Amelia Peabody papers, 1722-1995; bulk:1906-1970.

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Amelia Peabody papers, 1722-1995; bulk:1906-1970.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44997248

Personal and family papers, diaries, records, and scrapbooks of sculptress, horsewoman, farmer, and philanthropist Amelia Peabody of Boston and Dover, Mass. Papers contain Storer family items, including writings of Ebenezer and Hannah Quincy Storer; Civil War correspondence and newspaper clippings on the death of Col. Everett Peabody of the 25th Missouri Volunteers at the Battle of Shiloh; items on the service of Col. Oliver W. Peabody of the 45th Mass. Regiment and his death in 1896; and other miscellaneous papers of Amelia Peabody, Gertrude Peabody Eaton, and William S. Eaton. Amelia Peabody's scrapbooks cover such topics as Boston society; horses and horse shows; animal husbandry and her farm work in Dover; her experimental solar house in Dover; her work with the Red Cross Arts and Skills Division during World War II and after; and her sculptures. Collection includes a European travel diary of Francis H. Peabody; personal diary of Gertrude Peabody kept in North Rochester, Mass.; personal and travel diaries of Amelia Peabody; and record books of William S. Eaton for his yacht Taormina. Also, wills and genealogical matter for many related families, including the Bayley, Eaton, Kinsley, Peabody, and Storer families.

5 boxes and 25 v. in cases.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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American Red Cross

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On December 2, 1905, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen brought together a group of Brooklyn residents at the Barnard Club House on Remsen Street to form New York City's first borough-based Red Cross organization. With an initial membership roster of 300, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross embarked on its first major campaign to aid victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, collecting over $100,000 and thousands of articles of clothing to contribute to the relief effort. From this point on, th...

United States. Army. Missouri Infantry Regiment, 25th (1861-1864)

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Bayley family.

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Eaton, Gertrude Bayley Peabody, 1859-1937.

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Kinsley family.

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United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 45th (1862-1863)

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Peabody, Everett, 1830-1862.

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Storer, Ebenezer, 1730-1807.

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Ebenezer Storer was born in Boston on January 27, 1729/30. He received a B.A. from Harvard in 1747, and an M.A. in 1750. He joined his father as a merchant after graduation. In 1777, Storer assumed the role of Harvard College Treasurer in place of John Hancock. In 1797 he was appointed an inspector in the Excise Office of the United States, and later served for two years as Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for the Town of Boston. He died on January 5, 1807. From the description of An...

Taormina (Yacht)

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Eaton, William Storer, 1854-1949.

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Peabody, Oliver White, 1834-1896.

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Eaton family.

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Peabody, Amelia, 1890-1984.

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Sculptor; Boston, Massachusetts. From the description of Amelia Peabody papers, 1925-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552720 ...

Storer family.

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Peabody, Francis Howard, 1831-1905.

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Storer, Hannah Quincy Lincoln, 1736-1827.

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Peabody family.

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