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Kenneth Silverman Research Materials on Cotton Mather

1661-ca. 1984

Offsite Storage Inventory

The Research materials on Cotton Mather 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

Creator:Silverman, Kenneth.
Title:Kenneth Silverman research materials on Cotton Mather
Dates:1661-ca. 1984
Physical Description: 7 record cartons
Call Number:OFFSITE STORAGE
Repository:Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
library@masshist.org
Abstract:

Research materials on Cotton Mather gathered by Kenneth Silverman for his 1984 book "The Life and Times of Cotton Mather." Includes copies of original documents in various repositories, notes, copies of secondary materials, and microfilm.

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Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by Kenneth Silverman‚ 1994.

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Restrictions on Access

The Research materials on Cotton Mather 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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Summary Description of the Collection

CartonBarcodeContents
Carton 1SH 12JY FPhotocopies of Mather documents, 1687-1711
Carton 2SH 12JZ GPhotocopies of Mather documents, 1712-1721
Carton 3SH 12K1 QPhotocopies of Mather documents, 1722-1728; undated
Carton 4SH 1744 ICopies of letters, etc. (arrangement unknown)
Carton 5SH 12K3 SNotes, copies of secondary materials
Carton 6SH 12K4 TCorrespondence, microfilm, card file
Carton 7SH 11M6 WIndices/charts, Boston, secondary materials (1661-1692)

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Preferred Citation

Research materials on Cotton Mather , 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.

Persons:
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

Subjects:
History -- Research.
Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Puritans -- Massachusetts -- Biography.

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http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0130
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Prepared October 1998.
Encoded by Aimée Primeaux, March 2005


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