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Books from the library of Amos Bronson Alcott, 1579-1893.

Title: Books from the library of Amos Bronson Alcott, 1579-1893.

Library of Amos Bronson Alcott, the American philosopher of the NewEngland Transcendentalist group.

ArchivalResource: 599 v.

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01478/catalog View

Winthrop, John, 1588-1649. Order for the arrest of [John Downing?], 1645 February 17, Boston, to the Constable of Marblehead.

Title: Order for the arrest of [John Downing?], 1645 February 17, Boston, to the Constable of Marblehead.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. 12 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3969978 View

Sermon and religious tract collection, 1706-1885.

Title: Sermon and religious tract collection, 1706-1885.

Pamphlets by M. Scott, John D. Gardiner, Lyman Beecher, and others, 1762-1807, including a history of East Hampton, N.Y. and a funeral oration for John Winthrop; 5 ordination sermons by Samuel Buell, Walter King, and Aaron Woolworth, 1759-1817; tract, 1763, bought by Sylvester Dering at Benedict Arnold's vendue; notes and manuscript sermons of J.D. Gardiner and Samuel King, 1758 and 1851; discourse on death, 1799-1817; miscellaneous tracts and sermons, 1706-1885.

ArchivalResource: 1 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155551527 View

Winthrop family. Winthrop family papers, 1635-1727.

Title: Winthrop family papers, 1635-1727.

Contains letters from various people, including colonial officials and legislators, to Fitz-John Winthrop, John Winthrop (1588-1649), John Winthrop (1606-1676), and John Winthrop (1681-1747); one letter from Fitz-John Winthrop to Joseph Dudley; and various other documents, including Abraham Pierson's elegy on Theophilus Eaton, and a brief diary by John Winthrop (1606-1676).

ArchivalResource: 0.40 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81946918 View

Dunster, Henry, 1609-1659?. Notebook, 1628-1654.

Title: Notebook, 1628-1654.

Letters and documents copied into a notebook by Henry Dunster, first president of Harvard College. Included are the text of the 1628 charter for the Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Winthrop's memoir of his religious experiences, arguments on the question of the baptism of children, a treatise on the differences between the Separatists and the Church of England presented to James I, a letter to Rev. John Davenport from William Durand, and "notes of special use for a young preacher" on preparing texts. Some items are in Latin.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16157006 View

Winthrop, John, 1588-1649. Winthrop's journal : typescript, 1637-1639.

Title: Winthrop's journal : typescript, 1637-1639.

Contains portions of Winthrop's journal, History of New England, 1630-1649, events in colonial Massachusetts. There are three references to earthquakes.

ArchivalResource: 57 p. ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25773072 View

Perkins, Charles Brush, 1907-1995. Charles Brush Perkins genealogy, undated.

Title: Charles Brush Perkins genealogy, undated.

Typescript relating to the ancestors of Charles Brush Perkins, from the original John Perkins settling in Ipswich, Mass., with John Winthrop in 1633 to Elias Perkins' son Thomas Shaw.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71130161 View

Bacheller family. Papers, 1633-1899.

Title: Papers, 1633-1899.

Correspondence, legal documents, and records of First Church of Christ (organized 1632).

ArchivalResource: 3 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70940671 View

Kittredge, George Lyman, 1860-1941,. George Lyman Kittredge additional papers on American songs and ballads, 1905-1937.

Title: George Lyman Kittredge additional papers on American songs and ballads, 1905-1937.

An eclectic group of ballad-related papers, collected by Kittredge for use in his ballad and folklore studies. Also includes: research notes on the books of John Winthrop; letters from others to Kittredge concerning Winthrop, ballad studies and collection in the United States and Scotland; and printed clippings concerning ballads. Includes compilations of American ballad and song texts by Olive Dame Campbell, James Madison Carpenter, John Harrington Cox, Fannie Hardy Eckstorm, Lydia I. Hinkel, John F. Smith, and Maude Minish Sutton. Includes ballads and folk songs from the areas of Maine, North Carolina, the southern mountains of Appalachia, Virginia, and West Virginia. Materials include both texts of songs and manuscript music.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612364814 View

Winthrop, John, 1588-1649. Winthrop Family Papers 1633-1700, 1899.

