1914-1960
Offsite Storage Inventory
The Elisabeth May Herlihy 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 PARTIALLY PROCESSED.
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| Creator: | Herlihy, Elisabeth May, b. 1880. |
| Title: | Elisabeth May Herlihy
papers |
| Dates: | 1914-1960 |
| Physical Description: | 12 record
cartons |
| 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 professional papers
of Elisabeth M. Herlihy, Secretary of the Boston City Planning Board from its
inception to 1936, and afterward a member of the Board; also editor of
Fifty Years of Boston: A Memorial Volume (Boston,
1932) and author of other pamphlets on Boston history. Collection includes
documents relating to the memorial volume; notes and articles regarding the
American City Planning Institute and the Mass. Federation of Planning Boards;
material regarding city, state, and national celebrations of George
Washington's birthday; general correspondence; and other misc. matter on cities
and towns in Mass.
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The Elisabeth May Herlihy 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 PARTIALLY PROCESSED.
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| Carton | Barcode | Contents |
| Carton 1 | SH 156N . | Fifty Years of Boston: A Memorial
Volume Table of Contents. |
| Carton 1 | SH 156N . | Fifty Years of Boston: A Memorial
VolumePrefatory: Forward by committee. |
| Carton 1 | SH 156N . | Fifty Years of Boston: A Memorial
VolumeBiographical. |
| Carton 1 | SH 156N . | Fifty Years of Boston: A Memorial
VolumeTypescripts of chapters. |
| Carton 1 | SH 156N . | Fifty Years of Boston: A Memorial
VolumeCorrespondence with authors (arranged alphabetically by author),
A-Cr. |
| Carton 2 | SH 156P $ | Correspondence with authors (arranged alphabetically by author),
Cu-G |
| Carton 3 | SH 156Q / | Correspondence with authors (arranged alphabetically by author),
H-N |
| Carton 4 | SH 156R + | Correspondence with authors (arranged alphabetically by author),
O-W; various authors |
| Carton 5 | SH 156S % | Executive Committee minutes,
1930-1933. |
| Carton 5 | SH 156S % | General correspondence. |
| Carton 5 | SH 156S % | Acknowledgments. |
| Carton 5 | SH 156S % | Distribution. |
| Carton 5 | SH 156S % | Publicity. |
| Carton 5 | SH 156S % | Miscellaneous, and miscellaneous photos. |
| Carton 6 | SH 156T 0 | Boston planning issues, A-R. |
| Carton 7 | SH 156U 1 | Boston planning issues, S-Z. |
| Carton 8 | SH 156V 2 | American City Planning Institute,
1914-1958. |
| Carton 9 | SH 156W 3 | Elisabeth M. Herlihy general correspondence,
1923-1935. |
| Carton 10 | SH 156X 4 | Massachusetts Federation of Planning Boards,
1923-1932. |
| Carton 11 | SH 156Y 5 | Massachusetts Federation of Planning Boards,
1932-1935; George Washington's birthday
bicentennial. |
| Carton 11 | SH 156Y 5 | George Washington's birthday bicentennial. |
| Carton 12 | SH 156Z 6 | Printed material on Massachusetts and Boston. |
Elisabeth May Herlihy papers, 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: |
| | Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 --
Anniversaries, etc. |
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| Organizations: |
| | American City Planning Institute. |
| | Boston (Mass.). -- City Planning
Board. |
| | Massachusetts Federation of Planning
Boards. |
| | United States. -- President (1789-1797 :
Washington) -- Anniversaries, etc. |
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| Subjects: |
| | Authors, American. |
| | Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 1865- . |
| | Boston (Mass.) -- Officials and
employees. |
| | Boston (Mass.) -- Social policy. |
| | City planning. |
| | Editors -- Massachusetts --Boston. |
| | Public works -- Massachusetts --
Boston. |
| | Urban policy. |
| | Women authors. |
| | Women city planners. |
| | Women in public life. |
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