Historic New England

Instant beauty tricks, Dell Purse Book, New York, New York, 1968

Beauty advice pamphlet from the Dell Publushing Company. Advice is separated into sections, focusing on beauty advice for dealing with eye makeup, hair fixes, and how to deal with makeup mistakes. The back of the pamhplet lists more purse books distribued by the company.

Date: 1968

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358832

Ref. Code: EP001.07.03.01.001

Solve your beauty problems, Dell Publishing Company, New York, New York, 1975

Advice pamphlet distributed by Dell Publishing Company. The pamphlet is separated into 9 sections. giving advice on topics such as managing skin complexion, advice for makeup application, and how to best treat one's nails. The advice within each section is preceded with a general question, then give...

Date: 1975

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358833

Ref. Code: EP001.07.03.01.002

Dr. Jean Mayer's 10 ways to take off pounds, Chicago-Tribune New York News Syndicate, New York, New York, 1975

Advice pamhplet distributed by Newspaperbooks and published by the Chicago Tribune News Syndicate. The pamphlet is divided into 10 sections, each dealing with a topic concerning weight loss and dietary changes. Some of the topics covered include adjusting portion sizes, exercise, and taking liquid c...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358836

Ref. Code: EP001.07.03.01.003

Dr. Jean Mayer's what to look for on a label, New York News, Inc., New York, New York, 1976

Advice pamphlet on examining nutritional labels from Newspaperbooks. The pamphlet is written as a continous article with sections delving into the parts of nutritional labels and what each piece of the label means for the consumer.

Date: 1976

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358838

Ref. Code: EP001.07.03.01.004

Selected leisure time living second homes, National Plan Service, Chicago, Ill., 1971

Plan book for vacation homes produced by the National Plan Service. Throughout the catalog are house designs, accompanied with the name of the design, an image of the home, floor plans, and square footage. Selected listings may have a brief description of unique features or design variations. The ba...

Date: 1971

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358863

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.262

Homes by Home Building Plan Service, Home Building Plan Service, 2454 N. E. Sandy Blvd., Portland, Oregon, 1948

Trade catalog of home designs from the Home Building Plan Service. Each home design pla nomes with a plan number, overall square footage, images of the completed house, optional design plans (for selected designs), floor plans, and selected designs have descriptions about what the house design shoul...

Date: 1948

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358864

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.263

Energy saving leadership homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Elmhurst, Ill., 1976

Trade catalog of energy efficient home designs from the National Plan Service. Each design comes with a design number, overall square footage, a color image of the completed house, and floor plans. The first pages of the catalog include an introduction on what makes a home energy efficient and a bri...

Date: 1976

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358866

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.264

Technique of house nailing, Housing and Home Finance Agency, Washington, D.C., 1947

Pamphlet providing information on proper nailing techniques for house construction. Within are 51 drawings showcasing different situations requiring nailing when building a house. Such instances include anchoring studs to sills, dealing with corner posts, and proper techniques for house siding. The ...

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358868

Ref. Code: EP001.07.03.01.005

Small Homes: planning, financing, building, Washington Post Reader Service, 1946

Pamphlet distributed by the Washington Post listing providing advice to readers on how to best construct small homes. The topics covered within the booklet include proper planning and design, materials and equipment to use, specific details concerning heating and insulation, and typical house design...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358904

Ref. Code: EP001.07.03.01.006

Your farmhouse...planning the kitchen and workroom, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1951

Booklet providing advice and examples for planning workroom and kitchens for all home types. The booklet features numerous images consisting of floor plans, concept art, and diagrams to illustrate the advice being given. Some topics covered are proper cabinet height, storage considerations, and type...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358907

Ref. Code: EP001.07.03.01.007

Easy-to-build kitchen cabinets for the remodeled farmhouse, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1952

Pamphlet showcasing designs for kitchen cabinets. The beginning of the pamphlet describes the different types of cabinets the reader will read about, and the latter portion of the pamphlet provides numerous technical drawings. floor plans, and diagrams for the aforementioned cabinets.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358909

Ref. Code: EP001.07.03.01.008

Letters to Miss Ellen Chandler, 1911-1912

A collection of 8 letters sent to Miss Ellen Chandler. Seven of the eight letters are written by Clifford F. Pember, an architect who refers to Ellen as "aunt" in his letters, although they do not appear to be directly related. The eighth letter is from an unidentified individual who refers to Ellen...