Title: Winthrop Family Papers 1633-1700, 1899.

This collection consists of 25 documents related to Ipswich, Massachusetts. It includes letters, deeds, and a petition. Most of the documents were written to or from John Winthrop, Jr. Box 1 contains all of the original documents and has been restricted. Box 2 contains scanned copies of each document and a transcript, when available, for public use.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes (1.5 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/466804079 View

Savage, James, 1784-1873. ALS : Boston, 1863 February 19.

Title: ALS : Boston, 1863 February 19.

Savage discusses the paternity of Catharine, wife of Richard Scott "and sister of my great great great great grandmother Anne Hutchinson" and of John Winthrop's A short story of the rise, reign and ruine of the Antinomians (attributed to Thomas Welde in his letter).

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29664846 View

Winthrop family. Winthrop family papers, 1537-1990, bulk: 1620-1900.

Title: Winthrop family papers, 1537-1990, bulk: 1620-1900.

Correspondence, deeds, account books, diaries, journals, letterbooks, medical records, publications, speeches, travel journals, scrapbooks, genealogical material, and other papers, mainly of Mass. gov. John Winthrop, Conn. gov. John Winthrop, Jr., Conn. gov. Fitz-John Winthrop, Wait Still Winthrop, John Winthrop F.R.S., Harvard prof. John Winthrop, Thomas L. Winthrop, Robert C. Winthrop Sr. and Jr., and their families. Also, correspondence and other papers of the related Bowdoin and Temple families. There is much material about the founding and early history of Mass. Bay Colony. In addition, the autograph collection of Mrs. Grenville Temple Winthrop, 6 vols., and 20th-century papers of Clara Bowdoin Winthrop, along with other papers to about 1990.

ArchivalResource: 62 boxes, 125 v., 2 extra tall v. and 6 oversize containers.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30371815 View

Massachusetts. Submission by Indian tribes, 1643 June 22.

Title: Submission by Indian tribes, 1643 June 22.

Pumham, sachem of Shawomet, and Sacononoco, sachem of Patuxitt, place themselves, their subjects, and their lands under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts. They agree to submit to the laws, to give warnings of conspiracies against the government, and to be instructed in religion. The sachems have signed with their marks after the terms have been explained by their interpreter, Benedict Arnold (an ancestor of the traitor), and witnesses include John Winthrop, governor of Massachusetts Bay.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) in case ; 27 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122690017 View

Winthrop, John, 1588-1649. A modell [sic] of [chris]tian charity, manuscript, 1630.

Title: A modell [sic] of [chris]tian charity, manuscript, 1630.

Manuscript copy, probably contemporary, of Winthrop's "A Modell of Christian Charity written on board the Arrabella, on the Atlantic Ocean," 1630.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58660279 View

Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. INHERITANCE. No. 21 ; INVITATION TO LEARNING. No. 122

Title: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. INHERITANCE. No. 21 ; INVITATION TO LEARNING. No. 122

ArchivalResource:

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/109683 View

Winthrop, John, 1588-1649. Description of John Winthrop, 1631 March 7.

Title: Description of John Winthrop, 1631 March 7.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71067142 View

Auchincloss, Charles C. Chart of colonial ancestry for John Auchincloss and Elizabeth Buck, by C. C. Auchincloss., 1934.

Title: Chart of colonial ancestry for John Auchincloss and Elizabeth Buck, by C. C. Auchincloss., 1934.

1 bound, annotated chart with attached cover letter.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/367582365 View

Miscellaneous photostatic and photographic reproductions of manuscripts, circa, 1900-1999

Title: Miscellaneous photostatic and photographic reproductionsof manuscripts, circa 1900-1999

Photostatic and photographic reproductions formerly held in the Treasure Room ofWidener Library with a few from other sources.

ArchivalResource: 132 volumes and a few separate items

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01856/catalog View

Lilly, Josiah Kirby, 1893-1966,. U. S. History mss, 1612-1977.

Title: U. S. History mss, 1612-1977.

Consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to the United States. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 551 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702664240 View

Goodwin-Haines Collection. Few Extracts From the Genealogy of the Curwen Family Starting at Circa 1775.

