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Massachusetts -- Salem

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

American and Canadian Cyphering Book Collection, 1727-1864

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 399
Abstract

This collection contains 197 items, most of which are cyphering books - handwritten books used to set out rules and cases associated with mathematical topics and which included problems and exercises linked to the topics. Students in the 18th and 19th centuries prepared them to use in their academic study.

Dates: 1727-1864

Benjamin Ropes Family Papers, 1804-1919

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 371
Abstract

The papers in this collection give insight into three generations of the Benjamin Ropes family of Salem, Massachusetts, from the mid-nineteenth century into the twentieth century.

Dates: 1804-1919

Charles Henry Allen Papers, 1829-1893

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 385
Abstract

The Charles Henry Allen Papers contain the shipping and business papers of Charles Henry Allen (1810-1899).

Dates: 1829-1893

Dudley Leavitt Pickman Papers, 1721-1938, 1967, 1985, 1990

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 360
Abstract

The bulk of the Dudley Leavitt Pickman Papers reflects the business and personal activities of Dudley Leavitt Pickman (1779-1846), a wealthy businessman and legislator.

Dates: 1721-1938, 1967, 1985, 1990

East India Marine Society Records, 1795-1972, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 88
Abstract

The records of the East India Marine Society consist of correspondence, financial documents, guest books, scrapbooks, catalogs, and ships' journals from the founding of the Society in 1799 to 1972.

Dates: 1795-1972, undated

Edith Doane (Brown) Abbot Papers, 1864-1978, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 416
Abstract

The collection is comprised of the personal papers of Edith Doane (Brown) Abbot. It also includes the papers of additional members of the Brown and Abbot families.

Dates: 1864-1978, undated

Francis Boardman Crowninshield Family Papers, 1778-1948, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 402
Abstract

The Francis Boardman Crowninshield Family Papers are a collection of business records and family papers created by Francis Boardman Crowninshield, his immediate family and other relatives.

Dates: 1778-1948, undated

Haraden Family Papers, 1797-1862

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 387
Abstract

This collection consists of papers and diaries belonging to the Haraden family, prominent seamen and rope makers in Salem, Massachusetts, in the nineteenth century.

Dates: 1797-1862

Isaac Newhall Papers, 1806-1858, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 398
Abstract

This collection documents the transactions of J & I Newhall, dry goods merchants in Salem, Massachusetts, in the early nineteenth century.

Dates: 1806-1858, undated

Joseph and John Winn French Spoliation Papers, 1803-1901, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 393
Abstract

Polly, the schooner Joseph, and the ship Argo, which were captured by the French at the beginning of the nineteenth century.The Joseph and John Winn French Spoliation Papers contain the record of Joseph and John Winn’s claims for the brig

Dates: 1803-1901, undated