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Papers relating to a saltbox house, 1692-1992.Finding AidEncoding funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.© 2004
Biographical NoteFrom 1951-1991 or 1992, Irene Gillette Steiner and her husband George Steiner were the owners of a saltbox house which was originally built in Hadley, Massachusetts and later restored in Greenwich, Connecticut. Irene Steiner was a member of the Mount Holyoke College Class of 1935. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionThe Irene Gillette Steiner Papers consist of scrapbooks regarding the history of the house from its building on the corner of West Street and Cemetary Road in Hadley between 1692 and 1710 (probably by Aaron Cooke), to its restoration in Greenwich in 1952. Included is a typescript history dated February 14, 1992 illustrated with photographs taken when the house was moved. The second volume contains documentary evidence of the house's history: letters (1952-1965), deeds (1692-1938), wills (1686-1889) and town meeting warrants (1761-1772). Handwritten documents are accompanied by transcriptions. All documents except the warrants and letters are copies. Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents |
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