Title: Few Extracts From the Genealogy of the Curwen Family Starting at Circa 1775. 1775.

ArchivalResource: 2 reproduced photo's, 11 handwritten pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/626060411 View

Higginson, Francis, 1587-1630. Francis Higginson journal, 1629.

Title: Francis Higginson journal, 1629.

Journal of Rev. Francis Higginson, kept from 25 April - 25 June 1629. The journal describes Higginson's voyage from London to Salem, Mass., which he titled, "The true story of the voyage to New England." Higginson was part of the second expedition of the Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. Entries note weather conditions, and life aboard his ship (the Talbot), including a smallpox outbreak, and the death of his daughter, Mary, from the disease. Also included are the names and descriptions of the five ships in Higginson's party: the Talbot, the George, the Lion's Whelp, the Three Sisters, and the Mayflower. The journal also contains a manuscript copy of Higginson's "Agreement with the New England Company, April 8, 1629," and a manuscript copy of the "The True Copie of the Agreement of Cambridge [England], August 26, 1629," in which several additional men, including John Winthrop, agree to take part in the Company's third expedition the following year.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49861418 View

Bercovitch, Sacvan. Sacvan Bercovitch papers, [circa 1940]-2010.

Title: Sacvan Bercovitch papers, [circa 1940]-2010.

Research notes, manuscripts on paper and floppy diskettes, and some correspondence relating to the serial CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE, of which Bercovitch is general editor. Research notes chiefly relate to Bercovitch's work on colonial American literature and religion, particularly on the Puritans in New England. Also includes drafts with corrections of A CULTURAL MODEL OF LITERARY STUDIES, and LITERARY CONTEXT, both by Bercovitch. Another set of files consists of writings by others, curriculum vitae, and more correspondence pertaining to the Cambridge serial. Some correspondence and articles date from the 1940s and 1950s and were written by Bryna Bercovitch in Yiddish; English translations included. Some later correspondence is comprised of e-mail printed out. There is also material documenting his work as an English professor at Harvard such as student correspondence and papers. Part of the Jay B. Hubbell Center for Literary Historiography. Addition (01-091) (1700 items, dated 1995-2001) contains primarily e-mail correspondence with colleagues and students. Also includes teaching materials, a 1996 lecture on John Winthrop, and translations of writings (1943-1950) in Yiddish by Bryna Bercovitch. Addition (01-211) (1500 items, 1.2 lin. ft.; dated 1991-2001 and n.d.) contains primarily of email correspondence with colleagues and students (1995-2001). Also includes drafts of writings sent to Bercovitch (1991-1999 and n.d.) and materials relating to a public television series concerning American literature. Addition (02-097) (375 items, 0.6 lin. ft.; dated 2001-2002) consists of professional and personal correspondence, primarily printed e-mail. Addition (02-255) (1200 items, 1.2 lin. ft.; dated 2001-2002) contains primarily email correspondence with colleagues, friends, and former students. Also includes publication drafts (n.d.) by Bercovitch, particularly proofs of "Deadpan Huck," which was published in the KENYON REVIEW, and information about Bercovitch's retirement at the end of 2001. Addition (03-276) (2175 items, 3.4 lin. ft.; dated 2001-2003) consists primarily of printouts of email correspondence with colleagues, friends, and former students. Addition (04-093) (1500 items, 2.4 lin. ft.; dated 2003-2004) contains primarily printouts of email correspondence with colleagues and friends regarding American literature, Yiddish literature, and other topics. Addition (05-074) (4276 items, 7.2 lin. ft.; dated 1983-2005) comprises primarily personal and professional email correspondence (2001-2005); research notes; other correspondence; and teaching materials from courses taught in the 1980s. Addition (06-057) (1,875 items, 3.0 lin. ft.; dated 2000-2006) comprises primarily printouts of email correspondence with colleagues, friends, and former students. Additions (08-103 and 09-145) (7200 items; 9.6 lin. ft.; dated 1973-2009) includes printouts of email correspondence (both professional, personal, and class-related); research/lecture notecards on various books and authors; course packets with articles and readings on Puritans, Jewish-American literature, and general American literature; reviews of some of Bercovitch's books; materials from the publication of THE ART OF SYLVIA ARY, including 7 CDs and 1 3.5 floppy; and miscellaneous teaching materials and articles. Addition (10-036) (1350 items; 1.8 lin. ft.; dated 1995-2009) includes email correspondence printouts, lecture notes on various authors and literary works, and notes on Puritanism in America. Addition (11-082) (200 items; 1.2 lin. ft.; dated 1956-2010) includes 14 books with Bercovitch's marginalia, as well as a small amount of clippings and correspondence.

