Series I. CAMP ADMINISTRATION, 1908-2021 (#1CB-7CB, 8.1-22.5, 30.1m, 29F+B.1m-29F+B.4m, 34.1-34.7, E.1-E.5)
Scope and Contents
Series I, Camp administration, 1908-2021 (#1CB-7CB, 8.1-22.5, 30.1m, 29F+B.1m-29F+B.4m, 34.1-34.7, E.1-E.5), documents the operation of Camp Onaway. The series includes camp brochures ranging from the late 1920s to 2012, which reveal the evolution of the camp's programs and scope; financial records; and index cards with information about former campers and staff, organized both by state and by year. The series also contains camp directors' files, including Sunday sermons by Jane Kent, Margaret Stiles, and Lisa Stokes Taylor, articles and manuscripts by Margaret Stiles; and correspondence about the operation of camp (including personnel issues). In addition, the series includes a draft of Helen Stokes Greven's history of Camp Onaway, Let Her Strong and Ageless Be, and the recollections of Rusty MaCarthy, a former camp nurse; Henry Hollister (Mabel Hollister's son); and other campers and staff regarding their experiences at camp. See #T-403.1 - T-403.7 for audiocassettes of staff's reminiscences and #28.1 for campers' and counselors' recollections of Mabel Hollister's era. The series also includes financial records; songbooks; material on camp management and on camp programs, such as riding and dance; a time capsule marking the camp's 100th anniversary; material originally received in electronic format; and the camp's web site. Camp historian Helen Stokes Greven and camp director Lisa Stokes Taylor both attended the camp in the 1950s; see Series II for related letters. The series is arranged alphabetically.
Dates
- Creation: 1908-2021
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1960-2010
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. The bulk of the collection is open to research.
The following folders require written permission the written permission of the President of the Onaway Camp Trust: #1CB-3CB, 5CB, 8.15, 11.9-11.14,12.1,12.3-12.4, 12.6 12.8-12.9, 13.1, 13.3, 13.7-13.9, 13.11, 14.2-14.3, 14.5, 14.7-14.11, 15.3, 15.8, 15.10-15.11, 16.8-16.10, 17.1, 17.6-17.7, 17.15, 17.16, 17.21, 18.4, 18.5, 19.1, 21.2, 21.17-21.18, 22.4-22.5, 27.10, 28.2, 28.3, 30.1m. Should Camp Onaway and Onaway Camp Trust cease to exist, previously restricted material older than 50 years will be deemed open and restricted material created within the past 50 years shall be deemed closed.
The following folders are closed for 75 years from date of creation: #8.15-8.17, 11.7-11.8, 12.2, 15.1-15.2, 15.4-15.7, 15.12, 17.11, 18.14-18.15, 19.13, 21.9, and 21.15-21.16. All closed items may be accessed and copied by the President of Onaway Camp Trust or a Trustee so authorized in writing by the President of Onaway Camp Trust.
#32F+B.1v is closed; use digital copy or #33F+B.1v.
An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
17.78 linear feet ((20 file boxes, 2 half file boxes, 1 carton, 7 card file boxes, 1 folio box, 3 folio+ boxes) plus 1 folio folder, 2 folio+ folders, 1 oversize folder, 9 photograph folders, 1 folio+ photograph folder, 7 audiotapes, 2 videotapes, 4 motion pictures.).89 Megabytes (4 files)
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Creator
- From the Collection: Camp Onaway (Hebron, N.H.) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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