Historic New England

Letters to Mary Rice Jewett (1847-1930)

Subseries E. Letters to Mary Rice Jewett (1847-1930), 1871-1915, undated (#1.11-10.54, 13.1-13.6), contains correspondence received by Mary Rice Jewett and includes, financial statements, invitations, letters, postcards, telegrams, and clippings, from family, friends, and acquaintances, which focus ...

Date: 1871-1915, undated

Collection: Jewett family papers

GUSN: 171850

Ref. Code: MS014.01.04

Letters to (Theodora) Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909)

Subseries G, Letters to (Theodora) Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909), 1882-1909, undated (#13.7-13.59), contains correspondence received by (Theodora) Sarah Orne Jewett and includes, fan mail, invitations, letters, postcards, financial statements, and clippings, from family, friends, and acquaintances, ...

Collection: Jewett family papers

GUSN: 171851

Ref. Code: MS014.01.06

Letters to Caroline Frances (Perry) Jewett (1820-1891)

Subseries C, Letters to Caroline Frances (Perry) Jewett (1820-1891), 1882-1888, undated (#1.9-1.10), contains correspondence received by Caroline Frances (Perry) Jewett from her daughters Mary Rice Jewett (1847-1930) and (Theodora) Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) and focus on such topics as social eve...

Date: 1882-1888, undated

Collection: Jewett family papers

GUSN: 171857

Ref. Code: MS014.01.03

Letters to Caroline Augusta (Jewett) Eastman (1855-1897)

Subseries A, Letters to Caroline Augusta (Jewett) Eastman (1855-1897), 1882-1897, undated (#1.1-1.7), contains correspondence received by Caroline Augusta (Jewett) Eastman and includes, letters, postcards, invitations, and clippings, from family, friends, and acquaintances, which focus on such topic...

Date: 1882-1897, undated

Collection: Jewett family papers

GUSN: 171858

Ref. Code: MS014.01.01

Letters to Annie (Adams) Fields (1834-1915)

Subseries B, Letters to Annie (Adams) Fields (1834-1915), 1897-1903, undated (#1.8), contains a folder of correspondence received by Annie (Adams) Fields from her acquaintances and focus on such topics as social events, daily life, general welfare of family and friends, etc.

Date: 1897-1903, undated

Collection: Jewett family papers

GUSN: 171860

Ref. Code: MS014.01.02

Bowen family papers

The Bowen family papers (MS006) reflect the life and work of the Bowen family of Woodstock, Connecticut, and life at Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, Connecticut, during the mid-nineteenth century through the early twentieth century. The collection is largely comprised of the papers of Henry Chandler ...

Date: 1774-1986, undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 171963

Ref. Code: MS006

Papers of the Bowen family of Woodstock, Connecticut

Series I, Papers of the Bowen family of Woodstock, Connecticut, 1774-1986, undated (#1.1-5.5, 6.1-6.24, 6.28, 7.1-7.6, FB.1.1-FB.1.2, OB1.3, OB.2.3-OB.2.5, OB.3.7), contains the personal and professional papers of the Bowen family of Woodstock, Connecticut. Included in the series are account books;...

Date: 1774-1986, undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172098

Ref. Code: MS006.01

Papers of Matthew Bowen (1724-1806)

Subseries L, Papers of Matthew Bowen (1724-1806), 1774-1973 (bulk, 1774-1789) (#1.1, 2.4), contains an account book reflecting Bowen's lending and borrowing activities as a tradesman. Also included in the subseries is a letter from Karen N. McFarlan (Mrs. F. Warren McFarlan) of Belmont, Massachuset...

Date: 1774-1973, predominant 1774-1789

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172122

Ref. Code: MS006.01.12

Papers of George Bowen (1789-1846)

Subseries F, Papers of George Bowen (1789-1846), 1845 (#1.2), contains financial records regarding tool repairs and the purchase of bolts.

Date: 1845

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172123

Ref. Code: MS006.01.06

Papers of Henry Chandler Bowen (1813-1896)

Subseries G, Papers of Henry Chandler Bowen (1813-1896), 1833-1896 (#1.3-1.18, 2.2-2.3, OB.1.3), is divided into three categories: correspondence, financial records, and legal documents. The correspondence is comprised of a letter to a John McClellan regarding the "hero of Tippecanoe," and correspo...