ArchivalResource: 25,526 items (34.0 lin. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38247429 View

Winthrop family. Papers II, 1578-1977, bulk: 1817-1910.

Title: Papers II, 1578-1977, bulk: 1817-1910.

Papers of Winthrop family members, mostly from the 19th c., but including some earlier items of John and Margaret Winthrop, John Winthrop, F.R.S., and an estate inventory of James Winthrop; and some 20th c. items, mostly genealogical notes. The bulk of the collection is personal papers of the descendants of Francis B. Winthrop, including his will and estate inventory (1817); a will (1834) of a Mary T. Smith; and correspondence among family members Thomas C., Charles F., Grenville, Eugene, their cousins Robert C. Winthrop Sr. and Jr., Robert D. Winthrop, and others. Letters (1868-74) of Eugene Winthrop from Paris include descriptions of social life there and the effects of the Franco-Prussian War. There is much genealogical information on the Winthrop family, with a few notes on the Taylor family as well. (Cont) Also, a series of Civil War letters from Frederick Winthrop, describing his activities with the 12th U.S. Infantry and the 5th N.Y. Volunteers in the battles of Fair Oaks and Spotsylvania, and the campaigns of North Anna River, Totopotomoy Creek, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Sherman's March to the Sea. A letter written by a Daniel Schambert describes the Battle of Ball's Bluff.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes and 1 oversize box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31029469 View

Winthrop family. Descendants of Adam Winthrop, 2001.

Title: Descendants of Adam Winthrop, 2001.

Computer printout of a genealogical chart of the seventeen generations descended from Adam Winthrop, clothier of Suffolk, England, and grandfather of Gov. John Winthrop of Massachusetts. Other families represented include the Moody and Smith families.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (6 p.) ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76817792 View

Andros, Edmund, Sir, 1637-1714. Massachusetts and New York papers, 1644-1691.

Title: Massachusetts and New York papers, 1644-1691.

Papers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Province of New York, and the Dominion of New England, including a copy of the Massachusetts charter granted by Charles I and attested by John Winthrop. Also, papers regarding inquiries and complaints surrounding Edmund Andros's discharge of duties as Governor of New York, his role as Governor of the Dominion of New England, subsequent imprisonment by the people of Boston (1689) and recall to England by King William; a letter from Simon Bradstreet to King William regarding the depressed situation of New England following the revolt against the Dominion (1690); and papers regarding the agents sent to England to prosecute charges against Edward Randolph, including a letter from Elisha Cooke in London to Bradstreet.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18892934 View

Miscellaneous collections: New York - colonial and revolutionary period, 1703-1886.

Title: Miscellaneous collections: New York - colonial and revolutionary period, 1703-1886.

Letters, manuscripts, broadsides, and other documents concerning the colonial and Revolutionary periods, mostly in New York. Most items are 19th century manuscript copies or 20th century photostats of documents in various British repositories. Included are copies of letters from Thomas Hassell about Indian wars in South Carolina, 1715; a transcript, 1832, of patent of John Winthrop to land on Long Island, 1680; letter of Rufus Putnam to George Washington with a plan of defensive works for Cobble Hill, Brooklyn; order of Governor Jonathan Trumbull of Connecticut to Christopher Leffingwell to evacuate inhabitants of Long Island to Connecticut, 1776; and a letter regarding prisoners of war, 1778.

ArchivalResource: .2 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155535899 View

Fuller, B. A. G., 1879-1956. Autograph collection, 1620-1920

Title: B. A. G. Fuller autograph collection

Letters and autographs collected by Harvard University philosophy professor B.A.G. Fuller.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear feet (3 volumes and 1 box)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00985/catalog View

Winthrop, Family. Winthrop papers, 1537-1904 (inclusive), [microform].

