The environmental scientist Robert J. Carton emerged in the mid-1980s as one of the leading scientific critics of fluoridation of the water supply. After receiving his doctorate in Environmental Science from Rutgers University, Carton accepted a position in 1972 with the Office of Toxic Substances in the Environmental Protection Agency, assessing the risks associated with a range of toxic substances from asbestos to arsenic and hexachlorobenzene. By 1985, Carton became concerned about EPA standards for fluoride in drinking water, taking a public stance against undue political influence in framing those standards and insisting that there was no scientific evidence that fluorides prevented tooth decay and that any level of fluoride exposure presented a significant health hazard. In 1992, Carton left the EPA to work for as Chief of Environmental Compliance for the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

Consisting primarily of research, notes, and some correspondence relating to the health effects of fluoridation of drinking water, the collection documents Robert Carton’s nearly two decade long struggle against the EPA and federal government. Also included are transcripts of filings relating to various legal challenges against fluoridation during the mid-1980s.

Early map of Clark property

The Clark family played a prominent role in the colonial and early national history of Newton, Massachusetts. John Clark and his wife Elizabeth Norman settled in Cambridge Village (now Newton), Massachusetts, in about 1681, and played an active role in the public life of the town. His son William, grandson Norman, and great-grandson Norman followed in John’s footsteps, serving as Selectmen and, in the case of Norman, Jr., as the Collector of taxes during and after the Revolutionary War.

This small collection traces the early history of Newton, Mass., through the lives and activities of four generations of the family of John Clark. While the majority of the collection consists of deeds or related legal documents pertaining to properties in Newton (or in one case, Connecticut), a few items provide glimpses into other Clark family activities. As tax collector for Newton during and after the Revolution, Norman Clark, Jr., left an interesting documentary trail that touches on financial priorities in town, including the collection of taxes for support of the church, Revolutionary War soldiers, and road building.

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M

MAC

see Men Acting for Change (MAC) (1994- ) RG-45/80/M4

MAC Alumni Athletic Association

see MACAAA RG-50/4

MAC Alumni Bulletin(1919-1953)

RG-50/00/3

MAC Alumni Quarterly (1917-1918) RG-50/00/3

MAC College and Alumni News (1903-1908)

RG-50/00/3

MAC Dramatic Society (1911, 1984, 1986)

RG-45/40/M3

MAC in the War (Duplicate Collection) (1921)

RG-99/1

MAC Literary Monthly

see Literary Monthly, The MAC (1910) RG-45/00/L4

MACAAA (Massachusetts Agricultural College Alumni Athletic Association)

RG-50/4

Mace

see Insignia, Diploma, Motto, Mascot, Mace, Etc. RG-6/1

Mail Services

RG-35/8

Mainstay (1969-1978)

RG-36/00/M2

Maintenance (Physical Plant)

RG-36/5

Malawi Project (College of Food and Natural Resources) (1963-1970)

RG-15/4/1

Man and Environment, Institute for

see The Environmental Institute (TEI) RG-6/4/14

Man and Environment, Institute for–Proposal Series (1973-1976)

RG-6/4/14

Man and Environment, Institute for–Report Series (1973-1978)

RG-6/4/14

Management and Business Affairs, Vice President for

see Vice President for Management and Business Affairs RG-3/11

Management and Fiscal Affairs and University Treasurer, Vice President for

see Vice President for Management and Fiscal Affairs and University Treasurer RG-3/13

Management and Fiscal Affairs, Vice President for

see Vice President for Management and Fiscal Affairs RG-3/16

Management Assistant (Library)

RG-8/1/7

Management Council, Campus

see Campus Management Council (1948-1989) RG-6/2.5

Management Cluster, Educational Planning and

see Educational Planning and Management Cluster RG-13/3/17

Management Department

RG-25/M2

Management Memos

see Food and Resource Economics, Dept. of–Management Memos (1975-1976) RG-25/F45

Management Research (1975-1979)

RG-12/00

Management, School of

see School of Management RG-12

Management, School of–Dean

see Dean (School of Management) RG-12/11

Management, School of–Newsletter (1983-1985)

RG-12/00

see also Business Administration, School of–Newsletter (pre-1983) RG-12/00

Commonwealth, The (1986- ) RG-12/00

Manufacturing Productivity, Center for (1991- )

RG-12/7

Manuscripts and Archives

see Archives and Manuscripts RG-8/1/3

Maps, Campus

see Campus Maps RG-36/100

see also Guide Books RG-5/00/4

Maps (Cartographic Materials) RG-181/3

Proposed Layouts RG-6/15

Maps (Cartographic Materials)