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 358937

Ref. Code: MS029.002.020

Alterations and additions to the home of B. J. Perkins, Esq., Exeter, N.H., undated

Set of four ink on linen architectural drawings for alterations and additions to the home of B. J. Perkins, Esq. in Exeter, New Hampshire. The set is made up of a piazza plan, a front and side elevation, and a piazza flooring frame. The drawings were completed by H. H. Rogers, an architect from Have...

Date: undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 358953

Ref. Code: AR001.USNH.0650.003

Design sketch for floor plan of an unidentified church, undated

Design sketch for the floor plan of a church drawn in graphite on lined paper. The architect of this sketch is unknown. The sketch is undated.

Date: undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 358955

Ref. Code: AR001.UNK.035

Baby book and photograph of Charles Lane Goss, Dover, New Hampshire, 1903-1904, 1908, 1911-1912

Baby book of Charles Lane Goss dated 1903-1904, 1908, and 1911-1912. The book was created by Goss's parents. It contains information related to Goss's birth and first year. Information related to his christening, who sent gifts following his birth, and family history are written on the pages of the ...

Date: predominant 1903-1904

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 358957

Ref. Code: MS029.002.021

Autograph album of Emma I. Fiske, Lexington, Mass., 1868

Autograph album of Emma I. Fiske measuring 8 x 3/4 inches. The album is dated 1868. It contains signatures from a number of individuals, such as her brother Louie T. Fiske, her grandmother Pamela (Brown) Fiske, her aunt Mary Elizabeth (Fiske) Fessenden, and various friends and acquaintances. The aut...

Date: 1868

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 358961

Ref. Code: MS029.002.022

Maintaining subsurface drains, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1972

Pamphlet distributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to citizens concerning drain maintenance. The information covered includes how to properly map for a drainage system, how to prevent rodent infestation, and different kinds of drain outlets for specific situations. Most sections are accompan...

Date: 1972

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358968

Ref. Code: EP001.07.03.01.009

Soils and septic tanks, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1975

Pamphlet providing information about soil absorption and septic tank installation. Accompanied with photographs and diagrams, topics covered include the benefits of conducting a soil survey, factors that affect absorption fields, and conducting one's own observational studies for establishing a sept...

Date: 1975

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358970

Ref. Code: EP001.07.03.01.010

War knitting, The Shepard Stores, Temple Place, Boston, 1917

Pamphlet distributed to consumers at Shepard Stores in Boston and Providence. The pamphlets describe materials that can be knit for soldiers fighting in the first World War, for example sweaters, socks, wristlets, and scarves. Each clothing item comes with a photographs, materials needed, and detail...

Date: 1917

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358973

Ref. Code: EP001.07.03.01.011

Small homes keyed to the times, National Plan Service, Inc., 1946

Product catalog for small home designs published by the National Plan Service. Each home design includes a printed image of the design, the name, a floor plan (with optional plans provided for variations on the design). square footage, and a brief description on the design's features. The back of th...

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358975

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.265

Bell Needle Company sample kit, Bell Needle Company, Nashua, New Hampshire, undated

Needle sample kit distributed by the Bell Needle Company. The envelope describes the company as manufacturers of hand and machine needles, as well as springs, card pins, and hackle pins. Enclosed within the envelope are needles of varying lengths and thickness stuck into a single cardboard piece in ...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358989

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.02.01.007

Design drawings, circa 1900

Collection of twenty-six design drawings of designs which could be used to decorate ceilings, frames, and other materials. The artist is unknown. The drawings are dated circa 1900. Some of the drawings are preliminary sketches, some are in progress, and others are complete. The drawings are in a nu...

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 358994

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.General.789

Higgin all-metal weather strips, The Higgin Manufacturing Company, Newport, Kentucky, 1921

Advertisement for door and window weather strips from the Higgin Manufacturing Company. The advertisement is presented through two spreads. When folded completely, the advertisement is presented as a postcard, with the recipient's address on the front and an image asking how much the consumer will p...

