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Scrapbook - Alderbest Photograph Album (empty) Alderbest Photograph Allbum (photographs of views of buildings and landscape at Alderbest were removed and are catalogues in the Photograph Data Base as either PH99, PH 101 or PH 102 - please see). This…

Newsprint - Booklet of Clippings re "Stories for All the Year" - Katharine McDowell Rice Pink silk-covered notebook with fruits (Chinese quality). Written in ink on front: STORIES FOR ALL THE YEAR, Clippings, etc. RICE MEMORIAL. Contains newspaper…

Diary - Annual List of Books for Sunday School and Other Libraries Title: 1896 Annual List of Books for Sunday-School and Other Libraries recommended by The Ladies' Commission on Sunday-School Books" Boston, American Unitarian Association 1896. On p.…

Letter - William Gorham Rice, Jr. to Parents Handwritten letter, 4 pages both sides, signed "William". Dated 12 August 1934. "Dear Mother & Father, Ottawa today? I have not heard from you since you left Albany. Today I lunched with Uncle Charlie. .…

Letter - C. M. Woolsey to Katharine McDowell Rice (see notes) Typewritten letter from C. M. Woolsey, Attorney at Law and Real Estate, Milton N. Y, to Katharine McD. Rice, Worthington Mass. Dated August 12th, 1923. "Dear Miss Rice, I received the…

Publication - Cover for pocket-sized Holy Bible, Gift to James C. Rice Pocket-sized Holy Bible front and back covers -- green leather, brass border and clasp. Contains only title page: "The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments" T. Nelson…

Publication - Brochure, "Wedding, Art Souvenir Dempsey & Carroll" Orange leather bound book titled Wedding; on the back is embossed Art Sourvenir Dempsey & Carroll. Katharint McDowell Rice has written her name on the inside cover at "The Maples"…

Miscellaneous - Whale's Tooth Unidentified meaning associated with this whale's tooth. In excellent condition.

Letter - Katharine McDowell Rice Folder containing various miscellaneous correspondence to and from Katharine McDowell Rice -- some of which pertain to the fund for the Rice Memorial Room, one refers to her illness in Albany NY, one has Russell H.…

Diary - Katharine McDowell Rice Miscellanea This appears to be a note book of miscellanea written and collected by Katharine McDowell Rice from the years 1918 to 1921. Herein are contained mostly notes related to her play writing and productions. On…

Diary - Alderbest Card File - Instructions to Guests A card file directs guests as to appropriate actions, e.g. "do not cut any branches, dead or otherwise;do not ever sleep on divan covers".
Alderbest is the land which was left by Frederick Sargent…

Diary - Guest Book, Alderbest Alderbest Guest Book signed by those missionaries who spent time (a couple of weeks to a complete season) during the summer months at Alderbest. A card file directs guests as to appropriate actions, e.g. "do not cut any…

Letter - "Resolutions passed by the Class of 1854 on hearing of the death of Brig. Gen. James Rice" A letter entitled "Resolutions passed by the Class of 1854 on hearing of the death of Brig. Gen. James Rice. This was in the back of the book of James…

Diary - Book,"Dishes of Shakespeare which I like," by James C. Rice A marblized hard cover book of lined paper whose first entry is "dishes of Shakespeare which I like and the autograph - James C. Rice. Also: "from the Tempest," "Two Gentlemen of…

Diary - Notes by Katharine McDowell Rice This seems to be a booklet of notes written for "The boys Junior Club of Northampton for their first meeting at the home of the Rices on Thanksgiving evening. The cover is misleading. It says: "The Proscenium,…

Paper - The Pomeroy Band (Band of Mercy Pledge) Signed lined paper in ink of the Pomeroy Band, "Band of Mercy Pledge. I will try to be kind to all harmless living creatures, and protect them from cruel usage." Signed by 69 citizens of Worthington.…

Diary - Record, "Directions for Managing Play Business of Katharine McDowell Rice" "Directions for Managing Play Business of Katharine McDowell Rice". Crown Exercise Notebook with "Return to Mrs. Ely, Wellsmere, Worthington, Mass." Contains very…

Mrs Arthur Bartlettt. Nee Kate Lee. This is a sepiatone print taken at Hardy Studios, Corner of Main and Worthington Streets, Springfield, Mass. She is wearing formal dress with a feathered hat and not quite looking at the photographer.

Black and white photograph of the home of Kate Higgins (b. December 22nd, 1847). Before moving here, Kate lived on the L. Granger place with her first husband, Eleazer Cole (son of John Cole). In 1863, they moved to the Coit place (a farm that had…

Kate Higgin's House. Many of these dryplate glass negative photographs are in The South Worthington Parish Book by Reverend George Reed Moody. Please see this book for further information. They were originally entered into the database with little…