Date: 1833-1896

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172124

Ref. Code: MS006.01.07

Papers of Lucy Maria (Tappan) Bowen (1825-1863)

Subseries K, Papers of Lucy Maria (Tappan) Bowen (1825-1863), 1849-1862 (#1.20-1.21), contains a series of correspondence between Bowen and orator Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887). Also included in the subseries is a receipt for clothing. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by record type.

Date: 1849-1862

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172125

Ref. Code: MS006.01.11

Papers of Edward Augustus Bowen (1847-1926)

Subseries B, Papers of Edward Augustus Bowen (1847-1926), 1866-1926 (#3.1-3.4, 4.2-4.9), contains an account book; two cash books relating to Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, Connecticut; correspondence (including an 1867 letter from Edna Dean Proctor (1829-1923), governess, with a clipping in Russia...

Date: 1866-1926

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172127

Ref. Code: MS006.01.02

Papers of Mary Louisa (Bowen) Holt (1848-1925)

Subseries P, Papers of Mary Louisa (Bowen) Holt (1848-1925), 1924-1925 (#4.10), contains wills from 1924 and 1925.

Date: 1924-1925

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172130

Ref. Code: MS006.01.16

Papers of Clarence Winthrop Bowen (1852-1935)

Subseries A, Papers of Clarence Winthrop Bowen (1852-1935), 1886-1915 (#4.11-4.16, 6.1-6.2), contains 1889 memorabilia (including invitations and banquet material) from Bowen's work as secretary for the Committee on the Centennial Celebration of the Inauguration of George Washington as President of ...

Date: 1886-1915

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172132

Ref. Code: MS006.01.01

Papers of Herbert Wolcott Bowen (1856-1927)

Subseries I, Papers of Herbert Wolcott Bowen (1856-1927), 1884-1926 (#5.1-5.3, 5.5, 6.3-6.4), contains several of Bowen's published works; Yale Faculty in the Days of '78 contains inscription: "For Darling Sylvia from Herbert Wolcott Bowen, 1923." A 1907 letter regarding the shipment of materials t...

Date: 1884-1926

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172133

Ref. Code: MS006.01.09

Papers of John Eliot Bowen (1858-1890)

Subseries J, Papers of John Eliot Bowen (1858-1890), 1890 (#3.5, 5.4, 6.5), contains pamphlets with Bowen's obituary, printed by the Independent newspaper, and a published memorial of Bowen's life printed privately by his siblings. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by record type.

Date: 1890

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172135

Ref. Code: MS006.01.10

Papers of Franklin Davis Bowen (1860-1940)

Subseries E, Papers of Franklin Davis Bowen (1860-1940), 1940 (#6.6), contains a 1940 will.

Date: 1940

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172136

Ref. Code: MS006.01.05

Papers of Ellen (Holt) Bowen (1834-1903)

Subseries D, Papers of Ellen (Holt) Bowen (1834-1903), 1865-1898, undated (#6.7, 7.2, 7.4), contains two address books and a note describing Bowen's 1865 wedding dress. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by record type, and thereunder chronologically.

Date: 1865-1898, undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172139

Ref. Code: MS006.01.04

Papers of George Chandler Holt (1843-1931)

Subseries N, Papers of George Chandler Holt (1843-1931), 1894-1929, undated (#6.8-6.12), contains a poem and two published works by Holt. The subseries also includes a bibliographical sketch for George Chandler Holt and for Hamilton Holt (1872-1951). The subseries is arranged alphabetically by recor...

Date: 1894-1929, undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172140

Ref. Code: MS006.01.14

Papers of Constance Holt (1879-1968)

Subseries M, Papers of Constance Holt (1879-1968), 1943-1968 (#6.13-6.14), contains a 1968 will and World War II (1939-1945) ration books for food and heating oil. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by record type.

Date: 1943-1968

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172142

Ref. Code: MS006.01.13

Papers of Sylvia Holt (1889-1945)

Subseries Q, Papers of Sylvia Holt (1889-1945), 1932 (#6.16), contains a 1932 will.

