Additional papers, 1832-1984 (inclusive).

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Additional papers, 1832-1984 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/539585100

Collection consists mostly of correspondence, financial documents, and photographs. The early correspondence features the letters of Samuel Cabot to his son Samuel Cabot, Jr., and the latter's letters to his wife, Hannah Lowell (Jackson) Cabot, and their children; also of interest are letters from Theodore Parker, written while traveling abroad the year before his death. Civil War letters from Samuel Cabot, Jr., to his family, and courtship lettrs to Elizabeth Almy (1914-1916) are also included. The rest of the correspondence focuses on Elizabeth (Almy) Cobb Hall, and includes four generations: her parents, Charles and Helen Jackson (Cabot) Almy; two of her children, Sidney Cobb and Helen (Cobb) Solomon White; and her grandchildren. Also included is material on the Massachusetts Conference on Social Work, civil service in Massachusetts, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Mothers' Discussion Club, Monday Lunch Club, and other organizations.

3 linear ft. (3 cartons, 1 folio folder, 1 folio+ folder, 3 oversize folders, 4 slides, 1 microfiche, 2 motion pictures)

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Monday Lunch Club.

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