Longmeadow subject files, ca. 1759, 1810 to present
8 boxes (3.3 linear feet)
Scope and Content Note
The Longmeadow subject files include various materials relating to the town of Longmeadow and the surrounding area. The collection is arranged into several broad categories including businesses, general Longmeadow history, military history, transportation, and nearby towns.
Materials in the collection consist primarily of newspaper clippings, book and magazine articles, pamphlets, ephemera, written histories, and photographs. Primary source documents in the collection include several early 19th century muster rolls; a history of Civilian Defense in Longmeadow during World War II; and materials relating the Enfield Falls Dam, 1854-1856. The collection also includes materials related to Springfield, Deerfield, and Enfield, Connecticut, as well as an unpublished history of Longmeadow written in the 1960s.
Box and Folder Listing
| Folder/Item label | Description/Date range | Box:Folder |
|---|---|---|
| Anabaptists | “An Act Further to Exempt person commonly called Anabaptists within in this Province…from being taxed for and toward support of ministers,” incomplete draft or copy, undated | 1:1 |
| Businesses – Azariah Woolworth’s Brick Shoe Shop | Photograph of building and notes, undated | 1:2 |
| Businesses – Cock O’ the Walk | Opening day card, undated | 1:3 |
| Businesses – General | Newspaper clippings, 1962-1993 | 1:4 |
| Businesses – Gristmill (Holland, John) | Newspaper clipping, 1887 | 1:5 |
| Businesses – Ink | Business card for Markine ink and carried through the Civil War by Isaac W. Coomes, according to a note on back | 1:6 |
| Businesses – Longmeadow Flowers | Newspaper clipping, 1998 | 1:7 |
| Businesses – Longmeadow Shops, Bliss Road | Newspaper clippings, letter, 1962-1995 | 1:8 |
| Businesses – Radasch Dairy | Bottle caps, 1920s | 1:9 |
| Businesses – The Ridgewood Press | Letter and “Saluzzo’s Bride and Other Verses,” Frederic Whitmore, 1934 | 1:10 |
| Businesses – The Separate Shop | Sales brochure, 1960s | 1:11 |
| Businesses – Spectacle Shop | Business card and Sumner W. Gates’ account of spectacle making in Longmeadow, undated | 1:12 |
| Businesses – The Store | Brief written account, undated | 1:13 |
| Businesses – Turner Park Hofbrau | Menu, undated | 1:14 |
| Businesses – Wade and Burnham | Photocopy of patent for lamp burner, 1858 | 1:15 |
| Businessmen | Newspaper clippings | 1:16 |
| Enfield Falls Dam | Papers, 1850s | 1:17 |
| Floods | Newspaper clippings | 1:18 |
| Gold Cane Award | Newspaper clippings | 1:19 |
| History – General | 1:20 | |
| History – General | 1:21 | |
| History – General – Colonial Era | Newspaper clippings | 1:22 |
| History – General – Bailey, Henry Lincoln | “History of Longmeadow” complete manuscript, 1933 | 1:23 |
| History – General – Bailey, Henry Lincoln | “History of Longmeadow,” manuscript, pages 1-53, 1933 | 1:24 |
| History – General – Bailey, Henry Lincoln | “History of Longmeadow” manuscript, pages 54-105, 1933 | 1:25 |
| History – General – Falk, Amy | “The Changing Democracy of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 1644-1983; A Persistent Drive for Institutional Autonomy,” 1983 | 1:26 |
| History – General – Shea, Katherine Ellen (Betty) | “Longmeadow Memories,” 1984 and “Yesteryear Scenes,” undated | 1:27 |
| History – General – Weller History of Longmeadow. | Drafts of an unpublished history of Longmeadow undertaken by the Historical Society, 1960s | 2 |
| History – General – Weller History of Longmeadow. | Drafts of an unpublished history of Longmeadow undertaken by the Historical Society, 1960s | 3 |
| History – Military – Muster Rolls | 1811-1833, undated | 4:1 |
| History – Military – Payroll | undated | 4:2 |
| History – Military – Training Field Grant | 1673, 1759 | 4:3 |
| History – Military – Civil War | Military badges commemorating Civil War, 1869, 1882, and 1884; Confederate currency, 1862, 1954 | 4:4 |
| History – Military – World War I | 1918-1919, undated | 4:5 |
| History – Military – World War I – Photographs | Aerial and stereo views, 1916-1919 | 4:6 |
| History – Military – World War I – Posters | Posters for War bonds, 1917-1918 | Oversize folder 2 |
| History – Military – World War II | 4:7 | |
| History – Military – World War II | 4:8 | |
| History – Military – World War II | 4:9 | |
| History – Military – World War II | ARP bags | 4:10 |
| History – Military – World War II | Civil Defense armband and pennant | 4:11 |
