Name/Title
Groton Garden Club album about the Fort Griswold Project from 1962 - 1970 Ending with Article about Maude Shugrue from the Day dated February 25, 1988Entry/Object ID
2016.1.1061Scope and Content
21 page album green with gold border lines from the Groton Garden Club about the Fort Griswold Project from 1962 - 1970 Numbering done by pages. 1) 2 photographs 1965 Fort Griswold Groton, Connecticut. Plantings at entrance by Groton Garden Club 5 benches2) Photocopy of Application for Sears, Roebuck & Co. Application to Civic Beautification program dated March 6, 1966 3) photocopy of a map Fort Griswold Thames River Plot Borough of Groton dated Oct, 1956 State Park & Forest Commission. 4) Fort Griswold Planting Plan - handwritten in blue green and red. Dated March 1966 5) Handwritten letter in black ink to Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc. dated May 1962 from Groton Garden Club about entering the Civic Beautification Project with a pencil note "This won our 1st and only cash award" - Letter from John J. Riley of the Lehigh Petroleum Company dated December 13, 1963 to Mrs. Barnett of the Groton Garden Club re: the Fort Griswold Project 6) a) handwritten letter on cream colored paper written in blue ink with the word COPY with black printing dated May 15, 1962. Letter to Board of Utility Commissioners, Borough of Groton, Conn. Attn: Mr. L F. Dutton, Supt. from the Groton Garden Club re: Footings to be provided for stone benches provided by the Groton Garden Club. Signed by Astrid H. McClellan Secretary with photograph of Entrance to Fort Griswold Groton Connecticut Note: Plantings at Entrance by Groton Garden Club 7) Letter on green paper printed in green and black ink with handwriting in blue, green and black ink. Federated Garden Club to the Groton Garden Club awarding them a grant for outstanding work in Civic Beautification during 1962. $200.00 Sears Roebuck Groton for work at Ft. Griswold.8) Cover stock page printed in red and black ink with a black signature with gold and red seal Citation is presented to Groton Garden Club for Civic Beautification Program Sponsored by Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc. and Sears Roebuck and Co. Civic Beautification Award Sears.
9) COPY -Handwritten letter in blue ink dated July 24, 1967 Dear Mr. Matthew, question about what state is doing about the ramparts of Fort Griswold which are in bad repair and a hazard to young visitors signed M.B.S.
10) Handwritten report in blue ink dated 10/21/1968 Civic Planning Committee hasn't performed it's function due to cutback of the Parks and Forest Commission, granite slab replacement ordered from Buzzi Memorial cost to be shared by the Anna Warner Baily Chapter of the D.A.R. signed by M.B. Shugrue 11) Printed 2 yellowed page Landscape Plan (copy) dated from 1957 - 1962 with places for signatures for Mrs. Martin Chapman and Mrs. William Andrews 11) 2 pages white (discoloured/fading) paper with blue and pink lines handwritten in blue ink. Titled "Civic Planting Report Sept. '66 - Sept. '67" signed by Maude Shugrue, Chrm. $504.94 Oct. '69 Fort Acct. in pencil 12) Quotation for marble benches on white paper with black print from Buzzi Memorials dated 4/12/68 to Mrs. Shugrue. 13) yellow copy of a receipt with blue ink. Quote from Bottinelli's Granite Company to Fort Griswold State Park for damaged benches dated Nov. 8, 1967 14) Garden club Reports 1967 -1968 15) Garden club Reports 1969 - 1970 3 colored polaroid photos dated 1970 of tulips at Monument House 16) Newspaper article New London Day dated September 10, 1970 "Raissi Tells of State Policy Changes Fort Griswold Plans Unveiled" with article and photograph. 17) Envelope with "Good Americans Don't Litter Says Gertie Glitter" stamp in blue and postmarked Hartford Conn Aug 2, '67 10 cents State of Connecticut Park and Forest Commission Harford, Connecticut 06115 to Mrs. Charles E. Shugrue, Mitchell Street Groton, Connecticut 06340 Letter inside informing her that the money $10,000 given by the state legislature is solely for planning for improvements to the Groton Monument and Fort Griswold and is only a start. Signed in green ink by Donald C. Mathews Director Newspaper article dated Thursday, November 5, 1970 " Mrs. Martin Criticizes Fort Restoration Plan" 18) "Maude Shugrue School Days" The Day February 25, 1988 article by Barbara Reed Collins and photo of Maude Shugrue by Gordon AlexanderCollection
James L. Streeter CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2016.1Source or Donor
Streeter, James L.Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
AlbumNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Clubs, Gardens, Historic sites, OrganizationsSearch Terms
Awards, Communications & Public Utilities, Daughters of the American Revolution, Domestic Life, Historic Sites, Organizations & Clubs, Anna Warner Bailey Chapter of the D.A.R., Borough of Groton Board of Utility Commissioners, Bottinelli Monumental Company, Buzzi Memorials, Daughters of the American Revolution, Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut Inc., Groton Garden Club, Lehigh Petroleum Company, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Thames River, Thames River Park, Town of Groton Public Works, Trails CornerArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1961 - 1988Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/fading, rips and tears, loose pages in plastic sleeves, metal rivets, staples, scratches and wear.General Notes
Note
Status: Good
Status By: Sheila Sullivan
Status Date: 2022-08-10
