Contents
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Search Terms
Anniversaries
1904
Anniversaries
1954
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary
1944 - , n.d.
Banks
1904 -
Bart's Ice Cream
1986 -
Charity
1998
Churches - general
1882 -
Cider Mill
City Hall
1888 - , n.d.
Clubs
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Disasters
Film Festivals
1999
Florence
1976 - , n.d.
Florence Sewing Machine Company
1864, n.d.
General
Hadley
1942 - , n.d.
Haydenville
1975 -
Historical Pageant
1911
Hockanum Ferry
1889 - , n.d.
Holyoke
1906 - , n.d.
Hospitals
Hotels - General
1893 - , n.d.
Individuals -- General, A-Z
1959, n.d.
Leeds
1975 -
Libraries
The Manse
1922 - , n.d.
Maps
Memorial Hall / Clarke Library
n.d.
Mills
1936 - , n.d.
Mount Holyoke
Mount Nonotuck
1890, n.d.
Mount Sugarloaf
1899
Mount Tom
1893 - , n.d.
Ox Bow
c1890 - , n.d.
Individual: George M. Roberts scrapbook
1878-1881
Forbes Library
Organizations
Parks
Parking, Smith College
1998
Pass at Thermopylae
1895, n.d.
Publications
Railroad Stations
1886 - , n.d.
Restaurants
1976 - , n.d.
Rivers
Salem, Ma.
n.d.
Sanitary Wagon
1890 - , n.d.
Schools
Streets - general
c1876 - , n.d.
Taste of Northampton
Titan's Pier
1894 - , n.d.
Town Hall
Underground Railroad
1974
Water Cure
1848 - , n.d.
Whately Glen
c1892
Williamsburg
1963
Winter Festival
1975
Theatres, A - Z
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Northampton and Local History Collection, 1920-[ongoing]
Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Kates.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
© 2003
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Title:
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Northampton and Local History Collection |
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Dates:
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1820-[ongoing] |
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Abstract:
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History of Northampton and its environs. Contains correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and publications.
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Extent:
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15 boxes(6.25 linear ft.) |
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Language:
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English. |
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Identification:
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RG 00 |
The collection was collected by the Smith College Archives over an extended period and included in the subject files are correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, programs and other primary source materials. The collection is arranged in alphabetical order by subject. The collection is not complete, and materials are added to it on a regular basis. For in-depth research pertaining to Northampton and other local history, researchers should contact Historic Northampton, Inc. and the Forbes Library, as they have a greater depth of local history collections.
The College Archives also has books relating to Northampton and surrounding towns.
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Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary
1944 - , n.d.
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Box
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Bart's Ice Cream
1986 -
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Box
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Churches - general
1882 -
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Edwards Church
1965, n.d.
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First Congregational Church
n.d.
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St. John's Episcopal Church
1895 - , n.d.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
c1895 -
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Unitarian Society
1982, n.d.
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City Hall
1888 - , n.d.
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Box
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Hampshire Choral Society
1983
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Hampshire County Progressive Club
1928 -
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Monday Afternoon Club
1941 - , n.d.
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Musical Societies (misc.)
1873 - , n.d.
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Northampton Choral Club
1898 - , n.d.
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Northampton Women's Club
1968
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Northampton Social and Literary Club
1925 -
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Cooley Dickinson Hospital
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Box
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Film Festivals
1999
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Box
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Florence
1976 - , n.d.
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Box
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Florence Sewing Machine Company
1864, n.d.
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Box
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Clippings
1879 - , n.d.
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Photographs
1882 - , n.d.
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Box
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Hadley
1942 - , n.d.
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Box
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Historical Pageant
1911
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Box
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Hockanum Ferry
1889 - , n.d.
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Box
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Holyoke
1906 - , n.d.
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Cooley Dickinson
1906 - , n.d.
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State Hospital
1904 - , n.d.
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Hotels - General
1893 - , n.d.
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Hotel Northampton and Wiggins Tavern
1940 - , n.d.
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Rose Tree Inn
1914 - , n.d.
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Round Hill Hotel
1874 - , n.d.
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Box
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Individuals -- General, A-Z
1959, n.d.
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Burleigh, Charles C.
