Historic New England

Harry J. Blake house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Harry J. Blake in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #304) including four elevations, three plans, one topographic map, and one detail. No drawings are dated or signed. The developer was Haynes & Hernandez. Drawings depict a two-story Coloni...

Date: 1931, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 326947

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.304

Robert Muller house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Robert Muller in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #305) including five elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and two details. One elevation is dated and signed "RBW.". Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with ...

Date: 1931

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 326949

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.305

Maurice A. Dunlavy (builder) house, unidentified location

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for builder Maurice A. Dunlavy (commission #306) including four elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. No drawings are dated or signed. Location is not known. Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a slate hip roof and a ...

Date: 1931, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 326952

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.306

Philip Lockwood house, Summit, N.J.

Set of thirty-one architectural drawings of house for Philip Lockwood in Summit, New Jersey (commission #307) including nine elevations, seven plans, one plot plan, and fourteen details. One drawing is dated; one is signed "RBW." Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a s...

Date: 1931

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 326953

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.307

Samples of Cocheco Printed Fabrics (1 of 2)

This folder includes fifteen packets of textile samples attached to cardstock labeled "Cocheco. Lawrence & Co. Agents." The cardstock backing contains illuminated titles, describing the given sample's material type (e.g. angora, jura fleece, dimity, etc.) as well as a 4-digit style number. Each pack...

Date: 1905-1913

Collection: Arabella Chandler McClintock Bellamy Fabric Design Collection, 1905-1913

GUSN: 326954

Ref. Code: GC006.01

Samples of Cochero Printed Fabrics (2 of 2)

This folder includes eighteen large-format samples of Cocheco Manufacturing Co. printed fabrics. Most are formatted as a single large paper panel with one main fabric sample at the top center and two or four additional small color or style variations below. The patterns on the fabric are mostly colo...

Date: 1905-1913

Collection: Arabella Chandler McClintock Bellamy Fabric Design Collection, 1905-1913

GUSN: 326955

Ref. Code: GC006.02

Designs for Printed Fabrics

This folder contains thirty-seven hand-painted or hand-drawn loose samples of designs for printed fabric. Patterns range from life-like flowers with several levels of shading to simple flowers with geometric embellishments to abstract shapes, lines, and checkers. Colors range from bright greens, blu...

Date: 1905-1913

Collection: Arabella Chandler McClintock Bellamy Fabric Design Collection, 1905-1913

GUSN: 326956

Ref. Code: GC006.03

Cardstock Designs for Printed Fabrics

This folder contains sixty-nine samples of hand-painted designs for fabric patterns. Designs range in size but are all mounted on blank panels of uniform large-format cardstock. Patterns include vibrantly colored geometric shapes, stripes, abstract floral patterns, and traditional floral designs wit...

Date: 1905-1913

Collection: Arabella Chandler McClintock Bellamy Fabric Design Collection, 1905-1913

GUSN: 326957

Ref. Code: GC006.04

Costume Designs

This folder includes four detailed sketches of stage costume designs, all labeled on back with "Belle McClintock 121 Washington St. Dorchester." The drawings are pen and ink on paperboard. One drawing depicts a woman in a long dotted dress with floral detail lining a square neckline and down center ...

Date: 1905-1913

Collection: Arabella Chandler McClintock Bellamy Fabric Design Collection, 1905-1913

GUSN: 326958

Ref. Code: GC006.05

Storage, put lazy space to work with Western wood, Western Wood Products Association, Yeon Bldg., Portland, Oregon

Storage and room dividers are shown using Western wood products. The tree species represented are listed on the item verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327096

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.017

Roger W. Gates house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of twenty-four architectural drawings of house for Roger W. Gates in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #308) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, one cross section, one heating plan, and twelve details. Two drawings are dated; one is signed by Royal Barry Wills. Al...

Date: 1931

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327105

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.308

We planned our closets, Super Cedar Closet Lining, Geo. C. Brown and Company, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina

Examples of where Super Cedar can be used are described in the item.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327111

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.018

Roger W. Gates house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of four architectural drawings four alterations to the house for Roger W. Gates in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #308-A) including two elevations, one plans, and one detail. Drawings are signed and dated by nathaniel Perry Tufts. Drawings depict alterations to a one-story wing of...

Date: 1939

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327114

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.308-A

Walter G. Butler house, Worcester, Mass.

