Historic New England

Gertrude Dyer house, Newton Highlands, Mass.

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of house for Gertrude Dyer in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts (commission #500) including three elevations, four plans, two framing plans, one preliminary sketch, and three details. No drawings are signed or dated. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Reviva...

Date: 1936, undated

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

GUSN: 327751

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.500

Maurice A. Dunlavy (builder) house, unidentified location

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for builder Maurice A. Dunlavy at an unidentified location (commission #535) including four elevations and five plans. No drawings are dated or signed. Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a slate roof and a clapboard exterior. ...

Date: 1937, undated

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

GUSN: 327752

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.535

Jess T. Melanson house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of seventeen architectural drawings of house for Jess T. Melanson in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #255) including four elevations, four plans, three framing plans, and six details. No drawings are signed or dated. Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with bal...

Date: 1930

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

GUSN: 326646

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.255

William P. Crockett house, Brookline, Mass.

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for William P. Crockett in Brookline, Massachusetts (commission #257) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and plot plan. No drawings are dated; one is signed "R B W." Maurice A. Dunlavy is the builder. Drawings depict a two-stor...

Date: 1930, undated

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

GUSN: 326648

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.257

Ellis K. Heath house, Worcester, Mass.

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for Ellis K. Heath in Worcester, Massachusetts (commission #258) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and one detail. No drawings are signed; one is dated. Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with slate roof and a ...

Date: 1930

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

GUSN: 326650

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.258

Maurice A. Dunlavy (builder) house, Brookline, Mass.

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for builder Maurice A. Dunlavy in Brookline, Massachusetts (commission #261) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and plot plan. No drawings are signed; one is dated. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with sla...

Date: 1930

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

GUSN: 326652

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.261

Crawford G. Goldthwait house, Winchester, Mass.

Set of thirty-nine architectural drawings of house for Crawford G. Goldthwait in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #262) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, three cross sections, and twenty-seven details. Several drawings are dated; some are signed "R B Wills" or "R B W." ...

Date: 1930

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

GUSN: 326654

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.262

Crowell house, unidentified location

Set of nine architectural drawings of house (commission #263) including four elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. No drawings are signed or dated. The client's last name is Crowell; the location is not identified. Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with an asphalt ro...

Date: 1930, undated

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

GUSN: 326656

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.263

Maurice A. Dunlavy (builder) house, Brookline, Mass.

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for builder Maurice A. Dunlavy in Brookline, Massachusetts (commission #266) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and plot plan. No drawings are signed or dated. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with slate roof and a...

Date: 1930, undated

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

GUSN: 326658

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.266

John G. Doten house, Cohasset, Mass.

Set of twenty architectural drawings of house for John G. Doten in Cohasset, Massachusetts (commission #267) including five elevations, three plans, two framing plans, plot plan, heating plan, and ten details. No drawings are signed or dated. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with ...

Date: 1930, undated

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

GUSN: 326660

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.267

Maurice A. Dunlavy (builder) house, unidentified location

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for builder Maurice A. Dunlavy (commission #268) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and plot plan. No drawings are dated or signed. Location is unknown. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with two dormers, slate roof...

Date: 1930, undated

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

GUSN: 326664

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.268

Ralph A. MacGilvra house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of twenty-three architectural drawings of house for Ralph A. MacGilvra in Wellesley Hill, Mass. (commission #269) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, plot plan, and thirteen details. No drawings are signed; one is dated. A topographic map by Gleason Engineering Corporation...

Date: 1930

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

GUSN: 326666

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.269

Maurice A. Dunlavy (builder) house, unidentified location

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for builder Maurice A. Dunlavy at an unidentified location (commission #268). Drawings are not dated or signed. Drawings depict a two-story Coloinial Revival-style house with a brick exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, dining room, break...

