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Danvers (Mass.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

Alden Perley and Jesse (Carter) White Papers, 1856-1954, 1978

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 679
Abstract

The Alden Perley and Jesse (Carter) White Papers contain papers and scrapbooks from this Danvers, Massachusetts, judge and local historian, and his wife.

Dates: 1856-1954, 1978

Alice Brown Papers, 1906-1939, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1991
Abstract

The Alice Brown papers consist primarily of letters written to her friend Caroline A. Mason, as well as two letters to Curtis Hidden Page, two letters to The Writer magazine, two newspaper clippings, a letter to the Saturday Evening Post, additional letters to Mason from friends talking about Alice Brown, and some of the envelopes the letters were sent in.

Dates: 1906-1939

Andrew Merriam Putnam Papers, 1835-1852, 1947

 Collection
Identifier: MH 193
Abstract

The Andrew Merriam Putnam papers document the life of this Danvers, Massachusetts, ship captain.

Dates: 1835-1852, 1947

Collection of Petitions Against Slavery, 1840-circa 1845

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 881
Abstract

This collection is comprised of various petitions against slavery signed by citizens of Essex County, Massachusetts and Cornish, Maine.

Dates: 1840-circa 1845

Endicott Family Papers, 1638-1936, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 159
Abstract

The Endicott Family Papers record the activities of four generations of a family which settled in Windsor, Vermont, Danvers, Massachusetts, and Salem, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1638-1936, undated

First Unitarian Church of Peabody Records, 1826-1947, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 292
Abstract

The First Unitarian Church of Peabody Records consist of administrative records, financial records, records of pastoral activities such as marriages and baptisms, and records of church social activities.

Dates: 1826-1947, undated

Fowler Family Papers, 1672-1913, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 672
Abstract

The Fowler Family papers contain the business, civic, and personal papers of shipwright Samuel Fowler (1748-1813), his son Samuel (1776-1859), grandsons Samuel Page (1800-1888) and Henry (1810-1881) Fowler, and great-granddaughter Harriet Putnam Fowler (1842-1901).

Dates: 1672-1913, undated

Fowler/Black Family Correspondence, 1792-1887, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0.670
Abstract

The Fowler/Black family correspondence consists of 45 items (44 letters and 1 poem) documenting the personal lives of several members of the Fowler and Black families of Danversport, Massachusetts. Most of the letters focus on Clara Page (Black) Sanborn and her closest relatives. Many of the letters span the Civil War era and some include political commentary on the war.

Dates: 1792-1887, undated

Franklin Porter Papers, 1868-1969, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1987
Abstract

The Franklin Porter papers consist of sketches, metal templates, scrapbooks, news clippings, and account books. There are also some newspaper clippings about his daughter, Helen, and a personal photobook. This collection has been divided into two series.

Dates: 1868-1969, undated

Gardner Family Papers, 1720-1915, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 147
Abstract

The Gardner family papers reflect the shipping and business activities of three generations of this prominent Salem, Massachusetts mercantile family.

Dates: 1720-1915, undated