Set of eighteen drawings of house for Walter G. Butler in Worcester, Massachusetts (commission #309) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and seven details. No drawings are signed or dated. Also present are a topographical map by H. L. Robinson, Engineer, and a landscape plan b...

Date: 1931, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327123

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.309

New ideas with wood windows, Pella Products, Rolscreen Company, Pella, Iowa

Different types of wood windows are described in the catalog. There is a loose product information postcard and letterhead sheet for customers. Pella Products are available from A.W. Hastings & Co., Inc., 57 Inner Balt Road, Somerville, Mass.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327128

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.033

Wood sliding glass doors, Pella Products, Rolscreen Company, Pella, Iowa

A cross section of the doors is shown on the item verso. The business manufactures wood windows, wood folding doors and partitions and wood sliding glass doors.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327132

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.034

Haynes & Hernandez (developer) house, Wellesley, Mass.

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for developer Haynes & Hernandez in Wellesley, Massachusetts (commission #312) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and one detail. No drawings are dated; one is signed "R B Wills." Drawings depict a two-story Garrison Colonial-styl...

Date: ca. 1931, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327131

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.312

For floors of beauty, floors of permanence, Appalachian hardwood flooring, Harris Manufacturing Company, Johnson City, Tennessee

Product details and specifications are described in the item. The flooring is available from Lexington Lumber Corporation, 57 Bedford Street, Lexington, Mass.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327133

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.005.024

Maurice A. Dunlavy (builder) house, unidentified location

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for builder Maurice A. Dunlavy (commission #313) including four elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. No drawings are dated or signed. Location is not known. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a brick exterior. House...

Date: ca. 1931, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327134

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.313

Maurice A. Dunlavy (builder) house, unidentified location

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for builder Maurice A. Dunlavy (commission #306) including four elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. No drawings are dated or signed. Location is not known. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a hip roof and a brick ...

Date: ca. 1931, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327135

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.314

Idea file, Masonite Corporation, Masonite Building, 29 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois

Masonite home applications are presented for customers. The panel manufacturing process is described in text and images from start to finish. The item verso lists remodeling and handyman projects using Masonite panels.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327138

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.013.025

Lloyd C. Douglas house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Lloyd C. Douglas in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #317) including five elevations, three plans, and one detail. No drawings are dated or signed. Developer was Haynes & Hernandez. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house ...

Date: ca. 1931, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327137

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.317

Haynes & Hernandez (developer) house, West Newton, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for developer Haynes & Hernandez in West Newton, Massachusetts (commission #319) including four elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. No drawings are dated or signed. Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a slate hip r...

Date: ca. 1931, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327140

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.319

Hints to the handyman, where and how to use Masonite panel products with 66 idea plans, Masonite Corporation, Masonite Building, 29 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois

Tips and guidance on the correct tools to use when installing the products are provided. Text and photographs describe the manufacturing process for Masonite panels.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327141

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.013.026

Bengt Eriksson house, Melrose, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Bengt Eriksson in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #322) including four elevations, three plans, and one detail. No drawings are dated or signed. Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with a slate roof and a stucco and board exte...

Date: ca. 1931, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327143

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.322

John T. Farrand house, unidentified location

Set of three architectural drawings of house for John T. Farrand (commission #323) including three plans. No drawings are signed; two are dated. Developer was Haynes & Hernandez. House was not finished. House has living room with fireplace, library, dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, lavatory,...

Date: 1932

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327144

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.323

E. D. Wallace house, Newton Highlands, Mass.

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of house for E. D. Wallace in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts (commission #324) including six elevations, three plans, two framing plans, one plot plan, and one detail. One drawing is signed "R B WIlls"; one is misdated 1922. Drawings depict a two-story Cap...

Date: 1932

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327145

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.324

Gilbert Verney house, East Greenwich, R.I.

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of house for Gilbert Verney in East Greenwich, Rhode Island (commission #327) including four elevations, two plans, one framing plan, one cross section, one plot plan, and four details. No drawings are dated or signed. Drawings depict a one-story Tudor Revi...

Date: 1932, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327146

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.327

Hints to the handyman, where and how to use Masonite Presdwood Products, Masonite Corporation, Masonite Building, 29 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois

Presdwood has interior and exterior applications remodeling projects. The product is available from Lexington Lumber Corporation, 57 Bedford Street, Lexington, Mass.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327148

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.013.027

Herbert N. French house, Newton, Mass.

