Fletcher, Harold, recipient. Letters to Harold Fletcher from prominent Boston citizens: Guide.

Houghton Library, Harvard College Library

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Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138

Last update on 2009 March 2

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: b
Call No.: MS Am 2139
Creator: Fletcher, Harold, recipient.
Title: Letters to Harold Fletcher from prominent Boston citizens,
Date(s): 1866-1903.
Quantity: 1 box (.3 linear ft.)
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Abstract: Letters from prominent Boston citizens thanking Harold Fletcher for his work restoring their paintings.

Processing Information:

Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt

Acquisition Information:

No accession number. Bequest of Harold Fletcher, Boston, MA; via Charles H. Taylor, Boston Globe, P.O. Box 189, Boston, Mass.; received: 1926 July 30.

Transferred from Widener Library as X 5.20 and reclassified.

Access Restrictions:

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Preferred Citation for Publication:

Letters to Harold Fletcher from Prominent Boston Citizens (MS Am 2139). Houghton Library, Harvard University.

Historical Note

Fletcher was a Boston artisan (d.1903?) who specialized in the restoration of paintings.

Arrangement

Arranged by name of correspondent.

Scope and Content

Includes letters thanking Fletcher for his good work on paintings and are from prominent Boston citizens of the time.

Container List

(1) A. Letters to Harold Fletcher. 1 folder.
- R.L. Abrams, 1897.
- Evelyn Adams, 1897.
- Arthur Amory, 1895.
- Francis Amory, 1897, 2 letters.
- Ellen L. Anderson, 1897.
- Suzie? P. Andrews, 1879.
- Henry C. Angell, 1891.

(2) Bar-Bat. Letters to Harold Fletcher. 1 folder.
- B.C. Barsoll, undated.
- Francis Bartlett, 1887-1902 and undated, 9 letters.
- Samuel Batchelder, 1882.
- Susan C. Batchelder, 1892.

(3) Bi-Bu (end). Letters to Harold Fletcher. 1 folder.
- Anna S. Bigelow, 1894.
- Anne D. Blake, undated, 2 letters.
- Mrs. Arthur W. Blake, 1897.
- G.H. Blanchard, undated.
- Miss H.A. Blanchard, 1899.
- J.W. Brimmer, 1891.
- Martin Brimmer, 1895.
- M.L. Butterfield, 1899.

(4) C. Letters to Harold Fletcher. 1 folder.
- Louise Cabot, undated.
- Walter Callender, 1888-1897, 3 letters.
- Parker C. Chandler, 1878-1885, 4 letters.
- Minna Timmins Chapman, 1875.
- Charles R. Codman, 1897.
- Copley Society of Boston, 1903.
- Caspar Crowninshield, 1888.
- Curtis & Cameron, 1898.

(5) D-E. Letters to Harold Fletcher. 1 folder.
- Laura Daneau, undated.
- Theodore Davis, 1896-1898, 2 letters.
- Stephen Decatur, 1891.
- S.C. Dexter, 1898.
- E.P. Edwards, 1901.
- Emily Marshall Otis Eliot, 1878 and undated, 2 letters.
- Mrs. W.C. Endicott, undated.
- Caroline B. Eustis, 1897.
- William Everett, 1885.

(6) F-G. Letters to Harold Fletcher. 1 folder.
- T.E. Francis, 1896.
- Paul Revere Frothingham, 1902.
- Henry J. Gardner, 1877.
- Isabella Gardner, 1897 and undated, 5 letters.
- Benjamin Ives Gilman, 1901.
- C.H. Greenough, 1898.
- D.G. Greenough, 1885.
- F.B. Greenough, 1888.

(7) H-J. Letters to Harold Fletcher. 1 folder.
- Harry H. Hale, 1885.
- William Hammersby, 189-.
- George F. Hoar, 1885-1895, 3 letters.
- Henry S. Hovey, 1896-1901 and undated, 3 letters.
- Eliot Hubbard, 1894.
- Paul S. Hunt, 1898.
- George E.B. Jackson, 1894.
- Henry Johnson, 1886, 3 letters.

(8) L. Letters to Harold Fletcher. 1 folder.
- Louis Lahor, 1895.
- I.C.C. Lane, undated.
- John Lathrop, 1893.
- Sarah E. Lawrence, undated.
- William Lawrence, 1891.
- A. Lawrence (Abbott Lawrence) Lowell, 1891.
- Amy Lowell, 1901.
- C.S. Lynch, 1866.

(9) M-O. Letters to Harold Fletcher. 1 folder.
- Fanny B. Manning, 1885.
- Caroline V. McDuffey, 1901.
- Henry A. Merrett, 1883.
- Alexander Milliaine, 1884.
- John G. Mitchell, 1888.
- L.G.T. Molson, undated.
- Mrs. Israel Nash, 1897.
- James Notman, 1882.
- John Ogilvy, 1895.
- Henry K. Oliver, undated.
- J.P. Ord, 1895.

(10) P-R. Letters to Harold Fletcher. 1 folder.
- Calvin G. Page, 1896.
- Robert Treat Paine, 1901-1902, 4 letters.
- P.C. Palmer, undated.
- J. Harleston Parker, 1902.
- Fred S. Piper, 1902.
- H. Winthrop Peirce, 1893.
- Ruth Powell, undated.
- F.H. Raymond, 1886.
- Julia W. Redfield, 1891-1892, 2 letters.
- Gorham Rogers, 1881.
- H. Rollins, 1895.
- W.C. Russell, 1891.

(11) S-T. Letters to Harold Fletcher. 1 folder.
- F.W. Sargent, 1896.
- R. Schlesinger, 1896.
- H.O.? Shaw, 1898.
- Henry S. Shaw, 1898.
- Quincy A. Shaw, 1894.
- Enid Hunt Slater, 1898.
- James Rindge Stanwood, 1902.
- Caroline Stevenson, undated.
- Charles Thorndike, undated.
- Howard Malcom Ticknor, 1896.
- Joseph Tuckerman, 1893.

(12) U-W (end). Letters to Harold Fletcher. 1 folder.
- Sophia A. Underwood, 1897.
- Charlotte A. Vinson, 1897.
- Frederic P. Vinton, 1889, 2 letters.
- Robert C. Vose, 1903.
- J. Warren, 1899.
- Ed. H. Welch, 1886.
- Barrett Wendell, 1888-1889, 3 letters.
- Mary B. (Mrs. Jacob) Wendell, undated.
- Jacob Wendell, 1889.
- Rose S. Whiting, 1888.
- Anne Thomas Whitman, undated.
- Winslow Whitman, 1902, 2 letters.
- Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Willis, undated.
- Sam W. Winslow, 1884.

(13) Miscellaneous material. 1 folder.
Includes: 1926 letter from Charles H. Taylor to Paul Sachs about this collection of letters from the Fletcher estate, and typescript list of correspondents.

(14) Binding (empty) previously containing this collection of letters. 1 folder.
Still contains attached fliers for Harold Fletcher's painting restoration business.

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