1882-1968
Offsite Storage Inventory
The Herter family 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: | Herter family |
| Title: | Herter family papers |
| Dates: | 1882-1968 |
| Physical Description: | 13 cartons
(stored offsite), 2 reel-to-reel cases (stored offsite), and 1 oversize carton
(stored onsite) |
| Call Number: | OFFSITE STORAGE |
| Call Number: | Ms. N-1393 (Oversize) |
| 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 family correspondence,
scrapbooks (including one for Mary C.P. Herter's art work as a child), and
photograph albums of American artists Albert and Adele McGinnis Herter, their
son, Christian A. Herter, congressman, Massachusetts governor and U.S.
secretary of state, and his wife Mary C. (Pratt). Other family members and
close friends included in the collection are Everit A. Herter, Caroline Keck
Herter Bridge; Bessie McGinnis Van Vorst and Lithgow Osborne. Collection also
includes diaries of Mary C.P. Herter, including some kept as a child, and a
typed transcript of the WWI diary of Everit A. Herter, sergeant in Company A,
40th Engineers, camouflage.
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This collection was a gift of E. Miles Herter, 1981.
The Herter family 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 15FF | Adele McGinnis Herter, correspondence, n.d.,
1882-1903. |
| Carton 2 | SH 15FG $ | Adele McGinnis Herter, correspondence,
1904-1911. |
| Carton 3 | SH 15FH / | Adele McGinnis Herter, correspondence,
1912-1917. |
| Carton 4 | SH 15FI + | Adele McGinnis Herter, correspondence,
1918. |
| Carton 4 | SH 15FI + | Letters on death of Everit A. Herter,
1918. |
| Carton 4 | SH 15FI + | Adele McGinnis Herter, correspondence,
1919-1924. |
| Carton 5 | SH 15FJ % | Adele McGinnis Herter, correspondence,
1925-1926. |
| Carton 5 | SH 15FJ % | Adele McGinnis Herter, miscellaneous, n.d.,
1907-27. |
| Carton 5 | SH 15FJ % | Everit A. Herter, WWI diary, typed transcript,
18 Jan.-9 June 1918. |
| Carton 5 | SH 15FJ % | Lydia Herter, school writings. |
| Carton 5 | SH 15FJ % | Lydia Herter, printed matter. |
| Carton 5 | SH 15FJ % | Lydia Herter, miscellaneous papers,
1895-1901. Includes bills, address book, blank postcards; Christian A. Herter,
childhood health record, etc.
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| Carton 6 | SH 15FK 0 | Miscellaneous papers,
1911-1914. |
| Carton 6 | SH 15FK 0 | Issues of Harvard Lampoon. |
| Carton 6 | SH 15FK 0 | Family photographs. |
| Carton 6 | SH 15FK 0 | Printed matter. |
| Carton 6 | SH 15FK 0 | Christian A. Herter, correspondence and miscellaneous papers, n.d.,
1889-1917. |
| Carton 7 | SH 15FL 1 | Christian A. Herter, correspondence and miscellaneous
papers, 1918-1921. |
| Carton 7 | SH 15FL 1 | Letters on the death of Everet A. Herter,
1918. |
| Carton 8 | SH 15FM 2 | Christian A. Herter, correspondence and miscellaneous papers,
1922-1958. |
| Carton 9 | SH 15FN 3 | Christian A. Herter, correspondence and miscellaneous papers,
1959-1964. |
| Carton 9 | SH 15FN 3 | Katharine B. Titus, letterbook,
1894-96. |
| Carton 9 | SH 15FN 3 | Mary C. Pratt, sewing samples, misc. school papers, Red Cross
certificates, birth certificate, passport. |
| Carton 10 | SH 15FP 5 | Miscellaneous papers. Includes documents on the Paris Peace Conference, diplomatic service,
American Relief Administration (1922), also includes printed matter; genealogy
notes, stamps, currency, undated writings, etc.
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| Carton 11 | SH 15FQ 6 | Mary C. Pratt, diary of a journey abroad to England and Scotland,
26 July-30 Aug. 1911. |
| Carton 11 | SH 15FQ 6 | Mary C. Pratt, line-a-day diary,
1913-1917. |
| Carton 11 | SH 15FQ 6 | Mary C. Pratt, diary,
10 June-? Aug. 1905, trip to California, Canada,
Cleveland, New York. Also in vol.: Diary,
1907, Yellowstone Park. |
| Carton 11 | SH 15FQ 6 | Mary C. Pratt, diary,
3-6 Aug. 1908, trip out west. |
| Carton 11 | SH 15FQ 6 | Mary C. Pratt, address book, ca.
