Historic New England

Harvard College certificate of admission for J. R. May

James Rundlet May's certificate of admission to Harvard College signed by the president of Harvard, James Walker, July 20, 1858.

Date: 1858-07-20

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 301934

Ref. Code: MS025.07.05.002.001

Passport

Item

Date: 1850

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 301935

Ref. Code: MS025.04.003.001

Letter from Jonathan Sayward to an unidentified recipient

A letter, addressed to dear sir!, from Jonathan Sayward to an unidentified recipient, August 22, 1784.

Date: 1784-08-22

Collection: Sayward family papers

GUSN: 301936

Ref. Code: MS031.01.02.01.001

Receipt for portrait of Sarah "Sally" Barrell by Joseph Blackburn

1 receipt

Date: 1762-07-12

Collection: Sayward family papers

GUSN: 301938

Ref. Code: MS031.01.02.03.001

Professional papers of Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896): Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.

Series XXXVIII, Professional papers of Thomas Lincoln Casey (1831-1896): Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., 1848-1895, undated (#40.1-42.30), contains professional correspondence; notes; memoranda; sketches; work diaries; reports; engineering calculations; test results for building materials; fi...

Date: 1846-1895, undated

Collection: Casey family papers

GUSN: 301937

Ref. Code: MS008.38

Appointment of Jonathan Sayward as justice of the peace for King George III

1 appointment

Date: 1768

Collection: Sayward family papers

GUSN: 301939

Ref. Code: MS031.01.02.05.001

"The First Maine Novelist"

Written by "Miss Cheever," possibly in the 1940s, about Sally Sayward Barrell Keating Wood.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Sayward family papers

GUSN: 301940

Ref. Code: MS031.01.05.01.001

Letter from Amy Lowell to William Sumner Appleton, Jr.

Addressed to "dear Sumner" and signed "affectionately yours, Amy Lowell."

Date: undated

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 301941

Ref. Code: MS005.01.009.001.001

Letter from Amy Lowell to William Sumner Appleton, Jr.

Written on September 9, 1906, and addressed to "dear Sumner" and signed "affectionately yours, Amy Lowell."

Date: 1906-09-09

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 301942

Ref. Code: MS005.01.009.001.002

Letter from William Sumner Appleton, Sr. to Harriot Curtis

Written on April 30, 1834, and addressed to "my dear Hattie" and signed "your affectionate bro'er, W. S. Appleton."

Date: 1834-04-30

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 301943

Ref. Code: MS005.01.016.001.001

Letter from William Sumner Appleton, Jr., to Harrot Curtis

Written on February 25, 1887, and addressed to "dear Aunt Harriot" and signed William S. Appleton, Jr.

Date: 1887-02-25

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 301944

Ref. Code: MS005.01.016.001.002

Portraits

Subseries A. Portraits, 1860-1930, undated (#5.11-5.31, 5.66, 9.35, OVR1.15) includes portraits of the following members of the Pierce family: Melissa (Withington) Pierce (1809-1897), William Augustus Pierce (1827-1905), Sarah Elizabeth Pierce (1833-1882), Lewis Francis Pierce (1809-1888), George Fr...

Date: 1860-1930, undated

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 301946

Ref. Code: MS023.35.01

Artwork: sketchbooks with pencil sketches and watercolors (1 of 2)

File part

Date: undated

Collection: Phillips family papers. Anna Pingree (Wheatland) Phillips (1870-1938) papers

GUSN: 301945

Ref. Code: MS043.01.01.01.01

Snapshots

Subseries B. Snapshots, undated (#5.32-5.36, 9.36-9.40) includes snapshot photographs of Roger Grenway Pierce (1888-1968) and Marjorie (Curtis) Pierce (1895-1941), Anne Grenway (Pierce) Shaughnessey (b. 1924),"Alice" (Mildred A McManus Pierce), Jane Alice (Hatch) Curtis (1845-1922), and unidentified...

Date: undated

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 301947

Ref. Code: MS023.35.02

Watercolor drawing

A watercolor of a coastal view of shore and sea by Anna Pingree (Wheatland) Phillips.

Date: undated

Collection: Phillips family papers. Anna Pingree (Wheatland) Phillips (1870-1938) papers

GUSN: 301948

Ref. Code: MS043.01.01.01.01.001

Group photographs

Subseries C. Group photographs, 1895-circa 1940, undated (#5.37-5.46, 9.41-9.43, OVR1.14) include nineteenth-century school photographs; Town Meeting, Old Dorchester Club House (1895); Sixth Naval Auxiliary School, Pelham Bay, 1918 (circuit camera photograph); graduating class, Woodrow Wilson School...

