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NOTES 



Isabel Conklin and others in their Historical Collection 

 interviews discuss the importance and popularity 

 of canoeing. On proper canoeing technique for 

 Woods Hole in particular, see E. V. Cowdry, "Ca- 

 noeing in the Vicinity of Woods Hole," The Woods 

 Hole Index (August 1926) No. 2: 1-5. 



W. C. Allee, in notes on the MBL in University of Illinois 

 Archives, describes Mrs. Crane's birtliday parties. 



George Scott, Historical Collection interview, recalls the 

 Purdum and Gosnold adventure. 



Many of the Historical Collection interviews refer to 

 Woods Hole as a place where marriages were 

 made, including references to Conklin's comments 

 on the subject. 



On music; Wilson's love of music was legendary; other 

 information comes from Historical Collection in- 

 terviews by Szent-Gyorgyi and Isabel Conklin in 

 particular. 



In a personal interview, Sears Crowell recalled the 

 hurdy-gurdy stoiy, though he cautions that his 

 memory may not have the details just right. 



On tlie MBL Club and the role of singing, many people 

 today attest to tlie continuing interest, also docu- 

 mented by numerous items in tlie Collecting Net 

 (see informal index, MBL Archives, for specific 

 references). Several informal songbooks e.xlst in 

 the MBL Archives. 



On changes in the bathing suits, see the Reznikoff inter- 

 view. Historical Collection. 



A number of those interviewed in the Historical Collec- 

 tion and later attest to the role that movie-going 

 played, while Paul Reznikoff s intei-view tells tlie 

 Chambers's stories, Historical Collection. 



Road to Penzance, circa 1910. Ida H. Hyde Collection, MBL Archives. 



