mumsags Association for Gravestone Studies Book Collection Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Dex Haven. Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Dubois Library, UMass Amherst
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2010

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 Collection Overview Association for Gravestone Studies. Association for Gravestone Studies Book Collection 1812-2005 Rare Book Collection 269 volumes (14 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 Books Collection contains scarce, out of print, and rare printed works on cemeteries and graveyards, epitaphs and inscriptions, and gravemarkers, with an emphasis on North America. The collection is divided into two series: Series 1 (Monographs and Offprints) and Series 2 (Theses and Dissertations). 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 Books Collection contains scarce, out of print, and rare printed works on cemeteries and graveyards, epitaphs and inscriptions, and gravemarkers, with an emphasis on North America. Within this diverse assemblage are guides and surveys for individual cemeteries, manuals on gravemarker repair and restoration, studies of gravestone art and iconography, and some works on local history. The collection is divided into two series: Series 1 (Monographs and Offprints) and Series 2 (Theses and Dissertations).

The collection is open for research.

 Preferred Citation

Cite as: Association for Gravestone Studies Book Collection. Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Acquired from Association for Gravestone Studies, June 2010.

Processed by Dex Haven, June 2010.

 Search Terms Association for Gravestone Studies. Cemeteries. Sharon (Mass.)--Economic conditions--19th century. Daybooks. Related Material

Part of the Association for Gravestone Studies Collections. See also the AGS Cemetery Inscriptions Collection (MS ), which contains informally published and unpublished works on inscriptions.

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Al.Legacy at Risk: Connecticut's Outdoor Sculpture1996 Andrews, WilliamCurious Epitaphs1899 Anson-Cartwright, TamaraLandscapes of Memories: A Guide for Conserving Historic Cemeteries, Repairing Tombstones1997 Anzaloneodore V.General Laws Relating to Corporations, (Massachusetts)1963 Arkansas Historic Preservation ProgramGrave Concerns: A Preservation Manual for Historic Cemeteries in Arkansas2000 Atvur, OrhanSide: A Guide to the Ancient City and Museum1986 Bacon, Leonard150th Anniversary of the General Association of Connecticut Congregational Churches Barre School of Memorial ArtMemorialist1949 Batsford, HerbertEnglish Mural Monuments and Tombstones1916 Becherer, Richard (article)"Placing the Dead: Burial Sites in Early Boston and Beyond," Modulus 17, University of Virginia Architectural Review1984 Bell, Edward L.Historical Archaeology at the Hudson Poor Farm Cemetery1993 Benes, Peter, ed.Puritan Gravestone Art1977 Benes, Peter, ed.Puritan Gravestone Art II1978 Benes, Peter, ed.New England Historical Archaeology Benson, John H.Burying Place of Governor Arnold1960 Bettencourt, JohnTombstone Tales2000 Boston, City ofAnnual Report of the Cemetery Department, City of Boston1900-1901 Bouchard, Betty J.Our Silent Neighbors1991 Brainerd, EzraMarble Border of Western New England1885 Brayley, Arthur W.History of the Granite Industry of New England, vol. 1 and 21913 Bretschneider, Giorgio, ed.Novita' Bibliografiche Antichita Greca E Romana1988 Bridgman, ThomasMemorials of the Dead in Boston1853 Brown, FrancisLexington Epitaphs1905 Bruton Parish ChurchBruton Parish Churchyard: A Guide with Map1976 Burgess, PamelaChurchyards1980 Butler, John V., rectorChurchyards of Trinity Parish (N.Y.)1969 Cady, John HutchinsSwan Point Cemetery: A Centennial History2003 Cahill, Robert EllisNew England's Ghostly Haunts1983 Caulkins, Frances M.Stone Records of Groton, Connecticut1963 Center for Connecticut StudiesRutintone article -Conn. 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