Association for Gravestone Studies
Association for Gravestone Studies Collection
Association for Gravestone Studies Ephemera Collection, 1788-19391 box (0.25 linear feet).
Founded in 1977, the Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) is an international organization dedicated to furthering the study and preservation of gravestones. Based in Greenfield, Mass., the Association promotes the study of gravestones from historical and artistic perspectives. To raise public awareness about the significance of historic gravemarkers and the issues surrounding their preservation, the AGS sponsors conferences and workshops, publishes both a quarterly newsletter and annual journal, Markers, and has built an archive of collections documenting gravestones and the memorial industry.
The AGS Ephemera Collections contains a mix of materials relating to gravestones and the slate and marble industries. Most of the items relate to the marble and slate industries in Western Massachusetts and adjacent areas in Vermont and New Hampshire.
Founded in 1977, the Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) is an international organization dedicated to furthering the study and preservation of gravestones. Based in Greenfield, Mass., the Association promotes the study of gravestones from historical and artistic perspectives. To raise public awareness about the significance of historic gravemarkers and the issues surrounding their preservation, the AGS sponsors conferences and workshops, publishes both a quarterly newsletter and annual journal, Markers, and has built an archive of collections documenting gravestones and the memorial industry.
The AGS Ephemera Collections contains a mix of materials relating to gravestones and the slate and marble industries. Most of the items relate to the marble and slate industries in Western Massachusetts and adjacent areas in Vermont and New Hampshire.
The collection is open for research.
Cite as: Association for Gravestone Studies Ephemera Collection (MS 651). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Acquired from the Association for Gravestone Studies, November 2009; many items were the gift of Mrs. Sidney Eslinger to the AGS.
Processed by Dex Haven, January 2010.
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Ancient Order of United Workmen of Mass., Assessment and dues card for membership in Wantastiquet Lodge, No. 71, A.O.U.W.
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1920
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Bosworth, G. L. , Invoice from C. D. Allen for flagstone, Holyoke, Mass.
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1885 Apr. 25
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“North River Blue Stone for curbing, guttering, street crossings, sidewalks, &c. |
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Bruton Parish Church: A Brief History, With a Map and Key List of Tombstones in the Church and Yard (Williamsburg, Va.,1939)
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1939
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Ownership signature of L. Sidney Eslinger 1940 on front wrap |
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Clement, C., Letter to “my dear Elizabeth”
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1876 Sept. 11
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On letterhead of Clement, Sons & Co. Producers of Rutland Marble |
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Connecticut Courant & Weekly Intelligencer
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1788 Nov. 3
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Includes advertisement, p. 2, for Shaler and Hall stone quarry, Chatham “for public or private Buildings, Flags, Grave-Stones or Monuments. .. “ |
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Fair Haven Marble & Marbleized Slate Co., Circular letter to Electrical Engineers offering slate for use “where it is desirable in electrical Mechanism.” Fair Haven, Vt.
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Undated
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2 copies
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Fair Haven Marble and Marbleized Slate Co., Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Fair Haven, Vt.
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1895 Dec. 23
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Frawley, John, Business cards (3) printed envelope, and printed shipping label
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Undated
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Frawley listed on his business cards alternately as a dealer in Granite & Marble Monuments and Quarryman, Erving, Mass.    |
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Frawley, John, Receipt to the Ladies Aid Society for lumber, Wendell Depot, Mass.
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1908 June 5
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Also includes blank printed receipt form |
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Lamprey & Dickey, Business card, Lanconia, N.H.
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ca.1890
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“Manufacturers and dealers in monuments, tablets, gravestones” |
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Meade, P. F., Letter to Samuel M. Green, Holyoke, Mass.
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1895 May 14
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Agrees to furnish brownstone sills and granite doors sills. Meade was a dealer in “Building Stone and Monumental Work”  |
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Memorial cards
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1888 Sept 23, Nov. 26
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Cards for Elizabeth Leach (d. Sept. 23, 1888) and Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps (d. Nov. 26, 1888). Backmark on Leach for Memorial Card Company, Philadelphia, Pa.   |
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Pelkey, W. H., Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Holyoke, Mass.
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1895 Dec. 21
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On letterhead of W.H. Pelkey Slate and Iron Works |
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Sheldon Marble Co., Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding use of oil as fuel, West Rutland, Vt.
