculture, he was also instrumental in game and conservation legislation. After his death, the Forbush Bird Club was founded in Worcester in 1931, which continues to promote New England birding. After his death, the Forbush Bird Club was founded in Worcester in 1931, which continues to promote New England birding. Richard C. Potter was the director of the WNHS from He was influential in developing the Nature Training School, the Piedmont Center, and the Daniels School of Forestry. He also authored multiple ongoing columns in various local publications and on local radio. The s records include constitutions, by-laws, annual reports, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, meeting minutes, library records, cash books, roll books, financial records, daybooks, visitors books, library catalogs, and radio transcripts; meeting minutes, reports, and lists of officers for the YMLA; and correspondence and annual reports for the Daniels Forestry School. The records also include correspondence, drafts and notes for published work, scrapbooks, and other material from prominent researchers including Clayton Stone, Edward Howe Forbrush, and Richard C. Potter. One photographic album of natural history camp, primarily cyanotypes; 9 mounted photographic prints of activities at the Daniels Forestry School; one photo from the natural history camp; one mounted albumen photograph of Charles E. Burbank and cadets moved to Graphic Arts.

3 AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY MANUSCRIPTS DEPARTMENT Worcester Natural History, Records, CONTENTS LIST Manuscript Box 1 2 Folder Date Contents Worcester Lyceum and Worcester Natural History, ; Notebook listing members of the Notebook of the natural history camp Notes about the president of the, Dr. William 2 H. Raymenton ( ) and the natural history camp 3 Constitution and By-Laws of the Worcester Juvenile Lyceum (organized 1829), with list of members 4 June 1905 Copy of the Worcester Magazine, with article on the Raymenton Correspondence, including postcards Raymenton Correspondence, including many letters from Samuel Swett Green ( ) Photographic prints of camp participants and 7 members, primarily taken at the natural history camp at Lake Quinsigamond Worcester Natural History Papers, WNHS Natural History Camp, pamphlets and records including attendance, supply lists and budgets WNHS Natural History Camp, photographic prints of 2 grounds, campers, staff, and activities around Lake Quinsigamond Clayton E. Stone Papers, notes and writings: Notes on Five Common Cephalozias 3 Notes on Orchids of Worcester County Bird-watching notes (See also Octavo Volumes ) Clayton E. Stone Papers, poetry and creative prose: 4 A Day in the April Woods A Farmer and His Birds Shell Drakes Clayton E. Stone Papers, draft of Fifty Years with the 5 Birds of Lunenburg E. H. Forbush State Ornithological Records MA State Department of Agriculture Ornithological Reports E. H. Forbush Biography and Forbush Bird Club Material 9 Insect Cases: A Key to Their Identification by Richard Headstrom Curator of Entomology

4 3 4 Worcester Natural History Administrative Records, Officers, By-laws, Annual Reports ; 1900 Memorial for Gregory Sanborn Flora of Lake Quinsigamond Volumes of the Worcester Natural History Association Quarterly Worcester Natural History Annual Reports Officers and members of the Director s Council and committees General administrative papers and publications W. P. Parker Nature Training School Reports, 8 curriculum and files WNHS Extension and Children s Services Piedmont Center (see also Folio Volume 10) Rice House Nursery School 9 Teacher Education Program 10 October 1960 Building Dedication and Open House Director s Council programs and publicity Worcester Natural History Administrative Records, Director s Council general administrative files Director s Council garden pilgrimage Director s Council plant sales Richard C. Potter Correspondence His correspondence in folders 4-7 is primarily concerned with fundraising and budgetary allocations, as well as some personal correspondence and event planning Richard C. Potter Correspondence Richard C. Potter Correspondence Richard C. Potter Correspondence 5 Daniels Forestry School, Founding information, City of Rutland land grants and issues J. Harris Woods Gifts Financial records, gift correspondence, timber contract Financial records, gift correspondence Annual Reports, By-Laws, enrollment information Curriculum material, Curriculum material, research projects Commonwealth of Massachusetts insurance, 2 accreditation, school lunch program 3 Supplies, resource applications 4 Memorials and commemorative giving Legal concerns: Massachusetts Department of Public 5 Health, ; shooting incident, ; Conor Dam,

