Historic New England

Recipe books, 1860, undated

Two notebook filled with recipes. The larger notebook measures 8 x 5/14 inches. The book is undated and the author is unknown. One clipping containing recipes from an unidentified newspaper is within the front cover. The smaller notebook measures 4 3/4 x 3 inches and dates 1860. The author is a woma...

Date: 1860, undated

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 359156

Ref. Code: MS029.002.026

Account book of Eliza Lovejoy, 1820

One account book measuring 4 1/2 x 3 inches belonging to Eliza Lovejoy. The book is titled "The Ladie's Annual Present, or Pocket Companion for 1798." and was printed in London, England, by Thos. Willis at Stationer's Court on Lugdate Street. On top of serving as an account book also includes market...

Date: 1820

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 359157

Ref. Code: MS002.146

Loyal Lovejoy materials, 1877, 1883

Materials related to Loyal Lovejoy including an envelope and wedding reception invitation for his daughter, Mary Lovejoy, and five clippings of obituaries and articles commemorating Lovejoy upon his death. The clippings are dated 1877 and the envelope and invitation are dated 1883. The envelope and ...

Date: 1877, 1883

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 359159

Ref. Code: MS029.002.027

Trade card for Francis W. Wilson, architect and engineer, Board of Trade Building, Boston, Mass., ca. 1920

Trade card for Francis W. Wilson, an architect and Engineer based out of Boston. On the card is an image of the Leighton Auto Company's Garage building in Brockton, Mass., described as a building made of reinforced concrete.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359162

Ref. Code: EP001.01.007.01.02.009

Business card for Ruth's Hobby Shoppe, Middlesex Road, Tyngsboro, Mass., circa 1940

Business card for Ruth's Hobby Shoppe in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. According to the card, the shop dealt in antiques, glassware, primitives, buttons, and choice dolls. The owner of the shop was Ruth Boucher. The card is also a red-colored, transparent, plastic material.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359163

Ref. Code: EP001.01.005.01.015

Business card for Joseph Tassel, antiques, 471 Eastern Avenue, Chelsea 50, Mass., circa 1950

Business card for Joseph Tassel. The business card has a printed image of a chair alongside a lamp post. The address of the business is located at the bottom of the card.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359164

Ref. Code: EP001.01.005.01.016

Homes of moderate cost, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1941

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the name of the design, a room count, total dimensions, an illustration of the completed house, a description of unique features of the design, and floor plans (including for alternate designs of the house). ...

Date: 1941

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359324

Ref. Code: EP005.458

Duplex-townhouse plans, National Plan Service, Inc., Elmhurst, Ill., 1981

Plan book for duplex-townhouse designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with a design number, the basic square footage, floor plans, and an illustration of the completed project. The back of the plan book contains blueprint order forms and price lists for basic blueprint de...

Date: 1981

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359325

Ref. Code: EP005.459

Colorful homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., undated

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the design number, a room count, an illustration of the completed house, a description of unique features of the design, and floor plans. The back of the plan book provides an index for each of the blueprints...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359326

Ref. Code: EP005.460

Small homes of originality, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1946

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the name of the design, a room count, total dimensions, an illustration of the completed house, a description of unique features of the design, and floor plans (including for alternate designs of the house). ...

Date: 1946

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359327

Ref. Code: EP005.461

Monument salesman collection

A collection of thirty-six cabinet cards, forty-one lithographs, and one sketch of funerary monuments manufactured by various marble manufacturers in Rutland, Vermont. The materials belonged to a monument salesman who worked for an unidentified company. This collection is arranged in two series. Cab...

Date: circa 1890-1892, undated

Collection: Monument salesman collection

GUSN: 359331

Ref. Code: CC026

Cartoons scrapbook

Some of the cartoons in this scrapbook contain harmful imagery and language, including but not limited to exaggerated stereotypical depictions of Black, Asian, and Native Americans and other Indigenous individuals, language and imagery reinforcing binary gender expectations, and exaggerated stereoty...

Date: 1896-1948, undated

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 359332

Ref. Code: MS004.060

Samuel Gragg manuscript collection

This collection contains manuscript materials related to the life and business operations of Boston chairmaker Samuel Gragg, his son Washington Parker Gragg, and other relatives. Materials include financial documents such as receipts, promissory notes, and an account book, legal documents such as a ...

Date: 1796-1885, undated, predominant 1801-1810

Collection: Samuel Gragg manuscript collection

GUSN: 359376

Ref. Code: MS067

Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture catalogue, Groton, Massachusetts, 1942

Course catalogue for the Lowthorpe School for Landscape Architecture and Horticulture. The catalogue contains information on the facilities, a breakdown of the staff and the school's history, options for financial assistance, a map showing the school's location and campus layout, and a table of the ...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359378

Ref. Code: EP001.01.034.01.01.024

New North Station crochure, Boston and Maine Railroad, Boston, Mass., ca. 1935

Brochure advertising the newly-constructed North Station in downtown Boston. Throughout the borchure are images of the new structure's exterior and interior. The brochure gives details about how the concourse is organized, locations of important offices, The back of the brochure lists the architects...

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359395

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.043

Papers of Samuel Gragg

Series contains receipts, including an 1810 receipt documenting the sale of Gragg's chairs in Sierra Leone, Africa; an account ledger; a summons; letters; a mortgage contract; promissory notes; a creditor's notice; and miscellaneous manuscripts related to the household and business operations of Sam...

Date: 1796-1846, undated, predominant 1801-1810

Collection: Samuel Gragg manuscript collection

GUSN: 359456

Ref. Code: MS067.001

Papers of Washington Parker Gragg, 1832-1885 (bulk 1830s, 1860-1863)

Series contains receipts; relinquishment of shares; interrogatory notes; materials related to land conveyances; and letters related to Washington Parker Gragg.

