Papers, 1930-1931.

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Papers, 1930-1931.

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Herbert Parker was the president of the Bar Association of the City of Boston, and chairmen of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission, established in 1929 to plan the Commonwealth's celebration the following year of the tercentenary of the founding of the Massachusetts Bay colony. Papers contain documents and artifacts of the celebration sponsored by the commission. Included are mss. of speeches delivered at the Great Meeting at Boston Common on July 15, 1930, among them verses written for the celebration by Robert Grant, introductions made at the Great Meeting, a speech given at the reception and luncheon (including description of persons seated at the head table), and a speech at the Hall of Flags; also programs, invitations, tickets, and badges from the Great Meeting and other Tercentenary events. Photographs of the Great Meeting in an album are of procession to the pavilion at the Common and of guests, including Calvin Coolidge, ambassadors, and other dignitaries; also shown are military processions, speeches from the pavilion, including that of Gov. Frank Allen, and crowd scenes. Captions are in Subseries (1), folder 10. Related series: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission. Great Meeting files, 1930 ((M-Ar)2190)

Subseries (1): 0.35 cubic (1 doc. box)Subseries (2): 0.39 cubic ft. (76 photographs ; 20 x 25 cm. in 1 box)

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Parker, Herbert, 1856-1939

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Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission

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Commission was authorized by Chap. 35, Resolve of 1929; approved May 10, 1929. From the description of Stenographic record, 1929 July 16. (State Library of Massachusetts). WorldCat record id: 70967992 The Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission was established by Resolves 1929, c 35 to plan the Commonwealth's celebration the following year of the 300th anniversary of the colony's founding. The nine gubernatorial appointees were also to recommend a memor...

Grant, Robert, 1852-1940

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Robert Grant (1852-1940) was a Boston novelist, whose books were primarily social satire. In addition he was for many years judge of the Probate Court and Court of Insolvency in Boston, and an overseer of Harvard. In 1927 he acted as one of three members of the Sacco-Vanzetti Commission. From the guide to the Robert Grant papers, 1809-1940., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) American author and judge. From the description of Papers o...