William F. Abbott Collection, 1916-1958, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents
This collection contains color slides of the construction of the Elderly Housing Project at Salem Willows, in 1958; color slides of the destruction of the Salem depot at Norman and Washington Streets, and the construction of the tunnel and overpass, from 1956 to 1958; and color slides of various buildings in Salem and other Essex County (Mass.) towns, from 1955 to 1957. The collection also contains a scrapbook of the Salem Rebuilding Commission and Salem fire, with news clippings, photographs, postcards, and printed reports.
Dates
- Creation: 1916-1958, undated
Creator
- Abbott, William F., 1892-1980. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
General Note
William F. Abbott (1892-1980) was a building contractor in Salem, Massachusetts, who served as Clerk of the Works during the contruction of the elderly housing project at Salem Williows. For many years, he and his father, George F. Abbott, maintined a shop, George F. Abbott & Son, at 8 1/2 Norman Street, Salem. Abbott lived in Salem his entire life at three residences, 70, 54, and 26 Hawthorne Street.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 box )
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of William F. Abbott on February 1, 1989. Abbott inherited the materials from this father, William F. Abbott (1892-1980).
- Title
- William F. Abbott Collection
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository