Historic New England

Better homes for less money at West Endicott, New York, being a letter from Geo. F. Johnson, by Endicott-Johnson Workers, Endicott, N.Y.; West Endicott, N.Y.; Johnson City, N.Y., Binghamton, N.Y., 1924 November

Booklet containing a letter written by George F. Johnson, then-president of the Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company, providing information on the affordability of housing in West Endicott, New York. West Endicott, New York, was a planned community which housed Endicott-Johnson Workers. The letter details ...

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369557

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.305

Farm buildings from home-grown timber in the South, Farmers' Bulletin no. 1975, by W. K. Williams, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1945 September

Farmers' Bulletin no. 1975 published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Published in September 1945. Written by W. K. Williams. Bulletin contains articles on constructing farm buildings using timber grown in the South of the United States. Includes photographs depicting a number of scenes, inclu...

Date: 1945

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369559

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.028

Home color harmonies: nature's key to them, by R. S. Maddock, The Lowe Brothers Company, Dayton, Ohio, 1919

Trade catalog published by The Lowe Brothers Company, a paint and varnish manufacturer. Structured as a narrative, walking the reader through each room of the house and describing the interior design choices, from paint, flooring, draperies, and rugs. Includes illustrations of the rooms and potentia...

Date: 1919

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369560

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.155

A real home: suggestions to home builders, 4th ed., Copper and Brass Research Association, 25 Broadway, New York, N.Y., 1925

Booklet published by Copper and Brass Research Association discussing topics related to building a home. Topics include contracts, financing, roofing, plumbing, lighting, and heating, among others. Includes illustrations, diagrams, and photographic prints of buildings and construction materials, as ...

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369561

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.306

The Better Homes & Gardens handbook for home-builders, edited by John Normile and Christine Holbrook, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1936

Handbook published by Meredith Publishing Company. Edited by John Normile and Christine Holbrook. Discusses a number of topics related to homebuilding, including selecting an architect, site selection, flooring, roofing, heating, plumbing, and interior design, among others. Includes photographs, ill...

Date: 1936

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369562

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.307

How to build a better home, Copper and Brass Research Association, 25 Broadway, New York, N.Y., 1922

Booklet published by Copper and Brass Research Association discussing topics related to building a home. Topics include contracts, financing, roofing, plumbing, and hardware, among others. Includes illustrations, photographic prints, and diagrams of buildings and construction materials, as well as a...

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369563

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.308

When you build, The Stuyvesant Building Group, 572 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y., circa 1930

Booklet published by The Stuyvesant Building Group walking readers home through the process of buying and building a "speculative" house. Includes information on financing, employing an architect, and construction. Photographs of houses and some floor plans are also included. Booklet sponsored by Am...

Date: circa 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369564

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.309

North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

The North Bennet Street School ephemera collection consists of 86 pieces of ephemera, including but not limited to advertisements, booklets, design drawings, pamphlets, price lists, and trade catalogues. The materials were compiled by the North Bennet Street Industrial School in Boston, Mass., and s...

Date: 1907-1951, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369565

Ref. Code: EP011

Guide to better homes, edited under the personal supervision of Mildred Gapen Bowen, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Plate and Varnish Division, Milwaukee, Wisc., 1925

Book published by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company's Plate and Varnish Division providing advice on how to build and maintain a better home. Topics addressed including employing an architect, selecting a lot, exterior design, interior design and decoration, and furnishings, among others. Ilustrati...

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369567

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.064

Advertising

2 items

Date: 1930, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369574

Ref. Code: EP011.01

Concrete

3 items

Date: 1916

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369575

Ref. Code: EP011.02

Decorative arts

4 items

Date: undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369576

Ref. Code: EP011.03

Design drawings

3 items

Date: undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369577

Ref. Code: EP011.04

Financial services

6 items

Date: 1910-1943

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369578

Ref. Code: EP011.05

Fine arts

5 items

Date: 1914-1917, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369579

Ref. Code: EP011.06

Furnishings and appliances

14 items

Date: 1907-1943, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369580

Ref. Code: EP011.07

Jewelry trade

2 items

Date: 1918-1919

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369581

Ref. Code: EP011.08

Metalwork

1 item

Date: circa 1920

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369582

Ref. Code: EP011.09

Outdoor sculpture

11 items

Date: 1928, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369583

Ref. Code: EP011.10

Pottery and ceramics

22 items

Date: circa 1910-1920, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369584

Ref. Code: EP011.11

Printing

10 items

Date: 1917-1951, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369585

Ref. Code: EP011.12

Textiles

3 items

Date: undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369586

Ref. Code: EP011.13

Books and booklets: "Some Colonial Homesteads and Their Stories" by Marion Harland, 1897

File

Date: 1897

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369630

Ref. Code: MS023.19.02

Ephemera: chart of Boston Harbor with hand drawn flag labelled "Banshee", circa 1850s

File

Date: circa 1850

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369631

Ref. Code: MS023.19.04

Portrait of an unidentified man holding a trumpet

One cabinet card depicting a well dressed man holding a trumpet. The location of this photograph is unknown. The card displays an imprint at the bottom showing a photographer name "W.M. Rose / New York Photographic Parlors, / 59 Merrimack St., Haverhill, Mass. / (opposite the Post Office)". The phot...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369640

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.5300.0500.002

Plot plan: plan of Pierce Lot in Milton Cemetery, Leonard W. Ross & Co.

