| Anninger, Thomas | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
Clippings, minutes and documents relating to the West Cambridge neighborhood and the Fresh Pond Reservation, including papers of the Neighborhood Ten Assoc. and the Harvard Square Defense Fund. | 1960s-1990s |
CHC | 2 B | NR | P/FA |
| Individual descriptions of 13,000+ existing and former Cambridge buildings, including dates of construction, deed and tax research, contemporary descriptions, photographs, and plans. Most CHC collections are cross-indexed to the Inventory | 1630-Today | CHC | 31D | NR | P |
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| The Avon Home | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1889- 1965 | CHS | ||||
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ca. 1890 |
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1873-1953 |
CHS | 1 | WP | NP | |
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1783-1861 |
CHS | 3 | NR | P/FA | |
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1861-1934 |
CHS | 3 | NR | P/FA | |
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Booklets and images concerning the work of an architecture firm | 1960s-1990s |
CHC | 1 F | NR | P | |
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1861-1917 |
CHS | 2 | NR | P/FA | |
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1938-2001 |
CHS | 3 | NR | P/FA | ||
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ca. 1930-1960 |
CHS | 1 | WP | NP | ||
Boston Elevated Railway, Cambridge Subway construction scrapbooks
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Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings on the planning and construction of the Cambridge Subway | c. 1907-1912 |
CHC | 3 vol. | NR | P | |
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ca. 1950 |
CHC | 1 | WP | NP | ||
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ca. 1870-1930 |
CHC | 2 | NR | NP | |
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1830-1910 |
CHS | 6 | NR | P/FA | |
Cambridge First Parish Church Records
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ca.1830-1850 |
CHS | 2 | R | NP | ||
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Descriptive information and assessed values for buildings and lots | 1910-1985 |
CHC | 87 B | R | P/FA | |
| Cambridge Branch of the Massachusetts Indian Association Records | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1886- 1923 | CHS | 2 | NR | P/FA | |
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1845-2001 |
CHS | 71 vol. | NR | NP | ||
| Cambridge Civil Service Reform Association Records | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1800- 1909 | |||||
Cambridge Club / Harvard Lyceum
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1894-1939 |
CHS | 2 | NR | P/FA | |
Cambridge Committee for Plan E Collection
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Newspaper clippings and campaign literature relating to debate over proportional representation | 1930-1950 |
CHC | 1 D | NR | P/FA |
| Cambridge Civic Association Collection | Materials listed here will be available to the public in the new Cambridge Room at the restored and expanded Main Library at 449 Broadway. For updates please visit the Cambridge Public Library’s home page, www.cambridgema.gov/cpl Thank you. | CPL-CR | R-during construction | ||||
| Cambridge Current | Biweekly newsletter on special events and leisure activities in Cambridge | 1994-1995 |
CHC | 1 F | NR | P | |
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1980-1990s |
CHS | 1 | WP | NP | ||
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1861- 1871 |
CHS | 1 | NR | NP | |
| Cambridge Ephemera Collection | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
Miscellaneous objects related to Cambridge history; Washington Elm; commemorative china | CHC | 1 F | NR | P | |
Cambridge Fire Company Records
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1803-1827; 1847- 1850 |
CHS | 1 | WP | NP | |
| Cambridge Historical Society Postcard Collection | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1898-2010 | CHS | ||||
Cambridge Humane Society Records
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1814-1911 |
CHS | 1 | R | NP | |
| Cambridge Municipal Elections 1985 Collection | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
Brochures, letters and campaign materials from the 1985 Cambridge City Council election | 1985 |
CHC | NR | P/FA | |
Cambridge Neighborhood Tennis Club
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Indentures, agreements | 1882-1886 |
CHC | 1 vol. | NR | P | |
| Cambridge Recreation Department Collection | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
News clippings, photographs, and City Council orders on financial matters and park management | 1892-1991 |
CHC | 2B 2F | NR | P/FA |
| Cambridge Republican City Committee Ledger | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
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| Cambridge Sane/Freeze/Peace Action | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
Correspondence and documents of a Cambridge peace organization opposed to nuclear weapons | 1988-2003 |
CHC | 1 B | NR | P/FA |
| Cambridge Schools | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1834- 1996 | |||||
Cambridge Social Union / Cambridge Center for Adult Education Collection
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Adult educational organization's annual reports and correspondence | 1875-1971 (majority 1875-1930) |
CHC | 6B | NR | P/FA |
Cambridge Visiting Nurse Association
