Historic New England

Inventory of Beacon Hill residence: "Descriptive Inventory of Fathers Belongings at 16 Louisburg Square"

An inventory of the Beacon Hill residence of M. A. De Wolfe Howe, father of the donor, Helen Howe Allen.

Date: undated

Collection: Quincy family collection

GUSN: 309229

Ref. Code: MS053.002

Inventory of Quincy House: "Catalog of the furniture, pictures & etc. in the house erected by Col. Josiah Quincy of Braintree 1770"

An unfinished inventory of the contents of the Quincy House in 1876 created by Eliza Susan Quincy.

Date: 1876

Collection: Quincy family collection

GUSN: 309230

Ref. Code: MS053.003

Inventory of Quincy House: "List of Pictures & Furniture & c. in the House built 1770"

An inventory of the contents of the Quincy House in 1876 created by Eliza Susan Quincy. This is a photocopy of the original, which is held by the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Date: 1879

Collection: Quincy family collection

GUSN: 309231

Ref. Code: MS053.004

Letter to 'Edmund' from 'Hannah'

A letter to an unidentified "Edmund" from "Hannah." The letter appears to be relatively modern, as it mentions snapshot photographs. It is likely that it was sent to Edmund Quincy (1903-1997) by a friend of the family. She mentions Paul, Nigel, and Catherine, none of whom are given last names.

Date: undated

Collection: Quincy family collection

GUSN: 309232

Ref. Code: MS053.005

Letter to Elisha Clap from Josiah Quincy III

A letter from Josiah Quincy III to Rev. Elisha Clap regarding Clap's election as Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Date: 1811

Collection: Quincy family collection

GUSN: 309233

Ref. Code: MS053.006

Letter to Josiah Quincy III from Elisha Clap

A letter from Elisha Clap to Josiah Quincy III in response to Clap's election as Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Date: 1812

Collection: Quincy family collection

GUSN: 309234

Ref. Code: MS053.008

Poetry book

A book of poetry and other personal writings. It is signed on multiple pages "A. C. Lowell," so it may have belonged to Anna Cabot Lowell (d. 1810), good friend of Eliza Susan (Morton) Quincy. It features Prince of Wales feathers on the cover.

Date: 1806, undated

Collection: Quincy family collection

GUSN: 309235

Ref. Code: MS053.010

Sketch: "View of the Lighthouse in Boston Harbour from the house of Josiah Quincy Esq. at Quincy"

A sketch of the Boston Harbor lighthouse by Eliza Susan Quincy.

Date: 1828

Collection: Quincy family collection

GUSN: 309236

Ref. Code: MS053.011

Illustrated book of poetry

A bound volume of poetry and watercolors created by Eliza Susan Quincy and given to her sister-in-law, Mary Jane Miller Quincy, in 1828.

Date: 1828

Collection: Quincy family collection

GUSN: 309237

Ref. Code: MS053.001

Menu, Hotel Tuileries, 270 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass., July 27, 1897

The menu lists wines for each course. The item verso reads "Complimentary to Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Sec. of the Treasury of the United States, Boston, July 27, 1897." Gage was secretary of the treasury in the William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt administrations.

Date: 1897-07-27

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309254

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.020

"Cape Cod Canal Handbook, fully indexed, in behalf of George S. Hall and others, petitioners"

"They ask a charter with opportunity to apply for national aid. Possibly limited state aid later, at discretion of governor and council, but not now."

Date: 189?

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309252

Ref. Code: MS028.05.006.001

Ticket for Polly Perkins Restaurant, 71 Hancock Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The ticket entitles the bearer to $5.00 in meals at the restaurant. "No. 42" is stamped on the verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309256

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.05.01.020

Menus - Hotel Vendome

Sub-series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309259

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04

To our guests Merry Christmas, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., Christmas 1892

As part of the menu there is an illustrated poem titled "Pansies and ferns, an enchanted posy," by Isabella J. Postgate.

Date: 1892-12-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309275

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.001

"Closing Argument of Richard Olney"

Closing argument of Richard Olney in favor of the Cape Cod Ship Canal Company's petition for an extension of the time of construction of the Cape Cod Canal. This argument was presented to the Committee on Harbors and Public Lands on April 1, 1891.