RG-181/3

Marathons (School of Education)

see School of Education, Marathons RG-13/3/11

Marine and Coastal Facts (Sea Grant Advisory Program) (1977-1981)

RG-15/8.1

Marine Education Research, Cooperative

see Cooperative Marine Education Research (CMER) (1989) RG-6/4/14/5

Marine Foods Program

see Experiment Station–Marine Foods Program RG-15/2.2

Marine Sciences Facilities at Cape Ann, ad hoc Committee on (1975)

RG-40/2/M3

Marine Sciences Program

RG-25/M3

Marine Station (Research and Graduate Studies)

RG-9/12

Market Garden Field Station

see Suburban Experiment Station, Waltham RG-15/9

Market Garden Field Station Journal

see Suburban Experiment Station, Waltham–Market Garden Field Station Journal (1915-1936) RG-15/9

Market, Student Craft

see Craft Market (Student) RG-45/40/C7

Marketing Department

RG-25/M4

Maroon & White (1992- )

RG-45/00/M2

Maroon Key Society (Honor Society)

RG-45/60/M3

Married Student Housing (Microfilm) (ca. 1960′s)

RG-190/8

Married Student Housing Committee

RG-35/12/2

see also Married Student Housing (Microfilm) (ca. 1960′s) RG-190/8

Marshals (Commencement) (1982-1985)

RG-1/7/4

Martin Luther King Social Action and Lecture Group (1968-1970)

RG-45/80/M3

Mascot

see Insignia, diploma, motto, mascot, mace, etc. RG-1/6

Mass Action (Student Publication)

RG-45/00/M3

Mass. Agricultural Review, Committee on (1926-1930)

RG-40/2/M4

Mass Aid (1985)

RG-45/40/M4

see also Hunger Task Force, UMass RG-45/40/H8

Mass. Communications, Center for

see Communications-Related Disciplines and Center for Mass Communications (1969) RG-40/2/C6

Mass. Media (Microfilm)

RG-190/14

Massachusetts (1990-1997)

RG-5/00/11

see also UMASS (1996- ) RG-5/00/12

Massachusetts Agricultural College Alumni Athletic Association

see MACAAA (Massachusetts Agricultural College Alumni Athletic Association) RG-50/4

Massachusetts Agricultural Review

see Extension Service, Cooperative–Massachusetts Agricultural Review (1926-1931) RG-15/8

Massachusetts Agricultural Review (Official University Committee) (1926-1930)

RG-40/2/M4

Massachusetts Alumnus

see Alumnus, The (Alumni Periodicals) RG-50/00/3

Massachusetts Board of Higher Education (1966-1980)

RG-1/3

see Board of Regents, RG-1/4

Higher Education Coordination Council (1991-1996) / Board of Higher Education (1996- ) RG-1/5

Massachusetts Bulletin for Farm Women

see Extension Service, Cooperative–Massachusetts Bulletin for Farm Women RG-15/8

Massachusetts Business and Economic Report (1974-1986)

RG-12/3/B8

see also Business and Economic Research, Center for RG-12/3

Massachusetts CAI Consortium Newsletter (1985-1989)

RG-29/00

Massachusetts Career Education Leader

see Institute for Governmental Services–Massachusetts Career Education Leader (1980-1981) RG-3/8

Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies

RG-25/M4.3

Massachusetts Center for The Book (1999- )

RG-25/M4.35

Massachusetts, Center for Rural

see Center for Rural Massachusetts RG-15/16

Massachusetts Collegian, The (1914- )

RG-45/00/C6

see also Massachusetts Daily Collegian(1967- ) RG-45/00/C6

Massachusetts Collegian, The (Microfilm) (1914- )

RG-190/13

Massachusetts Collision (Student Publication) (1933)

RG-45/00/M4

Massachusetts Commercial Vegetable Grower

see Commercial Vegetable Grower (Suburban Experiment Station Waltham) RG-15/9

Massachusetts Commission on Corruption

RG-36/23

Massachusetts Commission, Center for

see Communications-Related Disciplines and Center for Massachusetts Communications (1969) RG-40/2/C6

Massachusetts Cooperative Extension News

see Extension Service, Cooperative–News (1986- ) RG-15/8

Massachusetts Cooperative Extension Service

see Extension Service, Cooperative RG-15/8

Massachusetts Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit; Fishery Unit

see Wildlife Research Unit; Fishery Unit (Massachusetts Cooperative) RG-15/6

Massachusetts Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit–Quarterly Progress Report (1948-1988)

