Record Group Number 39

The History of Stoddard, New Hampshire,
Editorial Drafts and Records

Compiled by Alan Rumrill

January 1985

The History of the Town of Stoddard, New Hampshire, formerly known as Monadnock No. 7 and Limerick, From its Incorporation on Nov. 4, 1774 to 1974 was written by a history committee of the Stoddard Historical Society. The book was published by the Society in conjunction with the town's bicentennial year celebration in 1974.

This record group contains three archive boxes of research notes, rough drafts, and final copy for the book as organized by the coordinating editor Ralph W. (Doc) Newell. The group has been divided into sections that correspond with the "chapters" in the published history (see Table of Contents, Folder No. 1).

A committee of seventeen people compiled information on different subjects with each person writing a section (or chapter) of the history. Editor Newell then edited and organized these sections and compiled them into the final published history. This record group includes all of the materials submitted to Newell by the various writers as well as the numerous rewrites, final copy, and the actual printed history.

The end result of this effort was a well illustrated 351 page hard-cover history of the town from the first settlement in 1768 up to 1974. This was the first new history of the town since Nathan Gould's History was written in 1854. Both Gould's History and the new 1974 History are on file at the HSCC Archive Center.

Box No. 1, Folders 1-20
Prefatory material
Narrative of Stoddard, 1774-1974 - Rough Draft
Narrative of Stoddard, 1774-1974 - Final Copy
Town Government - Rough Draft
Town Government - Final Copy
Stoddard Roads - Rough Draft
Stoddard Roads - Final Copy
Religious Life and Churches - Research Notes
Religious Life and Churches - Rough Drafts
Religious Life and Churches - Final Copy
Schools - Research Notes
Schools - Rough Draft
Schools - Final Copy
Stores and Other Businesses - Research Notes
Stores and Other Businesses - Rough Drafts
Stores and Other Businesses - Final Copy
Cherry Valley - Rough Drafts
Cherry Valley - Final Copy
Stoddard Glass - Rough Draft
Stoddard Glass - Final Copy

Box No. 2, Folders 21-50
Land Use, Agriculture, Forestry - Research Notes
Land Use, Agriculture, Forestry - Rough Draft
Land Use, Agriculture, Forestry - Final Copy
Natural Resources & Recreational Development - Research Notes
Natural Resources & Recreational Development - Rough Drafts
Natural Resources & Recreational Development - Final Copy
Cemeteries - Research Notes
Cemeteries - Rough Drafts
Cemeteries - Final Copy
Stoddard Post Office History - Research Notes
Stoddard Post Office History - Rough Drafts
Stoddard Post Office History - Final Copy
Fire History - Research Notes
Fire History - Rough Drafts
Fire History - Final Copy
Health Care and Stoddard Doctors - Final Copy
Library History - Research Notes
Library History - Rough Drafts
Library History - Final Copy
Stoddard Organizations - Rough Drafts
Stoddard Organizations - Final Copy
Some Old Stoddard Houses/Stoddard Taverns - Research Notes
Some Old Stoddard Houses/Stoddard Taverns - Rough Drafts
Some Old Stoddard Houses/Stoddard Taverns - Final Copy
Early Stoddard Families - Research Notes
Early Stoddard Families - Rough Draft
Early Stoddard Families - Final Copy
Military Notes - Research Notes
Military Notes - Rough Draft
Military Notes - Final Copy

Box No. 3, Folders 51-68
Charles Lyman Peirce - Rough Drafts
Charles Lyman Peirce - Final Drafts
Quaint Characters - Rough Drafts
Quaint Characters - Final Copy
Legend of Granite Lake - Rough Draft
Legend of Granite Lake - Final Copy
Appendix
Little Village on the Hill (Not used in History)
Order of Contents, Stoddard, N.H. History, pp. 1-58
Order of Contents, Stoddard, N.H. History, pp. 59-110
Order of Contents, Stoddard, N.H. History, pp. 111-170
Order of Contents, Stoddard, N.H. History, pp. 171-234
Order of Contents, Stoddard, N.H. History, pp. 235-283
Order of Contents, Stoddard, N.H. History, pp. 284-308
Unbound Copy of History Sent to Editor
Dust Jacket
Publication Information
Correspondence of Editor - Ralph Newell, 1971-1975