| History – Military – World War II | Wrapper for bar of gold #902 accompanied by certification by Woodbury Willoughby, [1942] | Oversize box 1 |
| History – Military – Veterans | Newspaper clippings, undated | 4:12 |
| History – Native Americans | 5:1 | |
| History – Post Office | 5:2 | |
| History – Schools | Typed history, undated | 5:3 |
| History – Slaves | Newspaper clipping, 1981 | 5:4 |
| History – Transportation – General | 5:5 | |
| History – Transportation – Dunn Field | Newspaper clippings | 5:6 |
| History – Transportation – Railroad Depot and Trolley | 5:7 | |
| History – Transportation – Railroads | “The Railroad History of Longmeadow, Massachusetts,” Victor M. Newton, 1981 | 5:8 |
| History – Transportation – Streets and Roads | Newspaper clippings, photographs | 5:9 |
| History – The Well on the Green | Includes correspondence and reports related to the excavation of the well, newspaper clippings, 1981-1982 | 5:10 |
| History – Women’s Suffrage | Letters, 1914 and undated | 5:11 |
| Publications – “Talk of the Town” | 1980 | 5:12 |
| Publications – “Longmeadow News” | 1969 | 5:13 |
| East Longmeadow, Massachusetts | Newspaper clippings, 1991 and brochure 1989 | 6:1 |
| Chicopee Falls | “The Old Cemetery at Chicopee Falls,” 1973 | 6:2 |
| Deerfield, Massachusetts | 6:3 | |
| Enfield, Connecticut | 6:4 | |
| Enfield, Connecticut – Shakers | 6:5 | |
| Granville, Massachusetts | Nobel and Cooley brochures, 1990, 1994 and undated, newspaper clipping, 1998 | 6:6 |
| Ripton, Massachusetts | Newspaper clippings and correspondence, 1985 | 6:7 |
| Somers, Connecticut | A brief history of the Somers Congregational Church, 1994 | 6:8 |
| Springfield – Businesses | Kibbe Brothers and Co. assorted candy in bulk label, undated | 6:9 |
| Springfield – History – General | 6:10 | |
| Springfield – History – General | Newspaper clippings | 6:11 |
| Springfield – History – | Thomas Stebbins warrant assembling the proprietors of the inward commons of Springfield, 1730 | 6:12 |
| Springfield – Museum of Fine Arts and Art League | 6:13 | |
| Springfield – Springfield Institution for Savings | Calendars, 1985-1986 and printed history, 1977 | 7:1 |
| Springfield – Western Bank | Stock certificate, 1853 | 7:2 |
| Springfield – Miscellaneous printed materials | 1886-1976 | 7:3 |
| Springfield – Miscellaneous printed materials | Springfield Free Schools Standing School Committee broadside, 1825, R. Surtleff auction announcement, 1843, Printed list of stamp duties published for Bridgman and Co., Springfield, undated | Oversize box 1 |
| Springfield – Miscellaneous printed materials | Poster for Hampden County Agricultural Society Horse and Cattle Show, 1866 | Oversize folder 2 |
| West Springfield | Assessors warrant, 1798 and Storrowton brochure, undated | 7:4 |
| West Springfield | Real estate valuation books, 1913 and 1916 | 7:5 |
| West Springfield | List of People Assessed a Poll Tax, 1914-1920 | 7:6 |
| Wilbraham, Massachusetts | Newspaper clippings, 1993 | 7:7 |
| Massachusetts – General | Statement of banks in Massachusetts, 1812 and “An Act Relating to the calling of a Convention of Delegates…,”1820 | 7:8 |
| Photographs | ||
| Photographs – Businesses -General | 8:1 | |
| Photographs – Businesses – Turner Park Hofbrau | Photographs, 1950s | 8:2 |
| Photographs – History – Cooley Brook | Photographic postcard, undated and newspaper clipping, 1988 | 8:3 |
| Photographs – History – Floods | Photograph, 1913 | 8:4 |
| Photographs – History – Hurricane | Photograph, 1938 | 8:5 |
| Photographs – History – The Longmeadows | Photograph, undated | 8:6 |
| Photographs – History – Transportation – Streets and Roads | Various photographs, 1916 and undated | 8:7 |
| Photographs – History – The Well on the Green | Photos left by Jeanette C. Faszewski | 8:8 |
| Photographs – History – The Well on the Green | Photos from Brooke S, Blades, 1981 | 8:9 |
| Photographs – Deerfield, Massachusetts – Dwight-Barnard House | Postcard, 1963 | 8:10 |
| Photographs – Enfield, Connecticut | Congregational Church postcard, undated | 8:11 |
| Photographs – Springfield, Massachusetts | 1893, 1896 and undated | 8:12 |
| Photographs – Springfield, Massachusetts | 1922, 1927 and undated | 8:13 |
Subjects
- Longmeadow (Mass.)--Commerce
- Longmeadow (Mass.)--History
- Military history
Types of material
- Clippings
- Ephemera
- Photographs
- Posters
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