Date: 1930, undated

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

GUSN: 326669

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.270

Catalogue of Keuffel & Esser Co., 38th ed., manufacturers and importers drawing materials, surveying instruments, measuring tapes, New York, New York

The business carries, paper, graph sheets and drawing and measuring instruments. A book of drawing and tracing paper is glued inside the front cover. The inside of the back cover has a pocket with a price list for the 38th edition.

Date: 1936

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326674

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.073

Maurice A. Dunlavy (builder) house, unidentified location

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for builder Maurice A. Dunlavy (commission #268) including four elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. No drawings are dated or signed. Location is unknown. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with shingled roof and a brick...

Date: 1930, undated

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

GUSN: 326672

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.273

Harry V. Keefe house, Brighton, Mass

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house for Harry V. Keefe in Brighton, Massachusetts (commission #275 including four elevations, four plans, two framing plans, and one detail. Several drawings are dated; some are signed "R B W." A plot plan of the property dated 1926 by architect William Cha...

Date: 1930, undated

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

GUSN: 326675

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.275

Christmas decorations, 18 different ideas for Yuletime decorating, Masonite Corporation, 111 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois

Decorations for the living room, entranceway, front yard or roof are described for potential customers. Masonite home planning service. Masonite plan ; no. AE-318.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327235

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.037

It's fun to do your own furniture finishing with Minwax Flat Finish, the complete stainwax finish, The Minwax Company, Inc., 11 West 42nd Street, New York, New York

Directions on how to apply the finish with descriptions of the colors are provided for customers. The product is available from Harth's Hardware, 245 Main Street, Huntington, New York.

Date: 1944

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327236

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.019

Minwax the modern wood finish for floors, paneling and trim, The Minwax Company, Inc., 11 West 42nd Street, New York, New York

The features and advantages of the finish are described for customers. The product is available from Harth's Hardware, 245 Main Street, Huntington, New York.

Date: 1944

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327242

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.020

Minwax wood finish flat finish, the original penetrative stainwax finish for floors, trim, paneling, furniture, Minwax Company, Inc., 11 West 42nd Street, New York, New York

Color samples and application directions are provided for customers.

Date: 1952

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327243

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.021

Minwax, manufacturers of wood finishes, waxes and waterproofing products, 60-72 Oak Street, Delawanna Station, Clifton, New Jersey

The envelope contains five items: 1)Letterhead which describes Minwax products. 2)Minwax antique oil finish brochure. 3)Minwax patio sealer card. 4)Wood finishing brochure. 5)Minwax wood finish brochure.

Date: 1969

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327244

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.022

Look, here's new luxury for walls and ceilings with pre-pasted Bolta-Wall vinyl tile, just wet the back! So easy to do-it-yourself! a product of Bolta Products, a division of the General Tire & Rubber Co., Lawrence, Mass.

The features and advantages of the wall tiles are described for customers. The product is available from Post Products, Inc., 253 Auburn Street, Auburndale, Mass.

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327245

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.013.030

It's easier to hang! 24-inch pre-trimmed Wall-Tex fabric wall coverings, Columbus Coated Fabrics Corporation, Columbus, Ohio

Application directions are provided for customers in the brochure. The product is available from B. & D. Wallpaper Company, 2164 Washington Street, Roxbury, Mass.

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327248

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.013.031

Decorate with Wall-Tex for lasting beauty, matching fabrics too! Manufactured by Columbus Coated Fabrics Corporation, Columbus, Ohio

The brochure describes coordinated draperies, slip covers and bedspreads which can be used with Wall-Tex.

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327249

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.013.032

Bontex scrubbable, non-fading window shades, stay bright and beautiful longer, Columbus Coated Fabrics Corporation, Columbus, Ohio

The window shades are sunproof, weatherproof and waterproof and can be coordinated with draperies and curtains. The shades can be purchased at Mohawk Venetian Blind Co., 207 Bridge Street, Cambridge, Mass.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327253

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.008.014

Joseph P. Lane house, Waltham, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Joseph P. Lane in Waltham, Massachusetts (commission #351) including three elevations, one plan, one plot plan, one framing plan and two details. One drawing is dated 1938 and depicts a later alteration to the front door. Drawings depict a one-stor...

