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Boston (Mass.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:

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

Charles Wallingford Parker Collection, 1860, 1889-1912, 1937

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 682
Abstract

The Charles Wallingford Parker Collection mostly contains materials related to Macullar, Parker and Company, a men’s clothing manufacturer and retail store in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1860, 1889-1912, 1937

Clarissa Crowninshield Papers, 1818-1908

 Collection
Identifier: MH 67
Abstract

The bulk of the collection consists of Clarissa (also called Clara) Crowninshield's personal papers, which include personal and business correspondence, receipts and accounts, legal and estate papers and stock certificates.

Dates: 1818-1908

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

David Pingree Papers, 1803-1939

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 901
Abstract

This collection includes the papers of David Pingree, papers of his family members, and records of his business associates.

Dates: 1803-1939, undated

Elizabeth Moseley Papers, 1799-1809, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 161
Abstract

The Elizabeth Moseley papers contain bills, invoices, and receipts.

Dates: 1799-1809, undated

English/Touzel/Hathorne Papers, 1661-1851, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 11
Abstract

The English/Touzel/Hathorne Papers contain shipping records of Philip English (1651-1736) and John Touzel (bp1687-1737); goldsmith and dry goods business records of John Touzel (1727-1785), John Hathorne (1748-1834), and Benjamin Herbert Hathorne (1773-1824); and personal and legal papers of various family members.

Dates: 1661-1851, undated

Franklin S. Phelps & Company Records, 1853-1888, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 186
Abstract

The Franklin S. Phelps and Company Records document the business of this Boston-based insurance agency.

Dates: 1853-1888, undated