A substantial collection of archival materials pertaining to E. & G.G. Hook, E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings, and Hook & Hastings, church organ builders in Salem, Boston, and Kendal Green, Massachusetts, 1827-1935.

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A substantial collection of archival materials pertaining to E. & G.G. Hook, E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings, and Hook & Hastings, church organ builders in Salem, Boston, and Kendal Green, Massachusetts, 1827-1935.

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Contains a substantial collection of archival documents pertaining to the Hook Family and their business, including advertising materials, Articles of Partnership and Co-partnership, descriptions of organs, directory listings, factory descriptions, genealogical materials, land records, letterhead, manufacturers' catalogs, news clippings, photographs and slides. The collection is organized in 4 boxes, as follows: Box #1 contains advertising materials, Articles of Partnership and Co-partnership, directory listings, factory descriptions, genealogical materials, land records, letterhead, manufacturers' catalogs, news clippings, photographs, slides, and other miscellaneous ephemera. Boxes #2 to #4 contain organ descriptions, as follows: #2 contains Opus 1 (1829) to 857 (1876); #3 contains Opus 858 (1876) to 2314 (1913); and #4 contains Opus 2315 (1913) to 2614 (1935). Some of the materials originated with Conrad O. Olson, once an employee of Hook & Hastings.

6 linear ft. (4 boxes)

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Organ Historical Society

Related Entities

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Olson, Conrad O., 1907-1988.

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E. & G.G. Hook (Firm)

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Hook & Hastings (Firm)

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Hastings, Francis H., 1836-1916.

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Hook, Elias, 1805-1881.

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Hook family.

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Mack, Forrest C., 1942-2006.

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The firm E. & G.G. Hook, church organ builders, was founded in 1827 as a partnership between two brothers, Elias Hook and George G. Hook, of Salem, Massachusetts. In 1831, the firm relocated to Boston where they set up shop on Friend Street. By 1872, Francis H. Hastings had become a partner, and the corporate name was changed to E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings. Following the death of the founders in 1880 and 1881, the corporate name was shortened to Hook & Hastings. In 1889, the firm r...

Hook, George G., 1807-1880.

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