The development of spindles: a paper

by William F. Draper.

Letter from William Croswell to Mr. B, [ca. 1829]

Draft of a letter regarding Croswell's study of the New Testament.

Letter from William Croswell to Joseph May, 1829 April 29

Draft of a letter regarding Croswell's claims for compensation from Harvard.

Catharine Waugh McCullouch papers in the Mary Earhart Dillon collection, 1869-1945

Collection primarily documents McCulloch's research on women's legal status, and her work with the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association, the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and the League of Women Voters. There is also documentation of women in the legal profession, of McCulloch's friendships with the other women suffragists and lawyers, and some biographical material. The papers contain little information about her family or social life.

Letter book, 1829-1833

This paper notebook contains handwritten copies of twenty-two letters and petitions written by Croswell between June 9, 1829 and July 11, 1833, to various recipients that primarily describe his employment with Harvard College and need for financial assistance.

Letters to the Corporation of Harvard College, 1819-1829

Paper notebook containing copies of letters sent by Croswell to the Harvard Corporation in relation to his work on the Harvard Library Catalogue.

Notes for a memorial (fragment), [ca. 1829]

Fragment of notes referencing the Harvard President's third plan for the library catalogue.

Draft of a memorial to an unidentified board (fragment), [1829] March 5-9

Fragment of a draft of a petition.

Petition to the City Council of Boston, 1829 October 5

One draft of a letter.

Draft of a petition to an unidentified board, [1829] November 6

One draft of a letter.

A summary of remarks made by William C. Lane, Librarian of Harvard University, published in the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, December 1909

Lane addressed the Massachusetts Historical Society about the recent discovery of foundations walls, likely from Goffe College, made during the Boston Elevated Railway's excavations in Harvard Square for the subway on Massachusetts Avenue.

Lawyer's account book, 1796-1829

Contains entries regarding accounts describing a wide variety of legal services and fees performed for individuals and especially for several towns (Dartmouth, Taunton, New Bedford, and Mashpee). These services include probating wills, drawing wills, prosecutions, depositions, warrants, writs, and bankruptcy.

Letters from Robert Hallowell Gardiner to his brother-in-law, William Tudor,

Four letters written during the Gardiner family’s journey through Maine and while they were settling in at Oaklands.

Letters from Robert Hallowell Gardiner to his brother-in-law, William Tudor,

Four letters in which Gardiner discusses progress of the church he was building on the estate and requests Tudor send him certain books from Boston.

Letters from Robert Hallowell Gardiner to his brother-in-law, William Tudor,

Four letters written from Oaklands. One letter from Emma expressing her grief and shock over the death of their father was finished by her husband, who described hearing the news from a friend, and Emma’s subsequent reaction. In other letters, Gardiner offers advice on resolving the elder William Tudor’s debts by selling off assets such as shares in the Boston Athenaeum and in a pew at Trinity Church. In one letter, Gardiner also offers his opinion regarding the prospects of Henry James (Harry) Tudor’s law career.