Date: 1921

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358998

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.01.02.009

Written materials of Edna Dean Proctor, 1900, 1905-1906, circa 1913, 1925, undated

This collection contains two printed poems of Edna Dean Proctor, two letters handwritten by Proctor, two books containing Proctor's poetry, and a brief, typed article about Proctor's life. The two printed poems are titled "Memories of New Hampshire" and "Save the Forests!" The first letter, writt...

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 358999

Ref. Code: MS029.002.023

Fenestra Steel Casement Windows by Detroit Steel Products Company

The packet includes house plans by twenty different architectural firms including Massachusetts based firms Royal Barry Wills Associates and Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 359002

Ref. Code: AR029.03.03.002

Simon Pearce, Windsor, Vt., 2005

Product catalog for interior decoration glassware published by Simon Pearce. Catalog contains listings for glass items such as candle sticks, bowls, pitchers, and drinking glasses. Each listing contains dimensions of the items, the name, and the product number. The first of the catalog contains a me...

Date: 2005

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359094

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.002.014

Winter, Simon Pearce, Quechee, Vt., 2009

Winter catalog for glassware distributed by Simon Pearce. Products include dining sets, place settings, champagne flutes, carafes, vases, and glass trees they call Vermont Evergreens. Each product comes with the name of the product, a price, and photographs. The back of the catalog provides a photog...

Date: 2009

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359095

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.002.015

Corporate gifts and awards, Simon Pearce, Windsor, Vt, 2009

Trade catalog for corporate and retirement gifts published by Simon Pearce. Types of gifts listed include glass prisms, cardholders, glass paper weights in various shapes, decanters, bowls, and clocks encased in glass. Each listing provides the name of the product, the price, and dimensions. Options...

Date: 2009

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359096

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.002.010

Prize Possessions: exclusive and traditional awards, Norwood, Mass., 2013

Trade catalog for multiple kinds of awards distributed by Prize Possessions. The kinds of awards listed in the catalog are crystal trophies, recognition and achievement awards, crystal glassware, designs for gold plaques and awards, pewter awards, and silver-plate designs.Each listing comes with a p...

Date: 2013

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359097

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.002.011

Moore family cartes-de-visite album, Cambridge, Mass., 1896-1901

Album measuring 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches containing cartes-de-visites of the Moore family. The majority are of Robert Lowell Moore (1896-1986) and a small number are of an unidentified young child. Also pictured are Moore's mother, Jane Hancox (Newell) Moore (1857-1945), father, James Lowell Moore (1860...

Date: 1869-1901

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 359105

Ref. Code: PC009.306

Street view of the Ruggles-Fayerweather House, Cambridge, Mass., circa 1900

One mounted black-and-white photographic print of a street view of the Ruggles-Fayerweather House on Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In the bottom right corner, an unidentifed young boy is standing next to the fence running in front of the property. The third floor of the house is obscur...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 359106

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0180.001

Designs for low-cost wood homes, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1969

Trade catalog distributed by the U.S Department of Agriculture listing house designs for wood homes. Each house design comes with a 2-3 page listing comprising of images of the house and its features, descriptions of the house's features and the inspiration behind them, and the name of the designer....

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359121

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.266

Boston Gift Show Exhibition Programs

The Boston Gift Show Exhibition Programs, 1964-1971, contains 8 event programs and 1 souvenir folder for an annual gift show held at the Parker House Hotel (now the Omni Parker House). Each program provides a brief list of locations within the hotel for attendees to dine as well as a brief overview ...

Date: 1964-1971

Collection: Boston Gift Show Exhibition Programs

GUSN: 359136

Ref. Code: EP008

Blockbuster membership card, Blockbuster, 25 Storey Ave., Newburyport, Mass., 1996

Membership card distributed by Blockbuster. The frotn of the card has the logo of the company, accompanied by the URL to their website. The side verso has the name of the cardhollder, and contact information for the store at which the membership was issued.

Date: 1996

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359139

Ref. Code: EP001.01.038.01.01.028

Native chicken and fresh eggs from New England farms, New England Poultry and Egg Institute, 711 Bolyston Street, Boston, Mass., undated

This pamphlet contains harmful imagery and language including cartoonish imagery of disabled persons and a reference to disabled persons in a derogatory manner. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases ...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359146

Ref. Code: EP001.07.03.01.012

Portrait of Florence King with a dog, circa 1900

One cartes-de-visite of Florence King, age 5, standing on a chair with a dog outside the front door of a house. She is wearing a white dress and has a white bow in her hair. The dog has a matching white bow wrapped around his neck. The photograph is dated circa 1900. It was taken by Prezeau & Tougas...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 359308

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1600.0400

Photograph album, 1913-1914

Bound black photograph album with the word "Photographs" embossed on the front cover. Contains approximately 290 black-and-white photographic prints. Album contains photographs taken and compiled by unknown individuals. Most of the photos are mounted in the album with a small number loose between pa...

