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Wilson, John, 1826-1903. John Wilson reminiscences, 1902.

Title: John Wilson reminiscences, 1902.

Typewritten manuscript written by John Wilson, Jr. of the John Wilson and Son publishing firm of Cambridge, Mass. Wilson discusses his father, John Wilson, and the printing presses he worked for in Scotland, Ireland, and England; their immigration to Boston in 1846; experience building up John Wilson and Son; benefactors such as Benjamin D. Greene; buildings and types of presses owned; and the purchase of the University Press, Cambridge in 1879. Includes one photograph of the University Press building, Brattle Square, Cambridge, ca. 1870, and annotations by Sidney Kimber, an employee at the University Press. John Wilson and Son published the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

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Wilson, John L., ca. 1829-ca. 1909. Diary, September 1862-November 1863, 1865, 1869.

Title: Diary, September 1862-November 1863, 1865, 1869.

Brief account of recruiting and muster of his company. Mainly lists of expenses, amounts owed by various people, and the price of items of military clothing.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77514480 View

Baker, John R. (John Randolph). John R. Baker papers, 1836-1867 and 1915.

Title: John R. Baker papers, 1836-1867 and 1915.

Personal business correspondence, 1854-1867; receipts, deeds, commissions, abstracts of titles; correspondence with Zachariah Chandler (1866), John P. Usher (1863), and John Wilson (1854), concerning Indian lands and Indian affairs in Michigan; and legal documents relating to John Allen (1846), Albert Mears, and Nathan Mears.

ArchivalResource: .2 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34422196 View

John Wilson and Son (Cambridge, Mass.). John Wilson and Son letterbooks, 1880-1891.

Title: John Wilson and Son letterbooks, 1880-1891.

Three letterpress volumes kept by the publishing company John Wilson and Son of Cambridge, Mass. from 1880-1891. Includes acknowledgements for supplies and manuscripts received, copies of letters sent with proofs and regarding editorial changes, receipts for cash received, and reports of printing prices. Each volume contains an alphabetical index to correspondents.

ArchivalResource: 3 v. in cases.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43565479 View