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RMC Archivist News Your archivist had a busy summer.
Although the constant rain inhibited climbing through much of
July and August, the opportunities to expand the Club's photographic
holdings kept me busy. Due to the generous access to family materials
given to me by a number of Randolphians, I was able to complete
more than 570 photographic scans with the aid of my new digital
equipment. Among those I'd like to thank on behalf of the Club
are: Lydia Goetze (17 scans of photos taken by Chris Goetze in
the 1950's and '60's), Peggy Grant (31 scans from the Horton
archive), Alan Lowe (108 scans covering about 150 years of family
and town history), Jamie Maddock (31 scans of photos from the
Anna Stearns archive), Doug Mayer (65 new scans from the George
Foot Moore photo albums to go along with the 33 scans that I
made last winter), Carol Sandin (63 scans from the valuable collection
of photos and sketches in the Flagg family archive), Edie Tucker
(32 scans from the Cutter family archive, including a copy of
the earliest known Louis F. Cutter map of trails on Mts. Madison
and Adams, dating from c. 1885), Marian Davis Woodruff (more
than 62 scans of photos from 1934 to the present; I'm still scanning
as this goes to press). The above scans were made from materials
lent for the purpose. New materials given outright to the Club
include gifts from: Tom and Julie Barrow (early copies of Randolph
Paths); Nancy Torrey Frueh (early maps and AMC guides from the
Charles C. Torrey collection); Gail Scott (the Ann Furness collection
of over 300 photos (1952-1999); Edie Tucker (a set of RMC annual
letters starting in 1925); Howard and Martha Wenk (a file of
materials from Miriam Sanders, long-time treasurer of the RMC):
Mike Pelchat (his presidential papers); and Jeff Tirey (papers
relating to the rebuilding of Crag Camp). I have made a set of contact prints and list of descriptions for all the scans made; the scans will be copied to CD disks. Copies of everything will be placed in the Club's archive. Next summer. Since the RMC archive is not easily accessible, I plan to put together a couple of notebooks of selected scanned photos for display in the Randolph Library. In the summer of 2005 I will, once again, bring my scanning equipment to Randolph. I invite anyone who would like to give materials to or share them with the RMC, to get in touch with me to discuss details or arrange a scanning session. I can be reached in a variety of ways: email; Randolph phone [603-466-5509]; winter phone [413-256-6950]; winter address [111 Amherst Road/Pelham, MA 01002]. To be noted. Copies of Spur Cabin Registers ($25) and Randolph in Appalachia ($10) are still available and may be ordered from the RMC website [http://www.randolphmountainclub.org] or from Michelle Cormier [P.O. Box 63, Gorham, NH 03593. Carol Sandin is planning to
use materials from the Flagg collection in producing the 2006
Calendar for the Randolph Library. This will be a must-see introduction
to this valuable collection.
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