Special Collections & University Archives
Antislavery
Antislavery Collection, 1725-1911.
(7.5 linear feet).
The Antislavery Collection contains several hundred printed pamphlets and books pertaining to slavery and antislavery in New England, 1725-1911. The holdings include speeches, sermons, proceedings and other publications of organizations such as the American Anti-Slavery Society and the American Colonization Society, and a small number of pro-slavery tracts.
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Subjects- Abolitionists--Massachusetts
- Antislavery movements--United States
- Slavery--United States
Contributors- American Anti-Slavery Society
- American Colonization Society
Call no.: Rare Book Collections
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Belchertown State School Friends Association Records, 1954-1986.
30 boxes (20 linear feet).
The Belchertown State School Friends Association was established in 1954 to promote improved conditions at Belchertown State School and better treatment of “retarded” or “mentally challenged” citizens in Massachusetts.
The bulk of the collection includes copies of records of court appearances, briefs, the consent decree and related materials, as well as reports and correspondence relating to Mass. vs. Russell W. Daniels, Ricci vs. Greenblatt (now Ricci vs. Okin), and other cases. Also clippings and photocopied newspaper articles; speeches; newsletters; draft of agreement; and scrapbooks. Collection documents the efforts of the Association and Benjamin Ricci, President of the Association, 1970-1977, Chairman of the Board, 1977- , to improve the lot of retarded citizens of Massachusetts, initially those living at Belchertown State School.
Subjects- Persons with mental disabilities--Institutional care--Massachusetts
- Ricci, Robert Simpson
Contributors- Belchertown State School
- Ricci, Benjamin
Call no.: MS 302
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Sadie Campbell Papers, 1812-2002.
19 boxes (10.25 linear feet).
Sadie Campbell and sons Harold and Robert Leslie
A housewife, mother and active community member, Sadie Campbell was born in 1881 and lived at 1 Depot Street in Cheshire, Massachusetts for most of her life until she died in 1971. Sadie was closely tied to the Cheshire community where she had a large circle of friends and acquaintances, and was active in a a number of organizations, such as: the Cheshire Ladies Reading Club, the Merry Wives of Cheshire Shakespeare Club, and the Cheshire Cash Tearoom.
The collection documents three generations of a western Massachusetts family. The variety and nature of the materials in this collection offer a good view into the local and social history of western Massachusetts through the lives of Sadie Campbell and her family.
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Subjects- Cheshire (Mass.)--History
- Cheshire Cash Tearoom
- Family--Massachusetts--History--19th century
- Family--Massachusetts--History--20th century
- Housekeeping--Massachusetts--Cheshire
- Housewives--Massachusetts--Cheshire
- Massachusetts--Social life and customs--19th century
- Merry Wives of Cheshire Shakespeare Club
- Small business--Massachusetts
- Tyrell, Augustus
- Williams Manufacturing Company
- Women--Societies and clubs--History--19th century
ContributorsTypes of material- Account books
- Invitations
- Letters (Correspondence)
- Pamphlets
- Photographs
- Recipes
Call no.: MS 439
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W.A. Currier Daybooks, 1865-1869.
2 vols. (0.2 linear feet).
Hardware store merchant, stove dealer, and tinsmith from Haverhill, Massachusetts. Daybooks include documentation of customers, items purchased, prices paid, and transactions relating to Currier’s rag trade.
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Subjects- Adams, George
- Bradford (Haverhill, Mass.)--Economic conditions--19th century
- Contractors--Massachusetts--Haverhill--History--19th century
- Daniels, W. F
- Gildea, Peter
- Griffin, Samuel
- Hardware stores--Massachusetts--Haverhill--Finance--History--19th century
- Haverhill (Mass.)--Economic conditions--19th century
- Kimball, O
- O'Brine, J. W
- Rags--Prices--Massachusetts--Haverhill--History--19th century
- Stacy, W. P
- Stove industry and trade--Massachusetts--Haverhill--History--19th century
- Stoves--Repairing--Massachusetts--Haverhill--History--19th century
- Tinsmiths--Massachusetts--Haverhill--History--19th century
ContributorsTypes of material
Call no.: MS 213
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Hudson family Papers, 1780-1955 (Bulk: 1825-1848).
6 boxes (3 linear feet).
Correspondence (1825-1888) and journals (1830-1845) of Erasmus Darwin Hudson (1805-1880), anti-slavery organizer and orthopedic surgeon, relating chiefly to his activities for the Connecticut and American Anti-Slavery societies; his antislavery campaign map of New York state and surrounding areas (1841), with handwritten notes; account books (1831-1838) of Daniel C. Hudson and Erasmus Darwin Hudson; family records and writings of Erasmus Darwin Hudson, Jr. (1843-1887), thoracic physician, and other family members; notes on the branches of medicine and handwritten drafts of lectures; genealogies of the Hudson, Shaw, Clarke, Fowler, and Cooke families, and printed material, memorabilia, clipping and photographs. Includes correspondence from major antislavery figures, including Abby Kelley, Wendell Phillips, Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Isaac Hopper, and Samuel May.
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Subjects- Abolitionists
- African Americans--History
- American Anti-slavery Society
- Antislavery movements--Massachusetts
- Connecticut Anti-slavery Society
- Connecticut--History--19th century
- Massachusetts--History--19th century
- Physicians--New York
- United States--History--1783–1865
Contributors- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
- Foster, Abby Kelley, 1810-1887
- Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
- Gay, Sydney Howard, 1814-1888
- Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852
- Hudson Family
- Hudson, Daniel Coe, 1774–1840
- Hudson, Erasmus Darwin, 1806–1880
- Hudson, Erasmus Darwin, 1843–1887
- Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
- Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
- Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893
- Weld, Theodore Dwight, 1803-1895
- Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
Types of material- Diaries
- Letters (Correspondence)
Call no.: MS 332
View related collections: African American, Antiracism, Civil War, Family, Massachusetts (West), Medical, Reform, Social change : : No Comments
Smith & Wesson Records, 1920-1973.
30 boxes (15 linear feet).
World famous handgun and handcuff-manufacturing company founded in Springfield, Massachusetts in the 1850s.
The Smith and Wesson records are comprised of incoming sales and service correspondence with some outgoing correspondence and administrative and financial/legal subject files, including categories such as ads and advertising, American Railway Express, audits, counselors at law, debtors, insurance, legal actions, newsletters, patents and trademarks, personnel, photos, sample parts, sideline ventures, stocks and bonds awards, and Western Union Telegrams. Includes correspondence with the National Rifle Association, Small Arms Industry Advisory Committee, and the United States Revolver Association.
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Subjects- Pistols--Design and construction
Contributors- National Rifle Association
- Small Arms Industry Advisory Committee
- Smith and Wesson
- United States Revolver Association
Call no.: MS 267
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