Alice Cosgrove Papers, 1928-1971, bulk 1946-1965

Title:

Alice Cosgrove Papers, 1928-1971, bulk 1946-1965

Creator:

Cosgrove, Alice, 1909-1971

Accession / Call Number:

1985.052

Object ID:

1985.052

Date:

1928-1971

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

2 boxes and 1 oversized folder ; 0.67 linear feet

Scope and Content:

The Alice Cosgrove Papers consists of few original sketches, drafts for printed items, Christmas cards, etc., but the bulk of the collection consists of printed materials produced as part of her job with the state. There is little personal information about Alice Cosgrove. The materials are dated 1928 to 1971.\n \n Some of the items in this collection include various drafts for a New Hampshire Commemorative Stamp featuring the Old Man of the Mountain, which can be found in the New Hampshire commemorative stamps folder. Another item of note would be a letter from New Hampshire Governor Wesley Powell congratulating her on fifteen years of service to the State of New Hampshire, which can be found in the correspondence and press releases folder. Another would be a press release from the Office of James C. Cleveland discussing the inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson as President of the United States, also found in the correspondence and press releases folder. \n \n In the printer materials folder, there is a sketch of John F. Kennedy in a vehicle with multiple children accompanied by a quote from him. The Marine Monument folder offers a look into the creation of the Marine Memorial on Hampton Beach, NH, that Cosgrove designed. The monument honors the all of the New Hampshire men and women lost at sea during times of war. The cover of a magazine within this folder shows a picture of Alice Cosgrove with the monument. There are also materials related to her character Chippa Granite. He can be seen in many of her projects throughout the collection, and there are also materials related to the contests to find a real-life look-alike scattered through several folders.

Subjects:

Agriculture, Apples, Art, Artists, Autumn, Brochures, Calendars, Camping, Camps, Children, Christmas cards, Drawing, Education, Fall foliage, Forests and forestry, Geology, Greeting cards, Health, Holidays, Hotels, Illustrations, Illustrators, Maple sugar, Maple syrup, Maps, Memorials, Milk, Nature, Nutrition, Parade floats, Parades, Photographs, Postage stamps, Restaurants, Skis and skiing, Summer, Tourism, Winter, World War, 1939-1945

Locations:

Allenstown, NH
Bear Brook State Park, NH
Concord, NH
Franconia Notch, NH
Franconia, NH
Hampton, NH
Jefferson, NH
Laconia, NH
Mount Sunapee State Park, NH
Old Man of the Mountain, NH
Pinkham Notch, NH
Portsmouth, NH
Weirs Beach, Laconia, NH
White Mountains, NH
Wolfeboro, NH

People:

Adams, Sherman, 1899-1986, Cleveland, James C., 1920-1995, Cosgrove, Alice, 1909-1971, Dwinell, Lane, 1906-1997, Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1890-1969, Gregg, Hugh, 1917-2003, Johnson, Lyndon B., 1908-1973, Kennedy, John F., 1917-1963, King, John W., 1916-1996, Powell, Wesley, 1915-1981

Credit Line:

Gift of Robert Parrish.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection

Box Number:

1

Finding Aid Link:

RS64441_Cosgrove_Alice_Papers_1985.052.pdf