Historic New England

Biographical material: Obituaries of Frank J. Barrett and Dorothy Barrett, including handwritten obituary for Frank J. Barrett written himself in 1989

4 items

Date: 1989-1999

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317107

Ref. Code: AR027.002.06

Correspondence: Letter from Frank J. Barrett to Dorothy Barrett, with drawing of AFWESPAC building on reverse

1 item

Date: 1945-07-31

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317108

Ref. Code: AR027.002.07

Correspondence: Letters of recommendation for Frank J. Barrett; see also civil service records

2 items

Date: 1938-1941

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317109

Ref. Code: AR027.002.08

Correspondence: Scholarship award letter from MIT to Frank J. Barrett

1 item

Date: 1937

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317110

Ref. Code: AR027.002.09

Family history: Autograph book and scrapbook of Lucy S. Cutter

1 item

Date: 1830-1897

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317111

Ref. Code: AR027.002.10

Family history: "The Barrett Family" by the American Genealogical Research Institute

89 pages

Date: 1975

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317113

Ref. Code: AR027.002.11

Family history: Barrett family register, documenting family member from 1776 to 1851

4 pages; includes hair

Date: 1846-1851

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317114

Ref. Code: AR027.002.12

Family history: Genealogical research

7 items

Date: 1948-1984, undated

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317115

Ref. Code: AR027.002.13

Family history: "History of the Town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, From the Date of the Masonian Charter to the Present Time, 1749-1880" by Daniel B. Cutter, M.D.

648 pages

Date: 1881

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317116

Ref. Code: AR027.002.14

Family history: "The Literary Remains of Joseph Appleton Barrett and Emily Maria Barrett" by Joseph Appleton Barrett and Emily Maria Barrett

119 pages

Date: 1837

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317117

Ref. Code: AR027.002.15

Family history: "Leonard R. Cutter, In Memoriam, July 1, 1825-July 13, 1894" by Leonard R. Cutter

301 pages

Date: 1898

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317118

Ref. Code: AR027.002.16

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Coursework completed by Frank J. Barrett

18 items

Date: 1933-1935

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317119

Ref. Code: AR027.002.17

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Master's thesis and coursework completed by Frank J. Barrett

12 items

Date: 1940, undated

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317120

Ref. Code: AR027.002.18

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Portfolio case with MIT logo and inscribed "Architecture Theory" belonging to Frank J. Barrett

1 item

Date: ca. 1935

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317121

Ref. Code: AR027.002.19

Portfolio: Frank J. Barrett Architects Associates

1 item

Date: 1974

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317122

Ref. Code: AR027.002.20

Portfolio: Frank J. Barrett's architectural work and Christmas cards

1 item

Date: undated

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317123

Ref. Code: AR027.002.21

Professional records: Address book including financial notations, possibly quotes or final costs

1 item

Date: 1953-1978

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317124

Ref. Code: AR027.002.22

Professional records: Program from St. Thomas Church, Hanover, New Hampshire

1 item

Date: 1961-10-15

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317125

Ref. Code: AR027.002.23

Negatives: MIT Master's thesis

approx. 12 negatives

Date: ca. 1940

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317126

Ref. Code: AR027.003.01

Photographs: Barrett family album; includes portraits of Frank J. Barrett and family, pets, house lot and house in Hanover, New Hampshire; also includes pocket guide to New Guinea

1 album

Date: 1936-1991

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317127

Ref. Code: AR027.003.02

Photographs: Barrett residence album, including interiors and exteriors

1 album

Date: 1955-1957, undated

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317128

Ref. Code: AR027.003.03

Photographs: Barrett residence, photographs on CD

1 disk

Date: 2009

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317129

Ref. Code: AR027.003.04

Photographs: Drafting set of Frank Herbert Barrett, 1851-1879

3 photographs

Date: 2009

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317130

Ref. Code: AR027.003.05

Photographs: Frank J. Barrett portraits

4 photographs

Date: 1937-1953

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317131

Ref. Code: AR027.003.06

Photographs: School interiors and exteriors

7 photographs

Date: undated

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317132

Ref. Code: AR027.003.07

Postcards: Album belonging to Frank Barrett (possibly grandfather or father of Frank J. Barrett)

