Vault A45, Sherwood, Unit 1
EXTENT: 1.5 linear ft. (3 containers)
ORGANIZATION: Four series: I. Journals; II. Pieces by Mary Sherwood; III. Miscellaneous; IV. Pieces about Mary Sherwood.
BIOGRAPHY: Forester and environmentalist. Founder in 1980 and director until 1993 of Walden Forever Wild, a Concord, Mass., organization devoted to turning Walden Pond State reservation into a national or state sanctuary in memory of Henry David Thoreau in order to restrict public access and to protect Walden Pond and the surrounding area. Born Mary Elizabeth Pasco in Hartford, Conn., 1906. Graduate of University of Connecticut, 1935, later of Cornell. Nursery keeper. Plant researcher at University of Florida, Gainesville, during 1950s. Moved to Concord in 1958. Member of Thoreau Society. Curator of Thoreau Lyceum, 1967-1968. Founder of Thoreau Fellowship (Old Town, Maine). Died 2001
SCOPE AND CONTENT: Papers include: manuscript journals (23 volumes), 1932-1994, with index; printed articles, etc., by Mary Sherwood, 1953-1995; miscellaneous items, including printed Graduation Essays, Class of 1930, Hartford Public High School, and manuscript notes from readings; and printed articles about Mary Sherwood and her organizational involvements, 1975-1993. Journals include observations on plants, wildlife, geography, and weather, and references to Thoreau, Walden Pond, the Thoreau Society, the Thoreau Fellowship, and Walden Forever Wild.
SOURCE OF ACQUISITION: Gift of Mary P. Sherwood, June, 06/95.
NOTES/COMMENTS: Accessioned 08/11/95 (accession number AMC 010).
PROCESSED BY: LPW; finding aid prepared 7/09/97; prepared for mounting on the Web by CM, 06/04.
CONTAINER LIST
SERIES I. JOURNALS, 1932-1994:
Box 1, Folder 1:
v. 1 (1932-1941).
Box 1, Folder 2:
v. 2 (1958 Nov. 7-1959 Aug. 16).
Box 1, Folder 3:
v. 3 (1959 Aug. 29-1961 Jan. 23).
Box 1, Folder 4:
v. 4 (1961 Jan. 31-Aug. 26).
Box 1, Folder 5:
v. 5 (1961 Aug. 27-1962 Sept. 13).
Box 1, Folder 6:
v. 6 (1962 Sept. 14-1963 Sept. 20).
Box 1, Folder 7:
v. 7 (1963 Oct. 5-1964 Sept. 11).
Box 1, Folder 8:
v. 8 (1964 Sept. 11-1965 May 21).
Box 1, Folder 9:
v. 9 (1965 July 2-1966 July 11).
Box 1, Folder 10:
v. 10 (1966 July 24-1968 July 17).
Box 1, Folder 11:
v. 11 (1968 July 18-1969 Apr. 11).
Box 1, Folder 12:
v. 12 (1969 Apr. 12-1970 Dec. 31).
Box 1, Folder 13:
v. 13 (1971 Jan. 1-1972 Nov. 28).
Box 1, Folder 14:
v. 14 (1972 Dec. 28-1973 Oct. 29).
Box 1, Folder 15:
v. 15 (1973 Nov. 15-1975 Mar. 8).
Box 2, Folder 1:
v. 16 (1975 Apr. 19-1976 June 20).
Box 2, Folder 2:
v. 17 (1976 June 20-1977 Oct. 17).
Box 2, Folder 3:
v. 18 (1977 Nov. 28-1979 Jan. 8).
Box 2, Folder 4:
v. 19 (1979 Jan. 10-1979 June 27).
Box 2, Folder 5:
v. 20 (1979 July 12-1980 Nov. 16).
Box 2, Folder 6:
v. 21 (1981 Feb. 17-1983 July 11).
Box 2, Folder 7:
v. 22 (1983 July 18-1987 July 6).
Box 2, Folder 8:
v. 23 (1987 Aug. 28-1994 May 14).
Box 2, Folder 9:
Selections: typed transcriptions (1931-1975).
Box 2, Folder 10:
Index to journal volumes 1-21 (1932-1981).
SERIES II. PIECES BY MARY SHERWOOD, 1953-1995:
Box 3, Folder 1:
Typescripts.
Box 3, Folder 2:
Printed articles, etc., 1953-1995.
Box 3, Folder 3:
SERIES III. MISCELLANEOUS (printed Graduation Essays, Class of 1930, Hartford Public High School; ms. notes from readings; letterhead).
Box 3, Folder 4:
SERIES IV. PIECES ABOUT MARY SHERWOOD, 1975-1993.
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