Date: 1832-1885, undated, predominant 1830-1863

Collection: Samuel Gragg manuscript collection

GUSN: 359457

Ref. Code: MS067.002

Other papers, 1804-1882, undated

Series contains a receipt; a land conveyance; a letter; a partial genealogy; and miscellaneous manuscripts related to various members of the Gragg family.

Date: 1804-1882, undated

Collection: Samuel Gragg manuscript collection

GUSN: 359458

Ref. Code: MS067.003

Letter to John Langdon, Esq., 1783 25 September

Letter received by John Langdon, Esq. in 1783 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The letter was written on September 25, 1783 in London, England, by London-based merchant bank Lane, Son & Fraser. It discusses the repayment of a bill by the author to John Langdon and clarifies the author will be cautious ...

Date: September 25, 1783

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 359474

Ref. Code: MS029.002.029

Cabinet cards, circa 1890

Series contains thirty-six cabinet cards of funerary monuments manufactured by various marble manufacturers in Rutland, Vermont, including eleven cabinet cards of monuments from Everson & Co.; seven cabinet cards of monuments from Producers' Marble Co.; fifteen cabinet cards of monuments from Ripley...

Date: circa 1890

Collection: Monument salesman collection

GUSN: 359475

Ref. Code: CC026.001

Lithographs, 1892, undated

Series contains forty lithographs and one pencil sketch of funerary monuments manufactured by various marble manufacturers in Rutland, Vermont. Two lithographs are dated 1892 and signed by H. G. Kotten. The rest of the collection are undated and not associated with any artists of marble manufacturer...

Date: 1892, undated

Collection: Monument salesman collection

GUSN: 359480

Ref. Code: CC026.002

Frank N. Nathan Company and Church Co. collection

Collection contains eighty-three mounted and unmounted pencil and watercolor design drawings from two Boston jewelry companies: the Frank N. Nathan Company and Church Co. The drawings illustrate designs for rings, brooches, and pendants among other jewelry items. Items in the collection are dated 19...

Date: 1928-1960, undated, predominant 1940-1949

Collection: Frank N. Nathan Company and Church Co. collection

GUSN: 359532

Ref. Code: CC027

Advertisement for Tremont on the Common, 151 Tremont Street, York Realty Company, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., ca 1960

Advertisement for the Tremont on the Common Apartment complex distributed by the York Realty Company. The front of the advertisement displays a color image of the building's exterior as viewed from Boston Common. The interior images utilize both conceptual images of the apartment interiors and photo...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359537

Ref. Code: EP001.01.097.01.01.010

Mental Photographs: An Album for Confessions, 1874-1879

Album titled "Mental Photographs: An Album for Confessions of Tastes, Habits, and Convictions" belonging to Elizabeth J. Gilman. This is the cartes-de-visite edition of the album meant to hold "76 Photographs of 23 questions each," although the album contains no cartes-de-visites. The album was publ...

Date: 1874-1879

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 359608

Ref. Code: MS029.002.030

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Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 359652

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Southbridge

George E. WIlliams standing in front of a shed, circa 1930

One black-and-white photographic print of George E. Williams standing outdoors in front of a shed with the door open. Photographer is unknown. Photograph is dated circa 1930.

Date: circa 1930

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 359681

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1850.0100.001

New England parades photographic collection

Collection contains fourteen mounted photographic prints, twenty-three postcards, and three unmounted photographic prints. Materials depict parades in towns across New England. Towns pictured in the collection are: Littleton, New Hampshire; Dover, New Hampshire; Madbury, New Hampshire; Hartford, Con...

Date: 1865-1936, undated

Collection: New England parades photographic collection

GUSN: 359682

Ref. Code: PC081

The Small Home, Architects Small House Service Bureau, 1200 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn., 1931

Bound volume containing issues of The Small Home magazines and pattern books published by the Architects' Small House Service Bureau between January and December of 1931. The content of the periodicals range from articles about proper home upkeep and interior design to advertisements and testimonial...

Date: 1931

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359688

Ref. Code: EP005.462

Hodgson portable houses, E. F. Hodgson Co., 116-118 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1910

Plan book published by E. F. Hodgson Co. advertising portable houses. Although only two pages, the catalog serves as a preview for a larger catalog to come out later in the year. Within are black-and-white photographic prints showcasing the types of homes to be advertised. Each photographic print co...

Date: 1910

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359689

Ref. Code: EP005.463

152 Tremont Street, Boston, MA

Image is of 152 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., between West and Boylston Streets. Image shows horse drawn carriages in front of Chickering & Sons piano makers. There is a paino displayed in each store front window. Also in the photograph is The Berlitz School of Languages and Mason & Hamlin Co.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 359706

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.8210.001

Sav-A-Chair rung fastener, Fulton Products Co., New York, NY, circa 1935

Advertisement for rung fasteners from the Fulton Products Company. Advertisement shows consumer how to attach rung fasteners onto chairs, and provides 10 samples. Three samples are missing from this advertisement. The top of the card lists the patent number for the rung fasteners, and the back of th...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359712

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.03.01.024

Carley Life Float Company collection, circa 1915, 1917

Collection contains one albumen print on mount, one letter and envelope, one postal card, and one product specifications related to the Carley Life Float Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The albumen print depicts approximately thirty undidentified boys in a Carley Life Float. It is undated and...

Date: circa 1915, 1917

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359713

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.078

Papers of Silas Casey III (1841-1913)

Series XLI, Papers of Silas Casey III (1841-1913), 1882-1917, undated, contains biographical materials; correspondence sent by Silas Casey III; financial records in the form of receipts; portraits of Casey; and miscellaneous printed materials.

Date: 1882-1917, undated