RG-15/6

Massachusetts Daily Collegian, The (1967- )

RG-45/00/C6

see also Massachusetts Collegian(1914-1967) RG-45/00/C6

Massachusetts Dairy Digest

see Extension Service, Cooperative–Massachusetts Dairy Digest (1936-1985) RG-15/8

Massachusetts Data, Center for (State Data Center)

RG-15/8.3

see also Massachusetts Development Research Institute (MDRI) RG-25/M4.8

Massachusetts Demographic Research Institute (Research and Graduate Studies)

RG-9/10

Massachusetts Development Research Institute (MDRI)

RG-25/M4.8

see also Massachusetts Data, Center for RG-15/8.3

Massachusetts Farm Prices Research Collection (1910-1965)

RG-15/8.9

Massachusetts Film Co-op

RG-8/1/8

Massachusetts Foundation for Humanities and Public Policy

RG-60/10

Massachusetts Free Press (Student Publication) (1988- )

RG-45/00/M4.5

Massachusetts Gazette (Public Affairs) (1970)

RG-5/00/9

Massachusetts Heritage (Holdsworth Natural Resources Center) (1961- )

RG-15/3

Massachusetts Information Scanning Unit (MISU) (School of Management)

RG-12/13

Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research (MISER)

see Massachusetts Development Research Institute (MDRI) RG-25/M4.8

Massachusetts Magazine

see Massachusetts (1990-1996) RG-5/00/11

Massachusetts Music Bulletin (1973-1979)

RG-25/M9/00

Massachusetts Natural History, Bulletin of (1884)

RG-25/E4/00

Massachusetts Personnel and Guidance Association Newsletter (1970-1977)

RG-30/9/5

Massachusetts Public Research Group (Mass PI RG)

see MS54 Mass PI RG

Massachusetts Review, The (1959- ) RG-60/7

Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) (School of Management)

RG-12/10

see also MSBDC News (1983-1984) RG-12/10

Massachusetts Society of Professors (MSP)

RG-40/5/M4

Massachusetts Society of Professors-American Association of University of Professors

(MSP-AAUP) RG-40/5/M4.1

Massachusetts Society of Professors Newsletter

see MassProf (1977- ) RG-40/5/M4

Massachusetts State College in the Post-War Period (Official University Committee) (1944)

RG-40/2/M4.5

Massachusetts State Employee Association (MSEA)

see Massachusetts State Employee Association (MSEA), MS49

Massachusetts Studies in English (1967-1986, 1992) RG-25/E3/00

Massachusetts Town Expenditures (1958-1969)

RG-25/P6.5/00

Massachusetts Town Statistics (College of Food and Natural Resources)

RG-15/2.23

MassPI RG

see Mass. Public Information Research Group (MassPI RG) Records (1972- ) , MS-54

MassProf (Massachusetts Society of Professors Newsletter) (1977- ) RG-40/5/M4

Master of Arts in Art History Newsletter (1986-1987)

RG-25/A7/00

Master of Arts in Teaching Program (MAT Program)

RG-10/1/10

Master Planning Committee (Faculty Senate, 1961-1974)

RG-40/2/A3

see also Campus Planning Committee (Faculty Senate, 1956-1960, 1974-1975) RG-40/2/A3

Masters Theses and Terminal Projects (1896- )

RG-46/2 (see UMass Library catalog for holdings

see also Theses and Dissertations (Films & Videotapes) RG-186/2

Mastery Learning Center

RG-30/2/5

Mastery Learning Center Newsletter (1985)

RG-30/2/5

MAT Program

see Master of Arts in Teaching Program RG-10/1/10

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) (1994- )

RG-25/M4.5

Math Club

see Mathematics and Statistics–Math Club (1939-1940) RG-25/M5/3

Math/Science/Technology Education Project (MESTEP) (School of Education–

Instructional Leadership Division) RG-13/4/10

Mathematics and Statistics Department

RG-25/M5

Mathematics and Statistics Department–Actuarial Program

RG-25/M5/3

Mathematics and Statistics Department–Math Club (1939-1940)

RG-25/M5/3

Mathematics and Statistics Department–Science Enrichment Program

RG-25/M5/3

Mathematics, Center for Applied

see Applied Mathematics, Center for RG-25/M5.5

Mathematics Faculty

see Natural Sciences and Mathematics Faculty RG-11/50

Mazes, Chain Link (Physical Plant) (1983- )

