Hines and Bok Correspondence and misc photos

Name/Title

Hines and Bok Correspondence and misc photos

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2023.14

Scope and Content

Correspondence between Roy Hines and Mary Louise Curtis Bok, 1932-1938. 248 pages of correspondence numbered H-1 through H-248. Also includes 12-page biography of Roy Hines written by Cary W. Bok "in the early '50s." Transcription attached. Photos taken by Roy Hines in two series: 1. dismantling the chauffeur's brick building on Atlantic Avenue (c 1935), now part of Harbor Park, presumably after Cyrus H.K. Curtis passed away. 2. photos of misc. construction at Camp Rabbit, and the Hatchery at Megunticook Lake

Collection

Bok Hines Collection

Cataloged By

Ken Gross

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2023.14

Source or Donor

History Center Collection

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1932 - 1938

Archive Notes

Date(s): 05/09/2023

Location

Location

Cabinet

Vault Unit 4 Shelf 8

Building

Vault Unit 4 Shelf 8

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

General Notes

Note

Notes: Camp Rabbit was the Bok cottage on Megunticook Lake just beyond Bog Bridge. Roy Hines was the caretaker. The collection was donated by Bebe Goodwin (Blanche Leonard Goodwin) in 2019 and Jan Goodwin Warren in 2020. Status: OK Status By: Ken Gross Status Date: 2023-05-09

Created By

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Create Date

May 9, 2023

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025