Historic New England

A treatise on haberdashery and hosiery :including the Manchester, Scotch, silk, linen, and woollen departments ... and remarks on the general retail trade ... /by E.E. Perkins.

237 p.

Date: 1836

Creators: Perkins, E. E.

GUSN: 274022

Call Number: Coll. HB151.M35 1836

Novgorod /risunki ëIìU.A. Pokhodaeva ; redaktor, E.P. Suzdaleva.

20, [1] p., [54] p. of plates : ill. (col.) ; 15 x 23 cm.

Date: 1969]

Creators: Pokhodaev, ëIìU. A. Suzdaleva, E. P.

GUSN: 274049

Call Number: Coll. DK651.N506 P56 1969

Matting techniques /Herb Carithers.

55 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Date: 1977.

Creators: Carithers, Herb.

GUSN: 274050

Call Number: Coll. N6535.C3 1977

Restoration reconsidered :historical accuracy of the kitchen at Adena, a Federal period house museum /Fred Rhodes Smith.

226 leaves : ill., plans ; 29 cm.

Date: 2004.

Creators: Smith, Fred Rhodes.

GUSN: 274055

Call Number: Coll. F499 .L69 S65 2004

What's New England about New England quilts? :proceedings of a symposium at Old Sturbridge Village, June 13, 1998 /edited by Lynne Z. Bassett.

105 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.

Date: c1999.

Creators: Bassett, Lynne Z., 1961- What's New England about New England quilts? (1998 : Old Sturbridge Village, Mass.)

GUSN: 274056

Call Number: Coll. NK9112.B39 1999

Searching for 18th-and 19th-century patents on the Patent Office web site /together with tables of issue days and patent numbers for utility, design, reissue, & additional improvement patents for the years 1790-1900,[by] Philip E. Stanley.

73 p. : appendices ; 28 cm.

Date: c2005.

Creators: Stanley, Philip E. United States. Patent Office. Washington, D. C.

GUSN: 274057

Call Number: Coll. T201.S836 2006

For work & for play :a selection of American neo-classical furniture /exhibition curated by Elizabeth Feld and Stuart P. Feld.

12 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Date: c2007.

Creators: Feld, Elizabeth. Feld, Stuart P. Hirschl & Adler Galleries.

GUSN: 274058

Call Number: Coll. NK2407.F67 2007

Hampshire pottery, 1871-1923 :selections from the Colony House Museum, Bouchard-Croteau collection, John C. Perry collection : an exhibition /organized by the Currier Gallery of Art.

[8] p. ; 28 cm.

Date: c1986.

Creators: Colony House Museum. Currier Gallery of Art. Phillips Exeter Academy. Library. Thorne-Sagendorph Memorial Art Gallery.

GUSN: 274059

Call Number: Coll. N3712.M2 H36 1986

When gentlemen wore hats :the days of hatting in Norwalk, Connecticut /Gloria P. Stewart and Deborah Wing Ray.

36 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.

Date: c2001.

Creators: Stewart, Gloria P. Ray, Deborah Wing. Friends of the Norwalk Museum, Inc.

GUSN: 274061

Call Number: Coll. HD8039 .H3 S749 2001

Tracing the footsteps of ritual :concealed footwear in Quincy, Massachusetts ; a thesis /by Jessica W. Geisler.

x, 147 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.

Date: 2003.

Creators: Geisler, Jessica W.

GUSN: 274062

Call Number: Coll. GT2130.G457 2003

The young ladies school of arts.Containing a great variety of practical receipts, in gum-flowers filligree ... clear starching, &c. ... By Mrs. Hannah Robertson.

[2], xx, [2],182 p. ; (12mo in 6s)

Date: 1777.

Creators: Robertson, Hannah, 1724-1800?

GUSN: 274063

Call Number: Coll. TX151.R7 1777

Woodworking traditions in Newbury, Massachusetts, 1635-1745 /by Susan Mackiewicz.

xix, 131 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.

Date: 1981.

Creators: Mackiewicz, Susan.

GUSN: 274064

Call Number: NK9999.M134 1981

Discovering Dennis :the search for Thomas Dennis among the artists of Exeter /Paul Fitzsimmons.

No description

Date: 2009.]

Creators: Fitzsimmons, Paul. Morwenna Photography. Marhamchurch Antiques.

GUSN: 283432

Call Number: Coll. NK2211.E54 F58 2009

Une Visite à l'Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune.

114 p. : ills. ; 8 in.