1915-20. |
| Carton 11 | SH 15FQ 6 | Mary C. Pratt, dance booklet,
1915, Yale junior prom. |
| Carton 11 | SH 15FQ 6 | Mary C. (Pratt) Herter, bride's book [gift list],
1917. |
| Carton 12 | SH 15FR 7 | Christian A. Herter, scrapbook, "Voting record,"
1943-44. |
| Carton 12 | SH 15FR 7 | Christian A. Herter, scrapbook, "Roll call voting record,"
Nov.-Dec. 1944, 1945. |
| Carton 12 | SH 15FR 7 | Christian A. Herter, roll call voting records,
1943-52. |
| Carton 12 | SH 15FR 7 | Christian A. Herter, scrapbook, Congress,
1947 (see Oversize). |
| Carton 12 | SH 15FR 7 | Christian A. Herter, scrapbook, "Republican victory dinner in honor
of his excellency Christian A. Herter…,"
13 Jan. 1953. |
| Carton 12 | SH 15FR 7 | Christian A. Herter, scrapbook, "John Foster Dulles Memorial Stamp
Ceremony,"
1960. |
| Carton 13 | SH 15FS 8 | Christian A. Herter, military notebook,
21 May-9 July 1917. |
| Carton 13 | SH 15FS 8 | Christian A. Herter, official engagements diaries, under secretary
of state,
1957-1959. |
| Carton 13 | SH 15FS 8 | Christian A. Herter, memorandum book: "Books Read,"
1954-60. |
| Carton 13 | SH 15FS 8 | Christian A. Herter, Christmas card address book, ca.
1950s. |
| Carton 13 | SH 15FS 8 | Christian A. Herter, "Library List and Books Loaned,"
1947-62. |
| Carton 13 | SH 15FS 8 | Christian A. Herter, degrees and honors. |
| Carton 13 | SH 15FS 8 | Map of Malta. |
| Reel-to-reel case | SH 17UL I | Recording of the dedication of the Christian A. Herter professorship
chair in International Relations at Brandeis University, 27 April 1968
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| Reel-to-reel case | SH 17US P | Recording of the dedication of the Christian A. Herter professorship
chair in International Relations at Brandeis University, 27 April 1968
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| OS Box 1 | | Christian A. Herter, oversize diplomas and honors; scrapbook,
Congress,
1947.
Stored ONSITE at Ms. N-1393
(oversize). |
Herter family 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: |
| | Bridge, Caroline Keck Herter. |
| | Herter, Adele McGinnis, 1869-1946. |
| | Herter, Albert, 1871-1950. |
| | Herter, Christian Archibald,
1895-1966. |
| | Herter, Everit Albert, 1894-1918. |
| | Herter, Mary Caroline Pratt,
1895-1980. |
| | Herter family -- Genealogy. |
| | Osborne, Lithgow, 1892-1980. |
| | Van Vorst, John, Mrs., 1873-1928. |
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| Organizations: |
| | Massachusetts. Governor (1953-1957 :
Herter) |
| | United States. Army. Engineer Battalion, 40th
(1917-1918) |
| | United States. Dept. of State. |
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| Subjects: |
| | Artists -- United States. |
| | Cabinet officers -- United States. |
| | Children. |
| | Diplomats -- United States. |
| | Family history -- 1850-1899. |
| | Family history -- 1900-1949. |
| | Legislators -- United States. |
| | Massachusetts -- Politics and government --
1951- |
| | Scrapbooks -- 1943-1953. |
| | Scrapbooks -- ca. 1900. |
| | United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th
century. |
| | United States -- Politics and government -- 20th
century. |
| | Women artists. |
| | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal
narratives. |
The following photograph albums were removed to the Christian A. Herter
Photographs, MHS Photo Archives:
1-5. Volumes I-V, photograph albums documenting his term as governor of
Massachusetts, 1953-1956.
6. Untitled. Pictures numbered, not labeled. Christian Herter in Europe,
probably ca. 1960.
7. "Happy Days with the 102nd Wing." Index to photographs at beginning of
volume.
8. "Christian Herter in Berlin." Newspaper clippings and photographs
documenting his 1959 visit to Berlin.
9. "Reception to the public - Washington's birthday - Hall of Flags." 22
Feb. 1955. Pictures not labeled.
10. "The Under Secretary of State and Mrs. Christian A. Herter." Photographs
of Korea and Japan, labeled on the backs.
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