Seacoast Science Center, 1885-2002 – MS098
Provenance: Placed on deposit by the Seacoast Science Center in 2010.
Citation: Seacoast Science Center (MS098), Portsmouth Athenaeum
Size: 2.5 linear feet
Processed by: Courtney MacLachlan in 2010
Scope and Content
Collection includes correspondence, articles, committee minutes and by-laws, surveys, preliminary plans, master plans, exhibit plans and teacher guides, handbooks, appraisals, covenants, deeds and photographs which help document the creation of the Seacoast Science Center at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, New Hampshire. The Seacoast Science Center teaches coastal environmental history to all ages through a variety of exhibits and programs.
Historical Note
Odiorne Point was owned by the Odiorne family from 1660 until 1942 when the US Army took it over and named it Fort Dearborn. After World War II, the State of New Hampshire acquired the property and developed it into Odiorne Point State Park. The Seacoast Science Center opened at the park in June,1992. At first it was managed by the Audubon Society but since 2002 it has been independently managed by the Seacoast Science Center, Incorporated.
Folder List
Box 1 FF01: Plot Plans, 1875 and 1939
Box 1 FF02: Deed: Ralph Odiorne to United States of America, 1945
Box 1 FF03: Correspondence: Odiorne Point Cemetery, 1942-1952
Box 1 FF04: Fort Dearborn, 1949-1961
Box 1 FF05: Fort Dearborn State Land Records, 1961
Box 1 FF06: Letter from Albany, 1970
Box 1 FF07: Fort Dearborn, 1970
Box 1 FF08: Odiorne Point Master Plan Report, 1970-1971
Box 1 FF09: Military Structures at Fort Dearborn, 1971
Box 1 FF10: Fort Dearborn, 1971
Box 1 FF11: Fort Dearborn, 1972-1973
Box 1 FF12: Odiorne Point Intern Report, 1973
Box 1 FF13: Pascataway, by R.E. Thompson, 1973
Box 1 FF14: Odiorne Point Natural Science & Historical Studies, 1973
Box 1 FF15: Fort Dearborn Revised Program of Utilization, 1973
Box 1 FF16: Odiorne Point, 1973
Box 1 FF17: Odiorne Point, 1974
Box 1 FF18: Development of Marine Education Exhibit, 1977-1978
Box 1 FF19: Correspondence, 1978
Box 1 FF20: Staff Handbook, Odiorne Park Nature Center, 1983
Box 1 FF21: State Coastal Properties Project, Part 2, 1983
Box 1 FF22: Odiorne Work Committee, 1983-1984
Box 1 FF23: Through the Looking Glass Teacher’s Guide, 1984
Box 1 FF24: Management Plan, Odiorne State Park, 1986
Box 1 FF25: Deeds: Ralph Brown to Trust for NH Lands, 1988
Box 2 FF01: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1985
Box 2 FF02: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1986
Box 2 FF03: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1987
Box 2 FF04: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1988
Box 2 FF05: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1989
Box 2 FF06: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1990
Box 2 FF07: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1991
Box 2 FF08: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1992
Box 3 FF01: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1993
Box 3 FF02: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1994
Box 3 FF03: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1995
Box 3 FF04: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1996
Box 3 FF05: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1997
Box 3 FF06: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1998
Box 3 FF07: Friends of Odiorne Point, 1999
Box 3 FF08: Friends of Odiorne Point, 2000
Box 3 FF09: Friends of Odiorne Point, 2001
Box 3 FF10: Friends of Odiorne Point, 2002
Box 3 FF11: Friends of Odiorne Point By-Laws, 1985-2002
Box 3 FF12: Friends of Odiorne Point Directors, 1988-2002
Box 4 FF01: Odiorne Point Newsletters, 1987-1989
Box 4 FF02: Odiorne Guides, 1988-1992
Box 4 FF03: Exhibit Planning and Design, 1989
Box 4 FF04: Exhibit Planning, 1991
Box 4 FF05: Exhibits, 1991
Box 4 FF06: Leadership Committee, 1987
Box 4 FF07: Leadership Committee, 1988
Box 4 FF08: Leadership Committee, 1989
Box 4 FF09: Leadership Committee, 1990
Box 4 FF10: Leadership Committee, 1991
Box 4 FF11: Leadership Committee, 1992
Box 4 FF12: History Committee, 1992
Box 4 FF13: Appraisal Report, 1993 (includes photographs of Odiorne House, 505 Ocean Blvd., Rye, NH)
Box 4 FF14: Appraisal, Odiorne Homestead, 1993 (includes photographs of Ocean Blvd., Rye, NH)
Box 4 FF15: Historic Preservation Covenant, 1993-1995
Box 4 FF16: Seacoast Science Center Advisory Comm. Bylaws, 1993
Box 4 FF17: Seacoast Science Center Advisory Committee, 1994
Box 4 FF18: Seacoast Science Center Advisory Committee, 1995
Box 4 FF19: Seacoast Science Center Advisory Committee 1999-2002
Box 4 FF20: Seacoast Science Center By-laws, 2002
Box 5 FF01: Management Plan Odiorne Farm, 1994
Box 5 FF02: Design of Marsh Education Walkway, 1997
Box 5 FF03: Seavey Creek Salt Marsh, 1997
Box 5 FF04: Correspondence, 1997
Box 5 FF05: Correspondence, 1998
Box 5 FF06: Odiorne Point/White Island Master Plan Meeting, 1999
Box 5 FF07: Phase 1B Archaeological Survey, 2000
Box 5 FF08: Phase II Archaeological Survey, 2000
Box 5 FF09: Odiorne Family Cemetery, 2000
Box 5 FF10: Families of Odiorne Point, nd
Box 5 FF11: Teachers’ Guide to Odiorne Point, nd
Box 5 FF12: Plymouth, England, nd
Box 5 FF13: Old Cellar Holes, by Louise Tallman, nd
Box 5 FF14: David Thomson’s House, artist’s sketch
Box 5 FF15: Early NH Literature Survey, part 1, nd
Box 5 FF16: Early NH Literature Survey, part 2, nd
Box 5 FF17: Early NH Literature Survey, part 3, nd
Box 5 FF18: Miscellaneous
People Index:
Crosby, Howard
Lull, Wendy
Wells, Earldean
Brown, Ralph
Payzant, John
Tallman, Louise
Cottrell, Annette B.