Historic New England

Change purse

A small, pink, zippered coin purse with a map of Cape Cod in blue ink on both sides.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294363

Ref. Code: MS028.03.060

Sideboards. Serving Tables. -- Page 48

Page 48 of album of design drawings. Pre-printed page number at upper left corner. Page contains three design drawings affixed to page with glue. Drawings are rendered in pencil on trace and depict sideboard designs.

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294364

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.009

Receipts, farm/household, in name of Richard Tenney, probably on behalf of Edward Henry Little

Receipts (3 items)

Date: 1851-1852

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294365

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.029

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (92 items)

Date: 1850-1852

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294366

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.030

China: butter dish

A small china dish for butter with an illustration of a bridge across the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294367

Ref. Code: MS028.03.070

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (64 items)

Date: 1853-1854

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294368

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.031

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (44 items)

Date: 1855

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294371

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.032

China: cup and saucer

A cup and saucer with nautical illustrations. The cup bears images of ships and seagulls while the saucer bears a map of Cape Cod.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294369

Ref. Code: MS028.03.080

China: saucer

A small saucer for a teacup which includes illustrations of a map of Cape Cod, a bridge over the Cape Cod Canal, the Provincetown Monument, a lighthouse, and a windmill.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294370

Ref. Code: MS028.03.090

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (30 items)

Date: 1856

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294373

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.033

"Sideboard of Mahogany"

Design drawing titled "Sideboard of Mahogany" rendered in pencil on trace. Front and partial side views are shown. Classical Revival-style rectangular sideboard has splashboard with carved foliate motifs on concave curved ends; overhanging top; tier of four drawers separated by carved rosettes; lowe...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294372

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.009.001

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (37 items)

Date: 1857

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294374

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.034

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (28 items)

Date: 1858

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294375

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.035

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (32 items)

Date: 1859

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294376

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.036

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (28 items)

Date: 1860

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294377

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.037

Receipts/account book, farm/household

Receipts (35 items)

Date: 1861

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294379

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.038

Coin: Buzzards Bay tower bridge

A commemorative coin bearing an image of a bridge across the Cape Cod Canal and the words "Buzzards Bay, Mass." Across the bottom it reads, "no cash value."

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294378

Ref. Code: MS028.03.110

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (33 items)

Date: 1862

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294381

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.039

Coin: lucky penny

A commemorative coin with an image of an American Indian wearing a headdress and the words "Lucky Penny" on one side and an image of a cruise ship on the Cape Cod Canal on the other.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294380

Ref. Code: MS028.03.120

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (40 items)

Date: 1863

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294382

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.040

Sideboards. Serving Tables. -- Page 3

Page 3 of album of design drawings. Pre-printed page number at upper right corner. Page contains three design drawings affixed to page with glue. Drawings are rendered in pencil on trace and depict sideboard and sideboard table designs.

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294279

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.003

"Sideboard of Chestnut"

Design drawing with two views titled "Sideboard of Chestnut" rendered in pencil on trace. Front and side views are shown. Renaissance Revival sideboard has overhanging top with molded edge; case with paneled sides; one tier of three deep cupboards with split baluster-and-ring spindles at each end; a...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294280

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.003.001

"Sideboard of Dark Oak"

Design drawing titled "Sideboard of Dark Oak for Mrs. Potter" rendered in pencil on trace. Front and side views are shown. Classical Revival-style sideboard has overhanging top with carved edge; one tier of three drawers with bail handles; carved acanthus leaves on each side of drawers; and straight...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294282

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.003.002

"Sideboard of Oak"

Design drawing titled "Sideboard of Oak" rendered in pencil on trace. Long Renaissance Revival-style sideboard has overhanging top with molded edge and carved apron; box stretchers; eight heavy baluster-turned legs with carved diamond-shaped motifs on lrectangular blocks above bun feet.. Title, dime...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294283

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.003.003

Sideboards. Serving Tables. -- Page 4

Page 4 of album of design drawings. Pre-printed page number at upper left corner has been torn off. Page contains one design drawing affixed to page with glue. Drawing is rendered in pencil on trace and depicts a sideboard design.

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294284

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.004

Classical Revival-style sideboard

Untitled design drawing rendered in pencil on trace. Front and side views are shown. Classical Revival-style rectangular sideboard has large serpentine backboard with carved ornaments including acanthus leaves, rosettes, and a central basket of fruit above a rectangular panel; overhanging top; friez...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294285

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.004.001

Sideboards. Serving Tables. -- Page 5

Page 5 of album of design drawings. Pre-printed page number at upper right corner. Page contains one design drawing affixed to page with glue. Drawing is rendered in pencil on trace and depicts a sideboard design.

