Theodore Bliss, Publisher and Bookseller: A Study of Character and Life in the Middle Period of the XIX Century.

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Northampton, MA

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Collection Overview Northampton and Local History Collection 1820-[ongoing] RG 00 15 boxes (6.25 linear ft.) Smith College Archives

Northampton, MA

History of Northampton and its environs. Contains correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and publications. English. Scope and Contents of the Collection

The collection was collected by the Smith College Archives over an extended period and included in the subject files are correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, programs and other primary source materials. The collection is arranged in alphabetical order by subject. The collection is not complete, and materials are added to it on a regular basis. For in-depth research pertaining to Northampton and other local history, researchers should contact Historic Northampton, Inc. and the Forbes Library, as they have a greater depth of local history collections.

The College Archives also has books relating to Northampton and surrounding towns.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The records are open for research according to the regulations of the Smith College Archives without any additional restrictions.

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the documents must be requested from the Smith College Archives. Smith College owns copyright to any published material relating to college events and activities. Provenance and copyright ownership of other materials is unknown and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Northampton and Local History Collection, Box #, Smith College Archives.

History of the Collection

The Northampton and Local History Collection Records were donated over a period of time to the Smith College Archives from a variety of sources.

Processed by Elizabeth Kates.

Search Terms Northampton (Mass.)--History--Sources. Additional Information Bibliography

Books about Northampton in the Smith College Archives

Bliss, Arthur Ames. Theodore Bliss, Publisher and Bookseller: A Study of Character and Life in the Middle Period of the XIX Century. Northampton Historical Society, 1914 Brown, E. Francis. Joseph Hawley: Colonial Radical. New York: Columbia University Press, 1903 Clarke, Rev. Solomon. Antiquities, Historicals and Graduates of Northampton. Northampton: Gazette Printing, 1882 Early Northampton. (pub. by the Betty Allen Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution) Springfield: F.A. Bassette Co. 1914 Edwards, William H. Timothy and Rhoda Ogden Edwards of Stockbridge Mass, and their descendants; a genealogy. Cincinatti: The Robert Clarke Co. 1903 Gere, Henry S. Reminiscences of Old Northampton: sketches of the town as it appeared from 1840-1850. [Northampton], 1902 Hawthorne, Hildegarde. Rambles in Old College Towns. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. 1917 Historical Register and General Directory of Northampton. Northampton: Gazette Printing Co. 1875-76 Johnson, Clifton. Historic Hampshire in the Connecticut Valley; happenings in a charming old New England county from the time of the dinosaurs down to about 1900. Springfield: Milton Bradley, 1932 Knab, Frederick. 1902-1903: Northampton of Today, depicted by pen and camera. Northampton: Picturesque Publishing Company, 1902 The Meadow City's Quarter Millennial Book, a Memorial of the Celebration of the two-hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Settlement of the town of Northampton, Massachusetts. June 5-7, 1904 The Northampton Book: Chapters from three hundred years in the life of a New England Town, 1654-1954. (pub. by the tercentenary committee) Brattleboro: Alan S. Browne, Inc. 1954 Northampton, The Meadow City. Northampton: Kneeland and Bryant, 1894 Northampton and the Northampton Institute for Savings, 1842-1942. Northampton: Metcalf Printing and Publishing Co. Inc. 1942 Trumble, James Russell. History of Northampton, Mass. from its settlement in 1654. Northampton: Press of Gazette Printing, 1902 Well, Daniel White and Ruben Field Wells. A History of Hatfield, Mass. 1660-1910. Springfield: F.C.H. Gibbons, 1910. 1 Anniversaries 1904 1 Anniversaries 1954 1 Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary 1944 - , n.d. 1 Banks 1904 - 1 Bart's Ice Cream 1986 - 1 Charity 1998 1 Churches - general 1882 - 1 Baptist Church 1902 - 1 Edwards Church 1965, n.d. 1 First Congregational Church n.d. 1 St. John's Episcopal Church 1895 - , n.d. 1 St. Mary's Catholic Church c1895 - 1 Unitarian Society 1982, n.d. 1 Cider Mill

See Mills

1 City Hall 1888 - , n.d. Clubs 1 Hampshire Choral Society 1983 1 Hampshire County Progressive Club 1928 - Home Culture Club

See Organizations: People's Institute

1 Monday Afternoon Club 1941 - , n.d. 1 Musical Societies (misc.) 1873 - , n.d. 1 Northampton Choral Club 1898 - , n.d. 1 Northampton Women's Club 1968 1 Northampton Social and Literary Club 1925 - 1 Round Hill Club 1975 1 Travelers' Club 1996 1 Cooley Dickinson Hospital

