5.25 linear feet; 4 record center cartons, 1 half-manuscript box, 1 clam shell box , bulk

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1 Timothy Beard papers 5.25 linear feet; 4 record center cartons, 1 half-manuscript box, 1 clam shell box , bulk Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland Finding aid written by Jennifer H. Piegols, November Accession Number: Creator: Acquisition: Language: Use: Timothy Field Beard The Timothy Beard papers were donated to the Nabb Research Center by James S. Beard in October Material entirely in English. Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Citation Style: Item, Timothy Beard papers, Box [#], Folder [#], Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland. Separated Materials: Library materials were separated from the collection and incorporated into the Nabb Research Center s non-circulating collection. Artifacts have been catalogued and transferred to object storage at the Nabb Research Center.

2 Biographical History: Sheffield, Massachusetts native, Timothy Field Beard ( ) fostered his childhood fascination for his own family history throughout his life. He received a B.A. in history from Williams College in 1953 and continued his genealogical work after serving as a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force from In 1963, he married Annette Knowles Huddleston ( ) of Tuskegee, Alabama. Over the next few decades, he was director and chairman of the Minor Memorial Library and Hodge Memorial Library in Roxbury, Connecticut, published a genealogical finding guide, How to Find Your Family Roots, in 1977, and worked as a librarian in the Local History and Genealogical Division of the New York Public Library. After his retirement from the New York Public Library in the early 1980s, he continued to reach out to historical organizations through correspondence, lectures, and research. While he and Annette never had any children, the couple raised millions of dollars for historic houses, museums, and research projects. Citation: Eastman s Online Genealogy Newsletter Find a Grave Scope and Content Note: Timothy Beard papers document the life, family history, and lifelong research of Sheffield, Massachusetts native, Timothy Field Beard, through numerous research notes, family photograph albums, memberships, and bibles. The papers date from , with the bulk of the papers dating from reflecting on the core of his work, genealogy. Beard s notes provide insight into numerous family lines other than his own and the membership rosters illustrate a collection of prominent lineages. Arrangement Statement: The Timothy Beard papers have been arranged into five series, PERSONAL PAPERS, RESEARCH PAPERS, VISUAL MATERIALS, ROSTERS AND DIRECTORIES, and FAMILY BIBLES. Personal Papers document the life of Timothy Beard outside of his genealogical work. Research Papers include correspondences, journals, notes, wills, and a baby book providing information on the families he studied during his time as a genealogist, including his own relations. Visual materials include photographs, slides, photograph albums, and scrapbooks, documenting Timothy Beard s family tree. Rosters and Directories document the many members of numerous societies in which Timothy Beard was involved. Family Bibles document family lineage. Folders are listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection. 2

3 Subject Terms: General Terms Beard Family Beekman Family Family History Genealogy Genealogical Societies Huddleston Family Kiendl Family Milton Family Sheffield, Ma. Worcester County, Md. Corporate Names Order of the Three Crusades Sheffield Inn, Ma. Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York Williams College, Ma. Personal Names Beard, Mary Beard, Stuart Beard, Timothy Field Carta, Roberta M. Field, Louisa H. Findley, Horace M. Huddleston, Alma Kiendl, Mrs. Theodore Smith, Sarah A. Turner, Sara Kirk Vines, Catherine Hastings Vines, J.H. 3

4 Series I: Personal Papers Box 1 1. Correspondence, State of Maine Department of Health and Welfare to Timothy Beard, Correspondence, Various People to Timothy Beard, Correspondence, Order of Descendants of Colonial Physicians and Chirugiens to Timothy Beard, Correspondence, Society of Colonial Wars to Timothy Beard, Manuscript, How to Find Your Family Roots, undated 11. Award, A.I. A.I. Luncheon, Yearbook, Williams College, Massachusetts, Yearbook, 50 th Reunion, Williams College Class of 1953, Massachusetts, 2003 Series II: Research Papers Wills, Worchester County, Maryland, Journal, Genealogy of George Henry Lewis, circa Baby Book, Catherine Hastings Vines, circa Safety Security Box Transfer, Stuart Beard, Journal, Lineage Papers, circa Correspondence, From Roberta M. Carta Regarding the Genealogy of the Milton Family, Account Books, Sara Kirk Turner, Correspondence, Various People to Sara Kirk Turner, circa Correspondence, To Ms. J. H. Vines, Research Notes, Family History, circa Research Notes, Correspondence and Photograph, R.H. McIntosh to Alma Huddleston, Correspondence and Research Notes, Mrs. Theodore Kiendl, Research Notes on the Beekman Family, undated 31. Research Notes, The Fort Fetterman Funeral, 1986 Series III: Visual Materials Box 2 1. Photographs, circa 1990s 2. Slides, circa 1950s 3. Scrapbook, circa Photograph Album, circa 1900s 5. Cabinet Cards, circa Cabinet Card Album, circa Photograph Album, circa

5 Series IV: Rosters and Directories Membership Roster, The Order of the Three Crusades , undated Box Membership Roster, Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors, circa Membership Rosters and Newsletters, The Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York, Membership Rosters, Order of Three Crusades of , Registers of Membership, National Society of Americans of Royal Descent, Directory, Baronial Order of Magna Charta, Membership Roster, The National Society of Descendants of Lords of the Maryland Manors, Directory, The Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors, Membership Roster, Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Virginia, Membership Roster, The Society of The Ark and The Dove, Meeting Program, Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland, 2000 February 14. Membership Roster, Order of Descendants of Colonial Physicians and Chirurgiens, Yearbook, General Society of Colonial Wars, Membership Rosters, Order of the Merovingian Dynasty, Directory, The Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Membership Roster, The Society of the Cincinnati, Membership Roster, Ancient Heraldic and Chivalric Order of Albion, Directory, Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry, Directory, Order of Descendants of Colonial Cavaliers, Series V: Family Bibles Box 4 1. Bible, Bible, Mary Beard, 1845 November Bible, Horace M. Findley and Louisa H. Field, 1866 October Box 5 Box 6 1. Bible, Sarah A. Smith, Photograph Album, circa