Ken and Loretta Weldon Collection

Archive

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Montauk Library Archives

Name/Title

Ken and Loretta Weldon Collection

Entry/Object ID

ARC.1933

Scope and Content

A collection of photographs, newspapers, postcards, and brochures documenting real estate and development in Montauk during the 1960s and 1970s. Photographs, maps, and brochures depict many properties of the Montauk Beach Development Corporation and the Montauk Beach Company including the Surf Club, Yacht Club, Montauk Manor, Star Island, Montauk Golf and Country Club, Carl Fisher's Estate, and the Administration Building. Photographs include prints by Dave Edwardes and Joseph Adams. A brief history of the Leisurama homes is represented in photographs, brochures, papers, and a map.

Archive Details

Creator

Ken Weldon, Loretta Weldon, Dave Edwardes, Joseph Adams

Date(s) of Creation

1945 - circa 1979

Archive Size/Extent

1 legal-size document box, and 1 oversized map folder.

Restrictions

The collection is open for research and can be used within the library under the supervision of the archivist. Contact archives@montauklibrary.org to schedule a research appointment.

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Two deteriorating newspapers were deaccessioned: East Hampton Star May 26, 1960 and East Hampton Star, February 7, 1963. Both publications are available on nyshistoricnewspapers.org

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquired From

Ken Weldon, Loretta Weldon

Copyright

Type of License

In copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Copyright Details

Researchers assume all responsibility for copyright questions. Fair use is permitted. For all other uses please contact archives@montauklibrary.org.

General Notes

Note Type

Folder List

Note

Cards and Postcards, 1960s-1990 East Hampton High School Newsletter, June 1945 Leisurama Photographs and Papers, 1960s Maps, 1960s-1970s Montauk: A distinguished summer colony on the slender tip of Long Island, NY, 1932 Photographs, 1950s-1960s Real Estate Brochures and Papers, 1960s-1970s