Date: 1933

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

GUSN: 327250

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.351

Edmund C. McLaughlin (builder) house, unidentified location

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for builder Edmund C. McLaughlin (commission #359) including four elevations, three plans, and one plot plan. No drawings are dated or signed. Location is unknown. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a shingled exterior; garag...

Date: 1933, undated

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

GUSN: 327251

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.359

Dorothy Kohl house, Melrose, Mass.

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for Dorothy Kohl in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #361) including four elevations, three plans, three heating plans, and one detail. Heating plans are signed "NH&J." No other drawings are dated or signed. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-styl...

Date: 1933, undated

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

GUSN: 327252

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.361

Here's how you can install Beauty Bonded Formica in a kitchen, in a bathroom, on a table top and all around the house, Formica Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio

The versaitility of Formica is demonstrated in the brochure.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327258

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.043

Robert Abbott house, Winchester, Mass.

Set of four architectural drawings for alterations to house for Robert Abbott in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #357-A) including elevations and plans. Two drawings are dated and initialed by draftsperson. Drawings depict kitchen alterations to house dated 1949 and living room alterations...

Date: 1944-1959

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

GUSN: 327257

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.357-A

There's always room in any room for St. Regis Panelyte, St. Regis Paper Co. Panelyte Division, Trenton, New Jersey

Panelyte can be used for custom-built interiors and on-the-job installations of kitchens and bathrooms. The product is available through Holt and Bugbee Co., 248 Medford Street, Charlestown, Mass.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327279

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.023

Cyclo-Core Carbide-Tipped Rotary Bits go through for you, drilling 1/4" to 6" diameter holes in vitreous tile and hard concrete, New England Carbide Tool Company, Inc., Cambridge, Mass.

The drill bit is described in detail. There is a price list inside the brochure.

Date: 1954

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327281

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.027

1/8" to 1 1/2" diameter rotary drilling in soft or medium masonry use Cyclo-Twist Carbide-Tipped Bits, New England Carbide Tool Company, Inc., Cambridge, Mass.

The drill bit is described in detail. There is a price list inside the brochure.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327283

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.028

Expansion bolts, screw anchors, masonry drills, the inseparables, catalog 49, manufactured by the Rawlplug Company, Inc., 271 Church Street, New York, New York

The advantages, descriptions and dimensions for various tools are provided for customers. The products are available from E.H. Barbour Company, 251 Vassar Street, Cambridge, Mass.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327285

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.029

Book of Brosco woodwork designs, the permanent furniture of your home, Brockway-Smith-Haigh-Lovell Company, Boston, Mass.

The catalog has their complete line of millwork, Andersen wood window units and Morgan doors and built-ins.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327286

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.008.020

Design for better living, appliances, The Coleman Company, Inc., Wichita, Kansas

The catalog has stoves, radiant heaters, camp stoves, trailer ranges, lamps and lanterns. The products are available from J.E. Ward, 361 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327289

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.007.042

Oriental reproductions by Karastan, Karastan Rug Mills, 295 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

Select rugs are described for customers and there is a list of distributors. The business also has offices in Chicago and San Francisco.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327292

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.001.023

Nu-Wood Tile, more quietness more beauty for your ceilings! Wood Conversion Company, Saint Paul, Minnesota

The acoustical and plain surface wood tile for walls and ceilings is described in the brochure. The product is available from Lexington Lumber Corporation, 57 Bedford Street, Lexington, Mass.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327341

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.012

Decorating ideas for today's living with Armstrong Linoleum, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster Pennsylvania

Armstrong Linoleum is used to transform living room, dining room, kitchen and bedroom areas. There are four loose items: 1)A small sheet addressed to the customer requesting the booklet. 2)Decorator's Data Sheet. 3)Living-Dining Porch floor plan. 4)Modern fashion in floors sheet.

