The Story of the Bee

Read the full The Story of the Bee by Mary Towle Palmer (1924) as a PDF here Read the finding aid for The Bee Records, 1861–1934 here Cambridge Proceedings, Volume 17, 1924 EXTRACTS FROM “THE STORY OF THE BEE” BY MARY TOWLE PALMER Since there is no record of the exact pages which Mrs. Palmer…

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Nichols Family Papers, 1831-1958

Administrative Information Biographical Sketch Related Collections Sources Scope and Content Note Library of Congress Subject Headings Series Description and Folder Listing 2 boxes, 1 photo box 1.75 linear feet Processor: Joey Gran Date: April 2008 Acquisition: Copied letters donated by Susan Pulsifer, 3 November 1971. “Stories” and 2 photographs donated as gifts to the house…

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Cambridge Through the Pages

Cambridge Historical Society: Cambridge Through the Pages tour map

By Lucy Caplan, 2013 Did you know that Cambridge has been home to a mad scientist who can revive the dead, a teenager who met with George Washington, and a man who can see into his own future? Across the centuries, Cambridge has inspired writers of fiction and poetry as an ideal setting for their…

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Cambridge Humane Society Records, 1814-1911

Administrative Information Historical Sketch Sources Related Collections Scope and Content Note Library of Congress Subject Headings Box and Folder List 1 file box 0.42 linear feet Processor: Bruce Vencill Date: December 2011 Acquisition: The bulk of the Cambridge Humane Society records were donated by that society in 1913. One publication regarding the society was donated…

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Bull Curtis Papers, 1830-1910

This collection has been transferred to Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site. Please contact their archivist with questions about this collection: https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/historyculture/archives.htm Administrative Information Biographical Sketch Sources Scope and Content Note Series Description and Folder Listing View items from the Bull Curtis Papers on Flickr 6 file boxesProcessor: Zinaida Tsemel2.5 linear feetDate: November 2002Updated: November…

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Maria Bowen Papers, 1855-1936

Administrative Information Biographical Sketch Sources Scope and Content Note Library of Congress Subject Headings Box and Folder List 2 file boxes .83 linear feet Processor: Nicole Perrault Date: November 2011 Acquisition: The bulk of the Maria Bowen Papers were left to the Cambridge Historical Society by bequest in1935. Earlier items were donated by Maria Bowen…

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The Bee Records, 1861–1934

Administrative Information Historical Sketch Sources Related Collections Scope and Content Note Library of Congress Subject Headings Container List 2 ½ Boxes Processor: Mark Vassar 2 linear feet Date: September 2003 View photos of this collection on Flickr Acquisition: Donated 4 January 1934 by Alice C. Allyn on behalf of the surviving members of the Bee.…

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Basket Club Records, 1873–1963

Administrative Information Historical Sketch Sources Related Collections Scope and Content Note Library of Congress Subject Headings Series Description and Folder Listing   Records: 1873 –1963 (Bulk: 1873-1953) 1 and 1/2 file boxes Processor: Margaret Crilly .63 linear feet Date: November 18, 2008 Acquisition: The Basket Club disbanded on February 12, 1963. Although no formal acquisition…

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Samuel Francis Batchelder Papers, 1765-1930

This collection was transferred to Christ Church in 2026. To view this collection in person, contact their archivist. Administrative Information Biographical Sketch Scope and Content Note Series Description and Folder Listing 9 file boxes 3.75 linear feet Processor: Survey conducted by Amy Gray, February 1993 Processed by Brian A. Sullivan, April 2000 Re-processed by Keith…

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