Date: 1891-04-01

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309268

Ref. Code: MS028.05.006.002

"Something About Cape Cod Canals"

Extracts from the closing arguments of Col. Bowdoin S. Parker before the Joint Committee on Harbors and Public Lands, April 18, 1899.

Date: 1899-04-18

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309269

Ref. Code: MS028.05.006.003

Thanksgiving dinner menu, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., November 30, 1893

A turkey and a cornucopia decorate the cover. The menu lists beignets, turkey, English plum pudding and punch à la Regence.

Date: 1893-11-30

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309277

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.002

"Highway Bridges Over Cape Cod Canal at Bourne, Massachusetts: Superstructure Contract"

A book published by the United States Army Corps of Engineers including the bid form, the specifications, and the plans for the highway bridges over Cape Cod Canal at Bourne.

Date: 1933

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309278

Ref. Code: MS028.05.007.002

"Vertical Lift Railway Bridge Over Cape Cod Canal at Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts: Superstructure Contract"

A book published by the United States Army Corps of Engineers including the bid form, the specifications, and the plans for the vertical lift railway bridge over Cape Cod Canal at Buzzards Bay.

Date: 1934

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309279

Ref. Code: MS028.05.007.003

"Letter from the Secretary of War"

A letter submitted to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the United States House of Representatives in 1919, transmitting a tentative draft of legislation authorizing the purchase of the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: 1919-05-28

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309280

Ref. Code: MS028.05.007.004

"Cape Cod Canal 1988 Tide Tables"

A pamphlet published by the United States Army Corps of Engineers providing information about tides in 1988. The cover shows an image of ships passing under a bridge on the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: 1988

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309281

Ref. Code: MS028.05.007.005

"Cape Cod Canal" (2 copies)

A pamphlet with unknown publisher, including a history of attempts to build the Cape Cod Canal, descriptions of the engineering features and uses of the Canal. Information about wrecks around Cape Cod, weather conditions, the effect of the Canal on food supply, the costs of the Canal, and the acquis...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309282

Ref. Code: MS028.05.007.006

"Cape Cod Canal and Atlantic Coast Waterways"

A transcription of an address given by August Belmont before the National Rivers and Harbors Congress in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, December 7, 1911.

Date: 1911

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309283

Ref. Code: MS028.05.007.007

"The National Importance of the Cape Cod Canal"

A pamphlet outlining the importance of the Cape Cod Canal, written by Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester in 1914.

Date: 1914

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309284

Ref. Code: MS028.05.007.008

"Cape Cod Canal, gateway to America's intra-coastal waterway" (2 copies)

A pamphlet published by the United States Army Corps of Engineers about the Cape Cod Canal. The cover shows an illustration of the vertical lift railroad bridge over Cape Cod Canal.

Date: ca. 1975

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309285

Ref. Code: MS028.05.008.001

Hamilton House interior

A view of the corner of the parlor at Hamilton House in South Berwick, Maine. Visible is a portion of the mural painted by George Porter Fernald in 1907. This mural is based in part on the French scenic wallpaper Les Monuments de Paris and it depicts many important Colonial and Federal-era buildings...

Date: undated

Collection: Elizabeth (Tyson) Vaughan photographic collection

GUSN: 310934

Ref. Code: PC062.29.04

A group gathered in on the porch

A group of three men and two women, with Emily Davis Tyson (1856-1922) at center, relaxes in the shade of a summer porch.

Date: undated

Collection: Elizabeth (Tyson) Vaughan photographic collection

GUSN: 310935

Ref. Code: PC062.29.01

Hamilton House cottage, exterior

A view of the cottage at Hamilton House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: 1909

Collection: Elizabeth (Tyson) Vaughan photographic collection

GUSN: 310936

Ref. Code: PC062.27.07

Group gathered beneath arbor

A group of three women and two men sit conversing and engaging in leisurely craftwork in a garden patio. Edith Wynne Matthison Kennedy at far left, Emily Davis Tyson in center, and Charles Rann Kennedy second from the right.

Date: 1909

Collection: Elizabeth (Tyson) Vaughan photographic collection

GUSN: 310937

Ref. Code: PC062.27.01

River view of Hamilton House

A view of the exterior of Hamilton House from out on the Salmon Falls River in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: 1908

Collection: Elizabeth (Tyson) Vaughan photographic collection

GUSN: 310938

Ref. Code: PC062.26.05

Portrait of a woman turned around in her chair

An unidentified woman poses for a portrait, turned around in her chair.