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1890 June 14
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On letterhead of Sheldon Marble Co. |
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Smith, Noah, Receipt for pair of gravestones (60 letters) to Jos. Doe
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1819 Oct. 6
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United States.Bureau of Mines , Accident report for Quarries to John Frawley
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1916
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Printed form not completed |
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Vermont Marble Company, Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding oil burners, Proctor, Vt.
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1892 Feb. 18
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Mentions Standard Oil Co. problems |
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W. N. Flynt Granite Co., Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. (offering to purchase a boiler), Monson, Mass.
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1893 Mar. 2
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On letterhead of W. N. Flynt Granite Co.  |
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Wall and McCormick, Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding delivery of stone for beds, Holyoke, Mass.
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1891 Jan. 24
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On letterhead of “Wall and McCormick, Workers in Stone” |
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The AGS Ephemera Collection is one of several collections that comprise the Association for Gravestone Studies Collections.
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Ancient Order of United Workmen of Mass., Assessment and dues card for membership in Wantastiquet Lodge, No. 71, A.O.U.W.
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1920
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Bosworth, G. L. , Invoice from C. D. Allen for flagstone, Holyoke, Mass.
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1885 Apr. 25
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“North River Blue Stone for curbing, guttering, street crossings, sidewalks, &c. |
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Bruton Parish Church: A Brief History, With a Map and Key List of Tombstones in the Church and Yard (Williamsburg, Va.,1939)
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1939
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Ownership signature of L. Sidney Eslinger 1940 on front wrap |
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Clement, C., Letter to “my dear Elizabeth”
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1876 Sept. 11
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On letterhead of Clement, Sons & Co. Producers of Rutland Marble |
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Connecticut Courant & Weekly Intelligencer
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1788 Nov. 3
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Includes advertisement, p. 2, for Shaler and Hall stone quarry, Chatham “for public or private Buildings, Flags, Grave-Stones or Monuments. .. “ |
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Fair Haven Marble & Marbleized Slate Co., Circular letter to Electrical Engineers offering slate for use “where it is desirable in electrical Mechanism.” Fair Haven, Vt.
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Undated
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2 copies
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Fair Haven Marble and Marbleized Slate Co., Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Fair Haven, Vt.
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1895 Dec. 23
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Frawley, John, Business cards (3) printed envelope, and printed shipping label
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Undated
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Frawley listed on his business cards alternately as a dealer in Granite & Marble Monuments and Quarryman, Erving, Mass. |
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Frawley, John, Receipt to the Ladies Aid Society for lumber, Wendell Depot, Mass.
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1908 June 5
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Also includes blank printed receipt form |
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Lamprey & Dickey, Business card, Lanconia, N.H.
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ca.1890
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“Manufacturers and dealers in monuments, tablets, gravestones” |
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Meade, P. F., Letter to Samuel M. Green, Holyoke, Mass.
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1895 May 14
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Agrees to furnish brownstone sills and granite doors sills. Meade was a dealer in “Building Stone and Monumental Work” |
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Memorial cards
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1888 Sept 23, Nov. 26
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Cards for Elizabeth Leach (d. Sept. 23, 1888) and Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps (d. Nov. 26, 1888). Backmark on Leach for Memorial Card Company, Philadelphia, Pa. |
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Pelkey, W. H., Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Holyoke, Mass.
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1895 Dec. 21
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On letterhead of W.H. Pelkey Slate and Iron Works |
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Sheldon Marble Co., Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding use of oil as fuel, West Rutland, Vt.
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1890 June 14
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On letterhead of Sheldon Marble Co. |
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Smith, Noah, Receipt for pair of gravestones (60 letters) to Jos. Doe
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1819 Oct. 6
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United States.Bureau of Mines , Accident report for Quarries to John Frawley
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1916
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Printed form not completed |
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Vermont Marble Company, Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding oil burners, Proctor, Vt.
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1892 Feb. 18
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Mentions Standard Oil Co. problems |
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W. N. Flynt Granite Co., Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. (offering to purchase a boiler), Monson, Mass.
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1893 Mar. 2
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On letterhead of W. N. Flynt Granite Co. |
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Wall and McCormick, Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding delivery of stone for beds, Holyoke, Mass.
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1891 Jan. 24
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On letterhead of “Wall and McCormick, Workers in Stone” |
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- Marble industry and trade.
- Slate industry.
- Association for Gravestone Studies.
- Fair Haven Marble and Marbleized Slate Co.
- Farr Alpaca Co.
- Business cards.
- Circular letters.
- Ephemera.
- Memorial cards.
