Historic New England

Papers of Mary Louisa (Carr) Armstrong (1815-1895)

Series IX, Papers of Mary Louisa (Carr) Armstrong (1815-1895), dates, contains letters written between Captain Richard Tucker and Mollie Armstrong Tucker and her mother, Mary Louisa Armstrong, as well as letters written by Mary Louisa Armstrong to her daughter Jane Ritson Armstrong and her granddaug...

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287744

Ref. Code: MS033.009

Papers of Jane Ritson Armstrong (b. 1844)

Series X, Papers of Jane Ritson Armstrong (b. 1844), dates, contains a substantial collection of correspondence between Jane Armstrong to and from her mother Mary Louisa (Carr) Armstrong, her sister Mary Armstrong Tucker and brother-in-law Captain Richard H. Tucker and represent the full span of her...

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287745

Ref. Code: MS033.010

Papers of Jane Standen Tucker (1917-2012)

Series XI, Papers of Jane Standen Tucker (1917-2012), consists of materials created and collected during the Jane Standen Tucker's ownership of Castle Tucker and include correspondence generated during her family history research, genealogical pursuits, and management of the property as an independe...

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287746

Ref. Code: MS033.011

Other papers

Series XII, General and Unassignable Materials, consists of a large and diverse collection of materials that document everyday life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Financial records include invoices from merchants in Boston and the Wiscasset area, and document the purchase of househ...

Date: 1858-1919, undated

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287747

Ref. Code: MS033.012

Photographs

Series XIII, Photographs, includes photographs of the exteriors and interiors of Castle Tucker, group portraits, portraits of individual members of the Potter, Carr, Armstrong, and Tucker families, and photograph albums of snapshots kept by Jane Standen Tucker.

Date: 1880-1999, undated

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287748

Ref. Code: MS033.013

Extracts from rules and regulations of the library, Middlesex Mechanic Association, undated

Rules which apply to Association members are described in detail on the leaflet.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287772

Ref. Code: EP001.01.013.04.01.003

Envelope for The Free Library of Philadelphia, Germantown Branch, Vernon Park, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

The envelope is used to return a library card application. Two of the requirements are "If folded or much soiled this application will not be accepted. The endorsements must be in INK."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287774

Ref. Code: EP001.01.013.04.01.004

Butcher picture card, location unknown, undated

A butcher working with meat is in the illustration.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287775

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.001

Dry goods picture card, location unknown, 1880-1899

A worker cuts fabric in a dry goods store. A dressmaker's form displays a dress with a bustle.

Date: 1880-1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287777

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.002

Fish market picture card, location unknown, undated

A female fishmonger displays a fish. Below her in the case a red lobster raises its claws.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287778

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.003

Furniture picture card, location unknown, undated

A man shows a chair in a furniture showroom.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287779

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.004

Grocery picture card, location unknown, undated

A grocer weighs a product surrounded by hanging fowl and barrels.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287780

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.005

Picture card, woman in red with a dog and a fan, house in the background, location unknown, undated

A woman holds a dog on a leash and a fan. There is a small image of a red and yellow house in the upper left corner.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287781

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.006

Picture card, red and yellow house, location unknown, undated

A red and yellow hoouse has a path leading to its porch in the card image. A large number "2" is on the lower portion of the card. The card verso has flowering branches done in colors of red white.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287782

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.007

Picture card, man with a cigar and a walking stick, house in the background, location unknown, undated

The man in the image wears a top hat and has a cigar and walking stick. A red and yellow house is in the upper left corner.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287783

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.008

Picture card, cabin boy, house in the background, location unknown, undated

A young cabin boy stands in the card image with a red and yellow house in the upper left corner. The card verso has flowering branches done in colors of red white.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287786

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.009

Psalm of deliverance, Little Pilgrim lesson pictures, October 29, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 5, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Text on the card verso describes the image with questions for children. The illustration is copyright 1899 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1911-10-29

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287789

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.011

Ezra's journey to Jerusalem, Little Pilgrim lesson pictures, November 19, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 8, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Text on the card verso describes the image with questions for children. The illustration is copyright 1899 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1911-11-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287790

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.012

Daniel and his companions, Little Pilgrim lesson pictures, September 10,, vol. 23, 3rd quarter, 1911, no. 3, part 11, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Text on the card verso describes the image with questions for children. The illustration is copyright 1898 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1911-09-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287791

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.010

Nehemiah and his enemies, December 10, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 11, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Date: 1911-12-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287792

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.013

Correspondence received from Mary Rice Jewett

This file includes one folder of letters from Mary Rice Jewett to Martha Osgood.

