Historic New England

Do-it-yourself 1 1/2-car garage from National Plan Service, Inc., design no. P-2015, Elmhurst, Illinois

The plans are for a garage measuring 14' x 22' with storage and workbench space.

Date: 1978

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335884

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.004.008

Catalog no. 47 of Koll's patent lock-joint wood columns, manufactured by Hartmann-Sanders Company, Chicago, New York

The catalog advertises various styles of lock-joint wood columns the company offes. There is an illustration of the company factory on the title page. A tipped in leaflet describes price discounts.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335885

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.003.006

Catalog no. 48 of Koll's patent lock-joint wood columns, manufactured by Hartmann-Sanders Company, Chicago, New York

The catalog advertises various styles of lock-joint wood columns the company offers. There is an illustration of the company factory on the title page. The front cover reads, "A.I.A. File 19E8." A loose card with handwritten and typed text is included.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335886

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.003.007

Furniture its selection and use, report of the Subcommittee on Furniture, its selection and use of the National Committee on Wood Utilization, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

The booklet explains the purpose, construction, and various styles of wood furniture, among other related information.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335888

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.125

Harvey Scribner, millright and machinist, No. 325 Water Street, Gardiner, Maine

The leaflet has several shingle machine and jointers offered by the seller. One of the illustrations has been cut out from the leaflet.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335890

Ref. Code: EP001.01.078.01.01.007

Morse & Company, brackets, Valley Avenue, Bangor, Maine

The leaflet advertises several decorative brackets offered by the company. The leaflet shows brackets no. 15 and 20 on one side and 17 and 21 on the reverse.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335895

Ref. Code: EP001.01.008.01.01.003

Morse & Company, porch columns and railings, Valley Avenue, Bangor, Maine

Leaflet advertising porch columns and railings offered by the company. The leaflet shows columns number 11 and 12 and styles K, L, and M on one side and railings 25 and 26 on the reverse.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335896

Ref. Code: EP001.01.008.01.01.002

Morse & Company, no. 23 mantel, manufacturers, Bangor, Maine

The leaflet advertises a fireplace and mantel offered by the company. The leaflet indicates that the fireplace shown is number 23.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335897

Ref. Code: EP001.01.008.03.01.006

Morse & Company, no. 90 mantel, manufacturers, Bangor, Maine

The leaflet advertises a fireplace and mantel offered by the company. The leaflet indicates that the fireplace shown is number 90.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335898

Ref. Code: EP001.01.008.03.01.007

Morse & Company, manufacturers, no. 19 mantel, Bangor, Maine

The leaflet advertises a fireplace and mantel offered by the company. The leaflet indicates that the fireplace shown is number 19.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335899

Ref. Code: EP001.01.008.03.01.008

Morse & Co., spindles, Bangor, Maine

The leaflet advertises several spindles offered by the company.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335905

Ref. Code: EP001.01.008.01.01.004

Calkins & Co., manufacturers of presses for baling shavings and sawdust, Tonawanda, New York

The circular advertises presses for bailing shavings and sawdust that are offered by the company. Calkins also does custom planing, re-sawing and mouldings. There is a letterhead, dated March 1, 1891, from Calkins & Co. to Rufus Deering & Co. in Portland, Maine, which answers some questions about th...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335910

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.026

How to judge a house, report of the Subcommittee on How to Judge a House of the National Committee on Wood Utilization, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

The report describes how to judge the quality of a house's constuction. It mostly focuses on parts of the house that are usualy made of wood, but does also look at other aspects like electrical wiring as well.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335911

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.200

From windbreak to paneled hall with illustrations from the work of Davenport-Brown Company, Somerville, Mass.

The booklet explains what makes the interior wood paneling offered by the company so good and how they are able to maintain such high quality.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335913

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.013.033

Long-Bell service bulletin, September, 1925, the Long-Bell Lumber Company, Kansas City, Missouri

The bulletin "is a merchandising publication for retail lumber dealers." The cover is reproduced from the cover of "Book of lawn furniture" published by the Long-Bell Lumber Company. The Company provides a retail advertising service for lumber dealers who sell Long-Bell products.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335916

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.027

Manufacture and uses of cypress, by Dr. Hermann von Schrenk, Southern Cypress Manufacturers' Association, Poydras Building, New Orleans, Louisiana; Graham Building, Jacksonville, Florida

The booklet describes the uses of cypress wood and how cypress wood is grown, cut down, and processed for use.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335918

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.021

Suggestions for painting and decorating cypress dwellings and structures with prepared paints, Henry A. Gardner, Southern Cypress Manufacturers' Association, Poydras Building, New Orleans, Louisiana; Graham Building, Jacksonville, Florida

Guidance is provided in painting cypress structures and interiors.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335920

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.022

Tidewater Cypress, U.S. government report, Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, bulletin number 95 and technical note number 173, Forest Products Laboratory, U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C.; Southern Cypress Manufacturers' Association, Poydras Building, New Orleans, Louisiana; Graham Building, Jacksonville, Florida

The durability and uses of tidewater cypress is described in the item.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335921

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.023

New England moulding patterns, 1st ed., published by the Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau, Little Rock, Arkansas

The booklet contains the dimensions and price list for various pine wood moldings that are comonly used in the lumber trade in New England. The warehouse distribution is Hawkins Lumber & Warehouse Company, Inc., 210 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The warehouses are at 66 Cambridge Street, Char...

