Essex Agricultural Society Records, 1816-1885, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The records of the Essex Agricultural Society contain minutes of meetings, articles of corporation, correspondence, membership and subscription lists, lists of entries and exhibitors for their annual cattle show and exhibition, bills, agricultural questions, and miscellaneous printed programs and premiums.
Dates
- Creation: 1816-1885, undated
Creator
- Essex Agricultural Society (Mass.) (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Historical Sketch
The Essex Agricultural Society was formed on February 18, 1818 at Cyrus Cumming's tavern in Topsfield, Massachusetts. Membership encompassed all Essex County citizens interested in agricultural pursuits. The Society published yearly addresses, essays, and reports presented by members recounting their farming experiences and making helpful suggestions. The Society also held an annual exhibition which rotated to various towns in the county.
Extent
1 linear foot (1 box; 5 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The records of the Essex Agricultural Society contain minutes of meetings, articles of corporation, correspondence, membership and subscription lists, lists of entries and exhibitors for their annual cattle show and exhibition, bills, agricultural questions, and miscellaneous printed programs and premiums.
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This collection is a reorganization of 4 volumes, 1 scrapbook, and 2 folders of manuscript material. With exception of the 1859 pamphlet listing entries for the Annual Cattle Show and Exhibition which was purchased in 1978, all the remaining manuscripts are from an unknown source.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Prudence K. Backman, March 1984. Updated by Catherine Robertson, January 2015.
Subject
- Essex Agricultural Society (Mass.) (Organization)
- Topsfield Fair (Topsfield, Mass.) (Organization)
- Title
- ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY RECORDS, 1816-1885
- Author
- Processed by: Prudence K. Backman; Updated by: Catherine Robertson; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository