Association for Gravestone Studies Ephemera Collection 1788-1939

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Association for Gravestone Studies Ephemera Collection MS 651., 1788-1939

Association for Gravestone Studies Ephemera Collection 1788-1939

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Founded 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, , and has built an archive of collections documenting gravestones and the memorial industry. The 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. Markers

1 box; (0.25 linear ft.)

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