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335924

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.024

Frantz residential garage doors, catalog 306, Frantz Manufacturing Company, Sterling, Illinois

The catalog shows doors for residental garages offered by the company.

Date: 1969, undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335926

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.004.009

Arkansas soft pine, satin-like interior trim, soft, workable common lumber, standard moulding and grading rules, includes moulding supplement of new forms, compiled by Robert H. Brooks, Advertising, Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau, Little Rock, Arkansas

The handbook shows the shape and dimensions of moulding for pine lumber offered by the company. The cover title reads Arkansas soft pine hand book, Turgeon Brothers Wholesale Lumber in Auburn, Maine.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335929

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.025

Small colonial homes, The Architectural Guild of Small Home Design, Inc., 540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

The catalog shows the dimensions, floor plans, and related information about small houses in order to aid in their constuction and use.

Date: 1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335931

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.201

Correct woodwork for English and Norman French homes, Morgan Woodwork Organization, Chicago, Illinois

The catalogs feature appropriate woodwork for various aspects of English and French Norman style homes offered by the company. One of the catalogs was distributed though Brockway-Smith-Haigh-Lovell Co. in Boston, Mass. The front cover has text reading "A.I.A. File No. 19E."

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335933

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.008.021

Correct woodwork for the Spanish home, Morgan Woodwork Organization, Chicago, Illinois

The catalog features appropriate woodwork for various aspects of Spanish style homes offered by the company. The front cover has text reading "A.I.A. File No. 19E."

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335934

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.008.022

Schwerd quality columns, A.F. Schwerd Manufacturing Co., factory and office, 3181-3225 McClure Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The catalog features examples of and details for columns sold by the company. The columns at historic houses are used as examples. The columns at the Harvard University Business School and Law Library are displayed. A loose leaflet is included and there are order form postcards attached inside the ...

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335937

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.003.008

"The Restaurant", unknown location

1 slide of a perspective drawing of "The Restaurant" drawing by Charles H. Crombie

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 356846

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.Restaurant

Robert Elvin Swett album

Bound black photograph album with the word "Photographs" embossed on the cover. Contains 272 black and white photographs, 1 newspaper clipping, and 2 postcards. Album contains black-and-white photographs taken and compiled by unknown individuals. Most photos are mounted in album with few loose betwe...

Date: 1905-1931, predominant 1922-1931

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 356849

Ref. Code: PC009.298

Massachusetts - Pittsfield

Sub-series

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 356854

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0951

Agricultural National Bank materials, Pittsfield, Mass., circa 1908

Contains an architectural drawing and an albumen print. Architectural drawing is of the banking room in the Agricultural National Bank. The building is located at 100 North Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The drawing measures 10 3/4 x 9 inches. The drawing is on tracing vellum in pencil with co...

Date: circa 1908, undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 356855

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0951.001

Massachusetts - Brockton - Hastings Bakery

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356857

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0450.0070

Four photographs of the interior of Hastings Bakery, Brockton, Mass., 1910-1930

Four albumen prints depicting the interior of Hastings Bakery in Brockton, Massachusetts. The photos are estimated as being taken between 1910 and 1930. Two prints are unmounted and two are mounted. The first unmounted print depicts the front of the store with various baked goods, such as breads and...

Date: 1910-1930

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356858

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0450.0070.001

Letter about four photographs of the interior of Hastings Bakery in Brockton, Mass., 1974 March 26

A handwritten letter from an unidentified father to his unidentified son detailing the history of photographs he shared of Hastings Bakery. The writer mentions that some of the photos depict his father, Heath Munn, referred to as "Pa," and indicate he worked in the bakery as a foreman. Some of the p...

Date: March 26, 1974

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356859

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0450.0070.002

Concrete country residences, 3rd ed., Atlas Portland Cement Company, 30 Broad Street, New York, N.Y., 1908

Residences utilizing concrete manufactured by the Atlas Portland Cement Company are described with photographic prints, floor plans, and the architect's name.

Date: 1908

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356865

Ref. Code: EP005.289

1920, compliments of the H. Wales Lines Co., building contractors, Meriden, Conn., 1920

Text inside the item states this is the 56th business anniversary, May 23, 1864-1920. The calendar promotes the Lines contracting business and also provides some almanac information such as the postal distances and time from New York City and flag signals.

Date: 1920

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356867

Ref. Code: EP005.290

Small house at West Medford: a small brick house in the country, Massachusetts, A. H. Hepburn, architect, undated

The house in the illustration on page 51 is described as a "charming little Dutch cottage" with a detail of the front entrance, and floor plans for the first and second floors. The house in the illustration on page 52 has floor plans for the first and second floors. The publication is unidentified.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356871

Ref. Code: EP005.291

Delineator's prize $3,000 houses, B. W. Dodge & Company, New York, N.Y., 1909

"During 1908-09, The Delineator [magazine] conducted a competition for designs for a $3000 Country House. The contest, conducted by William Neil Smith, a well-known New York architect, had many points of distinction. It was limited to ten architects, who were allowed to compete only by invitation, a...

