Mary Perkins Quincy (1866-1921) was the daughter of John Williams Quincy (1813-1883) and Lucretia Deming Perkins Quincy and a granddaughter of Charles Perkins and Clarissa Deming Perkins. A partial finding aid to the Quncy's papers is available by clicking the digital content link. In consideration of the number of people who handled the materials, the re-housing efforts, and the incomplete records regarding the origins of the documents, there is no possible way to determine or recreate original order. Materials are arranged and described in nine sub-series. Folders and items within the sub-series are arranged alphabetically by creator. There were a few clues in several folders that indicated Quincy kept correspondence together according to the creator, and that she also maintained research files and writings. The existing evidence was used in the creation of the sub-series that comprise the collection so that they might replicate her arrangement as closely as possible. The sub-series are: Correspondence, Ephemera, Writings, Membership Organizations, Travel, Education, Accounts, Legal Papers, and Photographs. In the Correspondence Sub-series, ephemera and clippings identified as belonging with a particular piece of correspondence are filed with that correspondence unless otherwise noted. In the event that the enclosure was an object, such as a fabric or carpet sample, the item was removed to object collections storage for proper housing, and a note is included as to where the item may be found. The sub-series includes correspondence primarily to and from Mary Perkins Quincy. Correspondence to and from various generations of family members and friends is also included. The largest group of correspondence is the collection of letters between Quincy and Mary Deming Hoppin. These letters span a 30-year period dating from 1875 until the time of Hoppin’s death in 1905, and include both sides of the correspondence. News-clippings, pressed flowers and other ephemera accompany many of the letters in this sub-series.