Tucker family papers

@ Historic New England

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Gift of Jane Standen Tucker, 1998.The Tucker family papers (MS033) reflect the life and work of the Tucker family of Wiscasset, Maine, and life at their home, Castle Tucker. The majority of the collection comprises the papers of Richard and Mollie Tucker and their five children, which includes a substantial collection of correspondence. As a result of the Tucker children attending boarding school and then pursuing careers away from Wiscasset, Maine, the papers reveal an extensive and detailed documentation of relationships between parents and children, mistresses and servants, and among siblings. The collection is arranged in thirteen series. Background: In 1997, Historic New England acquired Castle Tucker in Wiscasset, Maine, as a gift from Jane S. Tucker (1917-2012). The papers contained within the house at the time of acquisition formed the bases of the collection: Tucker family papers (now MS033). Until 2006, the papers remained on site at Castle Tucker. While maintained at Castle Tucker, Jane S. Tucker (1917-2012), in consultation with Historic New England's Library and Archives staff, arranged and described the papers accordingly. In 2006, when the papers arrived at the Library and Archives, the papers remained unaltered and Tucker's original order was maintained. Between 2006 and 2008, Jennifer Pustz, museum historian, created an inventory for the collection. Update: 2013-2014 In 2013-2014, through a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant (Award Number: NAR13-RH-50051-13: "Family Manuscript Collections: Expanding Online Access to New England Heritage Project"), twenty-six Historic New England manuscript collections of family papers were re-evaluated and processed/reprocessed...

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Tucker family papers

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