Date: 1932

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172143

Ref. Code: MS006.01.17

Papers of Gardner Richardson (1884-1972)

Subseries R, Papers of Gardner Richardson (1884-1972), 1965 (#6.17), contains two extracts of Richardson's 1965 address entitled, "Roseland Park and Henry C. Bowen," delivered at the Putnam Rotary Club in Putnam, Connecticut.

Date: 1965

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172144

Ref. Code: MS006.01.18

Geographic locations

Sub-series

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 172390

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01

Subjects

Sub-series

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 172391

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02

Boston College football team, running in place at the first practice, Brighton, Mass., 1925

The Boston College Eagles football players train on a football field next to Gasson Hall and Devlin Hall on the Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts campus. Arranged in rows, a coach leads them in a running in place exercise. The bell tower of Gasson Hall can be seen behind the football field.

Date: 1925

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 172407

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0430.0090.001

View of the corner of Somerset Street and Howard Street, Boston, Mass., 1912

At the corner of Somerset and Howard Streets in Boston, a man is standing next to the closed Congress Lunchroom. The street sign on the side of the building indicates that this is Ward Six. In the window of the clothing store of George W. Watson, at 40 Howard Street, a sign proclaims a sale as the b...

Date: 1912

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 172412

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7320.001

Mixed game of tennis, Mahlon D. Spaulding Estate, Pope's Hill, Dorchester, Mass., undated

Two women and two men play mixed doubles on a grass court on the grounds of the Mahlon D. Spaulding Estate on Pope's Hill (now Daly Street) in Dorchester, Boston, while several spectators watch their game. There is a side view of the mansion, designed by architect Luther Briggs, Jr. Mahlon D. Spauld...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 172713

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.TMP.032

Papers relating to the construction of Roseland Cottage, Woodstock, Connecticut

Series II, Papers relating to the construction of Roseland Cottage, Woodstock, Connecticut, 1845-1969, undated (bulk: 1845-1851) (#6.25-6.27, 8.1-8.17, 12.15, OB.3.8), is divided into four categories: contracts and specifications; correspondence; financial records; and other material. The contracts...

Date: 1845-1969, undated, predominant 1845-1851

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172535

Ref. Code: MS006.02

Photographs on paper, portraits

The majority of this series is comprised of portraits of members of the Bowen, Holt, Richardson, and Tappan families, in addition to a small number of unknown or unrelated persons. Most of these photographs are undated.

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172536

Ref. Code: MS006.03.12.01

Photographs on paper, groups, 1846-1965

This series includes group portraits of members of the Bowen and Holt families, as well as some unknown or unrelated persons. Most of these photographs are undated.

Date: 1846-1965

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172537

Ref. Code: MS006.03.12.02

Photographs on paper, architecture, 1855

This series includes photographs of the Aspinwall House and Roseland Cottage. These photographs are undated.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172538

Ref. Code: MS006.03.12.03

Photographs on paper, scenery

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Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172539

Ref. Code: MS006.03.12.04

Tintypes, portraits, 1850-1900

This series includes tintypes of members of the Tappan, Bowen, and Holt families. These photographs are undated.

Date: 1850-1900

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172540

Ref. Code: MS006.03.12.05

Tintypes, groups, 1870-1900

This series includes tintypes of members of the Tappan, Bowen, and Holt families photographed in groups. Most of these photographs are undated.

Date: 1870-1900

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172542

Ref. Code: MS006.03.12.06

Photographic material of the Bowen family of Woodstock, Connecticut

Series III, Photographic material of the Bowen family of Woodstock, Connecticut, 1860-1965, undated (bulk, 1860-1935) (#8.18-12.14, FB.2.1, MB.1.1-MB.1.2, OB.3.9), contains portraits and group photographs; black and white photographs; color photographs; cabinet photographs; carte de visite; a mount...

Date: 1860-1965, undated, predominant 1860-1935

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172584

Ref. Code: MS006.03

Miscellany, undated

This series includes Anna Mellon's recollections of the interior furnishings of the rooms at Roseland Cottage, newspaper clippings related to Roseland Cottage and its residents, photographs of paintings at Roseland Cottage and miscellaneous bills related to its construction.

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 172595

Ref. Code: MS006.03.12.07

Independence Day celebration, on the front lawn of Fort Meadow Pond Farm, Marlborough, Mass., July 4, 1888

A group of women, young children and men standing and sitting in front of a house at Fort Meadow Pond Farm in Marlborough, Massachusetts on July 4th, 1888. A banner is attached to the front of the house and the text reads "Welcome to the Birth Place of American Liberty 1775-1875".

