George P. McLean Collection

A collection of research materials regarding George P. McLean (1857 – 1932) and the George P. McLean Fund. The McLean Fund created and supports the McLean Home, a healthcare facility in Simsbury, and the McLean Game Refuge, a 4,400 acre wildlife sanctuary in Simsbury and Granby Connecticut (As of Jun 9, 2022, https://mcleancare.org and https://mcleancare.org/game-refuge/).

This collection contains resources and works created from 1852 to 2001 that are related to his family, work and legacy. George P. McLean held the following offices:

Representative, CT General Assembly, 1883 – 1885
Senator, CT General Assembly, 1886 – 1888
United States District Attorney, 1892 – 1896
Governor of the State of CT, 1901 – 1903
United States Senator, 1911 – 1929

He is buried in Simsbury Cemetery and his home is now the Governor’s House, a separate healthcare facility in Simsbury.

Finding Aid - George P. McLean

Accession Number	Collection Title	Call #	Box #	Fldr #	Series	Description	Start Date	End Date	Notes
Accession Number	Collection Title	Call #	Box #	Fldr #	Series	Description	Start Date	End Date	Notes
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	6	Series 1: Correspondence	George P. McLean - Letters to Francis T. Maxwell	1921	1922	Photocopies of two letters from George P. McLean, Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, to Francis T. Maxwell: First Letter: Jun 6, 1921 Second letter: Jun 20, 1922
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	1	Series 2: Personal Papers	George P. McLean - Ancestry/Family Notes	NA		Undated, typed notes on McLean family/ancestry. Unknown author/compiler.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	2	Series 2: Personal Papers	George P. McLean - Biography	NA		Typed biography of George p. McLean (1857 - 1932). Unknown author. Undated.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	31	Series 2: Personal Papers	George P. McLean - Biographies of Relatives	NA		Brief biographies for individuals related to George P. McLean: Juliette Goodrich McLean (wife, d. 1950), Sarah McLean Olstead [Peck?] Abernethy (aunt/benefactor. 1817-1906), Mary Bishop Payne McLean (mother, 1820 - 1906), Charles Abernethy (Second Husband of Aunt Sarah, d. 1873), and John Bunyan McLean (brother, 1852-1923).
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	5	Series 2: Personal Papers	George P. McLean - Chronological Report	1852	1980	Typed document entitled "Chronological Report of George Payne McLean", two copies that are not identical. The first copy is complete and has a two page introduction that provides a biographical summary and reference material which is attached to the 22 page chronological report. Also in the first copy is an insert between page 21 and 22. The chronology for George P. McLean spans from 1852 to1980 and includes works performed by his trust.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	29	Series 2: Personal Papers	George P. McLean - Genealogy - Family History	1972		A twenty three page paper written by Mary McLean Danielle entitled "George Payne McLean and his family" dated Apr 11, 1972.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	11	Series 2: Personal Papers	George P. McLean - Paper on His Public Speeches	1911	1929	Typed document consolidating the text from some of Senator George P. McLean's public addresses. It is entitled "Classic quality marked Senator's Public Addresses." There are four typed pages with introductions and heading for each subject; Eloquence of Expression, Tobacco Situation, Patriotic Profiteering, Money out of Moonbeams, Bonus for Ex-Service Men, Raps G.O.P. Claims, The Eagle No Ostrich, Senator Brandegee, Even so Today, and Heard on One-Way Train. Ending note indicates Senator McLean's speeches source: Hartford Courant. Undated Also a photocopy of a Proclamation by Governor George P. McLean appointing Friday, May 3rd (1901) as Arbor and Bird Day.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	9	Series 2: Personal Papers	George P. McLean - Tributes Paid at Death	[1932]		Typed consolidation of tributes paid to George P. Mclean upon his death (2 copies). Includes the text of the condolences from President Hoover, Vice President Curtis, Senator Bingham etc.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	7	Series 2: Personal Papers	George P. McLean and Charles Lindbergh Anecdote	1928		Typed anecdote, attributed to the Hartford Courant or Times, March 22, 1928.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	12	Series 2: Personal Papers	George P. McLean's - Frank Passini Interview (Chauffeur)	NA		Typed transcript of interview by Martha Zablocki of Franck Passini, George P. McLean's driver. Undated.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	15	Series 2: Personal Papers	MacLean Family - Coat of Arms Research	1905		"Notes on the coat of arms of the MacLeans of the Isle of Coll, Scotland." Information from "A History of the Clan of MacLean" by Prof. John P. MacLean, 1889 and "A Brief History of the Ancestry and Posterity of Allen MacLean (1715-1786)" by Mary McLean Hardy, 1905. Photocopied image of family coat of arms.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	17	Series 2: Personal Papers	MacLean Family - Cross	NA		Two copies of text "Description of the MacLean Cross." The typed paper is from Mary Daniels' file. Undated
