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MS470 - Richard C. Maloney Collection, c. 1925- 1975
Collection Overview: Artwork, clippings, theater programs and flyers, and photographs accumulated by Richard C. Maloney during his time living on Nantucket.
Box 1 Folder 1
Artwork - Cards, c. 1970s
Summary note:Linoleum print illustrations of Nantucket houses.
Box 1 Folder 2
Artwork - Other, c. 1970s
Summary note:Various artwork, including sketches of weathervanes, a 1960 calendar published by the Hub featuring linoleum prints of Nantucket houses, original Chamber of Commerce sign design, and Old Mill flour bag design.
Box 1 Folder 3
Artwork - Pleasant Street, Mauer House, c. 1970s
Summary note:Sketches and work folder accumulated during the creation of a linoleum print of a house on Pleasant Street.
Box 1 Folder 4
Artwork - NHA exhibition, c. 1970s
Summary note:Materials accumulated during planning of exhibition involving mannequins depicting historical figures.
Box 1 Folder 5
Miscellaneous, c. 1927 - 1973
Contents:Hospital Fete program, 1935 Sea Chest, NHS publication, v.2 #1 (Dec 1927) Clipping: Building of Cyrus Peirce School 1931 Clipping: Colonial fireplace built by Cyrus Peirce School students Clipping: Letter to Thomas Giffin concerning price of Nantucket flags, 1973
Summary note:Clippings and published items.
Box 1 Folder 6
Miscellaneous - Theater, c. 1927 - 1973
Contents:Straight Wharf Theatre program, 1942 Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, 1972 Nantucket Players, "Candida" flyer, n.d.
Summary note:Posters and flyers.
Box 2 Book 1
Photoalbum and scrapbook, 1926 - 1928
Summary note:Chiefly personal photographs of friends, fellow teachers at Nantucket High School, students, and Nantucket views.
Box 2 Book 2
Scrapbook of theater productions, c. 1930s
Summary note:Record of a few productions that Maloney was involved with in the Nantucket community, including "Journey's End" (1934) and Scenes from Shakespeare by the Nantucket High School faculty (1932).
Box 2 Book 3
Book of Atropos, c. 1970s
Summary note:Original artwork and clippings of editorical cartoons drawn by Maloney under the name "Atropos." Cartoons comment on overcrowding and irresponsible development of Nantucket Island. Originals often have a different caption than what is finally printed in the newspaper; it is not known if this is a comprehensive collection of cartoons.