Date: 1939.

GUSN: 283437

Call Number: Coll. RT31.H57 1939

Decoys of the Newburys, Plum Island and Surrounding Communities :catalog of an exhibition at the Cushing House Museum, Newburyport, Massachusetts /Jay S. Williamson.

60 p.

Date: 1999.

Creators: Williamson, Jay S. Historical Society of Old Newbury (Newburyport, Mass.)

GUSN: 283438

Call Number: Coll. NK4890.5 W55 1999

A taste of history :a sampling from Schlesinger Library's culinary collections : an exhibition in conjunction with the conference "Women, Men, and Food: Putting Gender on the Table," sponsored by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, April 12-13, 2007.

49 p.

Date: 2007.]

Creators: Altieri, Marylene. Earle, Susan. Hutcheon, Sarah. Morgan, Marilyn. Wheaton, Barbara K. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.

GUSN: 283439

Call Number: Coll. TX645.T37 A78 2007

Portsmouth and the Piscataqua /by Peter E. Randall.

88 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.

Date: c1982.

Creators: Randall, Peter, 1940-

GUSN: 283749

Call Number: Stacks F44.P8 R36 1982

Towards world heritage :international origins of the preservation movement, 1870-1930 /edited by Melanie Hall.

xx, 281 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm., "Historic preservation, whether of landscapes or buildings, was an important development of the nineteenth century in many countries. There is however surprisingly little understanding about how it took place, and research into it is narrowly focused. For example, g...

Date: c2011.

Creators: Hall, Melanie.

GUSN: 283750

Call Number: 85M Stacks G140.5.T69 2011

Collecting history /Massachusetts Historical Society.

88 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports., facsims. ; 23 cm.

Date: 2009.

Creators: McCullough, David G. Massachusetts Historical Society.

GUSN: 283751

Call Number: Stacks F61.C655 2009

Sherborn, Massachusetts :images of the past.

v. : ill., map ; 24 X 26 cm.

Date: c1999-

Creators: Sherborn Historical Society. Sherborn (Mass.). 325th Anniversary Celebration Committee.

GUSN: 283752

Call Number: Stacks F74.S55 S55 1999

Elisha Jones House and Shed :historic structure report /by James J. Lee III.

xv, 207 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Date: 2007.

Creators: Lee, James J., III. Historic Architecture Program (United States. National Park Service. Northeast Region)

GUSN: 283753

Call Number: Stacks F72.M7 L44 2007

From Portland to Paris :Mildred Burrage's years in France /[edited by Lucie G. Teegarden].

95 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 30 cm.

Date: c2012.

Creators: Burrage, Mildred G. (Mildred Giddings), 1890-1983. Teegarden, Lucie T. Portland Museum of Art.

GUSN: 283754

Call Number: Stacks N6490.B877 2012

Farms of cape cod :lavender, horses, vineyards, oysters, flowers, cranberries, and the farmers who raise them /by Stephanie Foster.

144p. 22cm.

Date: 2013

Creators: Foster, Stephanie

GUSN: 283755

Call Number: Stacks F72.C3 F37 2013

The Newport naval training station :a postcard history /by Federico Santi.

79p. 22cm.

Date: 2013

Creators: Santi, Federico

GUSN: 283756

Call Number: Stacks V434.N49 S26 2013

General catalog /Wallace Nutting.

160, [8] p. : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm.

Date: c1984ò

Creators: Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941.

GUSN: 283895

Call Number: Coll. NK2439.N87 A4

Historical and locational aspects of the economic decline in the New England furniture industry[microform].

xvii, 466 p.

Date: 1962.

Creators: Wickman, Kenneth Paul, 1930-

GUSN: 283896

Call Number: Coll. TS805.W53 1962

Information: the hidden resource :museums and the internet : proceedings of the seventh International Conference of the MDA held in Edinburgh, Scotland 6-7 November 1995 /edited by Anne Fahy and Wendy Sudbury.

various pagings : ill. ; 30 cm.

Date: 1995.

Creators: Fahy, Anne, 1960- Sudbury, Wendy. Museum Documentation Association. Conference (7th : 1995 : Edinburgh) Museum Documentation Association (Great Britain)

GUSN: 283897

Call Number: Coll. AM125.M87 1995 (and 1 more)

Training for collections care and maintenance :a suggested curriculum.Volume 1,Archaeology and ethnology.

103 p. ; 28 cm.

Date: 1990.