Date: 1895-circa 1940, undated

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 301949

Ref. Code: MS023.35.03

Pierce House views

Subseries D. Pierce House views, 1896, undated (#5.47-5.53) include a small collection of interior and exterior photographs of the Pierce House in Dorchester, most are undated.

Date: 1896, undated

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 301950

Ref. Code: MS023.35.04

Sites

Subseries E. Sites, 1890-c. 1940, undated (#5.54-5.64, 5.67-5.68, 9.44-9.50) consists of photographs of an assortment of locations including an album of historic sites; the Reed family home; George F. Pierce house; Old Steamboat Wharf, Richmond, Maine; photo postcards of Santo Domingo, military view...

Date: 1890-ca. 1940, undated

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 301951

Ref. Code: MS023.35.05

Ticket to Harvard University vs. Yale University football match

A ticket to the Harvard vs. Yale football match of 1926, collected by Stevie Phillips.

Date: 1926

Collection: Phillips family papers. Stephen "Stevie" Phillips (1907-1971) papers

GUSN: 301953

Ref. Code: MS044.09.01.29.001

Miscellaneous

Subseries F. Miscellaneous, undated (#5.65, 5.69, 9.51) includes the Pierce family relic box, a photograph of the ship on board which William A. Pierce (1827-1905) returned from California, and a miniature photograph album containing unidentified portraits.

Date: undated

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 301952

Ref. Code: MS023.35.06

Photo albums

Subseries G. Photo albums, undated (#6.1-6.6) contains photo albums marked Pierce 1-5 and contain tintypes, jeweltypes, cabinet cards, and cartes de visite of family members, friends, and celebrities. Pierce 1 album (#6.1) is a miniature tintype of jeweltype album that is half-full. It includes ...

Date: undated

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 301954

Ref. Code: MS023.35.07

Other Pierce family papers

Series XXXIV, Other Pierce family papers, 1678-c. 1976, undated (#4.9-4.34, 4.36-4.48, 4.52-4.56, 5.1-5.10, 7.8-7.10, 8.1-8.6, x.x., OB.x.x, OB1.7-OB1.10) contain items that are not associated with or cannot be attributed to a particular member of the family. Items range in date from the seventeenth...

Date: 1678-1976

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 301957

Ref. Code: MS023.34

Kingdom of Hawaii, Attorney General (4 of 8)

File part

Date: 1866-1873

Collection: Phillips family papers. Stephen Henry Phillips (1823-1897) papers

GUSN: 301955

Ref. Code: MS045.06.40.04

Oath of Office, Attorney General of Hawaii

Stephen Henry Phillips' oath of office as the Attorney General in Hawaii.

Date: undated

Collection: Phillips family papers. Stephen Henry Phillips (1823-1897) papers

GUSN: 301956

Ref. Code: MS045.06.40.04.01

Salem in the Eighteenth Century (1 of 6)

File part

Date: 1934-1942, undated

Collection: Phillips family papers. James Duncan Phillips (1876-1954) papers

GUSN: 301958

Ref. Code: MS047.10.27.01

Advertisement with personal notes for "Salem in the Eighteenth Century"

An advertisement for a book, "Salem in the Eighteenth Century" by James Duncan Phillips, with personal notes in the margins.

Collection: Phillips family papers. James Duncan Phillips (1876-1954) papers

GUSN: 301959

Ref. Code: MS047.10.27.01.001

Travel: Asia (1 of 5)

File part

Date: 1882-1926, undated

Collection: Phillips family papers. Margaret (Duncan) Phillips (1847-1926) papers

GUSN: 301963

Ref. Code: MS048.01.16.01

Decorated menu from Japan

An illustrated menu collected by Margaret (Duncan) Phillips showing the menu options for Jappon Yusen Kaisha and an image of a building.

Date: undated

Collection: Phillips family papers. Margaret (Duncan) Phillips (1847-1926) papers

GUSN: 301964

Ref. Code: MS048.01.16.01.001

George Frederick Pierce (1858-1934) papers

Series XXVI, George Frederick Pierce (1858-1934) papers, 1872-1928 (#2.32-2.35, 7.3-7.4), contains a 1919 postcard of the Northfield Hotel; books; a certificate of Mason membership; seven stock certificates; deeds; and mortgages. The series is arranged alphabetically by record type, and thereunder c...