5 6 Nichols College Correspondence 7 Publicity and publications, Pamphlets, log books 7 1 Photographic prints 2 General correspondence, Gift acknowledgements 3 Staff files 4 Student records, Student records, Octavo Volumes Worcester Lyceum of Natural History, Records Volume 1 (Club constitution, list of subscribers, minutes of meetings, including officers, members, and committees) Worcester Lyceum Records (Constitution, minutes of meetings, minutes of Executive Committee, revised constitution, and records of agreements to unite with other societies. There is some comment on the lectures sponsored by the Lyceum; lecturers included Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Makepeace Thackeray, and various abolitionists). Moved to Folio Volume Worcester Lyceum, Printed copy of the constitution, account of subscribers with year of membership and dues paid, 2 pages of accounts for Worcester Natural History, History with constitution, by-laws, and names of members (Partially printed volume which includes information on the Young Men s Library Association, the Worcester Lyceum and Library Association, the Worcester Lyceum and Natural History Association, and Worcester Natural History, with lists of officers, curators, and members). Moved to Folio Volume 27. August Young Men s Library Association, Constitution, act of incorporation, minutes of meetings, by-laws, lists of members, names of courses and class lists, and newspaper clippings about club activities (Includes a record of discussions about merging with the YMCA and lists of visitors to the museum) See also Folio Volume April 1866 Young Men s Library Association, Board of Directors, Lists of officers, minutes of meetings, treasurer s reports, reports on lecturers. Minutes for discuss the negotiations with Dr. John Green ( ) for his library. Minutes for 7 February 1857 begin to mention discussions with the city of Worcester for a free public library See also Folio Volume Worcester Natural History, Constitution,

6 November June 1906 annotations recording amendments, lists of members, minutes of meetings with descriptions of specimens contributed to the and brief abstracts of subjects discussed Worcester Lyceum and Natural History Association, By-laws, minutes of meetings, treasurer s reports, records of donations to the natural history collections, minutes of director s meetings, brief descriptions of club activities, and some newspaper clippings Worcester Lyceum and Natural History Association Continuation of Octavo Volume 8 (Includes a discussion of a girls camp for and a history of the in the minutes for 28 April 1897) Worcester Lyceum and Natural History, Library Records (Lists of books and articles with name of borrower and dates the items were borrowed and returned) Worcester Lyceum and Natural History, Cash Book (Account book of income and expenses) Worcester Natural History, Cash Book Continuation of Octavo Volume Worcester Natural History, Cash Book Continuation of Octavo Volume Worcester Natural History, Cash Book Continuation of Octavo Volume Worcester Natural History, Act of Incorporation and by-laws of the 1887 Worcester Natural History Natural History Camp. See also Box 1 Folder 7 and Box 2 Folders 1 and 2 for correspondence regarding excursions, business relationships, events, and philanthropic donations Worcester Natural History Natural History Camp, Correspondence regarding camp finances, orders, purchases, and donations (Includes letter of request with prints) Worcester Natural History Natural History Camp, Scrapbook containing camp promotional material and ephemera, bills from lectures, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and fundraising requests See also Folio Volume 4 and Octavo Volume Worcester Natural History Natural History Camp, Scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding camp events, invitations and camp stationery 1889 Worcester Natural History Natural History Camp, Scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding

7 camp events and attendance Worcester Natural History, Natural History Camp, Roll book with names and addresses of campers July 6-August 31, 1891 Worcester Natural History, Natural History Camp, Typed manuscript of camp reports including financial accounts and records of campers daily activities 1891 Worcester Natural History, Natural History Camp, Quartermaster s inventory of supplies on hand during camp May 6, May 21, 1900 May 22, 1900-April 25, 1906 April 26, 1906-May 12, 1908 May 13, 1908-August 8, 1910 Worcester Natural History, Daybook 1 (Daily account of activities at the museum including records of meetings, visitors, and classes sponsored by the ) Worcester Natural History, Daybook 2 Continuation of Octavo Volume 24 Worcester Natural History, Daybook 3 Continuation of Octavo Volume 25 Worcester Natural History, Daybook 4 Continuation of Octavo Volume August 9, 1910-March 8, 1913 March 10, 1913-March 19, 1917 March 20, 1917-May 21, 1921 November 29, 1939-January 19, 1943 January 20, , 1945 Worcester Natural History, Daybook 5 Continuation of Octavo Volume 27 Worcester Natural History, Daybook 6 Continuation of Octavo Volume 28 Worcester Natural History, Daybook 7 Continuation of Octavo Volume 29 Worcester Natural History, Daybook (Daily log book with records of museum visitors, staff daily activities, weather, club visits to the museum, events, and questions posed to the ) Worcester Natural History, Daybook 9 Continuation of Octavo Volume 31 (Includes notes on broadcasts and community outreach) 33 May 20, 1896-August 28, 1912 Worcester Natural History, Visitor s Book 1 (Names and addresses of visitors to the museum, listed by date)

8 October 27, August 1942 ca Worcester Natural History, Visitor s Book 2 (Names and addresses of visitors to the museum, listed by date) Worcester Natural History, Library Catalog (Records s books and journals, arranged by subject) (Semichronological newspaper clippings related to the Worcester Natural History, its faculty, buildings, and events, copies of lectures, invitations and ephemera, correspondence, programs, and natural history topics in general. Particular emphasis on ornithological topics. References notable staff members including W. H. Raymenton, Edward Howe Forbush ( , curator and state ornithologist), Elmer Ekblaw ( ), H.C. Parker, Lois Fun, Wendell P. Parker, and Richard C. Potter. Articles come from many local and national newspapers, primarily the Worcester Spy, Worcester Telegram, Worcester Evening Gazette, New York Times, Boston Globe, Boston Advertiser, Home Journal, Springfield Republican, and Hartford Herald.) Continuation of Octavo Volume 36 May 8, November 6, 1880 Continuation of Octavo Volume September 10, May 20, 1882 January 11, 1880-October 4, 1883 May 22, 1882-May 19, 1883 March 24, 1883-January 12, 1884 February 11, 1882-June 9, 1884 Continuation of Octavo Volume 38 Continuation of Octavo Volume 39 Continuation of Octavo Volume 40 Continuation of Octavo Volume 41 Continuation of Octavo Volume Continuation of Octavo Volume 43 (Material on a fundraising dinner given 19 April 1883 in the interest of the Lyceum, including invitations, acceptance and regret notes, and clippings on the event)

9 A Continuation of Octavo Volume 44 (Primarily monthly columns published by the on a variety of natural history topics, including botany, mineralogy, ornithology, and habitats of New England) Continuation of Octavo Volume Mastodon discovery Continuation of Octavo Volume 46 (Includes information on mastodon remains discovered in Worcester County in 1885, telegram from the Library of Congress, booklet on the discovery, newspaper clippings, and correspondence with members of the ) Worcester Natural History, printed copy of An Account of the Discovery of a Mastodon s Remains in Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, by Franklin Pierce Rice Continuation of Octavo Volume 47 (Newspaper clippings on items related to the Worcester Natural History, includes correspondence between W.H. Raymenton and Edward Everett) August 14, 1886-August Continuation of Octavo Volume 48 20, August 20, 1887-May 21, 1888 Continuation of Octavo Volume 49 (Includes photographic print on page 74) Continuation of Octavo Volume 50 (Notes from lectures by J.M. Bemis provided to W. H. Raymenton on microscopy, cells, mounting, botany, and histology. Includes free-hand notes, diagrams, and drawings) (Contains duplicate copies of lecture notes from August 21, 1889-August 4, 1890 Octavo Volume 51 by J.M. Bemis) Continuation of Octavo Volume 52 (Includes series of 1889 clippings on the Fighting Frog, a local attraction featured by the ) Continuation of Octavo Volume 53 May 28, 1894-July 18, Continuation of Octavo Volume (Includes articles on an 1898 beetle infestation in

