Historic New England

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

Envelope for The Free Library of Philadelphia, Germantown Branch, Vernon Park, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

The envelope is used to return a library card application. Two of the requirements are "If folded or much soiled this application will not be accepted. The endorsements must be in INK."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287774

Ref. Code: EP001.01.013.04.01.004

Butcher picture card, location unknown, undated

A butcher working with meat is in the illustration.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287775

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.001

Dry goods picture card, location unknown, 1880-1899

A worker cuts fabric in a dry goods store. A dressmaker's form displays a dress with a bustle.

Date: 1880-1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287777

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.002

Fish market picture card, location unknown, undated

A female fishmonger displays a fish. Below her in the case a red lobster raises its claws.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287778

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.003

Furniture picture card, location unknown, undated

A man shows a chair in a furniture showroom.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287779

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.004

Grocery picture card, location unknown, undated

A grocer weighs a product surrounded by hanging fowl and barrels.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287780

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.005

Picture card, woman in red with a dog and a fan, house in the background, location unknown, undated

A woman holds a dog on a leash and a fan. There is a small image of a red and yellow house in the upper left corner.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287781

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.006

Picture card, red and yellow house, location unknown, undated

A red and yellow hoouse has a path leading to its porch in the card image. A large number "2" is on the lower portion of the card. The card verso has flowering branches done in colors of red white.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287782

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.007

Picture card, man with a cigar and a walking stick, house in the background, location unknown, undated

The man in the image wears a top hat and has a cigar and walking stick. A red and yellow house is in the upper left corner.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287783

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.008

Picture card, cabin boy, house in the background, location unknown, undated

A young cabin boy stands in the card image with a red and yellow house in the upper left corner. The card verso has flowering branches done in colors of red white.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287786

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.009

Psalm of deliverance, Little Pilgrim lesson pictures, October 29, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 5, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Text on the card verso describes the image with questions for children. The illustration is copyright 1899 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1911-10-29

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287789

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.011

Ezra's journey to Jerusalem, Little Pilgrim lesson pictures, November 19, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 8, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Text on the card verso describes the image with questions for children. The illustration is copyright 1899 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1911-11-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287790

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.012

Daniel and his companions, Little Pilgrim lesson pictures, September 10,, vol. 23, 3rd quarter, 1911, no. 3, part 11, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Text on the card verso describes the image with questions for children. The illustration is copyright 1898 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1911-09-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287791

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.010

Nehemiah and his enemies, December 10, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 11, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Date: 1911-12-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287792

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.013

Ezra teaches the law, December 17, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 12, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Text on the card verso describes the image with questions for children. The illustration is copyright 1899 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1911-12-17

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287793

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.014

Jesus born in Bethlehem, December 24, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 13, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Date: 1911-12-24

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287794

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.015

Our father's care, vol. 18, no. 1, part 6, first quarter, February 6, 1898, American Baptist Publication Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1898

The card verso has questions and answers for children on the verse topic. A pair of robins feeding their young illustrates the verse. The illustration is copyright 1897 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1898-02-06

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287795

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.016

John the Baptist beheaded, vol. 18, no. 1, part 12, March 20, 1898, American Baptist Publication Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1898

The card verso has questions and answers for children on the verse topic. The illustration is copyright 1897 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1898-03-20

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288244

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.017

French alphabet card, letter P, location unknown, undated

The item is a French language alphabet card. A child riding on a donkey is surrounded by images of ice skates, a peacock, an umbrella and a pitcher.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288246

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.018

Picture card, house, barn, buggy, location unknown, undated

There is a line bisecting the card. Above the line is a larger image of a house. Below the line are two smaller images of a barn and a four-wheeled buggy.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288247

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.019

Picture card, barn, house, buggy, location unknown, undated

There is a line bisecting the card. Above the line is a larger image of a barn. Below the line are two smaller images of a house and a four-wheeled buggy.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288249

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.020

Picture card, bugle, rifle, drum, location unknown, undated

There is a line bisecting the card. Above the line is a larger image of a bugle. Below the line are two smaller images of a rifle and a drum.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288250

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.021

Cutout card of a young girl trying on a bonnet in front of a mirror, location unknown, undated

The cutout is a young girl standing in front of a mirror trying on a bonnet.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288252

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.022

Burdens become light when cheerfully borne, location unknown, undated

The proverb is illustrated with a cowboy leading pack horses to a river.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288253

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.023

Silence is always safe, location unknown, undated

The proberb is illustrated with a pair of lions watching their prey.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288254

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.024

Exterior view, Hancock House, Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

A black and white photograph of the front facade of the Hancock House on Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. On the back of the photograph is the following historical information: "John Hancock, first Governor of Massachusetts under the State Constitution, lived in this house; it was built in the year 1737...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 288338

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0870.001

Boston Mayor Kevin White with Queen Elizabeth II

A black and white photograph of Boston Mayor Kevin White (center) with Queen Elizabeth II (left) and Kathryn White during Boston's celebration of the United States' bicentennial in 1976. At the bottom of the photograph is a hand written inscription: "That's me in the middle - before I heard the new ...

Date: 1976

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 288343

Ref. Code: PC004.01.W.4300.010

Patriotic songs of America, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1928

Words and music are provided for eight songs including "Yankee Doodle" and "Dixie."

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287276

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.015

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