Date: 1909

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356873

Ref. Code: EP005.292

Garages country and suburban: a series of authoritative articles on the structural features of the private garage and its equipment, the care of the car, the safe handling of gasolene and topics of interest to the owner and driver, The American Architect, New York, N.Y., 1911

Considerations in building garages are described in short articles with photographs and floor plans.

Date: 1911

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356874

Ref. Code: EP005.293

Colonial houses: 181 classic early designs, Home Planners, LLC, 3275 West Ina Road, Suite 110, Tucson, Ariz., 1998

Plan book containing illustrations and floor plans of colonial houses.The designs are historic adaptations and are intended for modern homeowners. Some designs were based on actual historic houses and include a brief history of the house and its occupants.

Date: 1998

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356877

Ref. Code: EP005.294

Good housekeeping's blue star house of ideas, Good Housekeeping, New York, N.Y., undated

A model home designed by Royal Barry Wills is described with contributions from various suppliers. Includes photographic prints of the interior and exterior of the house.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356880

Ref. Code: EP005.295

Unidentified family album, Worcester, Mass., approximately 1890-1920

Bound black photograph album containing 200 albumen prints. Album contains black-and-white photographs taken and compiled by unknown individuals. Most photos are mounted in album with few loose between pages. While the album is undated, it is believed to span from approximately 1890-1920. Album c...

Date: circa 1890-1920, undated

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 356891

Ref. Code: PC009.299

Massachusetts - Lexington

Sub-series

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 356892

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0510

Photograph of a fire drill, New Haven, Conn., undated

One mounted albumen print depicting a street view of a fire drill taking place at Stoddard, Kimberly & Co. Wholesale Grocers. The grocery, established in 1838, was located in New Haven, Connecticut. In the foreground, a horse drawn fire engine is pictured with two unidentified men, one on the engin...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356896

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USCT.1180.0010.001

Wyndhurst album, Springfield, Mass., 1899-1911

Bound brown Ward's Album for Unmounted Photographs, Book No. 722 containing 99 black-and-white photographs and 2 pieces of printed ephemera. Cover of album is embossed with the words "Photographs" and "Wyndhurst." Contains 104 pages, 49 of which are blank. Pages of the album were previously removed....

Date: 1899-1911

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 356904

Ref. Code: PC009.300

Wyndhurst daybook, 1899-1917

Bound brown book with the words "WYNDHURST NOTES 1893 TO" embossed on the cover. The daybook contains 363 pages, 94 of which are blank. The book contains handwritten entries in chronological entries spanning from October 20, 1893 to February 5, 1917. It also contains various photographs and pieces o...

Date: 1899-1917

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 356916

Ref. Code: MS029.002.010

The country home model farm house, A Century of Progress, Chicago, 1934, Crowell Publishing Company, New York, N.Y., 1943

Exhibition catalog of the country home model farm house at A Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, in 1933. Various businesses contributed to the farm house's interior decoration.

Date: 1934

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356926

Ref. Code: EP005.296

Monsanto house of tomorrow, Monsanto Chemical Company, Plastics Division, Springfield, Mass., 1956

Trade catalog detailing efforts to design and build a house constructed of plastic by the Monsanto Chemical Company and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The article is reprinted from "Popular Science," April 1956.

Date: 1956

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356928

Ref. Code: EP005.297

House & Garden's ideal house in Berkley, at Scarsdale, New York, designed by Verna Cook Salomonsky, Condé Nast Publications, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1956

The house has been decorated with products from numerous companies listed in the back of the publication. Catalog contains photographic prints and descriptions of the house and its rooms.

Date: 1956

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356930

Ref. Code: EP005.298

For that ideal home of yours, McBride, Nast & Co., 31 Union Square North, New York, N.Y., undated

Brochure advertising books covering such topics as building materials, furnishings, house plans, and interior decoration.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356931

Ref. Code: EP005.299

Account book of unidentified New England woman, 1851-1866

Account book belonging to an unidentified New England woman. Book is comprised of 100 pages, 40 of which are blank. Contains details about her various receipts and expenditures on items such as clothing, food, books, and transportation. There are also a number of recipes for items such as cakes, gin...

Date: 1855-1866

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 356938

Ref. Code: MS002.142

The best 24 house-of-the-month plans by leading architects, edited by Kenneth Duncan, Monthly Small House Club, Inc., 140 Nassau Street, New York, N.Y., 1951

Plan book containing floor plans and dimensions of houses. Text on the front cover reads, "Ranch houses, traditionals, 1 and 2 story, 4 to 7 rooms, published quarterly." Edited by Kenneth Duncan, Director, American Society for Better Housing, Inc. The back cover has a decision making chart.

Date: 1951

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356939

Ref. Code: EP005.300

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