10 western Massachusetts) July 26, June 23, 1905 Continuation of Octavo Volume 55 (Includes a selection of bulletins published by the ) Continuation of Octavo Volume 56 (Includes Worcester Magazine feature June 1905) May 13, November 18, 1908 October 30, October 3, 1911 Continuation of Octavo Volume 57 Continuation of Octavo Volume 58 (Includes articles on the 25 th anniversary of the Natural History Camp) April 4, February 3, 1914 February 16, 1914-August 5, 1917 August 13, 1917-July 30, 1922 August 12, November 8, 1923 November 15, February 24, 1930 September 9, 1930-June 18, 1933 June 19, 1933-January 12, 1935 January 19, 1935-April 2, Continuation of Octavo Volume 59 (Includes pamphlets from the Northeast Federation of Natural History Societies) Continuation of Octavo Volume 60 (Includes Massachusetts first state bird day on 22 July 1914) Continuation of Octavo Volume 61 (Includes articles on low attendance issues at the museum in 1922) Continuation of Octavo Volume 62 (Includes articles on a national debate over evolution) Continuation of Octavo Volume 63 (Includes retirement notices and obituary for E. H. Forbush) Continuation of Octavo Volume 64 Continuation of Octavo Volume 65 (Includes the formation of the Forbush Bird Club, and information on the Girl Scouts visiting the ) Continuation of Octavo Volume 66

11 (Includes photographic print of play at the in May 1935, and acquisition of the Reed bird collection in October 1935) July 13, April 5, 1940 Continuation of Octavo Volume 67 (Includes photographic print spread April and information on children s services and curator Lois Fun at the in 1937) April 7, March 24, 1941 March 24, 1941-March 25, 1942 March 25, 1942-May 11, 1943 May 12, 1943-October 11, 1944 October 13, , 1945 January January October 1947 January 20, 1947-June 6, 1948 June January 16, 1949 January 16, 1949-August 3, 1949 August 4, February 13, 1950 Continuation of Octavo Volume 68 (Includes information on bird extinctions in the area) Continuation of Octavo Volume 69 Continuation of Octavo Volume 70 (Includes published articles on victory gardens, the s extension service, rationing, and other wartime concerns) Continuation of Octavo Volume 71 (Includes material from the American Association of Museums conference held in Worcester in 1943) Continuation of Octavo Volume 72 Continuation of Octavo Volume 73 (Includes dedication of the W.P. Parker Nature Training School 29 June 1946) Continuation of Octavo Volume 74 (Includes dedication of the Piedmont Center 31 January 1947) See also Folio Volume 10. Continuation of Octavo Volume 75 Continuation of Octavo Volume 76 (Includes articles on annual bicycle tours of Worcester) Continuation of Octavo Volume 77 Continuation of Octavo Volume 78

12 February 14, September 12, 1950 September 13, February 17, 1951 February 18, 1951-July 17, 1951 July 18, , 1951 Continuation of Octavo Volume 79 Continuation of Octavo Volume 80 Continuation of Octavo Volume 81, 18 July Continuation of Octavo Volume , 1951-May 12, 1952 May 12, September 24, 1952 September 24, 1952-March 10, 1953 March 12, 1953-August 13, 1953 July 1953 August 4, 1952-March 15, 1954 March 15, 1954-October 9, 1954 October 10, 1954-May 11, 1955 May 1955 Continuation of Octavo Volume 83 Continuation of Octavo Volume 84 Continuation of Octavo Volume 85 Continuation of Octavo Volume 86 (Includes material on the Daniels School of Forestry and Conservation in Rutland, operated by the ) See also MSS Boxes 5-7. Continuation of Octavo Volume 87 (Includes articles on the new Elks Street building of the ) Continuation of Octavo Volume 88 Continuation of Octavo Volume 89 Continuation of Octavo Volume 90 (Variety of articles on organizations affiliated with the, including the Rice House, Aldrich Planetarium, Piedmont Center, Daniels House, and Daniels School of Forestry and Conservation) Continuation of Octavo Volume 91