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327342

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.005.025

Flexrock building maintenance materials, Flexrock Company, Filbert & Cuthbert, west of 36th, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The company manufactures products for industrial building flooring and maintenance. A business card is stapled to the front cover for a sales person located at 751 Little Bldg., Boston, Mass.

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327343

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.005.026

Facts about insulation for your home, Wood Conversion Company, First National Bank Bldg., St. Paul, Minnesota

The advantages of using "Balsam-Wool" and "Nu-Wood" in your home is described.

Date: 1953

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327350

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.013

Gold Bond Fireproof Rock Wool Insulation, National Gypsum Company, Buffalo, New York

Specifications and application directions are provided for the insulation. A price list is included for the different types of insulation. Text on the cover reads "A.I.A. File 37-B." The products are carried by Lexington Lumber Corporation, 57 Bedford Street, Lexington, Mass.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327351

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.014

Comfort that pays for itself, published by Johns-Manville Corp., 22 East Fortieth Street, New York, New York

Photographs, diagrams and text describe the advantages of installing intallation in your home. Text on the back cover reads "Have Johns-Manville Blown Rock Wool installed by Johns-Manville Sales Corp., 238 Main Street, Cambridge, Mass." There is a loose business card for a sales representative locat...

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327358

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.015

Stanley Power Tools, Stanley catalog 562, division of the Stanley Works, New Britain, Connecticut

Descriptions, diagrams and features are provided for customers using the catalog. There is a loose price list no. 62 in the catalog.

Date: 1962

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327359

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.030

Anniversary Trip - New England

Small bound photographic album with 95 black and white photographs (5 1/2 x 3 1/4") , Album is inscribed inside front cover " Anniversary Trip Sept 21, 1918-22" Album opens with picture of older couple, possibly the anniversary couple, unidentified. Contents include pictures throughout New England...

Date: 1915-1922

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 327361

Ref. Code: PC009.290

Back Bay since 2500 B.C., New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass.

Four short pieces describe the early history of Back Bay: 1)"The Boylston Street Fishweir," by Frederick Johnson. 2)"The Filling-in of Back Bay," by Walter Muir Whitehill. 3)"The Boston Society of Natural History," by Walter Muir Whitehill. 4)The dioramas of Sarah Annette Rockwell is described. A ma...

Date: 1961

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327364

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.026

Postcard, the Dorr Mill Store, Guild, N.H., Route 103, near Newport, published by Whitney Studio, Newport, New Hampshire

The interior of the Dorr Mill Store can be seen with rugs, pillows and other craft items.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 327391

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.1750.0040.001

Postcard, Iron Kettle Motel, Shaftsbury, Vermont, photography by Frank L. Forward, published by Forward's Color Productions, Inc., Manchester, Vermont

The postcard verso describes the motel's amenities. There is a pot of beans with the date "1796" on the postcard verso. The motel property is seen in the photograph with the Green Mountains in the background.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 327392

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USVT.1420.0020.001

Postcard, Café Marliave, over ye olde Province steps, 10 Bosworth Street, Boston, Mass., color photo, Rick Ashton, published by Bromley & Company, Inc. Boston, Mass.

The Café Marliave, established in 1875, is seen above the Province steps which led, in the past, to the Province House, the seat of the royal governors of Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 327395

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.6560.001

Edwin J. Lewis, Jr. Architectural Drawings Collection

This collection consists of an album compiled by Edwin J. Lewis, Jr. (architect), who worked at 9 Park St in Boston. The album contains elevations, perspective views, and plans rendered in ink and watercolor, and a few photographs and photomechanicals of residences, stables, and garages. The followi...

Date: undated

Collection: Edwin J. Lewis, Jr. Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 327400

Ref. Code: AR031

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