Curtis Mellen Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P010
Scope and Content
This collection consists of photographs of both the interior and exterior of Mellen family homes in Cambridge. Also included are documents related to one of the homes.
Collection Arrangement Materials arranged by subject
Dates
- 1890-1910
Language of Materials
Material in English.
Access Restrictions
Collection is available for research under the CHC rules of use.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question, unless otherwise designated.
Extent
1 flat box
Abstract
Biography Note: The Mellens were a very prominent family in Cambridge, and their soap business, Curtis Davis & Co., became the American branch of Lever Brothers, the largest soap manufacturer in the world at the time.
Abstract
Collection Description: Family photographs as well as photographs of both the interior and exterior of Mellen family homes in Cambridge. Also included are documents related to one of the homes. Many of the photographs have been attributed to Edwin D. Mellen. Listed below are the addresses and sites that have been documented in the collection. Some images are from unknown locations.
Collection Arrangement
Materials arranged by subject
Physical Location
831 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
USA
617-349-4683
egonzalez@cambridgema.gov
Acquisition Information
Donated by Curtis Mellen, 1983
Processing Information
Processed by Meta Partenheimer, 2017
Encoded by Meta Partenheimer, 2018
Encoded by Meta Partenheimer, 2018
- Title
- Inventory of the Curtis Mellen Photograph Collection, ca. 1890-1910
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processing by: Meta Partenheimer, September 2017; machine-readable finding aid by: Meta Partenheimer
- Date
- © 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge Historical Commission Archives Repository
Contact:
831 Massachusetts Avenue
2nd Floor
Cambridge Massachusetts 02139 US
617-349-4683
histcomm@cambridgema.gov
831 Massachusetts Avenue
2nd Floor
Cambridge Massachusetts 02139 US
617-349-4683
histcomm@cambridgema.gov