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Items associated with name 'Massachusetts'
Assorted Stereoview Cards
by Various (circa 1900)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 31 stereoview cards were created between 1890 and 1910, although many are undated. The images include nature scenes in places like Oregon, Massachusetts, England, and Germany; world fair and exposition scenes; royal and political residences; and several vernacular scenes such as hunting.
Astrology Notebooks of John Thomas
by Thomas, John (1911 – 1913)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These four notebooks were created by John Thomas, a humorist from Boston, between 1911 and 1913. They contain detailed notes and charts about astrology that were graded and returned, possibly indicating that they were lessons.
Chemistry Experiment Notebook (Boston, Massachusetts)
by Ryder, Frank (1897)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This chemistry experiment notebook was created by grade school student Frank Ryder of Boston, Massachusetts in 1897. The assignments and experiments, which include drawings and notes, were recorded in a Nathaniel S. French notebook titled "Systematic Experiment Blanks for Experiments in Natural Philosophy or Chemistry."
Clifton E. Burding Letters
by Burding, Clifton (1917 – 1919)
9 folders (0.2 linear feet)
These letters were written from Private Clifton E. Burding to his hometown girlfriend (and future wife) Lillian Snailhan of New Bedford, Massachusetts between 1917 and 1919. Burding was with Company G, 61st Infantry and began training at Fort Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts and Camp Green in Charlotte, North Carolina before being sent to France and, later, Camp Merritt in Creskill, New Jersey. Burding wrote frequently to Lillian and provided insight into the daily routine of military camp life, including frequent drilling and marching, practice with weapons and gas masks, trench digging, medical exams and inoculations, quarantines due to measles, and his assigned details as a hospital orderly, kitchen worker, and provost guard.
Clyde Family Letter Collection
by Clyde, Ethel; Clyde, Jane Leslie "Jennie"; Clyde, Leslie M.; Clyde, Robert A. (1916 – 1919)
9 folders (0.1 linear feet)
The Clyde Family Letter Collection documents the lives of Leslie Clyde and Robert A. Clyde as they served in France during the First World War. The letters date from 1916 to 1919 and describe the men's experiences as they trained at Fort Monroe, Virginia and served with the 2nd Trench Mortar Battery, 2nd Division throughout France. Most of the letters were written by Leslie and Robert to their mother, Jane "Jennie" Clyde, and their father, Robert S. Clyde, as well as their younger siblings: Margaret, Alexander "Sander," Jennie, and Marion. While most of the correspondence contains details about daily life, some mention national and worldwide events such as the Spanish influenza epidemic, Daylight Savings Time in the US, prohibition, the Chicago race riot of 1919, unions and the Railroad Brotherhood, and Charlie Chaplin. Some of the letters include racist slurs and sentiments.
Committee for International Friendly Visits Scrapbook
by Webb, Jane (1969 – 2003)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
This scrapbook was collected by Jane Webb, co-founder of the Peace Action Committee (PAX) in Massachusetts, who traveled with the Committee for International Friendly Visits to the Soviet Union several times at the height of the Cold War between 1969 and 2003.
Cory Family Letters
by Cory, Abby; Cory, Isaac; Cory, John (1852 – 1859)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These letters were written from Abby, John, and Isaac Cory between 1852 and 1859, though primarily in 1852 and 1853. The Corys wrote letters from Stockton, California to their family in Tiverton, Rhode Island explaining to them their life events during the gold rush. The Corys left from New Bedford, Massachusetts and discussed their journey on the sea, across the isthmus on mule with natives, their arrival in San Francisco, and the muddiness of Stockton.
