Collection Overview
Association for Gravestone Studies.
Association for Gravestone Studies Ephemera Collection
1788-1939
MS 651
1 box
(0.25 linear ft.)
Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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.
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.
English
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.
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.
Preferred Citation
Cite as: Association for Gravestone Studies Ephemera Collection (MS 651). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Acquired from the Association for Gravestone Studies, November 2009; many items were the gift of Mrs. Sidney Eslinger to the AGS.
Processed by Dex Haven, January 2010.
Search Terms
Fair Haven Marble and Marbleized Slate Co.
Farr Alpaca Co.
Marble industry and trade.
Slate industry.
Business cards.
Circular letters.
Ephemera.
Memorial cards.
Related Material
The AGS Ephemera Collection is one of several collections that comprise the Association for Gravestone Studies Collections.
Ancient Order of United Workmen of Mass.Assessment and dues card for membership in Wantastiquet Lodge, No. 71, A.O.U.W.1920
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
Bosworth, G. L. Invoice from C. D. Allen for flagstone, Holyoke, Mass.1885 Apr. 25"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)1939Ownership signature of L. Sidney Eslinger 1940 on front wrap
Clement, C.Letter to "my dear Elizabeth"1876 Sept. 11On letterhead of Clement, Sons & Co. Producers of Rutland Marble
Connecticut Courant & Weekly Intelligencer1788 Nov. 3Includes advertisement, p. 2, for Shaler and Hall stone quarry, Chatham "for public or private Buildings, Flags, Grave-Stones or Monuments. .. "
Fair Haven Marble & Marbleized Slate Co.Circular letter to Electrical Engineers offering slate for use "where it is desirable in electrical Mechanism." Fair Haven, Vt.Undated2 copies
Circular letter to Electrical Engineers
Fair Haven Marble and Marbleized Slate Co.Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Fair Haven, Vt.1895 Dec. 23
Frawley, JohnBusiness cards (3) printed envelope, and printed shipping labelUndatedFrawley 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
Frawley, JohnReceipt to the Ladies Aid Society for lumber, Wendell Depot, Mass.1908 June 5Also includes blank printed receipt form
Lamprey & DickeyBusiness card, Lanconia, N.H.1890"Manufacturers and dealers in monuments, tablets, gravestones"
Lamprey and Dickey Business card
Meade, P. F.Letter to Samuel M. Green, Holyoke, Mass.1895 May 14Agrees 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 cards1888 Sept 23, Nov. 26Cards 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
Pelkey, W. H.Letter to Farr Alpaca Company, quote for slate, Holyoke, Mass.1895 Dec. 21On letterhead of W.H. Pelkey Slate and Iron Works
Sheldon Marble Co.Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding use of oil as fuel, West Rutland, Vt.1890 June 14On letterhead of Sheldon Marble Co.
Smith, NoahReceipt for pair of gravestones (60 letters) to Jos. Doe1819 Oct. 6
Noah Smith Receipt for pair of gravestones (60 letters) to Jos. Doe
United States.Bureau of Mines Accident report for Quarries to John Frawley1916Printed form not completed
Vermont Marble CompanyLetter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding oil burners, Proctor, Vt.1892 Feb. 18Mentions Standard Oil Co. problems
W. N. Flynt Granite Co.Letter to Farr Alpaca Co. (offering to purchase a boiler), Monson, Mass.1893 Mar. 2On letterhead of W. N. Flynt Granite Co.
Letter from W.N. Flynt Granite Co. to Farr Alpaca Co.
Wall and McCormickLetter to Farr Alpaca Co. regarding delivery of stone for beds, Holyoke, Mass.1891 Jan. 24On letterhead of "Wall and McCormick, Workers in Stone"