Date: 1913-1914

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 359311

Ref. Code: PC009.307

Small homes keyed to the times, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1946

Plan book for small home designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing includes an illustration of the design, the name, a floor plan (with optional plans provided for variations on the design). square footage, and a brief description on the design's features. The back of the plan boo...

Date: 1946

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359317

Ref. Code: EP005.452

Enjoy the protection of your own home, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1942

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the name of the design, a color illustration of the completed house, floor plans, dimensions, a small cross section, and a brief description of the design's key features.

Date: 1942

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359318

Ref. Code: EP005.453

Home style trends, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., undated

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the name of the design, a color photographic print of the completed house, floor plans, dimensions, a small cross section, and a brief description of the design's key features. Most houses come with alternate...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359319

Ref. Code: EP005.454

Practical small structures for the farm, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1944

Trade catalog for farm structure designs and farm equipment published by the National Plan Service. Product listings come with a product number, an illustration of the structure or equipment, a brief description describing the equipment's functions, a cross section (when applicable), and a floor pla...

Date: 1944

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359321

Ref. Code: EP005.455

We are co-operating with Better Housing Program, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., undated

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the name of the design, a room count, total dimensions, an illustration of the completed house, a description of unique features of the design, and a floor plan. The back of the plan book provides an index fo...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359322

Ref. Code: EP005.456

Blue book of perfect fit homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1965

Plan book for home designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the design number, an illustration of the completed design, dimensions, a bulleted list of key features, and floor plans. The back of the plan book contains business reply cards and instructions on how to orde...

Date: 1965

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359323

Ref. Code: EP005.457

Homes of moderate cost, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1941

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the name of the design, a room count, total dimensions, an illustration of the completed house, a description of unique features of the design, and floor plans (including for alternate designs of the house). ...

Date: 1941

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359324

Ref. Code: EP005.458

Duplex-townhouse plans, National Plan Service, Inc., Elmhurst, Ill., 1981

Plan book for duplex-townhouse designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with a design number, the basic square footage, floor plans, and an illustration of the completed project. The back of the plan book contains blueprint order forms and price lists for basic blueprint de...

Date: 1981

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359325

Ref. Code: EP005.459

Colorful homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., undated

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the design number, a room count, an illustration of the completed house, a description of unique features of the design, and floor plans. The back of the plan book provides an index for each of the blueprints...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359326

Ref. Code: EP005.460

Small homes of originality, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1946

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the name of the design, a room count, total dimensions, an illustration of the completed house, a description of unique features of the design, and floor plans (including for alternate designs of the house). ...

Date: 1946

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359327

Ref. Code: EP005.461

Monument salesman collection

A collection of thirty-six cabinet cards, forty-one lithographs, and one sketch of funerary monuments manufactured by various marble manufacturers in Rutland, Vermont. The materials belonged to a monument salesman who worked for an unidentified company. This collection is arranged in two series. Cab...

Collection: Monument salesman collection

GUSN: 359331

Ref. Code: CC026

Cartoons scrapbook

Some of the cartoons in this scrapbook contain harmful imagery and language, including but not limited to exaggerated stereotypical depictions of Black, Asian, and Native Americans and other Indigenous individuals, language and imagery reinforcing binary gender expectations, and exaggerated stereoty...

Date: 1896-1948, undated

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 359332

Ref. Code: MS004.060

Samuel Gragg manuscript collection

This collection contains manuscript materials related to the life and business operations of Boston chairmaker Samuel Gragg, his son Washington Parker Gragg, and other relatives. Materials include financial documents such as receipts, promissory notes, and an account book, legal documents such as a ...

Date: 1796-1885, undated, predominant 1801-1810

Collection: Samuel Gragg manuscript collection

GUSN: 359376

Ref. Code: MS067

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