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Trustees hear preliminary review of potential Marsh-Pope family donation to archives
Summary
Director Noelle Boc reported that Town Archivist Richard Trask reviewed part of the Marsh-Pope collection and described it as potentially the largest family collection for the archives; appraisal is pending and the family has offered funding to support cataloging and digitization.
At the March 11 meeting, Director Noelle Boc briefed trustees on a potential donation from the Marsh-Pope family to the town archives. Boc said Town Archivist Richard Trask had met with the family twice (in 2024 and 2025), reviewed a sample of items from a five-part preliminary inventory and advised that the collection, if acquired, would be the largest family collection in the archives and ‘‘one with great historical value.’'
Boc said a monetary appraisal is pending and the family indicated readiness to provide financial support for an assistant archivist to catalog and digitize the materials and to create a finding aid. Trustees were told Boc will share more information once the appraisal is completed and any associated funding details are clarified.