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1905-1998 |
CHS | 2 | WP | NP | ||
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1894-1930 |
CHS | 1 | NR | P/FA | |
| Cavellini, Bill Papers | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1945- 2002 | CHS | ||||
| Child Family Papers | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1833- 1916 | CHS | ||||
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1992 |
CHS | 1 | WP | NP | ||
Civil Service Reform Association
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1881-ca. 1903 |
CHS | 1 | WP | NP | ||
Clergyman's No-License Committee
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1986-1918 |
CHS | 1 | NR | P/FA | |
| CMS Collection | Ephemera, product catalogues, photographs, billheads | CHC | 5C 2F | NR | P | ||
| Committee for Cambridge Rent Control | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
Political material from an organization dedicated to bringing rent control back to Cambridge | 1998-2003 | NU | 2 B | NR | P |
| Cook, Sheila Collection | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
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| Corcorans Department Store | Photos, news clippings, store circulars and marketing materials relating to a Cambridge department store | 1880's-1940's |
CHC | 1 F | NR | P | |
| Craigie Estate Papers | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1792- 1855 | CHS | ||||
| Daughters of the American Revolution | Report of the Committee on the Restoration of Fort Washington (scrapbook) | 1904 |
CHC | 1 F | NR | P | |
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ca. 1870 |
CHS | 1 | R | NP | ||
| Duehay, Francis H. Collection | Materials listed here will be available to the public in the new Cambridge Room at the restored and expanded Main Library at 449 Broadway. For updates please visit the Cambridge Public Library’s home page, www.cambridgema.gov/cpl Thank you. | CPL-CR | R-during construction | ||||
East Cambridge Anti-Slavery Society
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Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1837-1840 |
CHS | 1 vol | NR | NP | |
East Cambridge Temperance Organization
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Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1830-1875 |
CHS | 2 | WP | In P | |
| Economy Club Collection | Materials listed here will be available to the public in the new Cambridge Room at the restored and expanded Main Library at 449 Broadway. For updates please visit the Cambridge Public Library’s home page, www.cambridgema.gov/cpl Thank you. | CPL-CR | R-during construction | ||||
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1955-1983 |
CHS | 2 | WP | NP | ||
| Eliot, Charles W. 2nd | Newspapers and files regarding landscape design and planning issues | 1910-1995 |
CHC | 11/2 D | NR | P | |
| Ellis & Andrews Collection | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
Realtor's correspondence and business records of a real estate agency relating to property offerings and sales | 1889-1986 |
CHC | 4C 1 F | NR | P/FA |
Female Humane Society of Cambridge
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1814-1914 |
CHS | 1 | NR | P/FA | |
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1980s-1990s |
CHS | 2 | WP | NP | ||
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Photographs and memorabilia relating to Cambridge's celebration of the US Bicentennial | 1974-1976 |
CHC | 4 B | NR | P/FA | |
Fitzgerald, Maryellen V. Cambridge 350th Anniversary Collection |
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Photographs depicting Cambridge's 350th anniversary celebration | 1980-1981 |
CHC | NR | P/FA | |
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ca. 1990 |
CHS | 1 | WP | NP | ||
Garden Street Garden Club Records
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1879-1897 |
CHS | 1 | NR | P/FA | |
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1865-2002 |
CHS | 12 | R | NP | |
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1844-1952 | CHS | 6 | NR | ||
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Grand Army of the Republic Post 57 Records
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1867-1920 |
CHS | 3 | NR | P/FA | |
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Product descriptions and publicity materials for stamped metal products (especially products for railroad use) | 1894-1998 |
CHC | 9B | NR | P/FA |
| Gray, Ruth Priest Scrap Book Collection | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
News clippings on Cambridge buildings and development, parks, history and people. | 1936-1981 | CHC | 2B | NR | P/FA |
| Gray & Davis, Inc. Photo Album | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1920 | CHS | ||||
| Greenhill Family/Folklore Productions | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1960-2000 | |||||
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1899-2004 |
CHS | 28 | WP | In P | ||
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Administrative and financial records and certificates | late 1800's |
CHC | 1 F | NR | P | |
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1935-1937 |
CHS | F2 | R | NP | ||
| Hanson, Harry Havelock Collection | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1889- 1959 | CHC | ||||
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1711-1909 |
CHS | 5 | NR | P/FA | |
Harvard Square Defense Fund Records
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ca.1970-2000 |
CHS | 30 | R | NP | ||
Henderson-Vandermark Family Papers