Diaries of Louisa McConnell
by McConnell, Louisa (1840)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These diaries were written in 1840 by Louisa McConnell, a student at a Massachusetts girls boarding school known as the Pittsfield Female Academy. McConnell wrote about her daily education and recreational routine, in addition to the subjects that she studied. She enjoyed reading books--especially English literature, history, and religion-- and attended several chemistry lectures in town and was traumatized at one where the Professor Palmer killed a kitten in an experimental demonstration. The diaries conclude with McConnell's final days at the school, which included an exchange of farewell text between the students and the Principal, Nathaniel S. Dodge, followed by a long trip by stage and steamboat to New York state. Also included are notes for scripture, penmanship, chemistry and geology, and art exercises.
Diary of George Newell
by Newell, George (1866)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This diary was written in 1866 by George Newell, who owned a dry goods store on Hanover Street in Boston, Massachusetts. George and his wife, Hannah, had a child on July 15 and also had four other children. He wrote of thefts, his brother's return from war, attending socials, home repairs, business dealings, visits from relatives and friends, and weather that included a tornado. He went on several trips during the year, including a fishing trip to Portland, Maine and a visit to New York City where he toured Central Park, attended an auction, and went to Brooklyn.
Diary of Grace Stoddard Fisher
by Fisher, G.S. (circa 1942)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Diary of G.S. Fisher documents the journey of a woman from Braintree, Massachusetts to Camp Gordon in Augusta, Georgia, where her son, Richard, was stationed. Fisher, who traveled sometime around 1942, wrote extensive comments on southern lifestyle, African Americans, landscapes, and the general surroundings throughout her entire journey. There are photographs pasted throughout the diary, some presumably taken by Fisher and others collected as souvenirs. Fisher traveled by train through the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and eventually visited New York to meet someone named Russell.
Diary of Massachusetts Woman
by Unknown (1932 – 1934)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This diary documents the daily life of an unknown Massachusetts woman between 1932 and 1934. The author was a graduate of Radcliffe College, taught school, and traveled frequently between Boston and Washington, D.C., as well as other cities along the Atlantic coast.
Diary of Maude Hyde
by Hyde, Maude (1943)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Diary of Maude Hyde for 1943 was written by a school teacher who lived in Worcester, Massachusetts and Dover, New Hampshire. Hyde wrote about rationing, late trains, concerts, films, and lectures she attended, faculty, restaurants, and the effects of the war on the home front. In February, her sister Grace suddenly died; included with the diary is the last letter she received from Grace. Also included is a letter from one of her relatives, Mrs. Carolyn Goodrich, whose husband had just returned from a secret mission to Algiers and Tunisia. She received a letter from the Bancroft School in Worcester, Massachusetts about her teaching schedule, possibly indicating that that was where she taught. She traveled a lot and visited Washington, D.C. where a relative worked in a new bookstore at the Pentagon.
Emma Sibley's Plant Classification Journal
by Sibley, Emma (1873)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Emma Sibley's Plant Classification Journal was written in 1873 in "Wayside," Concord, Massachusetts. It contains written descriptions of various plants.
Frank Ryder's School Journals
by Ryder, Frank (1897 – 1898)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Frank Ryder's School Journals were created in the Boston, Massachusetts student's history and English classes in 1897 and 1898. In these journals, Ryder took class notes and completed assignments, including one color map of the American colonies.
Ledger of a Massachusetts Itinerant Grocer
by Unknown (1846 – 1847)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
This ledger was maintained by an unidentified itinerant grocer who sold goods throughout Essex County, Massachusetts. Goods sold included milk, eggs, cheese, butter, bread, beef, steak, salmon, mackerel, lamb, apples, potatoes, peaches, squash, cabbage, and tomatoes.
Mary Morton Stephens Baker Collection
by Baker, Mary Morton Stephens; Baker, William Howard (1872 – 1879)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The Mary Morton Stephens Baker Collection contains letters from William Howard Baker, a law student at Harvard, to his fiancé Mary Morton Stephens of Philadelphia. Their frequent letters over 2 years, 1873 and 1874, portray student and daily life, academic studies and extra curricular activities. The two discuss books read, politics, social functions, church attendance as well as their love for one another and, eventually, their upcoming marriage. Also in the collection are correspondence to Mary and other family members from various senders.
