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Tufts, Gardiner, d. 1892. Letterbooks, 1864-1892, bulk: 1867-1891.

Title: Letterbooks, 1864-1892, bulk: 1867-1891.

Nine letterpress books containing retained copies of business and personal letters from Gardiner Tufts from 1867-91. Tufts served as a state agent for Mass. in Washington, D.C. and at home from 1867-79, working on behalf of soldiers to acquire pensions and other claims. Letters from Washington, particularly to editors of newspapers to which he contributed, describe Congressional action and other political news during Reconstruction. Letters from 1869-79 describe his work as a visiting agent for the Mass. Board of State Charities, in particular regarding the placement of juvenile offenders and wards of the state. (Cont'd) Letters from 1880-84 pertain to the administration as superintendent of the Mass. State Primary School in Monson and, from 1885-91, as the first superintendent of the Mass. Reformatory in Concord. Among the topics discussed are staffing, including recommendations, attendance at conferences, state legislation and organization in the area of social welfare, and prison reform. Among the other items are his newspaper articles and correspondence regarding the Lynn (Mass.) Choral Union and the history of choirs in Lynn, his home town. Among his recipients are Elizabeth C. Putnam, Genevieve Mills, George J. Newhall, and James L. Hill. The collection also includes his commission as an additional paymaster (1864) and a resolution of the reformatory upon his death (1892).

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes and 1 oversize folder.

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