Historic New England

Keeping you posted, front page news for your customers! feature Squirrel Peanuts and profit today! The Boston Post, Boston, Mass., undated

Customers are urged to feature Squirrel Brand Salted Peanuts like those "advertised in The Boston Post, New England's largest daily newspaper."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287575

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.10.01.011

Squirrel Brand Salted Peanuts, The Squirrel Brand Co., 10-12 Boardman Street, Cambridge, Mass., undated

The Company carries nut caramels, peanut butter, peanut bars and salted nuts. The ad is mounted on a board with a hook on the verso for hanging.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287577

Ref. Code: EP001.15.042

Something new! a complete receipe for Squirrel Brand Salted Peanut Cookies, Squirrel Brand Co., 10-12 Boardman Street, Cambridge, Mass., undated

The ad states the recipe is on the back of the vacuum tin of peanuts shown in the illustration. The ad is mounted on a board with an attached piece which can be folded open so it will stand on a flat surface.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287578

Ref. Code: EP001.15.043

Loads of fun, eat Squirrel Brand Butter Chews, Squirrel Brand Co., 10-12 Boardman Street, Cambridge, Mass., undated

One squirrel pulls another squirrel in a wagon loaded with Butter Chews. The ad is mounted on a board with an attached piece to fold out so it will stand on a flat surface.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287579

Ref. Code: EP001.15.044

Advertisement for Standard American Billiard Tables, Phelan & Collender, 63 to 69 Crosby Street, New York, New York, March 1867

The ad is from the March 1867 issue of the "Atlantic monthly advertiser."

Date: 1867-03

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287587

Ref. Code: EP001.01.052.02.01.001

Float night 1935, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass., 1935

The program describes the events of float night and lists the student officers and committees.

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287588

Ref. Code: EP001.01.034.01.03.022

Saint Helena's House, a house for young women, 89 Union Park Street, Boston, Mass., 1920s

Rooms and meals are provided for young single working women in Boston. The facilities and amenities are shown in photographs. The House was founded by Boston Archbishop Williams in the 1880s and is administered by the Grey Nuns.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287592

Ref. Code: EP001.01.018.01.01.009

Report for the year 1903, Hartford Social Settlement, 15 North Street, Hartford, Connecticut, 1903

The document describes the work and activities for adults and children performed by the settlement house. Jane Addams of Hull House spoke at the Annual Meeting on March 26, 1903. Secretary Caroline M. Hewins was a pioneering children's services librarian in the Hartford Public Library where she foun...

Date: 1903

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287623

Ref. Code: EP001.01.018.01.01.010

Commencement week, Smith College, Northampton, Mass., June 11-15, 1915

Activities during commencement week are described with dates, speakers and times. Members of the senior class are listed.

Date: 1915-06

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287628

Ref. Code: EP001.01.034.01.03.023

Lettering, Pedro J. Lemos, catalog no. 120, published by School Arts, Worcester, Mass.

The portfolio provides information on lettering history, spacing, design, mongramming and lettering pens.

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287630

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.002.013

New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad local time-table between Boston, Forest Hills, Dedham, Providence, Easton and intermediate stations, revised to August 4, 1912

1 timetable ; 6 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches

Date: 1912-08-04

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287675

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.040

Fishing, by Margaret Tempest, The Medici Society Ltd., London, England, 1937

The postcard is based on animal characters Margaret Tempest created for her children's books. She wrote and illustrated the "Little Grey Rabbit" books and other titles. According to text on the card verso the Medici Society is "Art Publishers by appointment to the late King George V."

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287680

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.01.019

Shopping bag, Daniel Low & Co., Salem, Mass., undated

The Daniel Low Building is shown on each side of the bag. Text below the Daniel Low name reads "Trading life's finest since 1867." First Church, Salem, used the building as its meetinghouse until 1923.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287688

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.02.001

Advertisement for Dabney's circulating library of several thousand volumes, daily increasing, accommodated to readers of every description, Salem, Mass., undated

In addition to books Dabney carries such items as stationery, maps, writing desks, watercolor boxes and backgammon tables. Text around the border of the ad reads "Here you may range the world! with the magic of a book, plunge into scenes of remote ages and countries, cheat erpedation and solitude ou...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287692

Ref. Code: EP001.01.013.04.01.001

Mercantile Library Building, Mercantile Library Association, 32 Summer Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The Mercantile Library offers books, literary activities and entertainments to its members. Text on the card reads "The Association, the oldest of its kind in the country, was organized March 11, 1820; and, with the exception of the Public Library and Athenaeum, the Mercantile Library is the largest...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287693

Ref. Code: EP001.01.013.04.01.002

Papers of Richard Hawley Tucker (c. 1791-1867)

Series I, Papers of Richard Hawley Tucker, I (c.1791-1867), 1843-1859, undated, contains family correspondence, estate papers (miscellaneous correspondence, financial documents, etc.). This series includes forty-four letters written to his sons Captain Joseph Tucker (31 items) and Captain Richard H....