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	14	Series 2: Personal Papers	Mary Payne McLean's Diary	1879	1899	Typed excerpts from Mary McLean's diary. Entries are brief.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	30	Series 2: Personal Papers	McLean Family - Land Transactions	2000		Spreadsheet by Jean E. Perreault, dated Nov 2000, documenting land transactions of Rev. Allen McLean, Dudley B. McLean, and George P. McLean from 1810 - 1933.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	16	Series 2: Personal Papers	McLean Family Farm (c. 1896)	1961		Photocopy of pages 10 - 26 of "Reminiscences" by William R. Greely, Lexington, MA, 1961. . Also included is a cover letter from Martha Austin, which was distributed to family members, the McLean Home and the Simsbury Historical Society.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	18	Series 2: Personal Papers	McLean Fund - List of Trustees	1950	1980	Copy of "Name of Trust - McLean Fund" from the typed report in McLean Home Archives. Lists trustees of the fund from 1950 - 1980.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	19	Series 2: Personal Papers	McLean Game Refuge - Amos E. George, Caretaker	1933	1981	Amos E. George - Caretaker of the McLean Game Refuge, biography.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	26	Series 2: Personal Papers	McLean Home: 1980 Luncheon Transcript	1980		Typed transcript of summer 1980 meeting luncheon audio tape with Mrs. Mary Daniells, her sister Lorna, her two daughters, Mr. Roland Greeley, Mr. David Bailey and Mrs. Amos George.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	32	Series 2: Personal Papers	McLean Home: Interview with Carolyn Lee	2001		Transcript of interview with Carolyn Lee in 2001, a resident at McLean Home and the bookkeeper at Holly Farm, Senator McLean's hobby dairy farm.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	36	Series 3: Photographs	Antoinette Eno Wood "Eaglewood" - Photocopy	NA		Undated photocopy of Antoinette Eno Wood's home, called Eaglewood, on Hop Meadow Street in Simsbury, CT.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	3	Series 3: Photographs	Campaign Buttons	NA		Photographic images of undated campaign buttons for Hiram Bingham, Simeon E. Baldwin, Frank B. Brandegee, George P. McLean, Woodrow Wilson, William Taft, Warren Harding, and Calvin Coolidge.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	34	Series 3: Photographs	Gifford Pinchot	NA		Undated 5" x 7" photographs of Gifford Pinchot.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	13	Series 3: Photographs	Juliette McLean	1907		Photocopy of 1907 photograph of Juliette McLean (1864 - 1950).
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	35	Series 3: Photographs	Pinchot Sycamore	2000		Five - 4" x 6" photographs of The Pinchot Sycamore in Simsbury, CT. One contains image of the plaque marking the tree. Photographs taken by Edith Garwood of Simsbury in Oct and Nov of 2000.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	28	Series 4: Print Material	George P. McLean - Genealogy Chart	NA		Two photocopies of the genealogical chart of George P. Mclean's ancestors.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	4	Series 4: Print Material	George P. McLean - Hartford High School Dedicatory	1914		Two photocopies of the dedicatory page from the 1914 yearbook of Hartford High School. Volume dedicated to George P. McLean.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	10	Series 4: Print Material	George P. McLean - Newspaper Articles	1911	1996	Photocopies of newspaper articles relating to or written by George P. McLean.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	8	Series 4: Print Material	George P. McLean - Will	1932		Photocopy of George P. McLean's will, 1932 [ from probate records].
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	27	Series 4: Print Material	McLean Family Genealogy by Rev. Allen McLean	1984		Two photocopies of "A Genealogical Memorial of the Connecticut McLean Family" from the manuscript volume of the Reverend Allen McLean edited by George McLean Milne and Janet Odell Milne, Spring 1984."
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	22	Series 4: Print Material	McLean Game Refuge - Yale Case Study	1981		"Wilderness in Suburbia: The Management Dilemma. The McLean Game Refuge, Granby Connecticut, A Case Study. Francis M. Hallahan and Eleanor S. Lathrop. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT, 1981." Photocopy of paper.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	20	Series 4: Print Material	McLean Game Refuge - Pamphlets and Map	1970	1977	Three informational pamphlets for the McLean Game Refuge dated 1970 and 1977. Undated map of McLean Game Refuge with rules and regulations for visitors and founding details extracted from George P. McLean's will.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	25	Series 4: Print Material	McLean Home: Articles	1972		Two articles on McLean Home: Interior Design, April 1972 and Hartford Currant, Oct 1, 1971
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	24	Series 4: Print Material	McLean Home: Construction and Purpose	1969		Copy of document from June 1969 detailing the purpose and construction of the facilities for the McLean Home.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	23	Series 4: Print Material	McLean Home: Promotional Material	[1971]		Informational packets, pamphlets and promotional material for McLean Home in Simsbury, CT.
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	21	Series 5: Realia	McLean Game Refuge - Banners			Two small banners with writing: "McLean Game Refuge Granby, Conn"
2003.001	George P. McLean	1.2.2.9	1	33	Series 6: Audio Recording	Mary McLean Daniels' Speech, Fall 1971 [Cassette Tape]	1971		Cassette tape of Mary McLean Daniel's Fall 1971 talk on McLean Family, Fall 1971. (Donated by Jean Perreault, 2/12/2005.)

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