William Wells Papers, 1796-1863
1 box (0.5 linear feet).
A resident of Shelburne, Mass., William Wells served in various public offices during the early years of the republic. The Wells Papers consists of accounts, bonds, estate inventories, lists of jurors, meeting warrants and notices, petitions, and voting lists. Also includes a report on agricultural fairs, a Franklin Peace Society notice, and guardianship records for Isaac Winter and Lawrence Kemp.
Subjects- Shelburne (Mass.)--History
Contributors
Call no.: MS 347
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Wendell (Mass.). Treasurer Account book, 1794-1864
1 vol. (0.1 linear feet).
A sparsely populated rural community in eastern Franklin County, Massachusetts, the town of Wendell was incorporated in 1781, when it was separated from parts of the adjacent towns of Shutesbury and Erving. Primarily a farming community throughout its history, with only light manufacturing, Wendell remains one of the state’s least populous communities.
Kept in standard double column format, the Wendell Treasurer’s account book was approved and settled annually by the town selectmen. Although accounting practices varied, the treasurers of the mid-nineteenth century typically provided somewhat greater detail in detailing income and expenditures. Prominent among the signatories are Judge Joshua Green and the Treasurers Samuel Brewer, George W. Fleming, and Franklin Howe (and other members of the Howe family).
Subjects- Green, Joshua
- Wendell (Mass.)--History--19th century
Contributors- Brewer, Samuel
- Fleming, George W
- Howe, Franklin
- Wendell (Mass.). Treasurer
Types of material
Call no.: MS 090
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Mary L. Wentworth Papers, 1966-1968
13 boxes (19.5 linear feet).
The activist Mary Wentworth has worked throughout New England on behalf of a variety of progressive causes, beginning with the antiwar and feminist movements in the 1960s and 1970s and working against racism and other forms of discrimination, militarism, patriarchy, corporate power, and U.S. imperialism. In 1984, she ran for U.S. Congress against long-term incumbent Silvio O. Conte, winning almost 30% of the vote in a district in which Conte had run unopposed.
The Wentworth Papers include records relating to her congressional campaign against Conte, material on U.S. involvement in Central America during the 1980s, and other issues of concern throughout her career.
Subjects- Activists--Massachusetts
- Anti-imperialist movements
- Central America--Foreign relations--United States
- Conte, Silvio O. (Silvio Oltavio), 1921-1991
- Peace movements--Massachusetts
- United States--Foreign relations--Central America
ContributorsTypes of material
Call no.: MS 522
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Whately Town Records, 1717-1883
4 reels (0.5 linear feet).
First settled in the seventeenth century, in an area along the Connecticut River that belonged to the Norwottucks, or Fresh Water Indians, Whately, Massachusetts was officially incorporated in 1771. Microfilm of the town’s records include lists of baptisms, marriages, deaths, as well as minutes of meetings.
Call no.: MS 408 mf
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C. H. Wheeler Scrapbook, 1935-1937
1 vol. (0.25 linear feet).
A resident of Haydenville, Mass., during the 1930s, C. H. Wheeler was evidently captivated with the profound political changes sweeping the nation during the years of the Great Depression.
Containing hundreds of political cartoons clipped from local newspapers and national media, C. H. Wheeler’s scrapbook documents media reactions to the Great Depression and New Deal, the presidential election of 1936, Alf Landon and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and national and international political currents.
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Subjects- Depressions--1929
- Landon, Alfred M. (Alfred Mossman), 1887-1987
- Massachusetts--Politics and government--1933-1945
- New Deal, 1933-1939
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
- United States--Politics and government--1933-1945
Types of material- Political cartoons
- Scrapbooks
Call no.: MS 598 bd
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