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Archives and Records
Finding Aid
COLLECTION
NUMBER:
60
COLLECTION
TITLE:
George
Chapin
Scott
and
Edward
F.
Bernier
Collection
COLLECTION
SUMMARY
Creator(s):
George
Chapin
Scott
and
Edward
F.
Bernier
Title:
George
Chapin
Scott
and
Edward
F.
Bernier
Collection
Extent:
1.25
linear
feet
Date
Span:
Late
19th
century
–
circa
2005
Repository:
The
History
Project,
Archives
and
Records
Department
Finding
aid
prepared
for
The
History
Project,
Archives
and
Records
Department
by
Migyeong
Geum,
Simmons
College
intern
from
the
Graduate
School
of
Library
and
Information
Science,
November
2011,
under
the
supervision
of
Andrew
Elder
and
Libby
Bouvier.
SUBJECT
TERMS
Subject
Names:
George
Chapin
Scott
Edward
F.
Bernier
Provincetown
Boston
Holyoke
Subject
Topics:
Gay
History
ADMINISTRATIVE
INFORMATION
Terms
of
Use/Copyright:
Unrestricted,
though
some
items
in
the
collection
are
copyrighted
by
individuals
and/or
organizations
outside
The
History
Project.
Contact
The
History
Project
for
further
information:
The
History
Project
29
Stanhope
Street
Boston,
MA
02116
617.266.7733
info@historyproject.org617.266.7733
www.historyproject.org
1
�BIOGRAPHICAL
NOTE
George
Chapin
Scott
was
born
August
1916
in
Heath,
Massachusetts,
the
only
child
to
Myria
F.
Chapin
and
John
H.
Scott.
He
first
contacted
The
History
Project
in
2000
to
donate
a
large
collection
of
local
lesbian
and
gay
newspapers,
i.e.
The
Guide,
Tommy’s
and
Next.
He
lived
on
Elm
Street,
Davis
Square,
Somerville,
and
died
April
12,
2005
at
age
88.
He
was
a
member
of
Boston
Prime
Timers,
a
25-‐year
member
of
the
Monday
Night
Bowling
League,
and
founding
treasurer
of
the
Somerville
Committee
for
a
Response
to
AIDS
(SCRA).
He
was
the
friend
of
Robert
J.
Publicover
who
was
a
longtime
Somerville
resident,
a
publisher
of
Somerville
Journal,
the
1992
recipient
of
Bay
Windows
Newspaper
Award,
Mr.
Gay
New
England,
and
founder
of
SCRA.
Publicover
was
also
the
executor
of
George’s
estate.
Among
other
friends
of
George’s
were
William
Wood
of
Medford,
Rudy
Corvo
of
Boston,
Bruce
Carpenter
of
Granby,
Jack
Sheehan
of
Quincy,
James
Cyr
of
Quincy,
Robert
Hanson
of
Provincetown,
and
Larry
Hannay
of
Somerville.
Edward
F.
Bernier,
or
Eddie,
was
born
in
Pennsylvania
in
1930
and
was
George’s
partner
until
he
died
in
an
auto
accident
in
Wellfleet,
Cape
Cod,
in
early
1961.
He
was
a
hairdresser
in
Central
Square,
Cambridge,
on
Massachusetts
Avenue.
This
collection
contains
a
large
number
of
photos
of
Eddie
as
well
as
photos
of
Eddie’s.
SCOPE
AND
CONTENT
NOTE
After
George
passed
away
in
2005,
all
of
his
stuff
was
thrown
out,
perhaps
by
his
landlord.
A
woman
in
the
neighborhood,
Julie
Katz,
found
his
collection
on
the
ground
by
chance,
and
picked
up
as
much
as
she
could
carry.
She
later
contacted
The
History
Project
regarding
the
collection.
For
this
reason,
most
of
the
materials
lost
any
original
order,
and
the
collection
was
neither
well
organized
nor
comprehensive.
Photographs
constitute
the
largest
part
of
the
collection.
There
are
a
number
of
photos
of
Eddie,
as
well
as
old
family
photos
from
the
late
19th
century.
