Papers, 1837-1955, bulk: 1837-1877.

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Papers, 1837-1955, bulk: 1837-1877.

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Papers of the Webber family of Boston, Mass. and nearby towns include letters of Boston doctor Samuel G. Webber to his wife Nancy P. Sturtevant Webber describing his work as a naval surgeon aboard the ship Rhode Island during the Civil War; letters to Dr. Webber from his sister, Mary S. Webber, and his father, Aaron D. Webber; a short journal of a trip to the White Mountains of New Hampshire in 1837 by Maria G. Webber; two pocket diaries (1853 and 1854) of Lucretia Webber describing daily events in Needham and Boston, Mass.; and Samuel Gilbert's account of his life as a Boston printer and newspaper publisher, including his involvement in the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. Additions to his account were made by his son, Benjamin R. Gilbert.

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Webber Family.

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Webber, Nancy Pope Sturtevant.

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Webber, Aaron Dalton.

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Rhode Island (Ship)

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Gilbert, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin)

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In 1857 the San Francisco Board of Education established Minns' Evening Normal School for current and prospective teachers in the city. Named after its principal, George W. Minns, the institution was formally established as the first California State Normal School by the State Legislature in 1862. A decade later, the Legislature voted to move the Normal School to San Jose, and the school relocated to its new home on Washington Square prior to the fall term of 1872. After a fire dest...

Gilbert, Samuel, 1777 or 1778-1867

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Webber, Maria G.

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Webber, Mary Sweet, 1848?-1873.

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Webber, Lucretia.

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Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association

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MCMA was established in 1795 as an organization to promote the mechanical arts and provide funds for members' widows and families. From the description of Honorary membership diploma for Edward Everett : manuscript, 1830 January 17. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612800240 ...

Webber, Samuel Gilbert, 1838-1926

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Samuel Gilbert Webber was born July 24, 1838 in Boston, Massachusetts, son of Aaron D. and Maria (Gilbert) Webber. He graduated from Harvard with a bachelor's degree in 1860. Webber joined the Union navy in 1862 as an assistant surgeon. He served on board the receiving ship Ohio (Sloop : 1820) in 1862 and then on Rhode Island (Sidewheel steamer : 1861) in December 1862. He later served aboard the ironclad Nahant (Ironclad : 1862). He was on board while Rhode Island was towing US Steam Battery Mo...