Date: 1872-1928, undated

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 301965

Ref. Code: MS023.26

Personal sketch

A sketch created by Nannie Jencks (Borden) Phillips, date unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Phillips family papers. Nannie Jencks (Borden) Phillips (1877-1963) papers

GUSN: 301968

Ref. Code: MS049.03.25.001

Personal correspondence, 1834 (1 of 2)

File part

Date: 1834

Collection: Phillips family papers. Stephen Clarendon Phillips (1801-1857) papers

GUSN: 301969

Ref. Code: MS050.01.01.01

Letter sent by John Quincy Adams as U.S. Representative

A letter written by John Quincy Adams to Stephen Clarendon Phillips on July 29, 1834, while Adams was acting as a United States Representative.

Date: 1834-07-29

Collection: Phillips family papers. Stephen Clarendon Phillips (1801-1857) papers

GUSN: 301970

Ref. Code: MS050.01.01.01.001

Account books: shipping

Account book

Date: 1802-1810

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 301971

Ref. Code: MS025.01.02.004a

Letter sent to Stephen Little stating the right of twenty two men to their military wages

The letter is signed by twenty-two men who served under Moses Little earned as Militia Men during the Lexington Battle and who are owed twelve shillings and one penny each for their services.

Date: 1776-07-15

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 301972

Ref. Code: MS016.01.01.002.001

Petition to be removed from militia duty

David Little's petition to the Commander in Chief asking to be relieved of his duty to the militia, citing his long years of service and declining health.

Date: 1802

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 301973

Ref. Code: MS016.03.03.001.001

Letter from Hannah Latham to David Little

A letter from Hannah Latham, a prisoner in the Newburyport Jail, to David Little, asking him to oversee Mrs. Pierce taking Latham's belongings which are left at the Little house.

Date: 1793-08-06

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 301975

Ref. Code: MS016.03.01.001.001

Orders received: Paul Revere (1735-1818)

military orders

Date: 1778-04-03

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 301977

Ref. Code: MS023.06.04.16

Madison Square Theatre, Winter Season

A pamphlet advertising the 1882-1883 winter season at the Madison Square Theatre, collected by Antoinette Louise Pierce.

Date: 1882-1883

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 301978

Ref. Code: MS023.27.05.14.001

Compliments of D. Conrad, location unknown, undated

Red roses decorate a scroll with the text "Compliments of D. Conrad."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 301980

Ref. Code: EP001.01.119.01.02.015

Compliments of D. Conrad, location unknown, undated

White and pink flowers decorate a card with the text "Compliments of D. Conrad."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 301981

Ref. Code: EP001.01.119.01.02.016

Letter to "My dear Marmie & Lady"

A letter addressed to "my dear Marmie & Lady" written by Jane Tucker from Washington, D. C., on February 6, 1894.

Date: 1894-02-06

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 301983

Ref. Code: MS033.010.001.024.001

Compliments of D. Conrad, location unknown, undated

A pink flower and a red flower decorate a card with the text "Compliments of D. Conrad."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 301982

Ref. Code: EP001.01.119.01.02.017

Trade card, little boy balancing on a footbridge, location unknown, undated

The card verso has three classical heads on a shield with the words "Trade Mark." Portions of the card verso are unreadable.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 301984

Ref. Code: EP001.01.119.01.02.018

For auld lang syne, location unknown, undated

The card appears to be cut in half since some of the information on the verso is missing. The business may be a stationery store as text on the verso reads "Cards, wedding announcments." The card verso has a calendar.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 301985

Ref. Code: EP001.01.119.01.02.019

Trade card, drawing of boy toddler, location unknown, undated

A toddler with two spit curls on his forehead decorates the card. There is a box below him where text can be placed.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 301986

Ref. Code: EP001.01.119.01.02.020

Charleston, South Carolina: Mary Baker Eddy

File part

Date: 1887-1890

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 301987

Ref. Code: MS033.002.008.01

Charleston, South Carolina: Locke and Chazal families

File part

Date: undated

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 301988

Ref. Code: MS033.002.008.02

Charleston, South Carolina: Street Family

File part

Date: undated

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 301989

Ref. Code: MS033.002.008.03

Death notice

File part

Date: 1895

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 301990

Ref. Code: MS033.002.008.04

News Clippings

Collection of clippings spanning 1928-1967. Includes articles on preservation and antiques, including many issues of the Boston Evening Transcript's "Antiques" section. Also includes two photographic postcards.

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301863

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01.07

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