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Boston (Mass.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:

John Patch Papers, 1732-1944, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 491
Abstract

The John Patch Papers are comprised of correspondence, lectures, plays, poetry, political commentary, journals, genealogical notes, and legal documentation belonging to John Patch (1807-1887), an Ipswich, Mass. lawyer and author.

Dates: 1732-1944, undated

Josephine Lee (Rantoul) Murray Papers, 1903-1947, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 472
Abstract

This collection contains the personal papers of Josephine Lee (Rantoul) Murray, including personal correspondence, childhood records, diaries and journals, ephemera, newspaper clippings, and photographs. It contains several months of correspondence from Henry A. Murray, Jr. and several personal childhood diaries.

Dates: 1903-1947, undated

Lowell-Russell-Gardner Papers, 1788-1828, 1855-1881, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 658
Abstract

This collection spans three generations of the Lowell, Russell, and Gardner families of Boston and Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1788-1828, 1855-1881, undated

Marilyn Riseman Papers, 1928-2013, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1864
Abstract

The Marilyn Riseman Papers document the life and career of Marilyn Riseman primarily through scrapbooks, photo albums, loose photographs, and newspaper clippings. The original titles of scrapbooks, folders, and boxed slides have been maintained. When possible, photographs and clippings have been removed from albums and placed in folders for preservation purposes. The collection had no original order, and materials are arranged chronologically within subseries.

Dates: 1928-2013, undated

Nathaniel B. Mansfield Papers, 1808, 1831-1907, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 156
Abstract

The Nathaniel B. Mansfield papers reflect two generations of the Mansfields' merchant and shipping business ventures—from Nathaniel Mansfield's (1796-1863) ice business to his son's shipping and merchant business ventures.

Dates: 1808, 1831-1907, undated

Pickering Family Papers, 1636-1887, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 400
Abstract

The Pickering Family Papers include business, legal, and personal papers of five generations of the Pickering family of Salem, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1636-1887, undated

Rice Family Papers, 1856-1983, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1959
Abstract This collection contains records relating to the shipping interests of the Rice family and of N.W. Rice & Co. Included are legal and financial records of numerous shipping companies and vessels, records of vessels’ passages, a Mixed Claims Commission report, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The collection also contains materials documenting the research activities of Charles Goodnow Rice II (1918-2007), who researched the shipping interests of earlier generations of...
Dates: 1856-1983, undated

Richard and Mary K. Wheatland Family Papers, 1862-1951, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 907
Abstract

The Richard and Mary K. Wheatland Family Papers include personal items, including a number of photo albums and loose photographs, correspondence, and some documents relevant to the Pingree family businesses. Many of the photographs have notes on the back in the hand of Mary Wheatland (1870-1962).

Dates: 1862-1951, undated

Robert H. Waters Papers, 1851-1884, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 318
Abstract

The Robert H. Waters Papers contain correspondence and shipping papers of both Robert H. Waters and John Banchor.

Dates: 1851-1884, undated

Sons of Temperance Records, 1844-1967, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 215
Abstract

The Sons of Temperance Records include constitutions, by-laws, meeting minutes, financial records, membership rolls, newsletters, and photographs created by members of the Sons of Temperance.

Dates: 1844-1967, undated