See Hospitals

2 Disasters 2 Blizzards 1888 - 2 Floods 1874 2 Floods 1936 2 Hurricanes 1938 2 Film Festivals 1999 2 Florence 1976 - , n.d. 2 Florence Sewing Machine Company 1864, n.d. General 2 Clippings 1879 - , n.d. 2 Photographs 1882 - , n.d. 2 Hadley 1942 - , n.d. 2 Haydenville 1975 - 2 Historical Pageant 1911 2 Hockanum Ferry 1889 - , n.d. 2 Holyoke 1906 - , n.d. 2 Hospitals 2 Cooley Dickinson 1906 - , n.d. 2 State Hospital 1904 - , n.d. 2 Hotels - General 1893 - , n.d. 2 Hotel Northampton and Wiggins Tavern 1940 - , n.d. 2 Plymouth Inn 1990 2 Rose Tree Inn 1914 - , n.d. 2 Round Hill Hotel 1874 - , n.d. 3 Individuals -- General, A-Z 1959, n.d.

See also: Individual: George M. Roberts scrapbook 1878-1881

3 Burleigh, Charles C. 1962- 3 Clarke, Christopher 1975 3 Coolidge, Grace 1989 - , n.d. 3 Copeland n.d. 3 Dickinson, Emily 1976 - 3 Edwards, Jonathon 1937 - , n.d. 3 Graham, Dr. Sylvester P. 1976 3 Kneeland, Harriet J. 1902 - , n.d. 3 Mather, Rev. Eleazer 1898 3 Nute, May 1907 3 Parsons Family 1929 - , n.d. 3 Pratt, William F. 1996 3 Seymour n.d. 3 Stoddard, Rev. Solomon n.d. 3 Watson Family 1995 3 Leeds 1975 - Libraries 3 Clarke Library

See Memorial Hall

3 Forbes Library 3 History 1894 - , n.d. 3 Photographs 1896 - , n.d. 3 The Manse 1922 - , n.d. 3 Maps

See Publications: Maps and Guides

3 Memorial Hall / Clarke Library n.d. 3 Mills 1936 - , n.d. Mount Holyoke 3 Photographs c1890 - , n.d. 3 Prospect House 1863 - , n.d. 3 Mount Nonotuck 1890, n.d. 3 Mount Sugarloaf 1899 3 Mount Tom 1893 - , n.d. 3 Summit House 1898 - , n.d. 3 Ox Bow c1890 - , n.d. 4 Individual: George M. Roberts scrapbook 1878-1881 5 Forbes Library 5 Reports 1-20 1895-1914 5 Forbes Library, The Half Century 1945 5 Annual Reports 1905; 1950-1966 5 A Guide to Fine Arts in the Forbes Library 1884-1994 5 Account Books 1906-1911 6 Organizations 6 Council of Social Agencies 1996 6 Historic Northampton 1940 - , n.d. 6 Calendar and Newsletter 1996 - 6 Home Culture Club 1887 - , n.d. 6 Northampton Social and Literary Club n.d. 6 People's Institute - General 1909 - , n.d. 6 Correspondence 1927 - , n.d. 6 Dramatics 1923 - , n.d. 6 Photographs 1931 - , n.d. 6 Individuals 1896 - 6 Smith College 1910 - , n.d. 6 James House (Girl's City Club) 1928, n.d. 6 United Way 1996, n.d. 6 Smith Charities n.d. 7 Parks 7 Child's Park 1989, n.d. 7 Look Park 1942- 7 Pulaski Park 1976 7 Parking, Smith College 1998 7 Pass at Thermopylae 1895, n.d. Publications 7 Maps and Guides 1900, n.d. 7 Maps and Guides (Trolley) 1903 - 7 Newspapers 1936 - 7 The Northampton Book n.d. 7 Northampton Poets 1948 7 This is Northampton 1974-1975 7 River Gods 1941 7 Views of Northampton and Smith College 1904 7 Drives in Northampton and Vicinity 1888 7 Northampton Picturesque c.1893 7 Northampton and Smith College n.d. 7 College Shopper and Smacker Spring, 1926 7 Northampton, Mass. n.d. 7 Western New England Oct. 1911 7 Northampton c.1981 8 Mount Tom; an All Outdoors Magazine 8 Volumes 1-7 1905-1914 8 Volume 10, nos. 1and 2 1917 9 Railroad Stations 1886 - , n.d. 9 Restaurants 1976 - , n.d.