RG-36/50/M3

MDRI

see Massachusetts Development Research Institute (MDRI) RG-25/M4.8

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department

RG-25/M6

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department–Energy Alternatives Program

RG-25/M6/3

Medal for Outstanding Service

see University Medal for Outstanding Service RG-2/99

Media Literacy Institute

RG-25/C7.7

Media Center (School of Education)

RG-13/3/21/2

Media-other than publications (Student Body)

RG-45/30

Media Specialists for the Deaf, Center for (School of Education)

RG-13/3/21/9

Mediation Project

see Legal Studies–Mediation Project RG-25/L7/3

Medical School Location, ad hoc Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1965-1966)

RG-40/2/A3

Medical School, Worcester

RG-55/2

Medical Society, Pre-

see Pre-Medical Society RG-45/40/P7.5

Meditation Society, Students International

see Students International Mediation Society (SIMS) RG-45/70/S8

MEFORUM (School of Education) (1973-1975)

RG-13/00

Mega Memo Newsletter (Anthropology Department) (1978- )

RG-25/A6/00

Mega Memo Newsletter, Five College (Anthropology Department 5-College Newsletter) (1985-2000)

RG-25/A6/00

Memo (Office of Institutional Studies) (1962-1964)

RG-4/3/1

Memorabilia (University Historical Collection) (1863-1925, 1988)

RG-1/203

Memorabilia, general (Oversize materials)

RG-183

Memorial Quilt Project, AIDS

see AIDS Memorial Quilt Project (1992- ) RG-11/20

Memorial Stones and Plaques (Physical Plant)

RG-36/50/M4

see also Plaques (Memorial, General) RG-183/3

Men Acting for Change (MAC) (1994)

Menorah Club (1937)

RG-45/70/M4

Mental Health Services

RG-30/15/3

Mental Retardation Project

RG-7/4

Mentor Program

see New Student Program (Summer Counseling) RG-30/9/2

MEP

see Minority Engineering Program (College of Engineering) RG-14/6

MESTEP

see Math/Science/Technology Education Project (School of Education–

Instructional Leadership Division) RG-13/4/10

Metawampe

RG-36/50/M5

Metawampe Club (1907- )

RG-40/3/M4

Metawampe Lawn

RG-36/104/M5

Meteorological Series Bulletin [ View online (1888-1907) ]

see Experiment Station (1888- )--Meteorological Series Bulletin RG-15/2.2

Meteorological Observations/Observatory Bulletin

see Experiment Station (1888- )–Meteorological Series Bulletin RG-15/2.2

Metric Research Center, Northeast

see Northeast Metric Research Center RG-7/6

Micro Resource Lab (MRL)

RG-29/2

Micro Scope (Microbiology Department) (1988-1991)

RG-25/M7/00

Micro Teaching (School of Education)

RG-13/3/21/8

Microanalysis Laboratory (Research and Graduate Studies)

RG-9/3/4

Microbial and Molecular Biology Laboratory Support Services (MMBLSS) (1995- )

Microbiology Department

RG-25/M7

Microbiology, Institute of Agricultural and Industrial

see Environmental Sciences RG- 25/E8

Microfilms

RG-190

Microwave Electronics Newsletter (1985-1987)

RG-25/E2/00

Mid-Winter Alumni Day (1923-1926)

RG-40/2/M5

Middle East, Peace and Justice in the, UMass Faculty and Staff for

see Peace and justice in the Middle East, UMass Faculty and Staff for

(Unofficial Committee) (1990-1991) RG-40/3/P1

Military (Photographs)

RG-142

see also Panoramic Photos RG-170

Military Affairs, ad hoc Committee on (Faculty Senate, 1967-1972)

RG-40/2/A3

Military and Air Service–Arnold Air Society

RG-25/M8

Military and Air Science–ASTRP (Army Specialized Training Reserve Program)

RG-25/M8/3

Military and Air Science Department

RG-25/M8

Military and Air Science– 58th College Training Detachment (World War II)

RG-25/M8

Minorities, Committee on Status of (Faculty Senate, 1981, 1984- )

RG-40/2/A3

Minority Achievement Program, Springfield/UMass (SUMMA)

see Bilingual Collegiate Program–Springfield/UMass Minority Achievement Program (SUMMA) RG-6/4/6.5

Minority Engineering Program (MEP) (College of Engineering)

RG-14/6

Minority Engineering Program Newsletter (1978-1980)