1962-
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Coolidge, Grace
1989 - , n.d.
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Edwards, Jonathon
1937 - , n.d.
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Graham, Dr. Sylvester P.
1976
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Kneeland, Harriet J.
1902 - , n.d.
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Mather, Rev. Eleazer
1898
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Parsons Family
1929 - , n.d.
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Stoddard, Rev. Solomon
n.d.
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Photographs
1896 - , n.d.
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The Manse
1922 - , n.d.
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Box
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Memorial Hall / Clarke Library
n.d.
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Mills
1936 - , n.d.
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Photographs
c1890 - , n.d.
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Prospect House
1863 - , n.d.
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Mount Nonotuck
1890, n.d.
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Mount Sugarloaf
1899
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Mount Tom
1893 - , n.d.
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Summit House
1898 - , n.d.
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Box
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Ox Bow
c1890 - , n.d.
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Box
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Individual: George M. Roberts scrapbook
1878-1881
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Forbes Library, The Half Century
1945
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Annual Reports
1905; 1950-1966
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A Guide to Fine Arts in the Forbes Library
1884-1994
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Council of Social Agencies
1996
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Historic Northampton
1940 - , n.d.
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Calendar and Newsletter
1996 -
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Home Culture Club
1887 - , n.d.
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Northampton Social and Literary Club
n.d.
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People's Institute - General
1909 - , n.d.
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Correspondence
1927 - , n.d.
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Photographs
1931 - , n.d.
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Smith College
1910 - , n.d.
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James House (Girl's City Club)
1928, n.d.
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Box
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Parking, Smith College
1998
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Box
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Pass at Thermopylae
1895, n.d.
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Box
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Maps and Guides
1900, n.d.
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Maps and Guides (Trolley)
1903 -
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The Northampton Book
n.d.
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This is Northampton
1974-1975
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Views of Northampton and Smith College
1904
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Drives in Northampton and Vicinity
1888
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Northampton Picturesque
c.1893
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Northampton and Smith College
n.d.
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College Shopper and Smacker
Spring, 1926
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Western New England
Oct. 1911
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Box
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Mount Tom; an All Outdoors
Magazine
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Volume 10, nos. 1and 2
1917
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Box
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Railroad Stations
1886 - , n.d.
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Box
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Restaurants
1976 - , n.d.
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Box
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Connecticut River
1901 -
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Box
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Sanitary Wagon
1890 - , n.d.
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Box
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General
1974 - , n.d.
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Mary A. Burnham School
1877 - , n.d.
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Photographs
1879 - , n.d.
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Stoneleigh - Burnham School
c1879 -
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Capen School - general
1908 - , n.d.
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Photographs
1889 - , n.d.
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Photograph Albums
1913 - 1914, n.d.
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Box
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Clarke School
1913 - , n.d.
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Northampton Commercial College
n.d.
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Northampton High School
1996
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Northampton Junior College
1946 -
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Northampton School for Girls
n.d.
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Round Hill School
1891 - , n.d.
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Smith Vocational School
1978
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Auto-mechanics Course
1971
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Streets - general
c1876 - , n.d.
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College Lane
c1891 - , n.d.
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Photographs
c1876 - , n.d.
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Green Street
1893 - , n.d.
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Main Street - general
1975 - , n.d.
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Photographs
1860 - , n.d.
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Paradise Road
1891 - , n.d.
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Prospect Street
1887 - , n.d.
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Round Hill Road
1820 - , n.d.
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West Street
1995 - , n.d.
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Titan's Pier
1894 - , n.d.
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Box
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Underground Railroad
1974
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Box
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Water Cure
1848 - , n.d.
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Box
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Whately Glen
c1892
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Box
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Winter Festival
1975
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Little Theatre
1915 - , n.d.
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Players - General
1913 - , n.d.
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"The Darling of the Gods"
n.d.
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"When Beauty Pulled the Strings"
n.d.
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Bunstelle, Judy
[1912 - 1919]
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Campbell, Stella Patrick
n.d.
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Rennie, James
1915 - , n.d.
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Photographs
1891 - , n.d.
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Box
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Productions
1911-1920
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Box
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Productions
1921 -
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