Date: 1843-1859, undated

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287717

Ref. Code: MS033.001

Papers of Richard Holbrook Tucker (1816-1895)

Series II, Papers of Richard Holbrook Tucker (1816-1895), 1856-1931, contains correspondence between Captain Richard H. Tucker, Jr., and his wife Mary Geraldine (Mollie) Armstrong Tucker (1841-1922), letters to some of their children and other members of the Tucker family; financial records related ...

Date: 1856-1931

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287720

Ref. Code: MS033.002

Papers of Mary Geraldine (Mollie) Armstrong Tucker (1841-1922)

Series III, Papers of Mary Geraldine (Mollie) Armstrong Tucker (1841-1922), 1850-1922, is divided into two sections, correspondence and literary productions. The correspondence is extensive, covering Mollie Tucker's life span from her years as a student at St. Joseph's Academy in Emmitsburg, Marylan...

Date: 1850-1922

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287722

Ref. Code: MS033.003

Papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899)

Series IV, Papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), 1871-1899, includes extensive correspondence with members of the Tucker family, as well as writings and printed material. The correspondence reflects the author's life span from childhood until her death at age forty-one. Writings a...

Date: 1871-1899

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287726

Ref. Code: MS033.004

Papers of Richard Hawley Tucker III (1859-1952)

Series V, Papers of Richard Hawley Tucker III (1859-1952), 1871-1952, contains correspondence, writings, printed material, and financial records. Tucker's correspondence consists of letters written to his parents and family members from a variety of locations associated with his education and employ...

Date: 1871-1952

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287728

Ref. Code: MS033.005

Papers of Martha Armstrong (Patty) Tucker Stapleton (1861-1893)

Series VI, Papers of Martha Armstrong (Patty) Tucker Stapleton (1861-1893), 1873-1925, contains correspondence and writings by Martha (Patty) Tucker Stapleton, who published under the pen name Patience Stapleton, and her husband William Stapleton.

Date: 1873-1925

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287729

Ref. Code: MS033.006

Papers of Jane Armstrong (Jen or Jennie) Tucker (1866-1964)

Series VIII, Papers of Jane Armstrong (Jen or Jennie) Tucker (1866-1964), 1879-1949, contains a large collection of correspondence to family members and business associates, two autograph books, a small collection of diaries and school-related writings, material related to income-producing ventures,...

Date: 1879-1949

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287743

Ref. Code: MS033.008

Papers of Mary Louisa (Carr) Armstrong (1815-1895)

Series IX, Papers of Mary Louisa (Carr) Armstrong (1815-1895), dates, contains letters written between Captain Richard Tucker and Mollie Armstrong Tucker and her mother, Mary Louisa Armstrong, as well as letters written by Mary Louisa Armstrong to her daughter Jane Ritson Armstrong and her granddaug...

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287744

Ref. Code: MS033.009

Papers of Jane Ritson Armstrong (b. 1844)

Series X, Papers of Jane Ritson Armstrong (b. 1844), dates, contains a substantial collection of correspondence between Jane Armstrong to and from her mother Mary Louisa (Carr) Armstrong, her sister Mary Armstrong Tucker and brother-in-law Captain Richard H. Tucker and represent the full span of her...

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287745

Ref. Code: MS033.010

Papers of Jane Standen Tucker (1917-2012)

Series XI, Papers of Jane Standen Tucker (1917-2012), consists of materials created and collected during the Jane Standen Tucker's ownership of Castle Tucker and include correspondence generated during her family history research, genealogical pursuits, and management of the property as an independe...

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287746

Ref. Code: MS033.011

Other papers

Series XII, General and Unassignable Materials, consists of a large and diverse collection of materials that document everyday life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Financial records include invoices from merchants in Boston and the Wiscasset area, and document the purchase of househ...

Date: 1858-1919, undated

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287747

Ref. Code: MS033.012

Photographs

Series XIII, Photographs, includes photographs of the exteriors and interiors of Castle Tucker, group portraits, portraits of individual members of the Potter, Carr, Armstrong, and Tucker families, and photograph albums of snapshots kept by Jane Standen Tucker.

Date: 1880-1999, undated

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 287748

Ref. Code: MS033.013

Extracts from rules and regulations of the library, Middlesex Mechanic Association, undated

Rules which apply to Association members are described in detail on the leaflet.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287772

Ref. Code: EP001.01.013.04.01.003

Watermark, seated Britannia figure, location unknown, undated

The oval shaped watermark has a crown at the top. The seated figure within the oval holds a scepter with a shield at the lower right side. The shield has a cross on it. The fragment appears to be from a ledger.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287141

Ref. Code: EP001.01.124.01.01.008

Ruse & Turners 1808, location unknown, 1808

One side of the item has a handwritten name "Mr. Joseph Hurd, Jr." The item is stamped "New Orleans Feb 20." There is a small fragment with the water mark "P W" on it.

