Bruce Crane Papers

1952-1985

Offsite Storage Inventory

The bulk of the Bruce Crane papers are stored offsite and must be requested at least one business day in advance. Contact the Library at library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before requesting cartons by barcode.

Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending processing.

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Collection Summary

Biographical Sketch

Acquisition Information

Restrictions on Access

Summary Description of the Collection

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Collection Summary

Creator:	Crane, Bruce, 1909-1985.
Title:	Bruce Crane papers
Dates:	1952-1985
Physical Description:	4 record cartons (stored offsite) and 2 oversize boxes (stored onsite).
Call Number:	OFFSITE STORAGE
Call Number:	Ms. U-604 (oversize onsite)
Repository:	Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 library@masshist.org

Abstract:

This collection consists of the papers of Bruce Crane (1909-1985), president of Crane and Company, Dalton, Mass., 1952-85. Crane served as the 8th District Representative to the Governor's Council in Massachusetts and was active in Dalton town politics, the Massachusetts Republican State Committee, and the Republican National Committee. Papers include political files, speeches, scrapbooks, photographs, honors and awards, personal papers, materials pertaining to Crane & Co. and materials related to Crane's tenure on the Board of Directors of the Pittsfield Boys' Club in Pittsfield, Mass.

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Biographical Sketch

Bruce Crane (1909-1985) was the president of Crane and Company, Dalton, Mass. He served as the 8th District Representative to the Governor's Council in Massachusetts for four years, as well as being active for many years on the Dalton Finance Committee, the Dalton School Committee, the Dalton Town Republican Committee, the Massachusetts Republican State Committee, and the Republican National Committee. He also served on the Boys' Club Board of Directors for many years in Pittsfield, Mass.

Bruce Crane married Winnie David Long and had two daughters.

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Acquisition Information

Gift of the Louise Crane Foundation, March 2003.

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Restrictions on Access

Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending processing.

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Summary Description of the Collection


Carton	Barcode	Contents
Carton 1	SH 14ZV U	Political files, 1952-1980
Carton 2	SH 14ZW V	Political files, miscellaneous, and 1968-1979
Carton 2	SH 14ZW V	Republican State Committee files, 1975-1980
Carton 2	SH 14ZW V	Speeches
Carton 2	SH 14ZW V	Personal papers
Carton 2	SH 14ZW V	Crane and Company
Carton 3	SH 14ZX W	Scrapbooks, removed from looseleaf binders, 1952-68
Carton 3	SH 14ZX W	Photographs
Carton 3	SH 14ZX W	Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, unsorted
Carton 4	SH 14ZY X	Oversize photographs
Carton 4	SH 14ZY X	plaques
Carton 4	SH 14ZY X	Awards
Carton 4	SH 14ZY X	Diplomas
		Materials Remaining Onsite Onsite at Ms. U-604 (oversize)
Oversize Carton 1			Photograph
Oversize Carton 1			Plaque
Oversize Carton 1			Proclamations
Oversize Carton 1			Facsimile of Congressional Record page
Oversize Carton 2			Two large framed photographs of Governor's Council

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Preferred Citation

Bruce Crane papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.

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Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.


	Organizations:
		Boys' Club (Pittsfield, Mass.).
		Crane (Firm).
		Massachusetts. Council.
		Republican Party (Mass.).
		Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).


	Subjects:
		Businessmen--Massachusetts--Dalton.
		Politicians--Massachusetts--Dalton.
		Stationery trade--Massachusetts--Dalton.

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Prepared by Katherine H. Griffin, Mar. 2003.
Encoded by Michael Rush, April 2004

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