Title: Winthrop papers, 1537-1904 (inclusive), [microform].

The papers consist of letters; diaries, deeds; account books; medical, legal, and genealogical records; diplomas and commissions; inventories and estates; and scrapbooks documenting the history of the Winthrop family over three centuries.

ArchivalResource: 53 reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122501455 View

Winthrop, J. Correspondence with Robert Montgomery Bird, 1833.

Title: Correspondence with Robert Montgomery Bird, 1833.

Includes a letter of introduction for Bird from Winthrop.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (2 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63551571 View

Winthrop family papers, 1635-1727.

Title: Winthrop family papers, 1635-1727.

Contains letters from various people, including colonial officials and legislators, to Fitz-John Winthrop, John Winthrop (1588-1649), John Winthrop (1606-1676), and John Winthrop (1681-1747); one letter from Fitz-John Winthrop to Joseph Dudley; and various other documents, including Abraham Pierson's elegy on Theophilus Eaton, and a brief diary by John Winthrop (1606-1676).

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes: 1; Linear Feet: 0.40

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.winthrop View

Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785. Collected historical papers, 1643-1776.

Title: Collected historical papers, 1643-1776.

Historical letters and papers written to and from colonial governors of Mass., Conn., and R.I., 1643-1776, collected by Jonathan Trumbull, a later governor of Conn. The letters pertain to the colonial governments of the colonies and in America as a whole. One series of letters with Jeremiah Dummer relates to his work as a colonial agent in London. Correspondents include John Winthrop, John Winthrop, Jr., William Dummer, Gurdon Saltonstall, Joseph Talcott, and Jonathan Law. The collection also includes a Mr. Webb's (surveying) fieldbook for Lebanon, Ct., which also includes some births and deaths in Lebanon from 1774-76.

ArchivalResource: 1 narrow box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26964297 View

Papers, 1658-1930.

Title: Papers, 1658-1930.

Letters of the Cornelius Sleight family about the War of 1812, family matters, and the "Huron" purchase, with a poem by Mary Gardiner, 1810-1840; letters from Harry Sleight to other family members, 1830-1875; Cornelius Sleight ledger book, 1853-1881; marriage notice of C. Sleight and Elizabeth R. Clarke, with two tintypes and one photograph of them, 1880; manuscript on Sleight family genealogy, 1661-1741; letters of condolence for Cornelius Sleight's death, 1881; typescript on East Hampton, N.Y., by Harry D. Sleight, 1930; letters, licenses, wills, insurance policies, new deeds, land grant in Territory of Illinois to Charles Homans by President Monroe, 1817, Presidential Appointment Papers, pamphlets, and surveys, 1658-1930.

ArchivalResource: 7 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155551748 View

Winthrop, John, 1588-1649. Journal of John Winthrop: copy, after 1743.

Title: Journal of John Winthrop: copy, after 1743.

Excerpts from the portion of the second volume of Winthrop's journal covering the period from August 1637 to January 1639.

ArchivalResource: 40 pages, 24 cm., leather binding.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/706998556 View

Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647. Thomas Hooker letter to John Winthrop, ca. July 1637.

Title: Thomas Hooker letter to John Winthrop, ca. July 1637.

Written by the first minister of the church in Hartford, Connecticut, the letter by Reverend Thomas Hooker included comments on religious matters in Massachusetts Bay, particularly the controversy surrounding Anne Hutchinson, and the news that several inhabitants of "Watertown" (now called Wethersfield) had been murdered by the Pequot Indians. Hooker added that the River Towns were mounting a retaliatory attack on the Pequots and requested Winthrop's support. Winthrop was governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

ArchivalResource: 1 sheet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/775352432 View

Winthrop, John, 1588-1649. John Winthrop letter to Gov. Kieft, 1643.

Title: John Winthrop letter to Gov. Kieft, 1643.

Letter written by Massachusetts Governor John Winthrop to Governor Willem Kieft of the New Netherlands regarding the defense group formed by the Connecticut, New Haven, and Plymouth, Massachusetts colonies. The group was formed following the Pequot War, when it was realized that none of the colonies could adequately defend alone against an Indian attack. Kieft had previously written and expressed some grievances.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/704908513 View

Rawson, Edward, 1615-1693. Edward Rawson message, ca. 1647.