Included
in
the
collection
are
materials
such
as
letters,
address
books,
business
cards,
pamphlets,
certificates,
high
school
journals,
news
clippings,
and
miscellaneous
stuff.
DESCRIPTION
OF
SERIES
Series
I:
Photographs
(Folder
1)
This
series
includes
290
black
and
white
photos,
14
color
photos,
and
some
memorabilia.
Some
negatives
are
included
as
well,
with
some
associated
with
existing
photos
and
some
not.
The
photos
have
been
rearranged
in
terms
of
the
determined
commonalities,
such
as
locations
or
numbers
printed
on
the
verso,
except
for
those
kept
in
individual
albums.
The
photos
are
arranged
in
the
following
categories:
George
and
his
friends
at
the
beach
in
Provincetown;
Eddie’s
photos
and
memorabilia;
Photos
from
three
different
albums
(mostly
Eddie’s
photos);
Miscellaneous
photographs;
Boston
in
the
snow;
Show
business
photos
owned
by
Eddie;
Family
photos
and
portraits
(presumably);
Old
family
photos
(of
George’s
family)
from
the
album
“Scenes
from
Monte
Vista”;
other
family
photos
from
1930
and
1950;
and
postcards
of
Provincetown.
All
photos
in
this
series
have
been
placed
in
a
binder
(Box
1)
in
the
above
order
and
according
to
the
above
categories.
One
oversize
photograph
(part
of
the
series
of
Show
Business
photos)
is
included
in
Box
2,
Folder
1.
Please
note:
The
collection
contains
a
number
of
photos
of
Phil
Baiona
on
the
beach
in
Provincetown.
Baiona
also
appears
in
a
book,
Images
of
America:
Provincetown
Vol.2
(Arcadia
Publishing,
1998)
edited
by
John
Hardy
Wright
on
the
page
118,
as
well
as
in
The
History
Project’s
book
Improper
Bostonians
2
�Wright
introduces
Baiona
as
the
owner
of
“Twelve
Carver
Street,”
a
very
popular
gay
bar
in
Boston’s
Bay
Village,
with
a
photograph
named
“An
Ample
Water
Nymph
(1955).”
A
photo
of
Eddie
is
also
found
under
Phil
Baiona’s
photo
and
is
titled
“A
Busty
Beach
Beauty
(1955).”
Series
II:
Personal
documents
(Folder
2,
3
and
4)
This
series
is
further
subdivided
into
the
following
categories:
• Family
history
(Folder
2)
includes
a
family
record
book
by
George’s
parents
which
records
their
marriage
in
1915
and
George’s
birth
in
1916,
a
copy
of
documents
from
1897,
and
an
identification
card
of
George
from
Town
of
Granby.
**Some
old
letters
that
belong
here
have
been
taken
out
for
a
special
treatment.
• Letters
(Folder
3)
contains
a
number
of
old
letters
from
family.
• Certificates
(Folder
4)
contains
certificates
granted
to
George
Scott
or
John
Scott
by
the
National
Grange
of
the
Patrons
of
Husbandry
(1925-‐1955).
Series
III:
Contacts
(Folder
5
and
6)
This
series
is
further
subdivided
into
the
following
folders/categories:
• Addresses
and
business
cards
(Folder
5)
includes
business
cards
and
notes
with
addresses
that
George
might
have
written
down.
• Address
books
(Folder
6)
includes
four
small
address
books.
Series
IV:
Printed
materials
(Folder
7,
8,
9
and
10)
This
series
is
further
subdivided
into
the
following
folders/categories:
• News
clippings
(Folder
7)
includes
three
pieces
of
news
clippings
related
to
George’s
parents
or
perhaps
his
relative
and
a
column
that
George
wrote
to
introduce
Provincetown.
• Pamphlets
(Folder
8)
includes
a
number
of
pamphlets
from
a
church
or
a
telephone
company,
an
invitation
card
from
Twelve
Carver,
a
couple
of
tickets,
a
couple
of
flyers
and
a
town
event
program.