13 , 1955-July 6, 1956 July 19, November 29, February Continuation of Octavo Volume 92 (Includes many articles on the fundraising activities of the Worcester Junior League, as well as the s hosting of the painting My Friend Flicka in March 1956) Continuation of Octavo Volume 93 (Includes series of articles on the Piedmont Center, its national accolades as part of the junior museum movement, and the theft of animals from the center in November 1956) Continuation of Octavo Volume 94 (Includes local articles on concerns about the management of community organizations, funding, and administrative overlap) Worcester Natural History Continuation of Octavo Volume 95 Continuation of Octavo Volume 96 ca Clayton E. Stone Papers, Notebook, Miscellaneous Notes Journal of notes and drawings, particular emphasis on 98 US Department of Agriculture correspondence. Raptor sketches; Reptile and amphibian sketches; 12 letters exchanged with the USDA regarding collection, analysis, and transport of bird stomach specimens, for determining dietary and migration patterns Clayton E. Stone Papers, Notebook, Miscellaneous Notes Stone s chronological journal and notes on a variety of natural history topics including ornithology, 99 mammology, hunting, gardening, and conservation. Includes articles from published sources. Fruit-tree nursery plan with budget, drawings, and plantings; 1893 Forget me Not - naturalist poem; botanical essay by Cyrus Kilbourne 1930s Clayton E. Stone Papers, Notebook, Notes on Mammals List of mammals around Lunenburg, Massachusetts in 100 the early 20 th century, bulk 1930s, revised bird list included in Includes some clippings from the Wake Robin column, as well as letter from Norman Woodward (WNHS botanical curator). 101 undated Clayton E. Stone Papers, Notebook, Early Notes

14 Notes on multiple subjects, including illustrations and work copied from published resources Clayton E. Stone Papers, Notebook, Notes on Birds Handwritten notes on birds, migration patterns, and daily activities, covering several consecutive seasons from spring 1895 to winter Also includes notes from interviews with other birders Clayton E. Stone Papers, Notebook, Draft Copy of 50 Years with the Birds of Lunenburg Primary text is a draft of 50 Years with the Birds of Lunenburg from February Includes lists of fish, animals, and birds of the area. Notebook includes supplementary reference material, such as Flora and Fauna Near Hanover, NH, letters with E. H. Forbush regarding bills intended to limit hunting to preserve species (pigeons, turkeys), correspondence with the Department of Agriculture regarding game laws Clayton E. Stone Papers, Notebook, Poetry and Prose Writings Includes hand-written copies of Stone s writing, as well as notes on their publication and compilation. Jack in the Pulpit (poem with verses, botanical specimens, and sketches, dealing with nature, life, and service); Letter (poem on remembering Civil War veterans and their sacrifices. Includes multiple drafts, published in Fitchburg 26 May, 1890); Flora of Lunenburg (list and index compiled by Clayton and Carroll Stone, 6 April 1893, with notes from several published sources, and updated with notes through 1930) undated Clayton E. Stone Papers, Notebook, Botanical Notes List of flora, with pencil sketches of different varieties, plant parts, and biological processes. Possibly a study for Flora of Lunenburg undated 1890s Clayton E. Stone Papers, Notebook, Botanical Notes More detailed and organized copy of Volume 105, with more specific description. Clayton E. Stone Papers, Notebook, Ornithological Notes, 1890s Notes on area birds, some hand-written observations on nesting, eggs, migration patterns, reaction to hunting, calls, etc. Also includes information from published ornithological writings Clayton E. Stone Papers, Notebook, Bound manuscript of 50 Years with the Birds In and Near Lunenburg, 1937 Bound edition, based on Stone s lifelong notes, and