Title: Edward Rawson message, ca. 1647.

Message from the Massachusetts Chamber of Deputies (part of the General Court), signed by Rawson; also signed by John Winthrop, Governor; signed on reverse by Thomas Dyer. Topics include the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77110800 View

Savage, James, 1784-1873. Letter, 1824 December 1, Boston, [Massachusetts] to Thomas Jefferson, n.p.

Title: Letter, 1824 December 1, Boston, [Massachusetts] to Thomas Jefferson, n.p.

In book he is writing, intends ascribing an opinion to Jefferson; concerns Gov. Winthrop's History, P. 148, of errors of Mrs. Hutchinson in 1637; asks for correct version of Jefferson's remark on "doctrine of the resurrection" and Roger Williams; asks for answer by Prof. Ticknor.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. on 1 leaf ; 23 cm. x 19 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62311504 View

Cornè, Michele Felice, 1752-1845,. [Portrait Collection, 1630-1996.] [graphic].

Title: [Portrait Collection, 1630-1996.] [graphic].

The American Antiquarian Society's painted portrait, miniature and sculpture collection includes portraits of Society members, benefactors, and directors as well as portraits related to the manuscript and book collections. Some are by Worcester and Boston area artists; others by nationally recognized painters. The collection reflects the changing tastes in portraiture from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries and includes both academic and non-academic styles.The collection was begun by Isaiah Thomas as a supplemental collection to the library holdings, and in many respects, it retains that supporting role. There are portraits of book and alamanc publishers, poets and newpaper editors, as well as likenesses of artists and authors. Taken together, these pictures tell a part of the Society's story since its founding in 1812. The collection includes portraits of men, women and children. There are several portraits of Isaiah Thomas and his family, all of which are documented in the Thomas Family papers. There is an important group of five likenesses of the Mather family, including Cotton Mather, which were given to the society by decendants in 1815 after Isaiah Thomas purchased the Mather library. Portraits of Massachusetts politicians include a likeness of Massachusetts Bay Governor John Winthrop and Senators Edward Everett and Charles Sumner. Seventy-three artists are represented in the collection, including Salem painter Michele Felice Corné, Boston's Ethan Allen Greenwood and the miniature painter Eliza Goodridge. Regional artists like Zedekiah Belknap and William Willard are also included in the collection. The Society commissioned portraits of its librarians, directors and members from prominent New York and Boston painters such as Daniel Huntington and Edwin T. Billings. The collection also includes several self portraits, including a canvas by Mather Brown and another by the lithographer and painter Bass Otis.

ArchivalResource: 164 items (112 paintings, 40 miniatures, 12 scupltures) : oil on canvas, watercolor, pastel, marble ; between 4 x 2.5 cm. and 219 x 95 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/401150903 View

Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683. Papers, 1629-1682.

Title: Papers, 1629-1682.