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ca. 1813-1974 |
CHS | 15 | NR | In P | |
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Carte de Visite Album
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1823-1911; 1862-1866 |
CHS | 1 | NR | P/FA | |
| Hodges, Elizabeth Jamison Collection | Materials listed here will be available to the public in the new Cambridge Room at the restored and expanded Main Library at 449 Broadway. For updates please visit the Cambridge Public Library’s home page, www.cambridgema.gov/cpl Thank you. | CPL-CR | R-during construction | ||||
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1698-1909 |
CHS | 4 | NR | P/FA | |
| Hovey Family Records | Personal papers, including school materials, church information, letters, and handwritten poetry | late 1800's |
CHC | 1 B | NR | P/FA | |
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1884-1912 |
CHS | 7 | R | P/FA | |
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1786-1789 |
CHS | 1 | R | NP | |
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Planning studies and descriptions for highway construction | 1950-1980 |
CHC | 1 F | NR | P | |
Inner Belt Scrapbook- Letters of Protest, Clippings, Maps
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Letters and news clippings recording opposition to the Inner Belt | 1967 |
CHC | 1 F | NR | ||
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1855-1859 |
CHS | 1 | R | NP | |
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c.1920-c.1960 |
CHS | 3 | WP | NP | ||
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c.1920-1976 |
CHS | 3 | NR | P/FA | ||
| Lindblom, Ruth A. Collection | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
Personal papers and photographs of a family of Swedish immigrants, including significant information on Cambridge's First Parish Church. | 1890-1983 | CHC/L | 1B 1F | NR | P/FA |
Longfellow Memorial Association Records
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ca. 1920 |
CHS | 1 | WP | NP | ||
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ca. 1910-1950 |
CHS | 1 | WP | NP | ||
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1930-1960 |
CHS | 1 | WP | NP | ||
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1861-c.1900 |
CHS | 1 | NR | P/FA | |
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Personal papers and photographs of several generations of a family of Irish immigrants | 1860's-1980's |
CHC | 4B 2F | NR | P/FA |
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ca. 1905-1910 |
CHS | 1 | WP | NP | ||
| Mitarachi, Sylvia Papers | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
ca. 1978- 1980 | CHS | ||||
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1925-1958 |
CHS | 2 | NR | P/FA | ||
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3500 BC- 1997AD |
CHS | 12 | NR | P/FA | ||
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Development and preservation issues in Harvard Square, including J.F. Kennedy Memorial and Presidential Library, Charles Square development, zoning issues, and relationship with Harvard Square Defense Fund | 1960s-1990s |
CHC | 7 B | NR | P/FA |
| Newsprint, Commemorative Editions | Commemorative editions of Cambridge newspapers; master photocopies available for reproduction | 1896-1976 |
CHC | 2 F | NR | P | |
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1840-1880 |
CHS | 3 | NR | P/FA | |
| North Cambridge News | Monthly periodical published by the North Cambridge Stabilization Committee | 1991-1998 |
CHC | 1 F | NR | P | |
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1880-ca. 1940 |
CHS | 2 | WP | NP | ||
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Small objects related to Cambridge history | CHC | 2 F | R | P | ||
| Officers of Middlesex County Carte de Visite Album | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1894 |
CHS | 1 | NR | P/FA | |
| The Old Cambridge Photographic Club | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1892- 1946 | CHS | ||||
Old Cambridge Shakespeare Association Records
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1882-2006 |
CHS | 1 | NR | P/FA | |
Oral histories: Central Square
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140+ narratives of immigrant life and Central Square businesses recorded on cassette tapes; transcribed and published in Crossroads: Stories of Central Square | interviews conducted 1998-2001; histories cover 1912-2000 |
CHC | 3 D | NR (with exceptions) | NP | |
Oral histories: East Cambridge
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120+ oral histories of the immigrant experience recorded on cassette tapes; transcribed and published in All in the Same Boat: Twentieth-Century Stories of East Cambridge | interviews conducted 2001-2005; histories cover c.1900-present |
CHC | 3 D | NR (with exceptions) | NP | |
Oral histories: North Cambridge
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50+ oral histories of immigrant life, local business and politics recorded on cassette tapes; all transcribed and published in In Our Own Words: Stories of North Cambridge, Massachusetts | interviews conducted 1994-1996; histories cover 1900-1960 |
CHC | 1 D | NR (with exceptions) | NP | |
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1849-1931 |
CHS | 8 | NR | P/FA | |
Prospect Union/Educational Exchange of Greater Boston, Inc. Collection
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Started as an organization to give educational opportunities to working class immigrants in Cambridge and changed to one (headed by Zelda Lions) that referred adults to continuing education courses. |