15 drafts from 1901 and Includes brief description of different species attributes and sightings in the area, with map and index , General bird notes Octavo vols are possibly materials for his three volume work, Birds of Massachusetts and Other New England States, published in by the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. Like the published text, each volume focuses on specific species, their habitats, diets, mating patterns, and threats in the region. The notebooks contain marked drafts, notes and footnote references to other resources, end editing marks. Handwriting and style indicate that all volumes have the same author, and divisions correspond to chapters in Birds of Massachusetts. Sandpipers, Dunlin, Marbled Godwilt, Yellow Legs Dowitchers, Sandpipers Plovers, Sandpipers, Willet, Ruff, Curlew Plovers, Killdeer, Turnstones, Oyster Catcher, Loons Herons, Bitterns, Egrets Barrions, Scalp, Ducks, Squab Rails, Suggestions on Birding Activities Harlequin Duck Water Thrushes Grebes, Loons Eiders, Ducks Warblers, Swallows, Song Birds, Sparrows Widgeons, Bald Pates, Teals 1945 David Kenneth Wetherbee- Birds and Mammals of Worcester County Donated to the WNHS by the author Feb. 10, June 6, , Feb. 27, , Feb. 19, 1851 Minute Book No. 1, Worcester Natural History Minute Book No. 2, Worcester Natural History Minute Book No. 3, Worcester Natural History

16 May 24, 1951-May 26, 1952 May 26, 1952-June 8, 1953 June 8, Jan. 8, 1954 Jan. 15, Oct. 25, 1954 Feb. 14, Feb. 27, 1956 Feb. 27, June 21, 1956 June 21, 1956-May 1, 1957 May 20, 1957-June 16, 1958 Oct. 15, Apr. 1, 1960 May 13, 1960-May 29, 1961 June 6, June 6, 1962 Minute Book No. 4, Worcester Natural History Minute Book No. 5, Worcester Natural History Minute Book No. 6, Worcester Natural History Minute Book No. 7, Worcester Natural History Minute Book No. 8, Worcester Natural History Minute Book No. 9, Worcester Natural History Minute Book No. 10, Worcester Natural History Minute Book No. 11, Worcester Natural History Minute Book No. 12, Worcester Natural History Minute Book No. 13, Worcester Natural History 137 Minute Book No. 14, Worcester Natural History 138 Mar. 5, Proceedings of the Daniels School of Forestry Summer 1954 Minute Book No. 1, Daniels School of Forestry 140 Jan. 8, Minute Book No. 4, Daniels School of Forestry Folio Volumes 1 August 6, 1952-May 8, 1854 Young Men s Library Association, Volume I Records including constitution, 1852, minutes of meeting with information on votes for club officers, rules and regulations, and lectures. See also Octavo Volume , , 1854 Young Men s Library Association, Volume II Records of the Board of Directors including minutes of meetings. See also Octavo Volume Worcester Natural History, Natural History Camp, Photograph album Worcester Natural History, Natural History 4 Camp, Newspaper clippings compiled by Chester T. Porter as a History of Natural History Camp in W. H. Raymenton Scrapbook

17 Scrapbook of clippings pertaining to Dr. Raymenton, Worcester, natural history, and the Worcester Natural History, includes letter from Julian Johnson of the San Diego Zoo outlining the gift of the scrapbook Worcester Natural History Board of Trustees, By-laws and minutes of meetings Worcester Natural History Director s Council, Annual reports, committee reports, and minutes of meetings Worcester Natural History Director s Council, Annual reports, committee reports, and minutes of meetings Natural history scrapbook compiled by Grace I. Dickinson of the WNHS (Includes clippings from national and local publications relating to many topics of natural historical interest, including ornithology, mammology, zoology, and geology) Worcester Natural History Piedmont Center Scrapbook (Piedmont Center-- a children s extension service of the WNHS providing clubs, education, and leisure activities for children ages Includes newspaper clippings, worksheets and other curriculum, and correspondence about the Center. Meeting minutes and drawings by children of the Center s Booster Club) See also MSS Box 3 Folder 8. October May October 1943 August 11, , 1945 April 9, October 8, , 1943-October 27, 1943 Daniels School of Forestry and Conservation School Minutes, October transcripts Radio Broadcasts Series I, presented by Richard C. Potter. transcripts Radio Broadcasts Series I, presented by Richard C. Potter. Includes commentary on a variety of natural topics, including environmental change, ecosystems, habitats, animal life, gardening, seasonal attractions, conservation, soil and air quality, etc. Includes call-in records, quizzes, and advice segments Gardening for Victory, bound volume of radio transcripts Radio Broadcasts Series I, presented over WTAG by the Mutual Savings Bank of Worcester, prepared and presented by Richard C. Potter and C. Jerry Spaulding. Transcripts cover a variety of topics related to gardening, home economics, and the war effort, including listener call-ins and expert guests. Gardening for Victory, bound volume of radio transcripts Radio Broadcasts Series II, presented over WTAG by the Mutual Savings Bank of Worcester, prepared and presented by Richard C. Potter and C. Jerry Spaulding. Transcripts cover a variety of topics

