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Massachusetts

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

A.W. Blair papers

 Collection — Folder S128
Identifier: S0128
Scope and Contents This collection includes an autographed, signed letter from A.W. Blair in Indianapolis, Indiana on 1845/06/30 regarding family matters and travels.
Dates: 1845/06/30

Comstock family papers

 Collection
Identifier: L236
Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, legal and business papers, genealogy papers, photographs, a photograph album, greeting cards, notebooks, a journal, poetry, published materials, ephemera, and a leather wallet from the Comstock, Beers, and Hartwell families in Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Missouri, ranging from 1846 to 1962 and undated, regarding family life, education, careers, and business concerns.
Dates: 1846-1962, undated

John B. Gough papers

 Collection — Folder S530
Identifier: S0530
Scope and Contents This collection includes an autographed, signed letter from John B. Gough in Worcester, Massachusetts on 1866/08/27 regarding lecture schedules and fees.
Dates: 1866/08/27

Joseph Beeler collection

 Collection
Identifier: L014
Scope and Contents The collection consists of family letters of the Beeler family ranging from 1823 to 1850. The letters relate to family activities, description of Illinois legislature, and general correspondence. The collection also contains two letters from a World War I soldier. Also included in the collection are several volumes: diaries of George M. Beeler (Joseph's son), Joseph Beeler's account book (1836–1849), Fielding Beeler's account books (1847–1879), records of the Northport and Mars Hill Gravel Road...
Dates: 1778-1890s

Lucius Burrie Swift collection

 Collection
Identifier: L155
Scope and Contents This collection consists primarily of Lucius B. Swift’s correspondence from the period 1885-1908 relating to his work with federal civil service reform, including correspondence relating to the work of the National Civil Service Reform League; Swift’s publication of the Civil Service Chronicle; federal appointments in Indiana and elsewhere, and the work of the U.S. Civil Service Commission; and the role of reformers in state and national elections. Also included...
Dates: 1851-1931

Merle J. Duryea collection

 Collection — Folder S395
Identifier: S0395
Scope and Contents This collection includes photostats along with original postcards and other documents pertaining to Charles E. Duryea's invention of the first automobile in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1892. On January 1, 1939, Merle J. Duryea, son of Charles J. Duryea, prepared a list of 19 documents as proof of his father being the inventor of the first automobile. These documents cover the time period from 1892 through 1937. Notes are written on the backs of most of the items, along with the...
Dates: 1892-1939

Rising Sun Stove Polish collection

 Collection — Folder S2005
Identifier: S2005
Scope and Contents This collection includes an advertising or trade card from Rising Sun Stove Polish in Canton, Massachusetts regarding business advertising.
Dates: circa 1860-1898

S. Frank Balcom collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: G-027
Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, family charts, photographs and newspaper clippings from S. Frank Balcom and his relatives ranging from 1888 to 1911 regarding the Balcom family.
Dates: 1888-1911