Fenwick, Charles Edward (1910-1994)--Correspondence--Tushak, Stephen J.--No date to June 1954

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Fenwick, Charles Edward (1910-1994)--Correspondence--Tushak, Stephen J.--No date to June 1954

Entry/Object ID

1995.001.0562

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 11 3/4"w x 9"h This folder contains Mr. Fenwick's and Rev. Tushak's correspondence. Fr. Tushak was a priest in Walford, Iowa who was interested in Saint Mary's County and its antiquities and became acquainted with Mr. Fenwick. Fr. Tushak painted some fifty watercolors of Saint Mary's County historic sites, some from photos and sketches he made on visits and others from Mr. Fenwick's description or Fr. Tushak's own research. The Society currently holds thirty-nine of the watercolors. No date Letter to Fr. Tushak from Mr. Fenwick thanking him for paintings. Mr. Fenwick mentions the death of Don Swann. No date Letter from Fr. Tushak to Mr. Fenwick announcing a heart attack. Father had been to the county not long before, but bad weather prevented taking photographs. No date Letter from Mr. Fenwick to Fr. Tushak explaining the lack of photographs October 20, 1953 Letter from Fr. Tushak to Mr. Fenwick telling about what he saw on his trip to St. Mary's County and asking lots of questions about certain buildings. November 4, 1953 Letter from Mr. Fenwick to Fr. Tushak answering some of the questions of the previous letter and listing works by Mr. Forman. Mr. Fenwick asks Father to paint the St. Inigoes Manor House. November 18, 1953 Letter from Fr. Tushak to Mr. Fenwick thanking him for photographs of county houses. Father included a sketch of how he thought the St. Inigoes Manor House was sited. There is some discussion of old furnishings and Father lists several books he has found interesting. December 7, 1953 Letter from Fr. Tushak to Mr. Fenwick saying he has sent paintings of the St. Inigoes Manor House and Church. Tushak mentions Rob o' the Bowl. December 8, 1953 Letter from Mr. Fenwick to Fr. Tushak explaining he will send some interior pictures of St. Inigoes soon. He also talked about the setting of the manor house. He mentions Susquehanna at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Mi. He also sent photos of Bushwood, Cross Manor, and St. Ignatius Church. December 13, 1953 Letter from Mr. Fenwick to Fr. Tushak thanking him for the painting of St. Inigoes. Mr. Fenwick sent many photos of St. Ignatius Church and a list of old houses in the county. December 16, 1953 Letter from Fr. Tushak to Mr. Fenwick thanking him for the photos. Tushak includes a discussion of conflicting descriptions of the St. Inigoes Manor House. December 29, 1953 Letter from Fr. Tushak to Mr. Fenwick discussing how Father used his imagination on some parts of the painting of the St. Inigoes church. Tushak lists several locations for which he wants photos. January 5, 1954 Letter from Mr. Fenwick to Fr. Tushak with details about the Spaldings and where they lived. Fenwick also sent Tushak a copy of Cecilia Coad's picture of the St. Inigoes Manor House. January 13, 1954 Letter from Fr. Tushak to Mr. Fenwick thanking Mr. Fenwick for photographs. He then has two pages of questions on various sites in the county and wishes for a map. February 8, 1954 Letter from Fr. Tushak to Mr. Fenwick He inquires about Riverview, Collingwood, and Rosecroft. He encloses a drawing of the floor plan of the manor house at St. Inigoes, asking if it is correct. March 17, 1954 Letter from Fr. Tushak to Mr. Fenwick in which Father says he has finished paintings of Bushwood Manor, St. Inigoes Manor, Fenwick Free, and Wolseley Manor. He left the dormer windows out of the St. Inigoes Manor painting because he felt they were 19th century additions. He includes another version of the floor plan of St. Inigoes. He mentions being in the county in 1939. March 21, 1954 Letter from Mr. Fenwick to Fr. Tushak with information on St. Mary's Manor and Rosecroft. He also discusses the county courthouse, Sotterley, Calvert's Rest and Herring Creek. He is sending a copy of the Hermann map to be painted. April 1, 1954 Letter from Mr. Fenwick to Fr. Tushak thanking Father for the pictures and talking about a fire at Fenwick Free. There are several paragraphs of information about St. Inigoes Manor House. He includes a county map. April 18, 1954 Letter from Mr. Fenwick to Fr. Tushak running through Mr. Fenwick's many activities. He says he looked at Mrs. Sioussat's book at the Enoch Pratt to find that her picture of St. Inigoes was a copy of Cecilia's Coad's. April 25, 1954 Letter from Fr. Tushak to Mr. Fenwick describing the paintings he sent of Rosecroft, Cartagena, Newtown Manor Church, and Mulberry Fields. He had a long list of questions and discussed Jesuit church architecture. May 11, 1954 Letter from Mr. Fenwick to Fr. Tushak apologizing for his long silence, pleading work and general busyness. Fenwick sends a littel data on various houses and promises photos in time. June 21, 1954 Letter from Fr. Tushak to Mr. Fenwick thanking him for maps sent by Fenwick. Tushak says he has sent paintings of St. Aloysius Church and the Court House. He also mentions that Wilton, the final home of Thomas Gerard, was right across the Potomac from Mulberry Fields.

Collection

Charles E. Fenwick Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Location

Container

Charles E. Fenwick Collection, Box 9

Shelf

Rack 07, Shelf 5

Rack

Rack 07

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coad, Cecilia

Person or Organization

Fenwick, Charles Edward (1910-1993)

Person or Organization

Ford, Henry

Person or Organization

Forman, Henry Chandlee

Person or Organization

Swann, Donald

Person or Organization

Tushak, Stephen J. (1900-1959)

Web Links and URLs

https://stmaryshistory.org/docs.ashx?id=1745313