Special Collections & University Archives
Western Massachusetts Regional Library System
Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts Hampshire-Franklin County Chapter Records, 1947-1973.
2 boxes (1 linear feet).
Minutes and correspondence of the Executive Committee, correspondence and general files of chairmen Philip Eddy, David E. Matz, and Donn Kesselheim, as well as correspondence, briefs, and clippings related to legal cases and inquiries undertaken by the chapter.
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Subjects- Civil rights--Massachusetts
Contributors- Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. Hampshire-Franklin County Chapter
- Eddy, Philip
- Kesselheim, Donn
- Matz, David E
Call no.: MS 303
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Communist Party of Massachusetts Collection, 1942-1954.
1 box (0.25 linear feet).
Documenting Communist Party activities in Massachusetts during the 1940s-1950s, this small collection consists of pamphlets, broadsides, and election materials, which cover issues such as housing, freedom of speech, McCarthyism, and the war in Korea.
Subjects- Communism--United States--History
- Communists--Massachusetts
Contributors- Communist Party of Massachusetts
Call no.: MS 538
View related collections: Communism & Socialism, Massachusetts, Political activism : : No Comments
Franco-American Oral History Collection, 1980-1984.
1 box (0.25 linear feet).
With a population of nearly a million French Americans, Massachusetts bears witness to the largest continental migration experienced in the Northeast. Under a grant from the Massachusetts Foundation for Humanities and Public Policy, 44 interviews of Franco Americans in the region were conducted from August 8, 1982 to January 18, 1983.
These interviews document the lives of those individuals, covering a period beginning in the late nineteenth century through 1984.
Subjects- French Americans--Massachusetts
Types of material
Call no.: MS 123
View related collections: Immigration & ethnicity, Massachusetts, Oral history : : No Comments
Massachusetts Locales Collection, 1905-1989.
3 boxes (1.5 linear feet).
Materials, such as clippings, maps, and photographs, relating to Amherst, but also including items from other western Massachusetts towns. Topics covered include are Amherst writers such as Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost, town history, trees and birds of Amherst, and Connecticut River Valley history.
Subjects- Amherst (Mass.)--History
- Massachusetts--History
Types of material
Call no.: MS 300
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Massachusetts Agricultural Surveys, 1910-1965.
25 boxes (18 linear feet).
Studies were conducted by departments of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, Massachusetts State College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus in conjunction with various other college departments and agencies of the state and federal governments. The surveys encompass a number of agricultural study areas such as land use, business and farm management, dairy farm and cost of milk production, tobacco and onion production, and poultry and livestock disease surveys. Supplemental statistical information and aerial photographs are also included.
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Subjects- Agriculture--Massachusetts
- Land use--Massachusetts
Types of material
Call no.: MS 261
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Massachusetts AFL-CIO Directly Affiliated Local Unions Records, 1930-1980.
1 box (0.25 linear feet).
This small collection provides background on labor unions in Massachusetts that, lacking a national scope, join the AFL-CIO as Directly Affiliated Local Unions (DALUs). Taken together, these records provide some basic information on the names and descriptions of companies that have agreements with DALUs, the numbers of union members involved, the occupations represented, and jurisdiction.
Subjects- Labor unions--Massachusetts
Contributors
Call no.: MS 044
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Massachusetts Agricultural Fairs Posters Collection, 1852-1860.
19 items
With one of the first agricultural fairs in the country taking place in Massachusetts in 1807, the state has a special place in the history of agricultural fairs in the United States. Twenty antebellum posters promoting agricultural fairs in western Massachusetts, primarily from agricultural societies in Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Berkshire Counties.
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Subjects- Agricultural exhibitions--Massachusetts--Posters
- Agricultural exhibitions--Rhode Island--Providence--Posters
- Agriculture--Social aspects--Massachusetts--History
- Agriculture--Social aspects--Rhode Island--History
Types of material
Call no.: MS 169
View related collections: Agriculture, Massachusetts (West) : : No Comments
Massachusetts Association of Extension Home Economists Records, 1930-1990.
5 boxes (2.5 linear feet).
Established first as the Home Demonstration Agents’ National Association in 1934 and later as the National Association of Extension Home Economists, the group defined their mission as providing encouragement and opportunities for members to improve their skills as home economists and adult educators.
The collection consists of the records of the organization’s Massachusetts affiliate, and includes award applications, minutes, correspondence, newsletters, and membership files.
Subjects- Home economics extension work--Massachusetts
- Home economics--Massachusetts
Contributors- Massachusetts Association of Extension Home Economists
Call no.: MS 346
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Massachusetts Bay Colony Warrants Collection, 1743-1767.
6 folders (0.15 linear feet).
Warrants issued by the Massachusetts Bay Colony authorizing the sale of the real and personal estate of the Town Constable for taxes owed by the town in which the Constable had not collected or paid. The Massachusetts towns represented in the collection include Brimfield, Greenwich, Sheffield, Somers, Suffield, and Westfield.
Subjects- Real property--Massachusetts--18th century
- Taxation--Massachusetts--18th century
Call no.: MS 089
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Massachusetts Chicken and Turkey Broiler Test Records, 1953-1959.
1 box (0.25 linear feet).
Established to conduct poultry tests and research, the Massachusetts Chicken and Turkey Broiler Test, Inc. was located adjacent to the UMass campus in order to take advantage of the professional skills of the staff and students in the Poultry Department. Scientific data were collected for a number of variables including rate of growth, rate of feathering, age of maturity, and egg production and hatchability.
Records consist of minutes, financial documents, correspondence, and test results.
Subjects- Poultry industry--Massachusetts
Contributors- Massachusetts Chicken and Turkey Broiler Test, Inc
Call no.: MS 082
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