• High
school
journals
(Folder
9)
contains
the
high
school
journal
The
Spotlight
from
1930
to
1932
that
was
published
five
times
a
year
in
Holyoke,
Massachusetts,
by
the
Students
of
South
Hadley
High
School.
• Stuff
from
England
(Folder
10)
contains
various
kinds
of
materials
and
memorabilia
from
England,
circa
1953
and
1954,
such
as
pictorial
books
for
souvenirs,
journals,
a
church
pamphlet,
and
a
newspaper.
Series
V:
Miscellaneous
materials
(Folders
11,
12
and
13)
This
series
(Folders
11,
12
and
13)
includes
shopping
notes,
glasses
cleaner,
a
souvenir
folder
of
Provincetown,
a
typewriter
manual,
a
memorial
service
card
from
1873,
diverse
media
materials
(phonograph
records,
films,
and
audiocassette),
and
a
rainbow
belt.
SERIES
AND
FOLDER
LIST
Series
I:
Photographs
Folder
1:
Photographs
(moved
to
Provincetown
photograph
photo
box)
Series
II:
Personal
documents
Folder
2:
Family
history
Folder
3:
Letters
Folder
4:
Certificates
Series
III:
Contacts
3
�
Folder
5:
Addresses
and
business
cards
Folder
6:
Address
books
Series
IV:
Printed
materials
Folder
7:
News
clippings
Folder
8:
Pamphlets
Folder
9:
High
school
journals
Folder
10:
Stuff
from
England
Series
V:
Miscellaneous
materials
Folder
11:
Miscellaneous
materials
(see
Series
Description)
Folder
12:
Rainbow
belt
Folder
13:
Records,
audiocassette
4
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Queer History Boston Collection Guides
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Coll. 060: George Chapin Scott and Edward F. Bernier Collection
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George Chapin Scott was born August 1916 in Heath, Massachusetts, the only child to Myria F. Chapin and John H. Scott. He first contacted The History Project in 2000 to donate a large collection of local lesbian and gay newspapers, i.e. The Guide, Tommy’s and Next. He lived on Elm Street, Davis Square, Somerville, and died April 12, 2005 at age 88. He was a member of Boston Prime Timers, a 25-year member of the Monday Night Bowling League, and founding treasurer of the Somerville Committee for a Response to AIDS (SCRA). He was the friend of Robert J. Publicover who was a longtime Somerville resident, a publisher of Somerville Journal, the 1992 recipient of Bay Windows Newspaper Award, Mr. Gay New England, and founder of SCRA. Publicover was also the executor of George’s estate. Among other friends of George’s were William Wood of Medford, Rudy Corvo of Boston, Bruce Carpenter of Granby, Jack Sheehan of Quincy, James Cyr of Quincy, Robert Hanson of Provincetown, and Larry Hannay of Somerville. Edward F. Bernier, or Eddie, was born in Pennsylvania in 1930 and was George’s partner until he died in an auto accident in Wellfleet, Cape Cod, in early 1961. He was a hairdresser in Central Square, Cambridge, on Massachusetts Avenue. <br /><br />This collection contains a large number of photos of Eddie as well as photos of Eddie’s. After George passed away in 2005, all of his belongings were thrown out, perhaps by his landlord. A woman in the neighborhood, Julie Katz, found his collection on the ground by chance, and picked up as much as she could carry. She later contacted The History Project regarding the collection. For this reason, most of the materials lost any original order, and the collection was neither well organized nor comprehensive. Photographs constitute the largest part of the collection. There are a number of photos of Eddie, as well as old family photos from the late 19th century. Included in the collection are materials such as letters, address books, business cards, pamphlets, certificates, high school journals, news clippings, and miscellaneous stuff.
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THP-060
Date
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Circa late-19th century - 2005
Subject
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Bernier, Edward F.; Scott, George Chapin
Creator
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The History Project; Documenting LGBTQ Boston
Publisher
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The History Project; Documenting LGBTQ Boston
Contributor
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Geum, Migyeong
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Copyright restrictions may apply. Email info@historyproject.org for more information.
Relation
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<a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/collections/show/37">Coll. 60 Digitized Photographs </a>
Eddie Bernier
George Chapin Scott
Provincetown