1879-1949
GUSN-287743
Series VIII, Papers of Jane Armstrong (Jen or Jennie) Tucker (1866-1964), 1879-1949, contains a large collection of correspondence to family members and business associates, two autograph books, a small collection of diaries and school-related writings, material related to income-producing ventures, including operating Castle Tucker as a tourist home, raising and selling squab to restaurants, farming, and a concoction called Rose Leaf Balm.
clothing
corsets
cosmetics
Hoosier cabinets
lodging houses
patterns (guides)
sales personnel
stoves (heating equipment)
sewing (process)
embroidery (visual works)
shorthand
typewriting
Christmas
servants
investigation
manuscripts (document genre)
Family manuscripts (52 folders)
MS033
Tucker family papers
MS033.008
Gift
Gift of Jane Standen Tucker, 1998.
Wiscasset (Lincoln county, Maine)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Cooperstown Junction (Otsego county, New York state)
New York City (New York state)
Emmitsburg (Frederick county, Maryland)
Washington (DC)
Needham (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
Portsmouth (Rockingham county, New Hampshire)
Gardiner (Kennebec county, Maine)
Bath (Sagadahoc county, Maine)
Somerville (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Lexington (Fayette county, Kentucky)
Monhegan Island (Lincoln county, Maine) [island]
Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964
manuscripts (document genre)
Tucker, Richard Holbrook, 1816-1895
Tucker, Mary Geraldine, 1841-1922
Tucker, Mary Mellus, 1858-1899
Tucker, R. H. (Richard Hawley), 1859-1952
Stapleton, Martha Armstrong, 1861-1893
Tucker, William Armstrong, 1864-1926
Stapleton, William
Armstrong, Jane Ritson
World's Columbian Exposition (1893)
Series
Jane Armstrong Tucker (1866-1964) had the longest history of residence at Castle Tucker and was dedicated to preserving her family home and its contents. Like her siblings, she attended a number of schools somewhat irregularly; she concluded her formal education with a year at St. Joseph's for "finishing." Jane pursued a number of careers as an adult, including over two years of work at the Art Exchange and R. H. Stearns (where she painted decorative items, made custom embroidered buttons, and gave lessons in needlework and painting). Some of her other occupations included working at Vantine's (an import firm that popularized Japanese decorative items), taking shorthand, travelling as a saleswoman for the McCalls pattern company, and helping her mother run the summer boarding business in their home. After she returned to live permanently at Castle Tucker, Jane looked to the family house for support. She opened Castle Tucker as a tourist home, farmed the land, and raised squab for the luxury market. Upon the death of her mother in 1922, Castle Tucker became the property of Jane Armstrong Tucker, who maintained it until her death in 1964.
This series is arranged into three subseries:
Subseries A: Correspondence
Subseries B: Writings
Subseries C: Printed materials
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