Mental Photographs Journal (Medford, Massachusetts)
by Unknown (1873 – 1935)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This Mental Photographs Journal was compiled between 1873 and 1935 with most of the entries occurring in 1873. Given to "Mazie" from "her 'little' cousin Hosie," this journal has entries from various locations with the majority from Medford, Massachusetts and Brookfield, Nova Scotia, but also includes: Liverpool, Nova Scotia; Harvard, Massachusetts; Tufts, Massachusetts; the Atlantic; and Boston, Massachusetts. Each "mental photograph" consists of two pages of questions and answers that offer rich personal details about the respondent.
Nathaniel Rogers Farley's Account Book
by Farley, Nathaniel Rogers (1827)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This account book was kept by Nathaniel Rogers Farley of Rowley, Massachusetts in 1827 and documents his trade as a cobbler in the putting out system. While the entries in the ledger primarily pertain to the sale of shoes and boots, other entries include commodities such as bushels of corn and potatoes, gallons of rum, tons of hay, cords of wood, pounds of tea and coffee, calico cloth, and pecks of lime.
Photograph of Massachusetts African American Woman
by Gates, Theo. N. (circa 1880s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This carte de visite photograph of an African American woman was taken by Theo. N. Gates in Westboro, Massachusetts.
Sarah Jane Clary Letters
by Clary, Sarah Jane (1850 – 1854)
9 folders (0.25 linear feet)
These 42 multi-page letters were written to Sarah Jane Clary between 1850 and 1854. Clary lived in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and primarily corresponded with her Van Slyk cousins living in New York: Peter, Hannah, and Harriet. She also wrote to her sister-in-law and brother in Williamsburgh, friends in Rockford, Illinois, and another cousin Sylvester Eldridge. Also included are several letters that Clary wrote and other ephemera.
Scrapbook of Iva Brooks
by Brooks, Iva (1928 – 1929)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This scrapbook contains correspondence, photographs, and ephemera that Iva Brooks, a young woman from Center Haverhill, New Hampshire, collected between 1928 and 1929. The scrapbook documents Brooks' life as a member of the faculty at the Powers Institute in Massachusetts and when she became engaged to Henry Root.
Travel Diary of an Unknown Woman
by Unknown (1844)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This travel diary depicts an unknown woman's travels to New York City in 1844. In her travels, the woman attended a Jewish service in New York, even though she was not Jewish herself.
Travel Diary of Unidentified Widow
by Unknown (1833 – 1834)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This travel diary was written in 1833 and 1834 by an unidentified widow. In 1833 she traveled from Litchfield, Connecticut to Salem, Massachusetts and attended several religious services along the way. In 1834 she made a longer journey from Cooperstown, New York to Columbus, Ohio, travelling mostly by stage coach other than the steamboat "Michigan" from Buffalo to Cleveland. Along the way, she passed the construction of the Eerie Canal and met an old man with a wooden leg who had fought in the Battle of Ohio, as well as cities including Syracuse, Geneva, Seneca Falls, Clariena Hollow, Lyme, and Rochester. The transcribed diary is attached.
Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad Company Payroll Ledger
by Odell, John (1848)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This ledger was kept by John Odell and provides payroll record for employees of the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad Company, also known as the Fitchburg Railroad, in 1848.
White Family Letters
by White, Mary Hadley; White, Luther; White, Mabel A.; Ober, Lucy Ellen Hadley; Ober, Foster (1866 – 1896)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
This collection is primarily correspondence between members of the White family, Mary H., her husband Luther and their daughter Mabel. Mary White's sister, Lucy Ellen Hadley Ober is the author of many of the letters as well as her husband, Foster Ober and their children. The letters detail daily life, marriage, motherhood and community reflecting the norms and the attitudes of a middle class family in the late 19th century.