Creators: National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property (U.S.) Arizona State Museum. Bay Foundation.

GUSN: 283898

Call Number: Coll. AM141.T73 1990

Care and handling manual.

43 p. ; 28 cm.

Date: [1985]

Creators: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. Conservation Section.

GUSN: 283899

Call Number: Coll. AM141.C37 1985

An Annotated bibliography for the development and operation of historic sites /prepared by the Historic Sites Committee of the AAM.

48 p. ; 28 cm.

Date: [1982]

Creators: American Association of Museums. Historic Sites Committee.

GUSN: 283900

Call Number: Coll. Z5940.A55 1982 (and 1 more)

Preprints index :cumulative index of papers presented at the 4th through the 16th annual meetings, 1976-88 /American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.

37 p. ; 28 cm.

Date: c1990.

Creators: Rosenberg, Sarah Z. Anderson, Marcia M., 1961- Dilworth, Robert A. Lambrou, John G. American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.

GUSN: 283901

Call Number: Coll. Z6293.A512 1990

Collecting the globe :the Salem East India Marine Society Museum /George H. Schwartz.

xi, 226 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm., The East India Marine Society Museum was one of the most influential collecting institutions in nineteenth-century America. From 1799 to 1867, when Salem, Massachusetts, was a premier American port and launching pad for international trade, the museum's collec...

Creators: Schwartz, George H., author.

GUSN: 361588

Call Number: Coll F74.S1 S43 2020

Forests adrift :currents shaping the future of northeastern trees /Charles D. Canham.

xii, 222 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm, "The northeastern United States is one of the most densely forested regions in the country, yet its history of growth, destruction, and renewal are for the most part poorly understood--even by specialists. In this engaging look at both the impermanence a...

Creators: Canham, Charles Draper William, 1954- author.

GUSN: 361589

Call Number: Stacks SD144.A12 C35 2020 c.1

Family treasures :175 years of collecting art and furniture at the New England Historic Genealogical Society /Gerald W. R. Ward, foreward by D. Brenton Simons.

xv, 160 pages : illustrations, coat of arms, genealogical tables, maps ; 31 cm, "The Fine Art Collection of the New England Historic Genealogical Society -- America's founding genealogical institution -- tells the story of the United States. ...this important collection spans almost four centuries o...

Creators: Ward, Gerald W. R. Simons, D. Brenton, writer of foreword. New England Historic Genealogical Society.

GUSN: 361590

Call Number: Stacks F3.N538 2020 c.1 (and 1 more)

Boston light /Sally R. Snowman and James G. Thomson.

127 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Creators: Snowman, Sally R., author. Thomson, James G., 1950- author.

GUSN: 361591

Call Number: Stacks VK1025.B6 S535 2016

From the mountains to the sea :protecting nature in postwar New Hampshire /Kimberly A. Jarvis.

x, 196 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm., "In the face of increasing pressures from business and government in the decades following World War II, New Hampshire residents banded together to preserve their most prized natural areas and defining geological features. From the Mountains to the Sea ex...

Creators: Jarvis, Kimberly A., author.

GUSN: 361592

Call Number: Stacks QH76.5.N47 J375 2020

Connecticut River shipbuilding /Wick Griswold & Ruth Major.

207 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm, "Shipbuilding and shipping have always been key elements in the life of Essex. Since the seventeenth century, the men and women of lower Connecticut River Valley sustained maritime traditions that spanned the globe in splendid wooden sailing vessels. Noted his...

Creators: Griswold, Wick, author. Major, Ruth, author.

GUSN: 361593

Call Number: Stacks VM24.C8 G75 2020 c.1 (and 1 more)

Spirit of place :the making of a New England garden /Bill Noble.

288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm, "Bill Noble is a lifelong gardener and the former director of preservation for the Garden Conservancy. His own Vermont garden beautifully embodies the historical and cultural environment in which it resides. In Spirit of Place, Noble shares insights...

Creators: Noble, Bill, author.

GUSN: 361594

Call Number: Stacks SB453.2.V4 N63 2020

The history of Haverhill, Massachusetts /by George Wingate Chase.

[6], 700 pages : illustrations, maps (1 folded in pocket) ; 24 cm

Date: 1997.

Creators: Chase, George Wingate, 1826-1867.

GUSN: 361603

Call Number: Stacks F74.H5 C4 1997

Maine's lithographic landscapes :town & city views, 1830-1870 /Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.

xvii, 124 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 x 32 cm, "During the nineteenth century, Americans celebrated their towns and cities through lithographic landscapes. In Maine, these prints were the work of such leading artists as Fitz Henry Lane and talented, lesser known local artists, such a...

