Scrapbook and journal kept by Gertrude Hodgdon Chapman, 1928-1931. Includes news clippings featuring her husband, J. Lewis Chapman for motorboat racing, and a program for the play "Cyclone Sally" featuring Gertrude, 1930.
Collection
Hodgdon/Chapman Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2026.015
Source or Donor
Mr. James L. Streeter
Acquisition Method
Donation
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Scrapbook
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Album
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Memorabilia
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Baker's Cove, Mystic, Sea Sled Corporation
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1928 - 1931
Archive Size/Extent
1 Folder
Provenance
Notes
Admin or Biographical History: Jesse Lewis Chapman was born in Groton on September 18, 1905, the son of Merton and Rosa Belle Chapman. He married Gertrude Elizabeth Hodgdon (born 1903, the daughter of Alfred and Gertrude Hodgdon) on September 19, 1925 at the Groton Heights Baptist Church and the couple had two children: Robert Lewis and Kenneth Grant. They lived for many years at 75 Starr Hill Road in Groton.
Custodial History: Was given to Jim Streeter by the Hodgdon/Chapman Family, and donated by Jim to the Groton Public Library in 2017