1 plot plan

Date: 1895

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369646

Ref. Code: MS023.34.03.23

C. L. Cooney Antiques collection

Collection contains four account books documenting the business activities of C. L. Cooney Antiques, providing a detailed account of the stores customers and items sold. The account books are dated 1913-1917. The collection also contains miscellaneous manuscripts, including a receipt; two letters; ...

Date: 1788-1917, undated, predominant 1913-1917

Collection: C. L. Cooney Antiques collection

GUSN: 369647

Ref. Code: MS079

Magazines: American Kitchen Magazine, March 1897

1 magazine

Date: 1897

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369648

Ref. Code: MS023.34.04.13

Hatch family: Genealogy & History of the Hatch Family, Part One by the Hatch Genealogical Society, undated

File part

Date: undated

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369649

Ref. Code: MS023.34.01.02

Pierce family: copybook of Pierce genealogy and wills with commentary and memoir of Col. Samuel Pierce, 1875-1913

File part

Date: 1875-1913

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369650

Ref. Code: MS023.34.01.03

Read family: Genealogical notes titled "John Read of Rehoboth, and His Descendants", undated

File part

Date: undated

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369651

Ref. Code: MS023.34.01.06

Books and booklets: History of the Great Fire in Boston, November 9 and 10, 1872 by Col. Russell H. Conwell, 1873

File part

Date: 1873

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369652

Ref. Code: MS023.23.01

Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire): diploma, 1910

File part

Date: 1910

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369653

Ref. Code: MS023.28.04.05

Marriage records: Marriage certificate of Roger Grenway Pierce and Marjorie Hazel Curtis, Richmond, Me., 1919

File part

Date: 1919

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369654

Ref. Code: MS023.28.04.06

Marriage records: Marriage certificate of Robert James Shaughnessey and Anne Grenway Pierce, Boston, Mass., 1948

File part

Date: 1948

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369655

Ref. Code: MS023.31.06

Books: A Grammar School History of the United States by John J. Anderson, 1872

File part

Date: 1872

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369656

Ref. Code: MS023.26.01

Books: Peirce Genealogy, 1585-1880 by Frederick Clifton Peirce, 1880

File part

Date: 1880

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369657

Ref. Code: MS023.26.02

Clubs and organizations: certificate conferring 33rd degree, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Boston, Mass. 1890

File part

Date: 1890

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369658

Ref. Code: MS023.26.03

School papers: diploma, Harris Grammar School, Dorchester, Mass., 1878

File part

Date: 1878

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369659

Ref. Code: MS023.27.04.07

School papers: diploma, Dorchester High School, Dorchester, Mass., 1881

File part

Date: 1881

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369660

Ref. Code: MS023.27.04.09

Portrait of six children in American Revolution-era costumes

One mounted photographic print of six children, three boys and three girls. The photograph measures 6 1/2 inches by 9 inches. The children are dressed in elaborate costumes, including wigs, that were typical of formal wear during the American revolutionary era. The location of the photograph is unk...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369661

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.6000.0100.001

Books and booklets: The Old Farmer's Almanac for 1925

File part

Date: 1924-1925

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369662

Ref. Code: MS023.27.05.06

Books and booklets: Sensible Etiquette of the Best Society by Mrs. H. O. Ward, eighteenth edition, 1878

File part

Date: 1878

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369663

Ref. Code: MS023.27.05.03

Books and booklets: Worcester's Pronouncing Spelling Book by L.J. Campbell and S.T. Worcester, 1878

File part

Date: 1878

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369664

Ref. Code: MS023.27.05.04

Clubs and organizations: certificate of membership, Society of California Pioneers of New England, Boston, Mass., 1892

File

Date: 1892

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369665

Ref. Code: MS023.19.03

Printed material: Holy Bible, Hardings edition

File part

Date: circa 1861

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369666

Ref. Code: MS023.21.03

John J. McNutt Novelty Wood Works, Wareham Street, Boston, Mass.

John J. McNutt Novelty Wood Woorks stood at the junction of Malden and Wareham Streets in Boston, Massachusetts. They were builders and manufacturers of of bank and stor fixtures as specialists in carving and pattern making. - 1883 Boston City Directory.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369667

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.010.012

The Landscape universe : historic designed landscapes in context : proceedings, expanded and illustrated papers from the National Symposium of 23 April 1993, Armor Hall at Wave Hill, Bronx, New York / designed and edited by Charles A. Birnbaum.

113 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Date: [1993?]

Creators: Birnbaum, Charles A. Catalog of Landscape Records in the United States (Project)

GUSN: 146302

Call Number: Stacks SB472.L375 1993 c.1 (and 1 more)

Performance standards for timber sash and case windows / [researched and written by Pat Gibbons with contributions from Robin Kent].

44 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Date: 1994.

Creators: Gibbons, Pat. Historic Scotland. Technical Conservation Research and Education Division.

GUSN: 146303

Call Number: HisPres. TH2275.G53 1994

Conservation of plasterwork : a guide to the principles of conseving and repairing historic plasterwork / compiled and edited by Simpson & Brown Architects.

44 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Date: 1994.

Creators: Simpson & Brown Architects. Historic Scotland. Technical Conservation Research and Education Division.

GUSN: 146304

Call Number: HisPres. NA3690

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