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Assessment and dues card for membership in Wantastiquet Lodge, No. 71, A.O.U.W. 1920 Invoice from C. D. Allen for flagstone, Holyoke, Mass. 1885 Apr. 25 Letter to "my dear Elizabeth" 1876 Sept. 11 Connecticut Courant & Weekly Intelligencer 1788 Nov. 3 Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Fair Haven, Vt. 1895 Dec. 23 Business cards (3) printed envelope, and printed shipping label Undated Receipt to the Ladies Aid Society for lumber, Wendell Depot, Mass. 1908 June 5 Business card, Lanconia, N.H. 1890 Letter to Samuel M. Green, Holyoke, Mass. 1895 May 14 Memorial cards 1888 Sept 23, Nov. 26 Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Holyoke, Mass. 1895 Dec. 21 Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding use of oil as fuel, West Rutland, Vt. 1890 June 14 Receipt for pair of gravestones (60 letters) to Jos. Doe 1819 Oct. 6 Accident report for Quarries to John Frawley 1916 Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding oil burners, Proctor, Vt. 1892 Feb. 18 Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. (offering to purchase a boiler), Monson, Mass. 1893 Mar. 2 Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding delivery of stone for beds, Holyoke, Mass. 1891 Jan. 24 |
Association for Gravestone Studies Ephemera CollectionFinding AidFinding aid prepared by Dex Haven.2010
Administrative InformationAcquired from the Association for Gravestone Studies, November 2009; many items were the gift of Mrs. Sidney Eslinger to the AGS. Related MaterialThe AGS Ephemera Collection is one of several collections that comprise the Association for Gravestone Studies Collections. Processed by Dex Haven, January 2010. Preferred CitationCite as: Association for Gravestone Studies Ephemera Collection (MS 651). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst. The collection is open for research. Return to the Table of Contents Historical NoteFounded in 1977, the Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) is an international organization dedicated to furthering the study and preservation of gravestones. Based in Greenfield, Mass., the Association promotes the study of gravestones from historical and artistic perspectives. To raise public awareness about the significance of historic gravemarkers and the issues surrounding their preservation, the AGS sponsors conferences and workshops, publishes both a quarterly newsletter and annual journal, Markers, and has built an archive of collections documenting gravestones and the memorial industry. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionThe AGS Ephemera Collections contains a mix of materials relating to gravestones and the slate and marble industries. Most of the items relate to the marble and slate industries in Western Massachusetts and adjacent areas in Vermont and New Hampshire. Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents Assessment and dues card for membership in Wantastiquet Lodge, No. 71, A.O.U.W. 1920Invoice from C. D. Allen for flagstone, Holyoke, Mass. 1885 Apr. 25"North River Blue Stone for curbing, guttering, street crossings, sidewalks, &c. Bruton Parish Church: A Brief History, With a Map and Key List of Tombstones in the Church and Yard (Williamsburg, Va.,1939) 1939Ownership signature of L. Sidney Eslinger 1940 on front wrap Letter to "my dear Elizabeth" 1876 Sept. 11On letterhead of Clement, Sons & Co. Producers of Rutland Marble Connecticut Courant & Weekly Intelligencer 1788 Nov. 3Includes advertisement, p. 2, for Shaler and Hall stone quarry, Chatham "for public or private Buildings, Flags, Grave-Stones or Monuments. .. " Circular letter to Electrical Engineers offering slate for use "where it is desirable in electrical Mechanism." Fair Haven, Vt. Undated 2 copiesLetter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Fair Haven, Vt. 1895 Dec. 23Business cards (3) printed envelope, and printed shipping label UndatedFrawley listed on his business cards alternately as a dealer in Granite & Marble Monuments and Quarryman, Erving, Mass. Receipt to the Ladies Aid Society for lumber, Wendell Depot, Mass. 1908 June 5Also includes blank printed receipt form Business card, Lanconia, N.H. 1890"Manufacturers and dealers in monuments, tablets, gravestones" Letter to Samuel M. Green, Holyoke, Mass. 1895 May 14Agrees to furnish brownstone sills and granite doors sills. Meade was a dealer in "Building Stone and Monumental Work" Memorial cards 1888 Sept 23, Nov. 26Cards for Elizabeth Leach (d. Sept. 23, 1888) and Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps (d. Nov. 26, 1888). Backmark on Leach for Memorial Card Company, Philadelphia, Pa. Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Holyoke, Mass. 1895 Dec. 21On letterhead of W.H. Pelkey Slate and Iron Works Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding use of oil as fuel, West Rutland, Vt. 1890 June 14On letterhead of Sheldon Marble Co. Receipt for pair of gravestones (60 letters) to Jos. Doe 1819 Oct. 6Accident report for Quarries to John Frawley 1916Printed form not completed Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding oil burners, Proctor, Vt. 1892 Feb. 18Mentions Standard Oil Co. problems Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. (offering to purchase a boiler), Monson, Mass. 1893 Mar. 2On letterhead of W. N. Flynt Granite Co. Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding delivery of stone for beds, Holyoke, Mass. 1891 Jan. 24On letterhead of "Wall and McCormick, Workers in Stone" |
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