Date: 1886-1891

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287249

Ref. Code: MS030.002

Correspondence received from Sarah Orne Jewett

This file includes one folder of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett to Martha Osgood.

Date: 1884-1891, undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287250

Ref. Code: MS030.003

Correspondence received from various correspondents

This file includes one folder of letters from Ellen Robbins, James Russell Lowell, and Celia Thaxter to Martha Osgood.

Date: undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287251

Ref. Code: MS030.004

Correspondence sent by Martha Osgood and correspondence sent and received by others

This file includes one folder of letters sent by Martha Osgood and letters sent and received by others.

Date: undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287252

Ref. Code: MS030.005

John Hancock, great American patriot, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1927

The life of John Hancock, his activities before independence and later years as first governor of the Commonwealth, are described. The inside of the back cover has an illustration of the Hancock Mansion on Beacon Hill.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287253

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.006

Abraham Lincoln, the great emancipator, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1926

Lincoln's early years are retold followed by his entering politics and achieving the presidency.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287254

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.007

Daniel Webster, defender of the union, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1923

Daniel Webster's career as a lawyer, politician and statesmen who sought to avoid war is described.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287255

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.008

Davy Crockett, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1955

The term "backwoodsman" is defined before the story of Davy Crockett is told.

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287256

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.009

Lewis and Clark, pathfinders of the great northwest, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1950

The Lewis and Clark Expedition is described for readers.

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287258

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.010

Thomas A. Edison, benefactor of mankind, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1932

Edison's early life and inventions such as the phonograph and light bulb are described.

Date: 1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287262

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.011

John Jay, first chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1936

John Jay's public service career encompassed the Continental Congress, governor of New York and chief justice of the Supreme Court.

Date: 1936

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287263

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.012

Framing the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1926

Events leading up to the creation and signing of the document are described in the pamphlet.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287266

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.013

Constitution of the United States, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1933-1946

The complete text of the document is given with the 1st-21st amendments.

Date: 1933-1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287275

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.014

Patriotic songs of America, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1928

Words and music are provided for eight songs including "Yankee Doodle" and "Dixie."

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287276

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.015

Christmas carols, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., undated

An introduction to Christmas carols is provided with the words and music for eleven carols.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287277

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.016

Story of the John Hancock, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1949

The Company's history from its founding in 1862 to 1949 is provided. The history describes the buildings at 197 Clarendon and 200 Berkeley Streets in Boston.

Invoices (1 folder)

Date: 1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 287322

Ref. Code: MS040.03.22

Water company

Invoices (1 folder)

Date: 1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 287323

Ref. Code: MS040.03.23

Furniture Design Album

This is a folio-size album of furniture designs and decorative details, some original and some derived from other sources. Many were custom made for specific clients and fabricated by specified cabinet makers. Besides sketches (some in color) and annotations, there are some photographs and clippings...

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 287340

Ref. Code: AR004.005

Calendar 1902, man holding a cat, location unknown, 1902

An unidentifed man stands next to a house holding a cat in his arms. There is a window on the right side of the image. The calendar verso has text reading "Photo Mat Calendar Patented Jan. 29, Feb. 19, 1901."

Date: 1902

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287378

Ref. Code: EP001.13.08.009

Lunch & party dishes from the French chef cookbook, vol. II, Julia Child, Bantam Minibook edition, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in association with Premium Ventures Division, Bantam Books, Inc., New York

The item is free with the purchase of bars of Dove soap at the usual price. The minibook can be easily taken to the grocery store in order to shop for the ingredients.

Date: 1972

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287381

Ref. Code: EP001.14.07.001

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