This collection consists of photostatic copies of Williams' letters and papers, which span the period 1629 to 1682. The folio volume contains over 122 pieces and was compiled by the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Historical Societies in 1924. The original papers are in the possession of those and other institutions, such as the John Carter Brown Library and the Massachusetts Archives. Two original letters, owned by the American Antiquarian Society, are included in this collection and were photostated for the volume. In addition to Williams' letters, the indexed volume of copies also contains affidavits, public notices, and deeds and wills witnessed by him. Many letters were addressed to notable colonial figures, especially Williams' friends, John Winthrop (1587/88-1649), Governor of Massachusetts, and John Winthrop, Jr. (1605/06-1676), Governor of Connecticut. Other recipients included William Coddington (1601-1678), John Endecott (c. 1589-1665), John Cotton (1609-1676), and Thomas Hinckley (1618?-1705). During his visit to England in 1652, Williams wrote several letters to a friend, Anne Sadleir ( - ) of Trinity College, Cambridge, England, concerning his theological opinions. His letters to the Winthrops include: descriptions of the extensive services performed by him during the Pequot War, especially details of his prevention of a league between the Pequots and Narragansets; political and religious developments in their respective colonies; Williams' defense of his theological views; news from England concerning Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), the Protectorate, and foreign affairs in Europe; details of the outbreak of King Philip's War; and personal commentaries concerning the Williams and Winthrop families. The earliest letters, written in Essex, England, concern the rejection of Williams' marriage proposals to Jane Whalley ( - ) by her aunt Lady Barrington. Letters addressed to several adversaries, such as Coddington, Endecott, and George Fox (1624-1691), the Quaker leader, contain Williams' philosophies on politics, theology, and Indian affairs. One lengthy letter, written on 22 July 1670, provides much insight into Williams' view of his original banishment in 1634, as well as autobiographical accounts of subsequent events. Another letter addressed to the people of Rhode Island in 1663, constitutes a list of reasons why they should continue to provide financial support to Dr. John Clarke (1609-1676), then in England, to secure a new charter. A second copy of the letter is contained in the collection's folder, as well as a facsimile of a 1677 letter in which Williams defends himself against charges brought by William Harris ( - ) concerning inaccurate Providence boundary lines. One of the two original letters was written to John Winthrop, Jr., and refers to Williams' negotiations with the Narraganset Indians around the outbreak of King Philip's War. The other original letter was written to the elder Winthrop concerning events of the Pequot War in 1637.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (294 leaves) ; folio.1 folder (4 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/207180855 View

Davis, John, 1761-1847. Papers, 1627-1846.

Title: Papers, 1627-1846.

Papers collected by John Davis, Judge of the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts and President of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Included are papers, sermons, and letters to or from governors and religious leaders of the American colonies, including John Winthrop Sr., Gov. Thomas Prence, Jonathan Belcher, Benjamin Fletcher, Josiah Cotton, Rev. Thomas Prince, and Benjamin Colman. Some of the letters contain accounts of King Philip's War or other discussions of Indian relations. Also included are letters of John and Thomas Davis; a journal of a 1780 expedition to study a solar eclipse, led by Prof. Samuel Williams; Joshua Gee's memo book containing notes and accounts he kept as a Harvard student, 1714-15; notes of John Adams on the trial of British soldiers for the Boston Massacre; and lists of men who attended special dinners in 1797 and 1798 in Boston to commemorate the landing of the Pilgrims.

ArchivalResource: 3 narrow boxes and 1 small case.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17346041 View

Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885,. Drawings collection 1773-1905.

Title: Drawings collection 1773-1905.

The American Antiquarian Society's drawings collection consists mostly of genre scenes featuring everyday life, landscapes and portraits. Several items in the collection appear to be preparatory drawings for book, periodical and lithograph illustration. There are also thirteen bound sketchbooks. The drawings date from 1773 to 1905, with the bulk dating from the 1840s and 1850s. Drawings range in size from 9.5 x 13.5 cm. to 64.5 x 51.5 cm. The most numerous drawings are those by Alfred Carleton (1791-1875), Lucy E.R. Treadwell (1826- ) and Catherine Partridge Wyman (1825-ca.1880). Also included are sketches done by Sir Henry James Warre (1819-1898) on his trip to the Northwest Territory of which several were reproduced in Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, Alonzo Chappel's (1828-1887) illustrations for "Hasty Pudding" which appeared in the July 1856 issue of Harper's Magazine and John Warner Barber's (1798-1885) illustrations for his Massachusetts and Connecticut drawings for Historical Collections. In addition to these drawings for printing and publishing, there are several drawings for Isaiah Thomas's texts and many dealing with biblical themes. There are several by George E. Gladwin (1829-1920) professor of art at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and two of Dighton Rock by Edward Seager (ca. 1809-1886). The rest of the collection is composed of an assortment of student drawings, building interior and exterior views, geometric sketches, family portraits, political cartoons, family coat of arms, the Massachusetts state seal, drawings for membership certificates and floral pieces. There are also drawings of places in Great Britain including Robert Burns Cottage, Dartmoor Prison, and various castles.

ArchivalResource: 550 drawings : watercolor, pencil, pen, ink, wash and charcoal ; in boxes 78 x 63 cm. or smaller.

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Winthrop, John, 1588-1649. Papers of John Winthrop, circa 1630.