Date: 1908

Collection: Elizabeth (Tyson) Vaughan photographic collection

GUSN: 310939

Ref. Code: PC062.24.02

Horse-drawn carriage and gate in the woods

A view of a gated path in the woods proximate to Hamilton House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: 1908, undated

Collection: Elizabeth (Tyson) Vaughan photographic collection

GUSN: 310941

Ref. Code: PC062.22.03

Portrait of architect Henry Charles Dean

1 photographic print

Date: undated

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 310949

Ref. Code: PC004.01.D.1000.001

1995 Acquisitions -- 1 of 3

This series includes ten designs for textiles and furniture. Three of the designs are known to be by A. H. Davenport Co. (1880-1914); it is presumed that six additional drawings are their work as well. One remaining drawing is by Henry A.Turner & Co. One design is rendered in watercolor; the other ...

Date: 1880-1973

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 310955

Ref. Code: CC011.002

1995 Acquisitions -- 2 of 3

This series contains memorabilia collected by Edwin Ford, an employee of A. H. Davenport Co. from 1899 to 1914. Included are a two letters and a resolution regarding Ford's work for the University Club of Albany, NY in 1918; two clippings, including one of an advertisement for A. H. Davenport Co.; a...

Date: 1896-1918, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 310956

Ref. Code: CC011.003

1995 Acquisitions -- 3 of 3

This series consists of 205 sketches rendered in pencil. Drawings depict a wide variety of furnishings manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co. A few of the drawings are more developed and contain information such as measurements, order number and customer name; however, the vast majority of the drawings...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 310957

Ref. Code: CC011.004

1996 Acquisitions -- 1 of 2

This series consists of one trade catalog owned by Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. The catalog, published by J. Broermann & Cie. of Paris, France, depicts a wide variety of lighting fixtures.

Date: 1923, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 310958

Ref. Code: CC011.005

1996 Acquisitions -- 2 of 2

This series consists of one untitled drawing in pencil on trace of an armchair.

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 310959

Ref. Code: CC011.006

1999 Acquisitions -- 1 of 2

This subseries consists of one pamphlet and one photograph album. The pamphlet announces the ca. 1913-1914 merger of A. H. Davenport Co. and Irving and Casson to form Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. The album depicts a variety of case furniture manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 310960

Ref. Code: CC011.007

1999 Acquisitions -- 2 of 2

This subseries consists of two watercolor renderings of living room interiors, one promotional brochure, and two engraved printing blocks.

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 310961

Ref. Code: CC011.008

2011 Acquisitions

This series consists of three albums of photographs of a variety of furniture and interior furnishings manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, and their successor Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport between 1880 and 1973. Albums have titles and volume numbers assigned by their creato...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 310962

Ref. Code: CC011.009

2013 Acquisitions

This series consists of seven watercolor renderings of furniture manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, or their successor Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. The types of furniture depicted include a screen, pedestal, tall case clock, cabinet and several tables.

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 310964

Ref. Code: CC011.010

Other Tables

File folder containing nine design drawings rendered in watercolor. Drawings are of a variety of other tables designed by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, and their successor, Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. Handwritten notes on some drawings include titles and design notes; some draw...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 310993

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.003.003

Chairs

File folder containing fifteen design drawings rendered in watercolor and pencil or pencil on trace. Drawings are of a variety chairs designed by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, and their successor, Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. Handwritten notes on some drawings include titles and...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 310994

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.004.001

Circus parade on Charles Street, seen from window

1 photograph ; 4 x 3 inches

Date: 1894-1900

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 311006

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.2580.001

Circus parade on Charles Street, seen from window

1 photograph ; 4 x 3 inches

Date: 1894-1900

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 311007

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.2580.002

Charles Street Meeting House

Men with horse-drawn carriages pose in front of the Charles Street Meeting House.

Date: ca. 1890

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 311013

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.TMP.074

Case Furniture

This file consists of 21 drawings rendered in pencil on trace. Drawings depict case furniture manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, or their successor Irving and Casson - A H. Davenport Co. Some drawings are more developed and contain information such as measurements; other drawing...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 311010

Ref. Code: CC011.001.002.001