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294286

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.005

Classical Revival-style sideboard

Untitled design drawing rendered in pencil on trace. Front view and top outline are shown. Classical Revival-style rectangular sideboard has top with molded edge; dentil molding beneath; and tri-partite case. Center section has one drawer above two cabinet doors; two bail handles on drawer; and carv...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294287

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.005.001

Sideboards. Serving Tables. -- Page 43

Page 43 of album of design drawings. Pre-printed page number at upper right corner. Page is blank; however, four loose drawings have been inserted in front of page.

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294288

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.006

Sideboard

Untitled design drawing rendered in pencil on trace. Perspective view is shown. Sheraton-style sideboard has D-shape with astragal corners; one shallow drawer with two round pulls; one shelf below; four tapered legs; and string inlay on legs and drawer front. Handwritten in pencil are dimensions, de...

Date: 1912-11-29

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

GUSN: 294289

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.006.001

"Sideboard of Oak"

Design drawing titled "Sideboard of Oak" rendered in pencil on trace. Front and top view are shown. Rectangular sideboard has splashboard with concave curved corners and arched center; overhanging top with carved molded edge; one tier of three drawers with round pulls; curved skirt; and one shelf be...

Date: 1911-03-22

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

GUSN: 294290

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.006.002

Correspondence

Subseries A, Correspondence, 1825-1877, undated, contains both business and personal correspondence received by Edward Henry Little. Business correspondence includes letters received between 1861 and 1863 (including one letter dated 1861 with the comment "war, war, the war cry fills the air"), lette...

Date: 1825-1877, undated

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294292

Ref. Code: MS016.12.001

"Sideboard of Mahogany"

Design drawing titled "Sideboard of Mahogany" rendered in pencil on trace. Front and top views are shown. Neoclassical-style rectangular sideboard has splashboard with concave curved corners; overhanging top; three upper drawers; and a large central compartment below flanked by two drawers on either...

Date: 1906-02-27

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

GUSN: 294291

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.006.003

Business, letters received

Includes a letter dated 1861 with the comment "war, war, the war cry fills the air."

Date: 1861-1863

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294293

Ref. Code: MS016.12.001.001

Business, letters received

Business correspondence (7 letters)

Date: 1871

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294294

Ref. Code: MS016.12.001.002

Business, letters received

Business correspondence (11 letters)

Date: 1872

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294295

Ref. Code: MS016.12.001.003

Business, letters received

Business correspondence (5 letters)

Date: 1873-1877

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294296

Ref. Code: MS016.12.001.004

Business, letters received

Business correspondence (7 letters)

Date: undated

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294297

Ref. Code: MS016.12.001.005

Business, appointment as agent of the MSPCA

Business correspondence (2 letters)

Date: 1874-1875

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294298

Ref. Code: MS016.12.001.006

Personal, letters received

Includes letters from a soldier in New Orleans, 1860 and 1863.

Date: 1854-1871

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294299

Ref. Code: MS016.12.001.007

Personal, to cousin Mary Little

Personal correspondence (1 letter)

Date: 1825

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294300

Ref. Code: MS016.12.001.008

Diaries

Subseries B, Diaries, undated, contains a notebook with an undated room inventory.

Date: undated

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294301

Ref. Code: MS016.12.002

"The Conquest of Cape Cod"

Loose pages from Scientific American featuring an article titled "The Conquest of Cape Cod." The article includes maps of Cape Cod and the Canal as well as an image of August Belmont and a group of other leaders of the project.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294304

Ref. Code: MS028.05.020.001

Notebook with room inventory

1 notebook

Date: undated

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294303

Ref. Code: MS016.12.002.001

Financial

Subseries C, Financial, 1834-1876, undated, contains several account books that primarily document business on the farm between the 1840s and 1870. These books document expenses on the house (1853-1865), farm operations (1864-1876), a bull stud book (1868), and livestock accounts. This subseries als...

Date: 1834-1876, undated

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294307

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003

"Sideboard of Walnut 13357"

Design drawing titled "Sideboard of Walnut 13357" rendered in watercolor and pencil. Front and side views are shown. Renaissance Revival-style sideboard has overhanging top with molded edge; case with paneled sides; one tier of four drawers with drop pulls; central drop pendant on skirt; four front ...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294305

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.006.004

Scientific American, January 12, 1907

An issue of Scientific American with a cover featuring an illustration of a couple bundled in furs in an open automobile. The bottom of the cover reads "Automobile Number."

Date: 1907-01-12

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294306

Ref. Code: MS028.05.020.002

Accounts, unnamed

Financial records (4 items)

Date: 1840-1876

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294308

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.001

Scientific American, September 6, 1913

An issue of Scientific American with a cover featuring six images related to the Cape Cod Canal, including two drawings of cross sections of the Canal, three photographs of ships, and one photograph of workmen on scaffolding. The six images have individual captions, but they are all together caption...

Date: 1913-09-06

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294309

Ref. Code: MS028.05.020.003

Scientific American, August 15 1914

An issue of Scientific American with a cover featuring an illustration of a zeppelin exploding.

Date: 1914-08-15

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294310

Ref. Code: MS028.05.020.004

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