RG-14/00

Minority Graduate Student Association Newsletter

see Transitions (MGSA Newsletter) (1987) RG-45/00/T8)

Minority Graduate Student Recruitment, Office of

RG-10/7

Minority Groups, Provost for Women and, Associate

see Provost for Women and Minority Groups, Associate (1968-1981) RG-6/13

see also Affirmative Action (1982- ) RG-4/7

Everywoman’s Center RG-7/2

Minority Student Services Review Commission (1988)

RG-40/2/M6

Minute Waltzer’s (Student Group) (1987)

RG-45/40/M5

MinuteFan Park (2002)

RG-36/104/M6

Minuteman Statue (2002)

RG-36/50/M6

Minuteman (Student Publication) (1986- )

RG-45/00/M5

MISER (Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research)

see Massachusetts Development Research Institute (MDRI) RG-25/M4.8

Missions and Goals (Official University Committee) (1975-1976)

RG-40/2/M8

see also Duplicate Collection–Missions and Goals, A Report of the Commission on (1976) RG-99/8

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost O’Brien’s Proposal-Mission and Approach (1987) RG-6/1

Trustees’ Commission on the Future of the University (1988- ) RG-2/7

MISU

see Massachusetts Information Scanning Unit (MISU) (School of Management) RG-12/13

MMBLSS

see Microbial and Molecular Biology Laboratory Support Services (MMBLSS) RG-25/M6.5

Mobilization Committee, Student (1972)

RG-45/80/M6

Mogen David Newsletter (1924-1940) (Delta Phi Alpha Fraternity)

RG-45/90/D4.3

Molecular and Cellular Biology

RG-25/B5.5

Molecular Biology Laboratory Support Services, Microbial and

see Microbial and Molecular Biology Laboratory Support Services (MMBLSS) RG-25/M6.5

Moore Photo Collection, Fred

see Fred Moore Photo Collection RG-173

Morrill Land Grant Documents

see Charters, Legislation and RG-1/2

see also Morrill Land Grant Photos (line drawings of Justin Morrill, home site, document) RG-100

Morrill Land Grant Photographs

RG-100

Morrill News (Morrill Library Newsletter) (1977-1990, 1995- )

RG-8/00/M7

Mortar Board (Honor Society)

RG-45/60/M6

Mosaic (Five College Publication) (1991)

RG-60/5/00

Motion Picture Services, Photographic and

see Photo Center (Photographic and Motion Picture Services) RG-5/7

Motto

see Insignia, diploma, motto, mascot, mace, etc. RG-1/6

Mount Toby Reservation

see Mt. Toby Reservation RG-15/10

MRL

see Micro Resource Lab (MRL) RG-29/2

MRSEC

see Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) RG-25/M4.5

MSBDC

see Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) (School of Management) RG-12/10

MSBDC News (Massachusetts Small Business Development Center News) (1983-1984)

RG-12/10

MSEA (Massachusetts State Employee Association)

see Massachusetts State Employee Association (MSEA) MS49

MSP

see Massachusetts Society of Professors (MSP) RG-40/5/M4

MSP-AAUP

see Massachusetts Society of Professors-American Association of University Professors RG-40/5/M4.1

Mt. Toby Reservation

RG-15/10

MTA (Union of Professional Employees)

see Union of Professional Employees (MTA) MS47

Mugbooks

see Directories, mugbooks, catalogs of graduates, etc. RG-1/00/5

Multi-Campus Committees

see Inter-Campus committees (2-campus and 3-campus) RG-3/100

Multicultural Advisory Board (Chancellor’s)

see Counsel on Community, Diversity and Social Justice (1997- ) RG-4/17

Multicultural Conflict Resolution Team (1993- ) RG-4/8/1

Multi-Cultural Education (School of Education)

RG-13/3/19/8

Multicultural Issues, Chancellor’s Task Force on (1990)

RG-40/2/M9

Multicultural Student Union Committee (1991)

RG-40/2/M10

Multicultural UMass Community (Student Publication) (1988)

RG-45/00/M8

Museum of Natural History

see Massachusetts Natural History, Bulletin of (1884) RG-25/E4/00

Music and Dance, Department of

RG-25/M9

Music Bulletin (Music and Dance Dept.) (1973-1979)

RG-25/M9/00

Music Committee (Student)

see Arts and Music Committee (Student) RG-45/45/A7

Music Library (1975- )

RG-8/3/8

see also Music Library–Video Tape Collection (Films & Videotapes) RG-186/6

Music Library, Video Tape Collection (Films and Videotapes)

RG-186/6

Music Photographs (Student Organizations)

RG-140/2

Music Poster Collection

see Poster Collection, Music RG-180/2

Music Theatre Guild

see Operetta Guild/Music Theatre Guild RG-25/M9.4

Musical Clubs (Fine Arts/program group) (1923, 1941-1942)

RG-45/50/M8

Muslim Students Association (1994- )

RG-45/40/M8

Massachusetts State Senator for the Berkshire District, 1950-1958, and representative for Massachusetts’s First District in the United States Congress for 17 terms, 1959-1991, where he made significant contributions in the areas of health and human services, the environment, education, energy, transportation, and small business.

