1820-1950
Offsite Storage Inventory
The Fifty Associates records 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 PARTIALLY PROCESSED.
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| Creator: | Fifty Associates (Boston, Mass.).
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| Title: | Fifty Associates records |
| Dates: | 1820-1950 |
| Bulk Dates: | 1820-1890 |
| Physical Description: | 3 record
cartons and 1 oversize carton |
| Call Number: | OFFSITE STORAGE |
| Repository: | Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
library@masshist.org |
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Abstract:
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This collection consists of the records of the real
estate liquidating trust Fifty Associates in Boston, Mass., 1823-1916. Fifty
Associates was established in 1823 as a charitable trust and early records
relate to David Sears and his charitable donations. Includes directors' and
proprietors' minutes; financial records including ledgers, journals, and
dividend accounts, 1823-90; and stock certificates, 1823-27. Collection also
includes directors' and proprietors' minutes and stock certificates of the
Museum Hall (predecessor of Fifty Associates), 1820-23.
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Gift of Fifty Associates, June 2002.
The Fifty Associates records 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 PARTIALLY PROCESSED.
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| Carton | Barcode | Contents |
| | I. Fifty Associates records,
1823-1950 |
| | | A. Directors and proprietors minutes,
1823-1950 |
| Carton 1 | SH 13C4 M | | | Directors' minutes,
1823-1950 |
| Carton 1 | SH 13C4 M | | | Proprietors' minutes,
1823-1914 |
| | | B. Financial records,
1823-1916 |
| Carton 3 | SH 13C7 P | | | Dividend record book,
1823-1843 |
| Carton 3 | SH 13C7 P | | | Donation fund,
1824-1873 |
| Carton 2 | SH 13C6 O | | | Journal,
1823-1831 |
| Carton 2 | SH 13C6 O | | | Journal,
1831-1840 |
| Carton 2 | SH 13C6 O | | | Journal,
1940-1850 |
| Carton 2 | SH 13C6 O | | | Ledger,
1823-1840 |
| Carton 2 | SH 13C6 O | | | Ledger,
1840-1850 |
| Oversize Carton | SH 15FW C | | | Ledger, 1851-1890 |
| Carton 3 | SH 13C7 P | | | Summary financial,
1823-1884 |
| Carton 3 | SH 13C7 P | | | Summary financial,
1823-1916 |
| Carton 3 | SH 13C7 P | | C. Stock records,
1823-1827
Stock certificates.
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| | | D. Published material,
1823-1875 |
| Carton 3 | SH 13C7 P | | | Acts of incorporation,
1824 |
| Carton 3 | SH 13C7 P | | | Bylaws,
1853 |
| Carton 3 | SH 13C7 P | | | Charitable endowments of David Sears,
ca. 1853 |
| Carton 3 | SH 13C7 P | | | Report on the David Sears Charity,
1875 |
| Carton 3 | SH 13C7 P | | | Report to Supreme Judicial Court,
ca. 1870 |
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| | II. Museum Hall records,
1820-1823 |
| Carton 1 | SH 13C4 M | | Directors' minutes,
1820-1823 |
| Carton 1 | SH 13C4 M | | Proprietors' minutes,
1820-1823 |
| Oversize Carton | SH 15FW C | | Stock certificate book,
1820-1823 |
Fifty Associates records, Massachusetts Historical Society.
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.
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| Persons: |
| | Sears, David, 1787-1871.
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| Organizations: |
| | Museum Hall (Boston, Mass.).
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| Subjects: |
| | Account books--1823-1890. |
| | Charities--Massachusetts--Boston. |
| | Real estate investment. |
| | Trust
companies--Massachusetts--Boston. |
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