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Herbert N. French in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #328) including four elevations, four plans, three framing plans, and one detail. No drawings are signed; one is dated. Drawings depict a two-story French manor-style house with a slate hip ro...

Date: 1932, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327156

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.328

Haynes & Hernandez (developer) house, unidentified location

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for developer Haynes & Hernandez (commission #329) including four elevations and three plans. No drawings are dated or signed. House was not built. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house; one-story garage wing has a saltbox roofline. ...

Date: 1932, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327157

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.329

DeHaan house, unidentified location

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for a client named DeHaan (commission #331) including four elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. Three drawings are dated; one has the following inscription "Fundimental [sic] plan copyright / by R B Wills 1932." Vincent E. Squiers was the builde...

Date: 1932

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327158

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.331

Frank Homeyer house, Brookline, Mass.

Set of five architectural drawings of house for Frank Homeyer in Brookline, Massachusetts (commission #335) including two elevations, one plan, one framing plan, and one plot plan. No drawings are dated; one is signed. Drawings depict a one-story cottage with an asphalt shingle roof and a cinder...

Date: ca. 1932, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327159

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.335

Percy Winters house, unidentified location

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Percy Winters (commission #339) including four elevations and three plans. No drawings are dated or signed. Location is not known. Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with a slate roof and a stone, stucco, and board exterior. Hous...

Date: ca. 1932, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327183

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.339

Jacobs house, unidentified location

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for a client named Jacobs (commission #340) including five elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and one heating plan. No drawings are dated; heating plan is signed "PC.". Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with a brick exter...

Date: ca. 1932, undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327184

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.340

George W. Dean house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of twenty-one architectural drawings of house for George W. Dean in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #341) including six elevations, six plans, two framing plans, and seven details. Two drawings are dated; several are signed "R B Wills" or "Royal Barry Wills." Drawings depict a two...

Date: 1933

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327185

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.341

Christopher A. Visvis house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings for alterations to house of Christopher A. Visvis in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #341-A, the former George W. Dean house) including two plans and six rough sketches of plans. One drawing is dated and signed "N. Parker." Alterations include a kitc...

Date: 1970

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 327186

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.341-A

Reward of merit, William Palmer, headmaster H.R.P., location unknown

A Bible verse from Jermemiah 3:4 is on the card.

Date: 1874-01-30

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318045

Ref. Code: EP001.04.09.001

Reward of merit, William Palmer, headmaster H.R.P., location unknown

Bible verses from Psalm 8 are within a decorated border.

Date: 1874-02-20

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318046

Ref. Code: EP001.04.09.002

Primary school card of approbation awarded to Carrie Smith for industry, good conduct and punctuality, during the past month, teacher, location unknown

Books and an atlas decorate the card.

Date: 1872

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318047

Ref. Code: EP001.04.09.003

Reward of merit, location unknown

The orange ticket sized item has the single word "Merit" on it.

Date: 1881-1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318052

Ref. Code: EP001.04.10.001

Reward of merit, location unknown

The green ticket sized item has the single word "Merit" on it.

Date: 1881-1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318053

Ref. Code: EP001.04.10.002

Reward of merit, the hand of the diligent diligence maketh rich, Prov. X.4, location unknown

The Bible verse is part of the item border.

Date: 1881-1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318054

Ref. Code: EP001.04.10.003

Reward of merit, Hattie Stone, location unknown

A mother duck and duckling are next to red flowers in the illustration. The name "Hattie Stone" is handwritten on the card verso.

Date: 1881-1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318055

Ref. Code: EP001.04.10.004

Reward of merit, our father, location unknown

The name handwritten on the card verso may be "Thomas R. Helliman." The child is watched over by two angels in the illustration.

Date: 1881-1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318056

Ref. Code: EP001.04.10.005

Sunday School Primary Department [blank] has been present on each of the Sundays marked and is commended for good behavior and attention to lessons, third quarter 1893, [blank] teacher, American Baptist Publication Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Text on the card verso reads "Picture Lesson, vol. 13, no. 39, part 3, published quarterly. The Third Quarter, Lesson XIII, September 24, 1893." Six questions are asked with space for filling in the answers.

Date: 1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318057

Ref. Code: EP001.04.10.006