1899-2008 |
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See Small Property Owners Assoc. | 1990-1994 |
CHS | NR | NP | ||
Quincy-Hill-Phillips-Treadwell Papers
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1699-1969 |
CHS | 3 | R | P/FA | |
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Historic preservation organization founded by Roger Webb to acquire, restore, and sell significant buildings. Contains deeds, drawings, correspondence and contracts for two historic buildings in Cambridge. | 1965- |
CHC | 1 B 1 F | NR | P/FA |
| Rindge Alumni Association Collection | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1890- 1991 | CHS | ||||
| Rindge Technical School Yearbooks | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1931- 1977 | CHS | ||||
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1893-1938 |
CHS | 3 | NR | P/FA | ||
Rindge, Frederick Hastings Collection
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Papers, correspondence, and business and financial records of a Cambridge philanthropist. Son of real estate dealer and textile mill owner Samuel B. Rindge; donor of Cambridge City Hall, Cambridge Public Library, Rindge Manual Training School, Harvard Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church; benefactor of American University; resident of Malibu, California. | 1880's-1906 |
CHC | 6B, 22F, 23 bound volumes | NR | P/FA |
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ca.1960s |
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1860-1864 | CHS | .5 | NR | P | |
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1870-1900 |
CHS | 3 | R | NP | ||
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Personal papers of a family of Lithuanian immigrants | 1929-1981 |
CHC | 1 B | NR | P/FA |
| Schloming, Skip and Lenore Papers | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1974- 2004 | CHS | ||||
| Schutzberg, Arnold S. Collection | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
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1775-1824 |
CHS | 1 | NR | P/FA | |
Second Baptist Church Collection
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By-law and incorporation documents, financial information and letters concerning pastor candidates | 1883-1908 |
CHC | 1 B | NR | P/FA |
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1769-1840 |
CHS | 1 | NR | P/FA | |
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Personal correspondence and business papers of a furniture manufacturer. Documents Shaw's involvement in the North Cambridge Charity Lodge and the North Avenue Orthodox Congregational Society. | 1844-1879 |
CHC | 1 B | NR | P |
| Siggins, Betsy Papers | Click binoculars for Finding Aid |
1714- 2008 | CHS | ||||
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Marketing materials from a Cambridge hosiery and lingerie company | c.1930 |
CHC | 1 B | NR | P | |
| Simplex Steering Commitee | Records collected by Bill Cavellini relating to the attempt to regulate development of industrial property sites and maintain affordable housing |
1980-1998 |
CHS | 2 B | NR | NP | |
| Simplex Pennant | Newsletter of the Simplex Wire and Cable Co. during WWII | 1945 |
CHC | 1 F | NR | P | |
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Records related to the campaign that eventually led to the 1994 Question 9 on the Massachusetts state ballot that ended Rent Control across the state. |
1988-1994 |
CHS | NR | NP | ||
| Sullivan, David E.Collection | Materials listed here will be available to the public in the new Cambridge Room at the restored and expanded Main Library at 449 Broadway. For updates please visit the Cambridge Public Library’s home page, www.cambridgema.gov/cpl Thank you. | CPL-CR | R-during construction | ||||
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Records of town business and financial transactions between residents of Cambridge | late 1700's |
CHC | 1 F | NR | ||
Town Records, Treasurer's Ledger
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Town records | 1788-1808 |
CHC | 1 F | NR | P | |
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1859 |
CHS | 1 | NR | NP | ||
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Proprietors' records | 1792-1846 |
CHC | 1 vol. | NR | P | |
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Photograph album, blueprints of family owned buildings, family papers and children's school books and papers from a family of English immigrants | 1885-1926 |
CHC | 1 B, 1 F | NR | P/FA |
| Wheeler, Cornelia B. Collection | Materials listed here will be available to the public in the new Cambridge Room at the restored and expanded Main Library at 449 Broadway. For updates please visit the Cambridge Public Library’s home page, www.cambridgema.gov/cpl Thank you. | CPL-CR | R-during construction | ||||
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1890-1930 |
CHS | 2 | R | NP | ||
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1775-1777 |
CHS | 2 | NR | P/FA | |
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Original chair of Cambridge Historic Districts Study Committee and Cambridge Historical Commission, advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. | 1958-1998 |
CHC | 7 B | NR | P/FA |
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1919-1998 |
CHS | 2 | WP | NP | ||
Wright, George G. Collection Records
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1814-c.1930 |
CHS | 164v., 4 b. | R | P/FA | |
| Wyzanski Family Papers | n.d. | CHS | 1 | R | NP |