Boston Mass., Record Commissioners records, circa 1891-1894.

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Boston Mass., Record Commissioners records, circa 1891-1894.

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The Record Commissioners, during the years 1891 to 1894, compiled the "Personal Records" of the members of the Board of Aldermen and Common Council. The collection includes forms from members of the City Councils from 1861 to 1890 (with gaps). The publication "A Catalogue of the city councils of Boston, Roxbury, Charlestown ..." printed by order of the City Council, 1909, contains a list of all the members of the City Councils from 1822 to 1909 with a biographical notes number. William H. Whitmore, chairman of the Records Commissioners, used these same numbers, handwritten on the forms, to organize the collection. This collection includes forms for City Council members no. 1004 to no. 1966 (with gaps). An individual city council member's number can be found by consulting the index in the "Catalogue of the City Councils ..." In addition to the printed forms, there are also news clippings, business letterhead, and transcribed obituaries for some of the members.

1 cubic ft.

City of Boston Archives & Records Management Division

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Boston (Mass.). Common Council

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Boston (Mass.). Record Commissioners

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In Dec. 1889, Boston, Mass., City Council passed an order "that the Record Commissioners be requested to prepare and print as a public document, a list with brief notices, of the deceased members of the City Councils of Boston, Charlestown and Roxbury, giving exact dates as far as possible." In April of 1890, the Record Commissioners under the direction of William H. Whitmore, Chairman, attempted to try to obtain from the living members and family of deceased members such personal facts to prese...

Boston (Mass.). Board of Aldermen

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Whitmore, William Henry, 1836-1900

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Whitmore was an American writer and editor. Praed was an English poet and politician. From the description of William Henry Whitmore scrapbook on Winthrop Mackworth Praed, 1835-1864. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612761521 From the guide to the William Henry Whitmore scrapbook on Winthrop Mackworth Praed, 1835-1864., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Genealogist, editor, and public official of Boston, Mass. From ...