Date: 1888-07-04

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 172698

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1720.0010.001

Martha Usher Osgood papers

The majority of items in Martha Usher Osgood Papers consist of personal correspondence addressed to Mrs. Martha Hooper (Usher) Osgood from Annie Fields (Mrs. James T. Fields) between 1857 and 1900 (97 items). Many references are made to Mrs. Osgood's frequent gifts of flowers from her Maine garden, ...

Date: 1857-1900, undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 172743

Ref. Code: MS030

Portrait of Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, sitting in a chair, facing right, looking at a painting in his studio, Ernest Longfellow House, Coolidge's Point, Manchester, Mass., undated

Artist Longfellow sits in a chair with a palette looking at a large painting. Longfellow was the son of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longellow and Frances Appleton Longfellow.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 172769

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Manchester.127.10

Boss of the fish house

A man wearing a cap, sweater and jacket leans on a ramp of a fish house. There is various fishing equipment on the ground and surrounding the man including buckets and rope. This person may be S.P. Kolt Driscoll which is the name inscribed on the back of the support.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 172820

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1090.0010.001

Interior view of the Ipswich Mills Tea House, Ipswich, Mass., serving room, 1923

This interior view shows the serving room of the Ipswich Mills Tea House in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Several different types of dishes including coffee mugs, pots, pans, and plates are next to a sink. A side table holds a telephone, bread box and miscellaneous items. In the middle of the room there i...

Date: 1923

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 172838

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1460.0170.001

Picking cranberries, Cape Cod cranberry industry, Cape Cod, Mass.

A group of women and children pick cranberries with tools in the Cape Cod cranberry bog. There is a storage building on a rise in the background with several wooden crates stacked next to it. Several trees line the horizon of the bog. The roof of the storage building and the clothing of some of th...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 172851

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0520.0020.001

Exterior view of commercial buildings, Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street, Cambridge, Mass., undated

This exterior view of a curved commercial block at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Streets is viewed from the opposite corner. There are a number of stores and businesses that occupy the building such as Tupper Photographer and J. W.Wyeth & Co. Grocers. A glassed in area on the...

Date: 1890-1920

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 172855

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0090.001

Rundlet-May family papers

The Rundlet-May family papers (MS025) reflect the life and work of the Rundlet-May family of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Within the Rundlet-May family papers, the materials of James Rundlet are the most numerous and cover, however incompletely, his activities as a textile merchant, woolen manufactur...

Date: 1710-1735, undated, predominant 1800-1990

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 172972

Ref. Code: MS025

Farm workers shearing sheep in a barn, Cape Neddick, York, Maine, undated

Three men shear sheep inside a barn. One man stands over the sheep to shave it and the other men have a sheep lying on a table shaving it. Sheep wool is in a pile on a blanket next to a hay stall.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 172974

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1920.0100.001

Group of people sitting in the backyard of a house, Worcester, Mass., 1887

A group of people, three women, one man and a young girl, sit in the back yard of a house in Worcester, Massachusetts. Two of the women are sitting in chairs with aprons on and one of the women holds a bowl of fruit.

Date: 1887

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 172987

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.3500.0040.001

Four men playing doubles tennis in Mattapan, Dorchester, Mass., undated

A group of men playing doubles tennis while a boy in knickerbockers watches in Mattapan, Dorchester, Massachusetts. They are playing on a grass court with a tennis net that separates them.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 172989

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0790.0390.001

Exterior view of the Boston and Providence Railroad Station, Park Square, Boston, Mass., ca. 1905

This photograph contains harmful imagery of a formerly enslaved man standing at the feet of President Abraham Lincoln. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they w...

Date: ca. 1905

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173014

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6210.001

Newburyport Harbor and shipping

From label on back: "As seen from railroad bridge. Schooner Alliance in the foreground, while in the distance may be seen the sand-hills of Plum Island."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173044

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1270.0240.002

Letters from Annie Fields

This folder contains thirteen letters from Annie Fields to Martha Osgood.

Date: 1857-1868

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 173129

Ref. Code: MS030.001.01

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