Nash-Scott Family Papers, ca.1830-1957
8 boxes (7.5 linear feet).
Nash family
Long-time residents of Hadley, Massachusetts, the Nash and Scott families were united in 1881 when John Nash, a farmer, married Lizzie Scott. Of their seven children, Herman B. Nash, graduated from the Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1917, and immediately enlisted in the army, serving in France at the close of World War I. His youngest sister, Helen, kept the family connected during these years by writing and distributing a family newsletter, the Plainville News.
The Nash-Scott Family Papers contain a number of photographs, including an album capturing a trip to the west coast in 1915 and a canoe trip to Labrador in 1920. Herman B. Nash’s scrapbook documents not only his time as a student at M.A.C., but also his service in France, featuring candid photographs taken by Nash during and after the war as well as identification cards, company rosters, and a German propaganda leaflet picked up near the front. Pamphlets, genealogical notes and postcards complete the collection.
Subjects- Hadley (Mass.)--History
- Hadley (Mass.)--Social life and customs
- Massachusetts Agricultural College
- Nash family
- Scott family
- World War, 1914-1918--France
ContributorsTypes of material- Photograph albums
- Photographs
Call no.: MS 581
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Western Massachusetts Ice Storm Photograph Collection, 1942
1 envelope (0.15 linear feet).
Ice damage near Becket
Approximately every twenty years, western New England suffers from devastating ice storms, leaving heavy ice coating on trees and buildings and hazardous conditions. Major storms struck in 1921, 1942, 1961, 1983, 1998, and 2008, with the storm of December 29-30, 1942, disrupting power and closing roads throughout a broad swath of the northeast. In northern New York state, ice depths reached six inches.
The collection includes twenty six of an original thirty eight photographs depicting ice storm damage to power lines in the Pittsfield District (Windsor, Middlefield, Washington Mountain to Becket) resulting from the storm in December 1942. The collection also includes a cover letter pertaining to photos (not included) documenting a similar situation in Northampton, affecting the New England Power Service Co.
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Subjects- Electric lines--Massachusetts--Photographs
- Electric power systems--Natural disaster effects --Massachusetts--Photographs
- Ice storms--Massachusetts--Photographs
Contributors- New England Power Service Company
Types of material
Call no.: MS 354
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New York Farm Bureau Photograph Collection, 1915-1916
5 images (0.1 linear feet).
Ilion, N.Y. detail)
Founded as a non-governmental, volunteer organization in 1911, the New York Farm Bureau offers resources to support and enrich rural life and encourages farmers to work collaboratively for better marketing and production.
This small collection of photographs documents inspection tours conducted by the New York Farm Bureau of farms, apparently in the Mohawk River Valley, in 1915-1916. The intent, as the caption of one photograph suggests, was to bring “science into the field.”
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Subjects- Automobiles--Photographs
- Fort Plain (N.Y.)--Photographs
- Ilion (N.Y.)--Photographs
- Street-railroads--New York (State)--Photographs
Types of material
Call no.: PH 053
View related collections: Agriculture, Farming & rural life, Photographs : : No Comments
Norwegian Information Service Photographs of Sami (Lapp) People, 1 envelope (0.1 linear feet).
The Norwegian Information Service collection of photographs of Sami People include images of housing, a shop, the construction of a sleigh and a boat, as well as images of Sami children.
Subjects- Sami (European people)--Photographs
Contributors- Norwegian Information Service
Types of material
Call no.: MS 297
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