18 January May 1951 March 12, 1950-May 27, 1951 June August 17, , 1953 March 28, , 1955 April January January March June 1961 related to gardening, home economics, and the war effort, including listener call-ins and expert guests. transcripts Radio Broadcasts Series II, presented by Richard C. Potter. Includes commentary on a variety of natural topics, including environmental change, ecosystems, habitats, animal life, gardening, seasonal attractions, conservation, soil and air quality, etc. Includes call-in records, quizzes, and advice segments. transcripts Radio Broadcasts Series III, presented by Richard C. Potter. transcripts Radio Broadcasts Series III, presented by Richard C. Potter. Includes commentary on a variety of natural topics, including environmental change, ecosystems, habitats, animal life, gardening, seasonal attractions, conservation, soil and air quality, etc. Includes call-in records, quizzes, and advice segments. transcripts Radio Broadcasts Series IV, presented by Richard C. Potter. transcripts Radio Broadcasts Series IV, presented by Richard C. Potter. Includes commentary on a variety of natural topics, including environmental change, ecosystems, habitats, animal life, gardening, seasonal attractions, conservation, soil and air quality, etc. Includes call-in records, quizzes, and advice segments. First entry is Potter s Creed, on his vision of the state of the environment and environmental policy in the United States. transcriptsradio Broadcasts Series V, presented by Richard C. Potter. Includes commentary on a variety of natural topics, including environmental change, ecosystems, habitats, animal life, gardening, seasonal attractions, conservation, soil and air quality, etc. Includes call-in records, quizzes, and advice segments. transcripts Radio Broadcasts Series VI, presented by Richard C. Potter. transcripts Radio Broadcasts Series VII, presented by Richard C. Potter. transcripts Radio Broadcasts Series VIII, presented by Richard C. Potter. transcripts Radio Broadcasts Series IX, presented by Richard C. Potter.

19 Oversize Volumes Oversize Folder Worcester Lyceum Records (Constitution, minutes of meetings, minutes of Executive Committee, revised constitution, and records of agreements to unite with other societies. There is some comment on the lectures sponsored by the Lyceum; lecturers included Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Makepeace Thackeray, and various abolitionists) Worcester Natural History, History with constitution, by-laws, and names of members (Partially printed volume which includes information on the Young Men s Library Association, the Worcester Lyceum and Library Association, the Worcester Lyceum and Natural History Association, and Worcester Natural History, with lists of officers, curators, and members). Scrapbook compiled by Edward D. Cross of the Kiwanis Club of Worcester, features clippings about science fairs and science education and training across the country, with special emphasis on students local to the Worcester area, as well as contributions by WNHS affiliated professionals. Scrapbook of Wendell Phillips Parker Nature Training School newspaper clippings and photographs Scrapbook of Piedmont Center Boosters newspaper clippings and photographs Diplomas from the natural history camp; 1 large print of camp and campers; scrapbook pages with clippings about the WNHS ( ); promotional print; several items of ephemera; E. H. Forbush State Ornithological Records on winter birds (See also Octavo Volumes ); 16 copy prints of the Natural History Camp (1886).