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War Memorials – Boston and Cambridge
Collection
Identifier: CHC073
Abstract
1 oversize volume, measuring 19 x 26.” Proposed plans for Boston and Cambridge war memorial to be located on Harvard Bridge.
Dates:
September 1920
Found in:
Cambridge Historical Commission Archives
Watson Funeral Home Collection
Collection
Identifier: CHC059
Abstract
The Watson Funeral Home Collection consists of photographs, certificates, clippings and ephemera related to the Watson Funeral Home, a local 20th century business in Cambridge. The collection also possesses blueprints of the first and second floors of the funeral home when it was located at 11 Magazine Street. The blueprints were provided by Robert Reid, a local architect.
Dates:
1847-1994
Found in:
Cambridge Historical Commission Archives
West Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: CHC043
Scope and Content
The materials found in this collection include blue prints and a contract for work done on the two West properties, 115 Pearl Street and 6 Cottage Street; the ledger of a short-lived family clock business; school copy books for Alfred, George, and Gertrude, which reflect the educational methods of the times; grade school essays by George; and a large album of unidentified photographs.Of particular interest are the essays composed by George, which describe the experiences of a...
Dates:
1885-1926
Found in:
Cambridge Historical Commission Archives
Cornelia B. Wheeler Papers
Collection
Identifier: 061
Collection Overview
This collection documents the work of Cornelia B. Wheeler. The collection reflects Councillor Wheeler’s work on and off the Council. It includes extensive material regarding the Harvard Square Development Taskforce. Records also include meeting agendas, clippings, project material (e.g. Bennett Street Yard; Red Line Extension; parking; traffic; zoning); correspondence, and notes.
Dates:
1947-2003
William B. King Collection
Collection
Identifier: CHC055
Scope and Content
This collection contains textual records collected by William B. King related to his contributions to local Cambridge organizations, including Harvard Law School, Cambridge Civic Association, Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, and the Cambridge Historical Commission. It also holds external reports, newsletters, maps, and ads from other local institutions as well as the National Trust for Historic Preservation.The collection consists of approximately 100 folders of written...
Dates:
1955-1979, 2018; Majority of material found within 1964-1979
Found in:
Cambridge Historical Commission Archives
WM. E. Russell For President Campaign Button
Item
Identifier: OBJ001.20
Abstract
Text on Button Reads:
For President
WM E. Russell
For President
WM E. Russell
Dates:
1890
Found in:
Cambridge Historical Commission Archives
Alice Wolf Papers, 1963-2011
Collection
Identifier: 047
Collection Overview
The collection contains correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, news clippings, and printed materials related to Alice Wolf and the various public offices she held throughout her political career as well as materials related to local, state, and national Democratic politics more generally. The collection also contains photographs, audiovisual materials, and realia related to Wolf’s career. All phases of Wolf’s political career are represented, with the City Council tenure documented most...
Dates:
1963-2011
wood sign bearing the name of Dr. Thomas H. Heaton.
Item
Identifier: OBJ001.133
Scope and Contents
Wood sign or "shingle" bearing the name of Dr. Thomas H. Heaton. The piece was found in the basement of 331 Broadway in Cambridge around the time of that building's renovations in 1999.
Dates:
ca.1940
Found in:
Cambridge Historical Commission Archives
Sheli Wortis Papers, 1958-2009
Collection
Identifier: 048
Collection Overview
This collection contains correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, publications, printed materials, and a small amount of photographs and audiovisual materials related to organizations and causes with which Sheli Wortis was actively involved. Because of her deep involvement in these issues, there is a particular emphasis on multicultural and diversity initiatives, as well as early childhood education and literacy.
Dates:
1958-2009
Xonnabel Clark Collection
Collection
Identifier: CHC027
Abstract
Historical Note on the Grace Vision United Methodist Church: The original congregation were members of the Harvard Street Church. It is unclear if the church was an outgrowth of the Sabbath School – a joint venture founded in April 1870 by Baptist, Congregational, and Methodist Churches in the Cambridge area – or if the original congregation had already begun organizing before that point. The Cottage Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge was officially founded on 5 April 1871. In the...
Dates:
ca. 1871-2013
Found in:
Cambridge Historical Commission Archives
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