Creators: Shettleworth, Earle G., Jr., 1948- author. Bowdoin College. Museum of Art,

GUSN: 361604

Call Number: Stacks NE2454.S54 2020 c.1 (and 1 more)

Driving while Black :African American travel and the road to civil rights /Gretchen Sorin.

xviii, 332 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm,

Creators: Sorin, Gretchen Sullivan, author.

GUSN: 361605

Call Number: Stacks E185.61 .S667 2020

Official guide to Colonial Williamsburg /text by Michael Olmert ; with drawings of buildings by Peter C. Turner ; maps by Louis Luedtke and design by Richard Stinely.

159 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Date: 1994, Ã1985.

Creators: Olmert, Michael. Turner, Peter C. Luedtke, Louis. Stinely, Richard.

GUSN: 361606

Call Number: Stacks F234.W7 O46 1994

Fallingwater :Frank Lloyd Wright's romance with nature /by Lynda S. Waggoner ; foreword by Thomas M. Schmidt.

80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm, Fallingwater - Wright's masterwork - is considered his sublime integration of building and nature. Deep in the lush Pennsylvania forest, Fallingwater rises as a testament to Wright's genius. Nowhere else is his architecture felt so warmly or appreciated...

Creators: Waggoner, Lynda S., author. Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959. Schmidt, Thomas M., writer of foreword.

GUSN: 361607

Call Number: Stacks NA737.W7 A615 1996

Toile de Jouy :printed textiles in the classic French style /Mélanie Riffel & Sophie Rouart ; photography by Marc Walter.

217 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm, "In the seventeenth century, printed and painted cottons from India first appeared in France. In reaction to the enormous commercial success of these bright Indian cottons, a French embargo was placed on the importation of foreign textiles. In 1759 thi...

Date: 2003.

Creators: Riffel, Mélanie. Rouart, Sophie. Walter, Marc, 1949-

GUSN: 361608

Call Number: Coll NK9502.5.M36 R5413 2003

The jewelry design drawings of Trabert & Hoeffer-Mauboussin /Elizabeth Hamilton ; with contributions by Meghan Melvin, Emily Stoehrer and Frederic A. Sharf.

63 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm

Creators: Hamilton, Elizabeth, author. Melvin, Meghan, author. Sharf, Frederic Alan, author. Stoehrer, Emily Banis, author. Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

GUSN: 361609

Call Number: Coll NK7398.T73 H36 2016

Plymouth at its best /photographs by Greg Derr.

59 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm

Date: Ã2007.

Creators: Derr, Greg.

GUSN: 361610

Call Number: Stacks F74.P8 D47 2007

Mystic Seaport /photographs by Steve Dunwell ; introduction and text by Lisa Brownell.

48 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm

Date: Ã1985.

Creators: Dunwell, Steve. Brownell, Lisa.

GUSN: 361611

Call Number: Stacks F104.M99 D86 1985

The Bauhaus :Weimar, Dessau, Berlin, Chicago /Hans M. Wingler ; [translated by Wolfgang Jabs and Basil Gilbert ; edited by Joseph Stein].

xv, 653 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, plans, plates, portraits ; 37 cm

Creators: Wingler, Hans Maria, author. Stein, Joseph, 1917- editor. Gilbert, Basil, translator. Jabs, Wolfgang, translator.

GUSN: 361612

Call Number: Stacks N332.B38 W513 1969

Château Higginson :social life in Boston's Back Bay, 1870-1920 /Margo Miller.

304 pages : illustrations some color ; 24 cm, ".A vivid and absorbing account of one man's efforts to construct a building that would create "a new way of life for Bostonians-and Americans-to live." Not only does Henry Lee Higginson (best known for founding the Boston Symphony Orchestra) and his hou...

Creators: Miller, Margo, author.

GUSN: 361626

Call Number: Stacks F73.68.B33 M55 2017

Historic house museums in the United States and the United Kingdom :a history /Linda Young.

xii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm, "This book addresses the phenomenon of historic houses as a distinct species of museum. By analyzing the motivation of the founders, and subsequent keepers, of house museums, the author identifies a typology that casts light on what they were intended to repre...

Creators: Young, Linda, 1953 June 16- author.

GUSN: 361627

Call Number: Stacks E159.Y685 2017

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