Special Collections & University Archives
Greenwich (Mass.)
Greenwich Postmarks and Photograph Collection, 1826-ca 1938.
1 folder (0.25 linear feet).
The collection contains five photographs of envelopes bearing the Greenwich postmark, 1826, 1829, 1831, and two unidentified. It also includes three photographs of W. Walker’s store and post office in Greenwich Village, showing the sign of the last owner, S.R. King, before the town was flooded for the Quabbin Reservoir in 1938.
Subjects- Greenwich (Mass.)--Photographs
Types of material
Call no.: MS 041
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Greenwich Church Collection, 1895-1940.
1 folder (0.1 linear feet).
The churches of Greenwich, Massachusetts were both places of worship and centers of fellowship. With the congregations disbanded and the buildings razed during the construction of the Quabbin Reservoir, this collection of programs, circulars, and news clippings preserves a snapshot of the churches and the communities they fostered.
Subjects- Greenwich (Mass.)--Religious life and customs
- Quabbin Reservoir Region (Mass.)--Religious life and customs
Call no.: MS 079
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Greenwich and Enfield Hostelries Collection, ca.1930.
1 folder (0.1 linear feet).
Erected in 1832 in the business district of Enfield, Massachusetts, the Swift River Hotel began as a mealtime stopping place for travelers on stagecoaches running to and from Boston. The Quabbin Inn in Greenwich was built in 1900, and served as a vacation spot in summer, offering farm-fresh food and cool breezes off Quabbin Lake.
The collection consists of a menu from the Swift River Hotel proprietorship of William H. Galvin and two brochures depicting the bucolic setting and atmosphere of the Quabbin Inn in Greenwich.
Subjects- Enfield (Mass.)--History
- Greenwich (Mass.)--History
- Quabbin Inn (Grenwich, Mass.)
- Quabbin Reservoir Region (Mass.)--Social life and customs
- Swift River Hotel (Enfield, Mass.)
Types of material
Call no.: MS 073
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Greenwich School District No. 5 Records, 1873-1874.
1 item (0.25 linear feet).
Register for winter term 1873-1874 for School District No. 5 of Greenwich, Massachusetts. Includes list of students, attendance, headmarks, visitor records, and a few statistics all kept by teacher Ernest Howe Vaughan who later became a lawyer involved with handling claims associated with the taking of property for the Quabbin Reservoir.
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Subjects- Education--Massachusetts--Greenwich (Town)--History--19th century
- Greenwich (Mass. : Town)--History--19th century
- Greenwich (Mass. : Town). School District No. 5
- Public schools--Massachusetts--Greenwich (Town)--History--19th century
- School attendance--Massachusetts--Greenwich (Town)--History--19th century
- School records--Massachusetts
Contributors- Vaughan, Ernest Howe, 1858-1937
Call no.: MS 038
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Enfield Selectmen's Account Book, 1816-1846.
1 vol. (0.1 linear feet).
Account book of Selectmen of the town of Enfield, Massachusetts from when it was incorporated in 1816 to 1846. Includes expenses of the town and orders drawn for services such as ringing the bell, supporting paupers, building coffins, or providing a yard to serve as a pound. The recorded names of many townspeople represent the full spectrum of society-tradespeople, laborers, paupers, town officers, and wealthy townsmen.
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Subjects- Country life--Massachusetts--Enfield
- Enfield (Mass.)--Appropriations and expenditures
- Enfield (Mass.)--History--19th century
- Enfield (Mass.)--Politics and government--19th century
- Enfield (Mass.)--Social conditions--19th century
Types of material
Call no.: MS 086
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Greenwich Town Records, 1782-1916.
2 reels (0.25 linear feet).
Microfilm town records of Greenwich, Massachusetts consisting primarily of warrants for and minutes of town meetings as well as transcripts of meetings for state and national elections, militia lists, voter lists, and pew lists.
Subjects- Greenwich (Mass.)--History
Call no.: MS 337 mf
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Enfield Congregational Church Records, 1800-1939.
1 box (0.75 linear feet).
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.
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Subjects- Church bulletins--Massachusetts
- Congregational churches--Massachusetts--Enfield
- Congregational churches--Sermons
- Congregationalists--Massachusetts--Enfield
- Enfield (Mass.)--Centennial celebrations
- Enfield (Mass.)--Church history
- Enfield (Mass.)--Religious life and customs
- Sermons, American--Massachusetts--Enfield
Contributors- Enfield Congregational Church (Enfield, Mass.)
- Hitchcock, S. G.
- Richards, Frederick B.
Types of material- Account books
- Charters
- Deeds
Call no.: MS 011
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First Universalist Church (North Dana, Mass.) Vesper Service Programs, 1934-1936.
1 folder (0.1 linear feet).
Programs for the Monson-Hale Memorial Vespers, musical services held at the First Universalist Church in North Dana, Massachusetts since 1929. Included also is a news clipping indicating the history of the North Dana Vespers.
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Subjects- North Dana (Mass.)--Religious life and customs
- Quabbin Reservoir Region (Mass.)--Religious life and customs
Contributors- First Universalist Church (North Dana, Mass.)
Types of material
Call no.: MS 075
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Quabbin Clipping Collection, 1888-1950.
10 folders (0.2 linear feet).
Collection of clippings from Quabbin town newspapers, including Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, Millington, and Prescott. Many clippings chronicle the final days of the towns razed to make way for the reservoir, including the popular series “Letters from Quabbin” published in The Springfield Union in 1938, which recorded the history of the formation of the Quabbin Reservoir from the selection of its location and the plans for its construction to the relocation of houses and neighbors and the disbanding of local organizations and communities.
Subjects- Dana (Mass.)--History
- Enfield (Mass.)--History
- Greenwich (Mass.)--History
- Prescott (Mass.)--History
- Quabbin Reservoir Region (Mass.)--History
Call no.: MS 040
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Quabbin Towns Annual Reports Collection, 1864-1937.
4 boxes (2 linear feet).
Annual reports from Quabbin towns Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott. These towns were lost during the late 1930s through early 1940s when they were flooded to create the Quabbin Reservoir.
Subjects- Dana (Mass.)--History
- Enfield (Mass.)--History
- Greenwich (Mass.)--History
- Prescott (Mass.)--History
Types of material- Clippings (Information artifacts)
Call no.: MS 368
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