The Rocks Estate Papers, 1792-2001

Title:

The Rocks Estate Papers, 1792-2001

Creator:

The Rocks (Bethlehem, N.H.)

Accession / Call Number:

2020.029

Object ID:

2020.029

Date:

1792-2001

Physical Description:

1 box and 1 oversized folder ; 0.42 linear feet

Level of Description:

Collection

Abstract:

The Rocks Estate Papers is a small collection relating to The Rocks in Bethlehem, NH. Consisting primarily of photographs, the collection also includes correspondence, architectural and garden plans, maps, pamphlets, the National Register of Historic Places nomination form, and a scrapbook, which consists of materials relating to Samuel Batchelder of New Ipswich, NH.

Scope and Content:

The Rocks Estate Papers is a small collection of materials from the estate of John Jacob Glessner (1843-1936) and his wife Frances Macbeth Glessner (1848-1932), whose summer estate in Bethlehem, NH, known as The Rocks, is now owned by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. The collection consists primarily of photographs of the estate, buildings, and of John and Frances Glessner. The majority of the photographs are undated, with some dating from 1889 to 1916. Other materials include correspondence with descriptions of the buildings, reservoirs, and architectural plans of the estate; a National Register of Historic Places nomination form; pamphlets; and a scrapbook. Though spanning the dates 1792 to 2001, the materials for any date are sparse and the collection contains many gaps. The bulk of the materials date from approximately 1883 to 1916. The scrapbook contains documents related to Samuel Batchelder (1784-1879), a merchant and cotton manufacturer of New Ipswich, NH, dating from 1792 to 1900, with numerous gaps. Materials include deeds, commissions as postmaster and Justice of the Peace, accounts, correspondence, receipts, leases, concert programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed material, including "Out-Standing Accounts of the Old Corner Store in New Ipswich, N.H. by A Trusted Customer" and "New Ipswich in New Hampshire." Samuel Batchelder was integral in establishing the cotton manufacturing business in New England.

Arrangement:

The materials in this collection are organized alphabetically into folder by type, then chronologically.

Subjects:

Cotton manufacture , Dwellings , Estate , Forests and forestry , Maps , Photographs , Scrapbooks

Locations:

Bethlehem, NH
New Ipswich, NH

People:

Batchelder, Samuel, 1784-1879 , Glessner, John Jacob, 1843-1936 , Glessner, Frances MacBeth, 1848-1932

Organizations:

The Rocks (Bethlehem, N.H.)
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
National Register of Historic Places

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder III.

Location Code:

TL/1E, TL/1E - Oversized

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Preferred Citation:

Item title, The Rocks Estate Papers, 2020.029. New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.

Finding Aid Link:

RS60724_Rocks_Estate_Papers_The_2020.029.pdf