Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
Camp Jesswin documents |
Collection |
ADKX Library: Manuscript Collection |
Object Name |
Correspondence |
Scope & Content |
Collection of correspondence, inventory, and other documents related to Camp Jesswin on Fourth Lake in Old Forge, NY. |
Call Number |
MS 20-027 |
Catalog Number |
2011.074.0003 |
Creator |
Various |
Year Range from |
1903 |
Year Range to |
1928 |
Dates of Creation |
1903-1928 |
Extent of Description |
1 folder |
Admin/Biographical History |
Camp Jesswin was built by Jesse Stanley (1848-1926) of New Britain, Connecticut, for his wife Hannah Elizabeth "Libbie" (Murray) Stanley (1853-1926) and son Erwin Stanley (1880-1951). The name "Jesswin" is a combination of the father and son's names. Erwin and his wife, Daisy May Clark (1874-1966) of Pittsfield, Massachusetts honeymooned their and brought their daughter Margaret Stanley (1913-2007) to vacation there. After Jesse Stanley's death, Erwin sold the camp to a James F. Wallace of Rochester, NY. |
Notes |
List of contents: 1. Contract between Elmer J. Adams and Jesse Stanley for construction of cottage on a property on the south shore of Fourth Lake. 1903. 2. Envelope with notes on taxes on Camp Jesswin from 1902-1928 3. Telegram from M. D. Aldrich to Erwin Stanley regarding sale of Camp Jesswin to James F. Wallace, August 13, 1928. 4. Letters to Erwin Stanley regarding sale from M. D. Aldrich (on Camp Monroe, Fourth Lake letterhead) and James F. Wallace (on Certo Corporation, Rochester, New York letterhead). 4 pages, 1928. 5. Bound notebook with inventory of Camp Jesswin, June 1921 |
Search Terms |
Fourth Lake (N.Y.); Vacation homes--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains.; |
Access Conditions |
Access is unrestricted. |
Copyrights |
Fair use copy permitted for research, study, or investigational purposes citing the Adirondack Experience. Any other use requires written permission. Preferred Citation: Camp Jesswin documents, MS 20-027, Adirondack Experience Library, Blue Mountain Lake, NY |
Related units of description |
The curatorial department holds photo negatives of Erwin Stanley and Daisy May Clark's 1912 honeymoon at Camp Jesswin, as well as postcards, photographs, and a trophy from a 1912 regatta. All are collected under the accession number 2011.074. |
Credit line |
Gift of Richard and Roberta Cunningham in memory of Miss Margaret Stanley |