Choate Family Collection, 1903-[192-]

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Choate Family Collection, 1903-[192-]

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Category: Archives

Property: Naumkeag

Title: Choate Family Collection

Type: Collection

Description: The Choate Family Collection contains items relating to Naumkeag that were acquired by gift and purchase from various sources other than Mabel Choate. The collection consists of a 1903 letter from Joseph Hodges Choate to Nevada Stranahan who served as the Collector of the Port of New York from 1902 to 1907; photographs of Joseph Hodges Choate, Mabel Choate, and Naumkeag; a program from a 1905 dinner that was conducted in Joseph Choate's honor; and several post cards of Choate Inn located in Peacham Vermont. Joseph Choate was a prominent 19th century attorney and diplomat. He served as the ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. His daughter Mabel Choate entrusted their summer home at Naumkeag to the Trustees. The property was bequeathed in its entirety to the Trustees of Reservations in 1958.

Date: 1905-1929

Extent: 0.75 linear feet (7 folders, 1 general oversize folder)

People: Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917; Choate, Mabel, 1870-1958; Stranahan, Nevada N., 1861-1928

Subjects: Naumkeag (Stockbridge, Mass.); Postcards; Choate Inn (Peacham, Vt.)

Rights: CC BY-NC-ND The Choate Family Collection is the physical property of The Trustees of Reservations. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the archivist.

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Series 2: Photographs

2016-05-06

Series 3: Postcards

2016-05-06