Title: Papers of John Winthrop, circa 1630.

Volume containing notes entitled "Consideracons for the plantacion of New England" and "Observacions upon the Viage," probably from the writings of John Winthrop and Francis Higginson.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume.1 microfilm reel.

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Bercovitch, Sacvan. Papers, [ca. 1940]-2002.

Title: Papers, [ca. 1940]-2002.

Research notes, manuscripts on paper and floppy diskettes, and some correspondence relating to the serial CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE, of which Bercovitch is general editor. Research notes chiefly relate to Bercovitch's work on colonial American literature and religion, particularly on the Puritans in New England. Also includes drafts with corrections of A CULTURAL MODEL OF LITERARY STUDIES, and LITERARY CONTEXT, both by Bercovitch. Another set of files consists of writings by others, curriculum vitae, and more correspondence pertaining to the Cambridge serial. Some correspondence and articles date from the 1940s and 1950s and were written by Bryna Bercovitch in Yiddish; English translations included. Some later correspondence is comprised of e-mail printed out. There is also material documenting his work as an English professor at Harvard such as student correspondence and papers. Part of the Jay B. Hubbell Center for Literary Historiography. Addition (01-091) (1700 items, dated 1995-2001) contains primarily e-mail correspondence with colleagues and students. Also includes teaching materials, a 1996 lecture on John Winthrop, and translations of writings (1943-1950) in Yiddish by Bryna Bercovitch. Addition (01-211) (1500 items, 1.2 linear feet; dated 1991-2001 and n.d.) contains primarily of email correspondence with colleagues and students (1995-2001). Also includes drafts of writings sent to Bercovitch (1991-1999 and n.d.) and materials relating to a public television series concerning American literature. Addition (02-097) (375 items, .6 linear feet; dated 2001-2002) consists of professional and personal correspondence, primarily printed e-mail. Addition (02-255) (1200 items, 1.2 lin. ft.; dated 2001-2002) contains primarily email correspondence with colleagues, friends, and former students. Also includes publication drafts (n.d.) by Bercovitch, particularly proofs of "Deadpan Huck," which was published in the KENYON REVIEW, and information about Bercovitch's retirement at the end of 2001.

ArchivalResource: 14550 items.

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Mitchell, Stewart,. Stewart Mitchell collection [photostats], 1628-1930.

Title: Stewart Mitchell collection [photostats], 1628-1930.

Photostats collected by historian Stewart Mitchell concerning the first Massachusetts charter and other events in early Massachusetts history. The documents include all stages of development of the Royal Charter, including copies of the King's Bill, Writ of Privy Seal, etc., and copies of all official and early manuscript copies by John Winthrop and John Endecott. Also includes copies of documents concerning the settlement of Massachusetts Bay by the Massachusetts Bay Company, extracts from John Winthrop's journal, 1630 and Francis Higginson's writings; copies of the Royal seal and early seals of the Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth Colonies; documents concerning the sale of Indian captives; Revolutionary war journals of Ezra Tilden and copies of annotated almanacs. Also includes documents written or signed by John F. Eliot, John Leverett, and King Charles I. The photostats were collected for the publication of The Founding of Massachusetts: a selection from the sources of the history of the settlement, 1628-31 in the proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Also includes a line by line listing of variations in the texts of the Royal Charter, by Julia Crouse.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes and 1 oversize box

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Winthrop family papers, 1537-1904.

Title: Winthrop family papers, 1537-1904.

Correspondence, diaries, deeds, medical, legal, and genealogical records, diplomas and commissions, inventories and estate settlements, scrapbooks, and other papers chiefly of Gov. John Winthrop, John Winthrop, Jr., Fitz-John Winthrop, Wait Still Winthrop, John Winthrop, F.R.S., Prof. John Winthrop, Thomas Lindall Winthrop, Robert C. Winthrop, Robert C. Winthrop, Jr., and other members of the Winthrop family of Massachusetts and Connecticut. Also includes papers of members of the allied Bowdoin (Bowden) and Temple families, especially James Bowdoin I, Gov. James Bowdoin, James Bowdoin, Jr., and Sir John Temple.

ArchivalResource: 53 microfilm reels.

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