Posts Tagged ‘women’s history’
Maria Baldwin, 1856-1922: “An Honor and a Glory”
By Daphne Abeel, 2006 Cantabrigian Maria Baldwin, a gifted and imposing African-American educator of the early 20th century, has never lacked recognition. During her lifetime and after her death, she was praised and then remembered. She was exceptional for her era and perhaps for all eras, attracting the attention of the entire community with her…
Read MoreBetsy Siggins Papers, 1714-2008
NOTE: Series II of this collection was transferred to the Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center at UMass Amherst. Review their finding aid. Administrative Information Biographical Sketch Arrangement Scope and Content Note Series Description and Folder Listing 5 ½ file boxes, 1 oversized box 3.96 linear feet Processor: Katrina Morse…
Read MoreMercy Scollay Papers, 1775-1824
Administrative Information Biographical Sketch Sources Related Collections Scope and Content Note Library of Congress Subject Headings Series Description and Folder Listing View transcriptions here 1 box .42 linear feet Processor: Joey Grant Date: July 2008 Acquisition: Letters donated April 1929 by Elizabeth Harris. Although the letters do not directly reflect the history of Cambridge they…
Read MoreParmenter-Hunt Family Diaries, 1849-1931
Administrative Information Biographical Sketch Related Collections Sources Scope and Content Note Library of Congress Subject Headings Series Description and Folder Listing Administrative Information 7 ½ document boxes 4.63 linear fee Processor: Giordana Mecagni Date: May 2004 Inventoried by: Amy E. Gray, December 1993 Acquisition: Mary F. Parmenter, grandniece of Mary Parmenter, donated the bulk of…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MorePast History Café & Walking Tour – When Crafty Women Move Domestic Arts to the Public Realm
Thursday, 04/27/2017, 5:30pm–8:00pm Walking Tour, 5:30-6:20 PM Stroll past “Bee” members’ homes, and hear their stories; all in the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House vicinity. Tour led by Steve Pinkerton. Meet in front of the Longfellow House National Historical Site, 105 Brattle Street. Tour starts promptly at 5:30pm, please arrive a few minutes early. History Cafe, 6:30-8 PM A parlor…
Read MoreCambridge Through the Pages
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…
Read MoreGarden Street Garden Club Records, 1879-1897
Administrative Information Historical Sketch Related Collections Sources Scope and Content Note Library of Congress Subject Headings Series Description and Folder Listing 1 document box .5 linear feet Processor: Kristy Sharpe Date: April 2005 Acquisition: Unknown Access: There are no restrictions to items in this collection. Permission to Publish: Requests for permission to publish from the…
Read MoreCambridge Branch of the Massachusetts Indian Association Records, 1886-1923
Administrative Information Historical Sketch Related Collections Sources Scope and Content Note Library of Congress Subject Headings Series Description and Folder Listing 2 document boxes .625 cubic feet Processor: Christopher J. Lenney Date: November 2004 Acquisition: The Records of the Cambridge Branch of the Massachusetts Indian Association were conveyed to Cambridge Historical Society on 22 November…
Read MoreBull Curtis Papers, 1830-1910
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 boxes Processor: Zinaida Tsemel 2.5 linear feet Date: November 2002 Updated: November 2008 Acquisition: The Bull Curtis Papers were donated between 1986-1988 to the Cambridge Historical Society by Sylvea Bull…
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