Kent family papers : series V : generation IV, 1838-1971 1880-1969.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Kent family papers : series V : generation IV, 1838-1971 1880-1969.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/726871219

This series of the Kent Family Papers documents generation IV of the family as represented by the only child of Roy and Blanche Kent, Ira "Rich" Kent and his wife, Louise "Lulie" Andrews Kent. This series makes up over half the Kent family papers. Rich and Lulie Kent collected and preserved their own papers extensively throughout their adult lives, from their early years until their deaths. Ira Rich Kent's papers consist of numerous diaries; daily letters to his parents as well as correspondence with other family members and friends; materials from Rich Kent's years at Goddard Seminary and Tufts University; records of his military service; his writings; and items from his publishing career. Also included in his papers are records of real estate in Calais and Hardwick, Vermont, and Brookline, Massachusetts; materials related to the Kent Tavern, the Old West Church, and local cemeteries; his estate papers; and other and extensive financial materials. Some items of interest include a student survey from the Goddard Seminary class of 1889 giving each member's personal history, and correspondence regarding the authorship of the "Pledge [of Allegiance] to the Flag." This series also contains the personal papers of Louise Andrews Kent. These include materials from all periods of Lulie Kent's life in the form of school papers, memorabilia, notebooks, original designs and sketches, financal information, and Calais area-related materials concerning the Kent Tavern, the Old West Church, the Adamant Music School, and the Vermont Folk Festival. There are many cartons of letters to Lulie Kent from family members, friends, and fans. Correspondence with some of Lulie Kent's close friends, including Charles Lesley Ames, Elizabeth H. Burchenal, Ada Peirce McCormick, Helvetia Perkins, Marguerite Ridgely, and Leila Tuckerman, has been isolated and placed into separate folders. Lulie Kent had frequent correspondence with other long-time friends as well, which is filed throughout the "correspondence with others" folders. Also in her correspondance are letters from artists Bessie Drennan and Gayleen Aiken. There are also photographs saved (and many taken) by Lulie Kent which document her family and the Hollisters, places in Calais, trips, friends, and local Vermont events. Of particular interest are photographs of Robert Frost speaking at Goddard College (Plainfield, Vt.) in 1940; of the former Edgerly residence on Ironbound Island, Maine; and of the setting of the first pole at the Washington Electric Co-op in East Montpelier, Vt. in 1939; and of the original brick Hardwick Savings Bank building which still stands near the center of town, minus its turret, today.

23 linear feet.

Vermont Historical Society

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8096026

Related Entities

There are 32 Entities related to this resource.

Simmons University (Boston, Mass.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6747h07 (corporateBody)

Simmons University (previously Simmons College) is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established in 1899 by clothing manufacturer John Simmons. In 2018, it reorganized its structure and changed its name to a university. Its undergraduate program is women-focused while its graduate programs are co-educational. Simmons is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. As of 2020, 83 percent of applicants to undergraduate programs were accepted. The university ...

Bellamy, Francis Rufus, 1886-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6km08vt (person)

Author, editor, and publicity director. From the description of Papers Francis Bellamy, 1892-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067980 ...

Kent family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66b61g3 (family)

Ira Rich Kent (1876-1945), known as Rich, was born on October 28, 1876, in Calais, Vermont. He graduated from Goddard Seminary in Barre, Vermont, and Tufts College in Boston. Rich was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and became a lifetime trustee of Tufts as well as a member of their executive committee. After graduation from Tufts, he settled in Boston and began to pursue a career in writing and publishing. He was first employed as a writer and editor at The Youth Companion, a monthly ne...

Goddard Seminary

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gb725b (corporateBody)

Burchenal, Elizabeth, 1877-1959

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qv3p7h (person)

American folk dancer and researcher and physical education teacher; head of American Folk Dance Society. From the description of Elizabeth Burchenal collection, 1928-1943. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70971698 ...

Sprague, Rosamond kent

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6126rzr (person)

McCormick, Ada P.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6z90bs2 (person)

Kent, Blanche Hollister, 1852-1938.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p27x7p (person)

St. Botolph Club

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wb06mw (corporateBody)

Old West Church (Calais, Vt.).

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q28z0n (corporateBody)

Perkins, Helvetia.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pz67wh (person)

Gay, Elizabeth Kent, 1913-1985.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67953qn (person)

Edgerly family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6745nx7 (family)

Theta Delta Chi

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63j8bcc (corporateBody)

Tufts College

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sb94gr (corporateBody)

Kent, Louise Andrews, 1886-1969

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66w9wwg (person)

Louise Andrews Kent was born about 1887 in Brookline, Mass. She married Rich Kent in 1912. She became a newspaper columnist and author of children's books and cookbooks, assuming the persona of "Mrs. Appleyard," to write a series of New England cookbooks. A resident of Brookline, Kent spent summers in Calais, Vt. Louise Andrews Kent died in 1969. From the description of Louise Andrews Kent papers. (Vermont Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36065048 Louise...

Phi beta kappa

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dc1vkp (corporateBody)

Collegiate scholastic honor society founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. From the description of Phi Beta Kappa records, 1776-2006 (bulk 1900-2000). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983375 The national Phi Beta Kappa Society, America's oldest and most prestigious honor society, was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Membership in the national society is a significant achievement, which honors excellen...

Kent, Ira Rich, 1876-1945

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bk2bcm (person)

Kent, Leroy, 1843-1911.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62f8mk1 (person)

Ridgely, Marguerite.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fr0vv0 (person)

Hollis family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wb4750 (family)

Tuckerman, Leila.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6058f1d (person)

Ames, Charles Lesley

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65q5vg4 (person)

Charles Lesley Ames began collecting materials in all bibliographic formats on the British-Indian interaction after a trip to England in 1908. The manuscript portion of his library reflects his interest in official relations between the two cultures and is particularly rich in holdings of the writings of Governors-General and Viceroys, as well an numerous government agencies and the East India Company. From the description of Ames Library manuscript collection, 1627-1978 (bulk 1758-1...

Washington Electric Co-op (East Montpelier, Vt.).

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bg7m6j (corporateBody)

Kent Tavern Museum (Calais, Vt.).

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dk0ddr (corporateBody)

Frost, Robert, 1874-1963

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fk35s7 (person)

American poet from New England. Winner of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize. From the description of Letters, 1931-1943. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122464432 American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. From the description of Letter to Mr. Beggen [?], 1928. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 86129842 Robert Frost was an American poet. From the description of Papers concerning the Kenned...

Andrews family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6d888hc (family)

Tarshis family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61g9jbg (family)

Perry Mason & Co.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60c9nd8 (corporateBody)

Adamant Music School (Adamant, Vt.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61g5jrb (corporateBody)

Kent, Hollister, 1916-1974.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w669832z (person)

Houghton Mifflin Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fz11mc (corporateBody)

Houghton Mifflin Company, publishing house of Boston, Mass., From the description of Houghton Mifflin Company records, 1832-1944. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612205133 Houghton Mifflin Company, publishing house of Boston, Massachusetts, traces its roots back to the firm of Ticknor and Fields, the premier "literary" publishing house in the United States during the middle years of the nineteenth century; and to the Riverside Press, Henry Oscar Houghton's printi...