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Boston (Mass.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:

Alexander Viets Griswold Papers, 1806-1856

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 477
Abstract

This collection contains approximately 150 letters addressed to Alexander Viets Griswold, the Episcopal Bishop of the Eastern Diocese from 1811 to his death in 1843.

Dates: 1806-1856

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

Allen H. Knowles Papers, 1859-1874

 Collection
Identifier: MH 137
Abstract

This collection consists of records relating to various ships and includes accounts current, crew accounts, telegrams, an insurance policy and a passport.

Dates: 1859-1874

American Shoe Machinery Corporation Records, 1920-1941

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 352
Abstract

This collection consists of accounts, stockholders' records, and patent information for the American Shoe Machinery Corporation. Correspondence and reports elucidate the eventual failure of the business.

Dates: 1920-1941

Barnabas C. Knox Papers, 1806, 1837-1864

 Collection
Identifier: MH 139
Abstract

The Barnabas C. Knox papers contain shipsÂ’ papers from vessels on which Barnabas C. Knox (died 1806) and Joseph S. B. Knox worked and other papers.

Dates: 1806, 1837-1864

Benjamin Fiske Papers, 1760-1853, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1908 +
Abstract

The Benjamin Fiske papers contain land deeds, indentures, and plot plans.

Dates: 1760-1853, undated

Boston & Portland Telegraph Company Records, 1847-1860

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 706
Abstract

Collection of records created by the Boston & Portland Telegraph Company, documenting its activities from 1847 to 1860. Items include a large bound volume containing messages received by the company's offices in Boston, Newburyport, and Salem, Massachusetts, and Maine; as well as a number of miscellaneous papers pertaining to account activity.

Dates: 1847-1860

Bowditch Family Papers, 1726/7-1942, 1961, 1975, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, financial records, maps, photographs, published works, and genealogy of the Bowditch family of Salem, Massachusetts. It also contains papers of the Babcock family, Swann family, Lyon family, Ingersoll family, and Plummer family.

Dates: 1726/7-1942, 1961, 1975, undated

Buffum Family Papers, 1660-1771, 1854-1917, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 887
Abstract

The Buffum Family Papers contains papers from the first and second generations of the Buffum family of Salem, Massachusetts, and genealogical materials. This collection has been divided into two series.

Dates: 1660-1771, 1854-1917, undated

Charles C. Currier Papers, 1826-1855

 Collection
Identifier: MH 73
Abstract

The collection consists of the business and personal papers of Salem, Massachusetts commission merchant working in Calcutta, India and Pinang.

Dates: 1826-1855