1 album

Date: 1910-1929

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317133

Ref. Code: AR027.003.08

Postcards: Album belonging to Herbert W. Barrett

1 album

Date: 1900-1919

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317134

Ref. Code: AR027.003.09

Postcards: Sent to Barrett family members, two Christmas-themed

4 postcards

Date: 1912, undated

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317135

Ref. Code: AR027.003.10

Slides: Churches

44 color slides

Date: 1962-1966, undated

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317136

Ref. Code: AR027.003.11

Slides: Commercial, civic, and other buildings

20 color slides

Date: 1963-1972, undated

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317137

Ref. Code: AR027.003.12

Slides: Residential buildings

13 color slides

Date: 1964-1972, undated

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317138

Ref. Code: AR027.003.13

Slides: Schools

120 color slides

Date: 1957-1963, undated

Collection: Frank J. Barrett architectural collection

GUSN: 317139

Ref. Code: AR027.003.14

Battleship "Kearsarge" 16.82 Knots

Full color postcard of the battleship, U.S.S. Kearsarge, active during World War I.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 317143

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.TMP.015

Connecticut - Windsor - Modern

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 317149

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USCT.2070.0025

Tercentenary Celebration, Windsor, Conn. 1933

A group of men and two children dressed as Pilgrims stand in front a a stockade fence. A team of horses and a building can be seen in the background. Windsor was the site of Connecticut's first English settlement by members of the Plymouth Colony who set up a trading post in 1633.

Date: 1933

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 317150

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USCT.2070.0025.001

Cotton from plant to product, Pepperell Fabrics, Pepperell Manufactuirng Company, 160 State Street, Boston, Mass.

The box illustrates the basic principles in the manufacture of cotton cloth with samples of the following: 1)Raw cotton, 2)Cleaned and carded, 3)Card sliver, a drawing-out process, 4) Roving, a process of spinning, 5)Finished yarn, fully spun ready for the loom, 6)Furnished sample of a Lady Pepperel...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317175

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.002.017

Ethan Allen room planning kit, Ethan Allen Inc., location unknown, undated

The latched box has a frame holding loose green magnetic pieces, 3 plastic templates and a sheet captioned "Living Room Floor Plan." Both folders contain blue, black and brown magnetic pieces, graph paper, and an 8 inch ruler. One folder has an additional template. There is a pamphlet which explains...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317177

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.033

Maison Robert, French cuisine and fine wines in Boston's Old City Hall, 45 School Street, Boston, Mass.

The restaurant's facilities and specialties are described for potential diners and private parties. The front of the brochure has a lithograph of the Old City Hall building which houses the restaurant. The Ben Franklin statue is on the verso, highlighting the connection between American and French c...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317181

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.010

Menu, Air France New York-Paris on board the Concorde

The menu and wine list is provided for the New York to Paris flight. Wines selected by Michael Broadbent, Jancis Robinson and Hugh Johnson are available from the Concorde cellar.

Date: 1999-01-07

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317182

Ref. Code: EP001.06.20.017

Trade card for Miltie Koor's Kosher Market, 12 Central Avenue, Chelsea, Mass.

The market carries meats, poultry and kosher delicatessen foods. The inside of the card provides instructions for baking poultry, kishkie, knishes, kugels and roast beef.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317186

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.04.01.048

Pyrex the perfect gift, Corning Glass Works, Corning, New York

Instructions for using Pyrex ware in cooking, baking and serving are described.

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317188

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.063

Trade card for Structural Restoration Company, buildings cleaned with our steam process, division of Standard Waterproofing Corporation of Connecticut, 164 Alex Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut and 80 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.

The business performs cleaning, repointing, painting, window caulking and waterproofing.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317190

Ref. Code: EP001.01.021.01.01.013

Trade card, Ideal Laundry, 28 Federal Street, Bristol, Connecticut

The card has contract bridge scoring sheets and a list of the scoring rules. The cover has a landscape illustration with the caption "Mt. Rainier from Reflection Lake."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317197

Ref. Code: EP001.01.069.01.01.022

Trade card, Ideal Laundry, 28 Federal Street, Bristol, Connecticut

The card has contract bridge scoring sheets and a list of the scoring rules. The cover has an illustration with the caption "Andrew Jackson's Hermitage."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317198

Ref. Code: EP001.01.069.01.01.023