Historic New England

Professional Papers

Bertram K. Little's professional papers thoroughly document his career from 1926 to 1947, before he assumed the position of Director at SPNEA. Little began his career in 1926 as a clerk in the advertising department of the publishing house Little, Brown & Company. From 1930 to 1934, Little operated ...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301858

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01.02

Organizations

Papers related to Bertram K. Little's many organizational affiliations, including as a member of the Board of Trustees at the Shirley-Eustis House and the Fruitlands Museums, an Overseer at Strawberry Banke, and an active member of the Walpole Society and the Rushlight Club. In additional to the his...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301859

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01.03

Lectures and Conferences

Correspondence, programs, clippings, and other papers related to lectures and presentations given by Bertram K. Little for historical organizations.

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301860

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01.04

Publications and Writings

Typescripts, manuscripts, and published writing by Bertram K. Little, including student works, pieces written for clubs or historical organizations, and journal articles. Also includes numerous files related to his 1971 history of the Brookline Savings Bank.

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301861

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01.05

Harvard University

Papers related to Bertram K. Little's involvement with his alma mater, Harvard University; Little was part of the class of 1923. Includes correspondence, clippings, notes, and other papers related to the organization of Harvard University's tercentenary exhibition of 1936, for which Bertram K. Littl...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301862

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01.06

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

World War II

Bertram K. Little papers related to Civil Defense organizations and World War II. See also the files related to his wartime job at the American Red Cross in the Professional Papers subseries.

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301864

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01.08

Miscellaneous Papers

Sub-series

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301865

Ref. Code: MS015.07.01.09

Printing Plates

This series contains three sets of printing plates kept by Nina Fletcher Little. Two sets relate to publications by Little: her first book Some Old Brookline Houses, as well as four articles about individual artists published in the magazine Antiques. The final set of printing plates do not relate t...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301866

Ref. Code: MS015.08.01

Selina Fletcher Little Binders

This series contains three self-published, illustrated histories and scrapbooks completed by Selina Fletcher Little with assistance from Lauren MacDonald. Two volumes offer a personal history of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little, their collections, and their Brookline home. The third volume thorou...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301867

Ref. Code: MS015.09.01

Little Collection Auctions

This series contains several copies of the Sotheby's auction catalogues for the Little collection auctions held in 1993 and 1994. There is also a copy of the catalogue for an auction held by Northeast Auctions in 1997, containing 42 lots from the Little estate. This series also contains some press m...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301868

Ref. Code: MS015.09.02

Elena Sarni Project

This series contains two copies of a project completed in 2001 by Elena Sarni, the Nina Fletcher and Bertram Kimball Little Folk Arts Fellow from 2000 to 2001. The product of this fellowship was Sarni's twenty-eight page essay, "The Collection of Nina Fletcher and Bertram Kimball Little: A Living Le...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301869

Ref. Code: MS015.09.03

Oral History Interviews

This series contains tape recordings, transcripts, and other material related to two sets of oral history interviews: Richard Nylander interviewing Nina Fletcher Little and Bertram K. Little in 1976 and Erica Lindamood interviewing the Littles' sons, John B. Little and Warren M. Little, in 2002. The...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301870

Ref. Code: MS015.09.04

Richard Nylander Interviews

Richard C. Nylander interviewed Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little over the course of two full days in August and September of 1976. The interviews were done at the urging of the Littles' daughter, Selina Fletcher Little, who was present at the first interview. The interviews were conducted at the ...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301871

Ref. Code: MS015.09.04.01

Erica Lindamood Interviews

Erica B. Lindamood, the 2002 Little Fellow at the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, interviewed John B. "Jack" Little and Warren M. "Renny" Little, the two sons of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little. The interviews were conducted separately and focused on the life history of ...

Collection: Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little papers

GUSN: 301872

Ref. Code: MS015.09.04.02

Letter from Ogden Codman, Jr., January 25, 1897

A seven page letter from Ogden Codman, Jr., to his mother, Sarah Bradlee Codman.

Date: 1897-01-25

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 301873

Ref. Code: MS001.18.01.18.28.001

Observations about the Charlestown Bridge

Item

Date: 1786

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 301874

Ref. Code: MS001.13.06.12.001

Massachusetts semi-annual state lottery ticket, no. 2320

Signed by George R. Minot.

Date: ca. 1790

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 301876

Ref. Code: MS001.13.06.04.001

Birth certificate for Abigail, Jemima, and Eunice Coffin

Birth certificate for Abigail, Jemima, and Eunice Coffin, daughters of Peter Coffin, Esq., probably recorded after 1695.

Date: ca. 1695

Collection: Coffin family papers

GUSN: 301877

Ref. Code: MS010.15.10.001

Agreement between Charles Harris and Susan Coffin regarding the care of the twins, Chang and Eng Bunker

Item

Date: undated

Collection: Coffin family papers

GUSN: 301879

Ref. Code: MS010.17.10.001

Travel: Pennsylvania

File part

Date: 1924, undated

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

GUSN: 300493

Ref. Code: MS047.09.22

Travel: Southern states (2 folders)

File part

Date: 1899-1937

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

GUSN: 300494

Ref. Code: MS047.09.23

Travel: United States (2 folders)

File part

Date: 1903-1954, undated

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

GUSN: 300495

Ref. Code: MS047.09.24

Travel: United States National Parks

File part

Date: 1921

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

GUSN: 300496

Ref. Code: MS047.09.25

Travel: Vermont

File part

Date: 1892-1913, undated

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

GUSN: 300497

Ref. Code: MS047.09.26

Travel: Western states (2 folders)

File part

Date: 1886-1927, undated

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

GUSN: 300498

Ref. Code: MS047.09.27

Correspondence: Received

14 items

Date: 1880-1966, undated

Collection: Marrett family papers

GUSN: 300499

Ref. Code: MS018.18.01

Diary: Of Dominicus Mitchell

1 item

Date: 1802-1822

Collection: Marrett family papers

GUSN: 300500

Ref. Code: MS018.18.02

Diary: Unidentified

1 item

Date: undated

Collection: Marrett family papers

GUSN: 300501

Ref. Code: MS018.18.03

Financial records: Account book

1 item

Date: 1802-1846

Collection: Marrett family papers

GUSN: 300502

Ref. Code: MS018.18.04

Mill memo, Boston, Mass., 1870s

The business is not identified on the item.

Date: 1870s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 300503

Ref. Code: EP001.01.119.01.03.001

Billhead for J.A. Bacon, Dr., Boston, Mass., 1800s

The type of business is not identified on the item.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 300504

Ref. Code: EP001.01.119.01.03.002

Letterhead for Maxwell & Son, 75 & 77 Water Street and 3 Bath Street, Boston, Mass., 1800s

The type of business is not identified on the item.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 300505

Ref. Code: EP001.01.119.01.03.003

Receipt sample, Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Co., Boston, Mass., 1800s

Handwritten text on the card reads "Stock F.L. Mfg. Co., Forbes 1870s, also in use 1850's." A steamship and a sailing ship are in the illustration.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 300506

Ref. Code: EP001.01.119.01.03.004

Financial records: banking institutions

Series II, Financial records: banking institutions, 1939-1985 (#C.2.10-C.5.23), contains bank cards; bank drafts; bank statements; cancelled checks; check registers; check stubs; deposit and other banking slips; financial correspondence; investments records; mortgage papers; trust fund papers regard...

Date: 1939-1985