Date: 1808

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287142

Ref. Code: EP001.01.124.01.01.009

Eagle, watermark, Joseph Hurd, Charlestown, Mass., undated

The watermark is an eagle. Handwritten text on the item reads Mr. Joseph Hurd, Charles.., Massachuse.."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287144

Ref. Code: EP001.01.124.01.01.010

Watermark, standing Britannia figure, Liverpool, England, December 31, 1807

The oval shaped watermark has a crown at the top. The figure within the oval holds a scepter with a shield at the lower right side. The shield has a cross on it. The fragment appears to be from a ledger. The handwritten text at the bottom reads "Errors Excepted, Liverpool 31 Dec. 1807, Morrall & Bor...

Date: 1807-12-31

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287145

Ref. Code: EP001.01.124.01.01.011

K G 1804, location unknown, 1807-1808

The letters "K G" are within a circle with the year "1804" below it. Four of the items have the following dates: 13 October 1807, 2 February 1808, 9 February 1808, 14 March 1808. Handwritten text on these four read "Errors Excepted, Liverpool, Morrall & Borland." The fragments appear to be from a le...

Date: 1807-1808

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287146

Ref. Code: EP001.01.124.01.01.012

Watermarks, K G 1804 and standing Britannia figure, Liverpool, England, 1804

The item has a standing Britannia figure watermark on one side of the sheet and a K G 1804 watermark on the opposite side of the sheet. The item appears to be a ledger fragment from Morrall & Borland, Liverpool, England.

Date: 1804

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287164

Ref. Code: EP001.01.124.01.01.013

Hancock Pamphlets

Sub-sub-series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287175

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03

Hancock Pamphlets - Folder 1

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287177

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01

Paul Revere, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1930

Paul Revere's early life, famous ride and later business ventures are described. The inside of the front cover has the Revere portrait by Gilbert Stuart and the inside of the back cover has Revere's engraving of the "Landing of the Troops in Boston, 1768."

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287184

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.001

John Paul Jones, founder of the American Navy, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1923

The pamphlet describes John Paul Jones origins, life in the colonies and efforts to establish the American Navy during the Revolutionary War.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287186

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.002

Benjamin Franklin, apostle of thrift and frugality, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1938

The life of Benjamin Franklin is recounted from his humble origins to his role as a statesmen in the war for American independence. The cover portrait is from a "painting by Joseph Sifrede Duplessis in the Boston Public Library."

Date: 1938

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287192

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.003

Thomas Jefferson, lover of liberty, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1945

Jefferson's roles nationally and in his home state of Virginia are described. A facsimile of Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence and a map detailing the Louisiana Purchase are included.

Date: 1945

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287194

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.004

John Adams, second President of the United States, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1923

John Adams role in the formation of the United States is described from his time in the Continental Congress to second president of the new nation. The Adams birthplace in Quincy, Massachusetts is shown on the back cover.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287247

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.005

Correspondence received from Annie and James Fields

This file includes six folders of letters from Annie Fields to Martha Osgood and one folder of letters from James Fields to Martha Osgood.

Date: 1857-1888, undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287248

Ref. Code: MS030.001

Correspondence received from Mary Rice Jewett

This file includes one folder of letters from Mary Rice Jewett to Martha Osgood.

Date: 1886-1891

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287249

Ref. Code: MS030.002

Correspondence received from Sarah Orne Jewett

This file includes one folder of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett to Martha Osgood.

Date: 1884-1891, undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287250

Ref. Code: MS030.003

Correspondence received from various correspondents

This file includes one folder of letters from Ellen Robbins, James Russell Lowell, and Celia Thaxter to Martha Osgood.

Date: undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287251

Ref. Code: MS030.004

Correspondence sent by Martha Osgood and correspondence sent and received by others

This file includes one folder of letters sent by Martha Osgood and letters sent and received by others.

Date: undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287252

Ref. Code: MS030.005

John Hancock, great American patriot, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1927

The life of John Hancock, his activities before independence and later years as first governor of the Commonwealth, are described. The inside of the back cover has an illustration of the Hancock Mansion on Beacon Hill.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287253

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.006

Abraham Lincoln, the great emancipator, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1926

Lincoln's early years are retold followed by his entering politics and achieving the presidency.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287254

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.007

Daniel Webster, defender of the union, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1923

Daniel Webster's career as a lawyer, politician and statesmen who sought to avoid war is described.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287255

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.008

Davy Crockett, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1955

The term "backwoodsman" is defined before the story of Davy Crockett is told.

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287256

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.009

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