Social correspondence of Governor and Mrs. Oliver Ames, 1881-1898.

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Social correspondence of Governor and Mrs. Oliver Ames, 1881-1898.

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Social correspondence of Oliver Ames (lieutenant governor of Massachusetts 1883-1887; governor, 1883-1890) and his wife Anna (Ray) Ames includes letters to them (often answering invitations to social events), postcards, invitations, calling cards, genealogical charts, newsclippings, and a tintype family portrait.

0.35 cubic ft. (1 doc. box)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Massachusetts. Governor (1883-1890 : Ames)

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Ames, Anna Ray.

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Ames, Oliver, 1831-1895

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Oliver Ames, 1831- 1895, Governor of Massachusetts in 1887-1890. He was son of Oakes Ames, (1804-1873) and nephew of Oliver Ames (1807-1877), the President of Union Pacific Railroad Co. In 1873 he was named as one of the executors of his father' estate. He was on the Board of the Union Pacific in 1874-1877, and served as a board member and director of several industrial companies, banks, and railroads, including the New Orleans, Mobile, & Texas, and Central Branch of the Union Pacific Railro...