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Prescott H. Littlefield Papers, 1959-1960, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 147

Scope and Content Note

The Prescott Littlefield papers contain typewritten correspondence of Littlefield relating to his sailing dories. Included are photographs of the beachcomber/alpha dory design of William Henry Chamberlain of Marblehead, Massachusetts, and some miscellaneous articles and pamphlets that Littlefield collected.

Dates

  • Creation: 1959-1960, undated

Creator

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research use.

Biographical Sketch

Prescott H. Littlefield was the vice-president of the Canada Dry Corporation in New York City. He was very interested in Henry Chamberlain's beachcomber/alpha dory design. Prescott was married to Margaret M.

Extent

0.25 linear feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Prescott Littlefield papers contain typewritten correspondence of Littlefield relating to his sailing dories.

Physical Location

Phillips Library Stacks

Provenance

This material was donated by Prescott H. Littlefield in January 1960 (accession #14,992).

Bibliography and Related Collections

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Hilary Streifer, August 2015.

Title
PRESCOTT H. LITTLEFIELD PAPERS, 1959-1960, undated
Author
Processed by: Hilary Streifer; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Phillips Library Repository

Contact:
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