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Papers, 1870-1937.

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Papers relating to the career of George Francis Dow as an antiquarian bookseller, genealogist, and historian. Correspondence with William Sumner Appleton, Charles K. Bolton, Worthington Ford, Seth Low, Sidney Perley, and Eben Putnam consists of genealogical and historical inquiries and organizational planning for the Boston Athenaeum, the Essex Institute, the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, the Topsfield Historical Society, and the Walpole Society. Papers also relate to Dow's activity in the Massachusetts Republican Party. Political solicitations include several from the Massachusetts Man Suffrage Association which worked against woman suffrage in municipal elections. (Cont) Further correspondence includes letters seeking Dow's professional knowledge; papers relating to his editing work as Secretary of the Essex Institute and as curator/director of the S.P.N.E.A.; and Dow's successful efforts to purchase and restore the Parson Capen House in Topsfield, Mass.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Boston Athenaeum

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The Boston Athenaeum was founded in 1807. Its present building on Beacon Hill, erected from 1847 to 1849, houses a library and an art collection. From the description of Boston Athenaeum records, 1854-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557016 ...

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Bolton, Charles Knowles, 1867-1950

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Antiquarian and librarian of the Boston Athenaeum (1898-1933). From the description of Reminiscences, 1934 / Charles Knowles Bolton. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 19824874 Charles K. Bolton (1867-1950) was an author of novels and non-fiction works, mainly regarding American history and libraries. He was instrumental in forming the Brookline Historical Society and served as Librarian of the Boston Athenaeum from 1898 to 1933. From the descrip...

Walpole Society (U.S.)

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Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941

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Librarian and historian. From the description of Papers of Worthington Chauncey Ford, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068790 American historical editor, bibliographer, and statistician. From the description of Letters of Worthington Chauncey Ford [manuscript], 1886-1900. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806452 Worthington Chauncey Ford (1858-1941), the eldest son of Gordon Lester Ford and Emily Fowler Ford, first worked as a cas...

Dow, George Francis, 1868-1936

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George Francis Dow was a historian. He published several volumes on the early history of New England. From the description of Notes, [ca. 1900-ca. 1930]. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122601818 ...

Appleton, William S. (William Sumner), 1840-1903

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Topsfield Historical Society

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Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (Boston, Mass.)

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Perley, Sidney, 1858-1928

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Essex institute

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Parson Capen House

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Low, Seth, 1850-1916

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Mayor of Brooklyn, Mayor of New York, and President of Columbia College (later Columbia University), 1890-1901. From the description of Papers, 1870-1930. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122482691 President of Columbia University. From the description of Typed letter : New York, to Ida B. Forbes, 1898 Jan. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270593321 Mayor of N.Y.C. and President of Columbia University. From...

Republican Party (Mass.)

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Putnam, Eben, 1868-1933

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Author, historian, and genealogist, of Boston, Mass. From the description of Miscellaneous papers concerning World War I, [1926?]. (State Library of Massachusetts). WorldCat record id: 70967741 Genealogist. From the description of Vincent Roberts of Falmouth, and Giles Roberts of Black Point, Me., ca. 1900. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 251496717 ...

Massachusetts Man Suffrage Association

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