Spanning four decades and eight presidents, the papers offer an extraordinary perspective on the major social, economic, and cultural changes experienced by the American people. Includes correspondence, speeches, press releases, bill files, his voting record, committee files, scrapbooks, travel files, audio-visual materials and over 5,000 photographs and slides.

Bold Stroke for a Wife

Since its founding, Double Edge Theatre has embraced a two-fold mission: to develop and promote the highest quality of original theatre performance, and to create a permanent center of performance, practice, training research, and cultural exchange.

The collection documents the Theatre’s focus on research, international collaboration, and the elevation of artistic performance above and beyond stage work into the realm of cultural exchange.

Soldier in Revolutionary War and Shays Rebellion, later a state legislator and local politician from Grafton and Marlboro, Massachusetts. Drury’s papers contain family and business (farm and mill) correspondence, notes of hand, bills, receipts, and legal papers as well as records pertaining to the town of Grafton. Collection also includes papers of Timothy Darling and the Goulding, Place, and Sherman families.

Ebert in his studio, ca.1965

The graphic artist Siegfried Ebert had an important influence on the visual language of East German television and animated motion pictures. Born in Eibau on July 20, 1926, Ebert was drafted into the Luftwaffe in 1943, but shortly after going on active duty, he was severely wounded and taken prisoner by the English. After his release, Ebert shifted course in life, studying commercial art at the Kunstgewerbeschule Zittau and film at the Hochschule für bildende und angewandte Kunst in Wiessensee. He became one of the earliest artists to specialize in the new medium of television, working for Deutscher Fernsehfunk, doing graphic design and animation. A member of the Verband Bildender Künstler Deutschlands, he later worked on animated films for the DEFA studios. Suffering from ill health for the last several years of his life, Ebert suffered a heart attack in November 1985, and died at home shortly after his sixtieth birthday in 1986.

The Ebert Collection includes a small assortment of correspondence, awards, and biographical materials, along with examples of his graphic work for television and film. Among other unusual items in the collection are attractive handbills (small posters) for Progress and DEFA films, some original sketches, photographs and mockups of his artwork for television, and an assortment of personal and professional ephemera.

Beauvais Missal

The scholar of book history Otto F. Ege disassembled works from his personal collection of medieval manuscripts to create forty portfolios of fifty leaves each, offering these sets for sale to individuals and institutions under the title “Fifty Original Leaves From Medieval Manuscripts.” Marketing his portfolios as a resource for study of the history of the book, book illustration, and paleography, Ege justified his biblioclastic enterprise as a means of sharing the beauties of Medieval books with a wider audience.

The majority of the texts scavenged for Otto Ege’s “Fifty Original Leaves From Medieval Manuscripts” (all but one in Latin) are liturgical in origin — Bibles, psalters, missals, breviaries, and Books of Hours — however Ege also included a few less common works such as the 15th-century manuscript of Livy’s History of Rome and a version of Thomas Aquinas’s Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard. The leaves range in date from the late twelfth to the early sixteenth century and represent a number of distinctive regional styles in paleography and illumination from throughout western Europe, including Italy, France, Germany, the Low Countries, Switzerland, and England. The UMass Amherst set is number six of 40.

Church that served as the social and cultural center of the town of Enfield, Massachusetts. Records include deeds, charters and other legal documents, along with the church’s articles of faith and covenant, a detailed record of parish meetings, the treasurer’s account book, the parish Trustee’s account book, the church manual, a manuscript sermon of Reverend S.G. Hitchcock, the sermons of Reverend Colton, an historical sermon celebrating the town’s centennial, and church bulletins.

Noted critic of music, literature, and the arts, as well as a writer and an active member of the Communist Party U.S.A. Includes letters to and from Mr. Finkelstein; original manuscripts of reviews, articles, essays, and books; legal documents, educational, military, and personal records, financial papers, contracts, photographs, and lecture and course notes.