Association for Gravestone Studies Ephemera Collection
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Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002
collection
Creation of Association for Gravestone Studies Ephemera Collection
Time of Creation of Association for Gravestone Studies Ephemera Collection
Association for Gravestone Studies.
Biographical History for: Association for Gravestone Studies Ephemera Collection
Historical Note Founded in 1977, the Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) is an international organization dedicated to furthering the study and preservation of gravestones. Based in Greenfield, Mass., the Association promotes the study of gravestones from historical and artistic perspectives. To raise public awareness about the significance of historic gravemarkers and the issues surrounding their preservation, the AGS sponsors conferences and workshops, publishes both a quarterly newsletter and annual journal, Markers, and has built an archive of collections documenting gravestones and the memorial industry.
Acquired from the Association for Gravestone Studies, November 2009; many items were the gift of Mrs. Sidney Eslinger to the AGS.
Scope and Contents of the Collection The AGS Ephemera Collections contains a mix of materials relating to gravestones and the slate and marble industries. Most of the items relate to the marble and slate industries in Western Massachusetts and adjacent areas in Vermont and New Hampshire.
The collection is open for research.
Related Material The AGS Ephemera Collection is one of several collections that comprise the Association for Gravestone Studies Collections.
Processed by Dex Haven, January 2010.
Marble industry and trade.
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Slate industry.
Fair Haven Marble and Marbleized Slate Co.
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Farr Alpaca Co.
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Assessment and dues card for membership in Wantastiquet Lodge, No. 71, A.O.U.W.
Creation of Assessment and dues card for membership in Wantastiquet Lodge, No. 71, A.O.U.W.
Time of Creation of Assessment and dues card for membership in Wantastiquet Lodge, No. 71, A.O.U.W.
Ancient Order of United Workmen of Mass.
Ancient Order of United Workmen of Mass., Assessment and dues card for membership in Wantastiquet Lodge, No. 71 Ancient Order of United Workmen of Mass., Assessment and dues card for membership in Wantastiquet Lodge, No. 71
Invoice from C. D. Allen for flagstone, Holyoke, Mass.
Creation of Invoice from C. D. Allen for flagstone, Holyoke, Mass.
Time of Creation of Invoice from C. D. Allen for flagstone, Holyoke, Mass.
Bosworth, G. L.
"North River Blue Stone for curbing, guttering, street crossings, sidewalks, &c.
Bruton Parish Church: A Brief History, With a Map and Key List of Tombstones in the Church and Yard (Williamsburg, Va.,1939)
Creation of Bruton Parish Church: A Brief History, With a Map and Key List of Tombstones in the Church and Yard (Williamsburg, Va.,1939)
Time of Creation of Bruton Parish Church: A Brief History, With a Map and Key List of Tombstones in the Church and Yard (Williamsburg, Va.,1939)
Ownership signature of L. Sidney Eslinger 1940 on front wrap
Letter to "my dear Elizabeth"
Creation of Letter to "my dear Elizabeth"
Time of Creation of Letter to "my dear Elizabeth"
Clement, C.
On letterhead of Clement, Sons & Co. Producers of Rutland Marble
Connecticut Courant & Weekly Intelligencer
Creation of Connecticut Courant & Weekly Intelligencer
Time of Creation of Connecticut Courant & Weekly Intelligencer
Includes advertisement, p. 2, for Shaler and Hall stone quarry, Chatham "for public or private Buildings, Flags, Grave-Stones or Monuments. .. "
Circular letter to Electrical Engineers offering slate for use "where it is desirable in electrical Mechanism." Fair Haven, Vt.
Fair Haven Marble & Marbleized Slate Co.
Circular letter to Electrical Engineers
Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Fair Haven, Vt.
Creation of Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Fair Haven, Vt.
Time of Creation of Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Fair Haven, Vt.
Business cards (3) printed envelope, and printed shipping label
Frawley, John
Frawley listed on his business cards alternately as a dealer in Granite & Marble Monuments and Quarryman, Erving, Mass.
Business card for John Frawley Business card for John Frawley Business card for John Frawley
Receipt to the Ladies Aid Society for lumber, Wendell Depot, Mass.
Creation of Receipt to the Ladies Aid Society for lumber, Wendell Depot, Mass.
Time of Creation of Receipt to the Ladies Aid Society for lumber, Wendell Depot, Mass.
Also includes blank printed receipt form
Business card, Lanconia, N.H.
Creation of Business card, Lanconia, N.H.
Time of Creation of Business card, Lanconia, N.H.
Lamprey & Dickey
"Manufacturers and dealers in monuments, tablets, gravestones"
Lamprey and Dickey Business card
Letter to Samuel M. Green, Holyoke, Mass.
Creation of Letter to Samuel M. Green, Holyoke, Mass.
Time of Creation of Letter to Samuel M. Green, Holyoke, Mass.
Meade, P. F.
Agrees to furnish brownstone sills and granite doors sills. Meade was a dealer in "Building Stone and Monumental Work"
Letter from P.F. Meade to Samuel M. Green
Memorial cards
Creation of Memorial cards
Time of Creation of Memorial cards
Cards for Elizabeth Leach (d. Sept. 23, 1888) and Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps (d. Nov. 26, 1888). Backmark on Leach for Memorial Card Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
Memorial card for Elizabeth Leach Memorial card for Elizabeth Phelps
Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Holyoke, Mass.
Creation of Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Holyoke, Mass.
Time of Creation of Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Holyoke, Mass.
Pelkey, W. H.
On letterhead of W.H. Pelkey Slate and Iron Works
Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding use of oil as fuel, West Rutland, Vt.
Creation of Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding use of oil as fuel, West Rutland, Vt.
Time of Creation of Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding use of oil as fuel, West Rutland, Vt.
Sheldon Marble Co.
On letterhead of Sheldon Marble Co.
Receipt for pair of gravestones (60 letters) to Jos. Doe
Creation of Receipt for pair of gravestones (60 letters) to Jos. Doe
Time of Creation of Receipt for pair of gravestones (60 letters) to Jos. Doe
Smith, Noah
Noah Smith Receipt for pair of gravestones (60 letters) to Jos. Doe
Accident report for Quarries to John Frawley
Creation of Accident report for Quarries to John Frawley
Time of Creation of Accident report for Quarries to John Frawley
United States.Bureau of Mines
Printed form not completed
Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding oil burners, Proctor, Vt.
Creation of Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding oil burners, Proctor, Vt.
Time of Creation of Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding oil burners, Proctor, Vt.
Vermont Marble Company
Mentions Standard Oil Co. problems
Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. (offering to purchase a boiler), Monson, Mass.
Creation of Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. (offering to purchase a boiler), Monson, Mass.
Time of Creation of Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. (offering to purchase a boiler), Monson, Mass.
W. N. Flynt Granite Co.
On letterhead of W. N. Flynt Granite Co.
Letter from W.N. Flynt Granite Co. to Farr Alpaca Co.
Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding delivery of stone for beds, Holyoke, Mass.
Creation of Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding delivery of stone for beds, Holyoke, Mass.
Time of Creation of Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding delivery of stone for beds, Holyoke, Mass.
Wall and McCormick
On letterhead of "Wall and McCormick, Workers in Stone"