Quabbin Broadside Collection, 1859-1938
(2 linear feet).
The collection contains posters and broadsides from the Massachusetts towns that were flooded to create the Quabbin Reservoir. Posters advertise the Enfield Fire Department farewell ball, voter registration notice, and plays performed by the North Dana Dramatic Club.
Subjects- Quabbin Reservoir Region (Mass.)--History
Types of material
Call no.: MS 022
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Quabbin Reservoir Proposed Site Maps, 1926-1933
1 folder (0.1 linear feet).
The collection consists of five maps prepared by the Massachusetts Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission of the anticipated site of the Quabbin Reservoir, some with hand-written notations, and one map showing the route of Boston’s water supply.
Subjects- Quabbin Reservoir (Mass.)--Maps
Contributors- Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Commission. Water Division
Types of material
Call no.: MS 078
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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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Howard H. Quint Papers, 1940-1981 (Bulk: 1955-1968)
(9.75 linear feet).
Howard Henri Quint was born in New Haven, Connecticut in January 1917. He received his PhD in History from Johns Hopkins University in 1947. During the war years (1942-1946) Dr. Quint served as Propaganda Analyst for the Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service, as Political Analyst for the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, and as Political and Economic Analyst for the Office of Strategic Services.In 1959 he accepted a professorship at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Upon his return from a Fulbright in Italy in 1962, Quint was selected as Chair of the History Department, a position he retained until 1968. While serving as Chair, Dr. Quint was instrumental in initiating the PhD program in History and was responsible for establishing the Honors Program at the University of Massachusetts. After stepping down from his position as Department Chair in 1968, Dr. Quint continued to be a Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts until his death in June 1981.
The papers of Howard H. Quint document his distinguished career as professor, author, and Chair of the History Department at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. They consist of biographical materials; general correspondence (largely professional); research and other materials related to the writing and publishing of five books; lecture notes, syllabi and other course-related materials; note cards and annotated typescripts; articles, book reviews, and academic conference materials; travel documents; materials related to honors programs; and materials related to international scholar exchange programs. The bulk of the papers were generated between 1955 and 1968.
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Subjects- University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty
- University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of History
Contributors
Call no.: FS 007
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