Thomas Gaffield papers

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Thomas Gaffield papers

1858-1892

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The collection contains volumes of Thomas Gaffield's research notes, correspondence, and published information gathered by him into scrapbooks, primarily on the topic of glass. Material is bound into volumes titled: Notes on Glass, 1862-1875, volumes 1-5; Glass Journal, 1858-1881, volumes 1-4; Experiments in Photography, 1863-1894, volumes 1-2. There are also copies of letters written by Gaffield, 1868-1892. There is an index in the front of the volume. Notes on Glass, Glass Journal, and Experiments in Photography chronicle Gaffield's experiments and observations on American and European glassmaking and photography. This material created by Thomas Gaffield is part of a library of over 200 volumes of related books he collected that are held by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Institute Archives and Special Collections.

3.5 cubic feet; (10 manuscript boxes and 2 reels microfilm)

eng, Latn

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Gaffield, Thomas

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Thomas Gaffield was a partner in a profitable window glass retailing firm, Tuttle, Gaffield and Company, in Boston, MA. Gaffield collected engravings and had a keen interest in art history. He was a founding member of the Boston Art Club, organized in 1862. From the description of Catalogue of engravings, 1863. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122601721 Thomas Gaffield, 1825-1900, was a glass manufacturer. He was a partner in the firm of Tuttle, Gaffield and Company...