Lawrence Public Library

Lawrence, Mass., historical notes/scrapbooks, 1860-1915

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Lawrence, Mass., historical notes/scrapbooks

Eleven scrapbooks relating to Lawrence, Mass., not uniform in construction and style, a few compiled by Arthur D. Marble, city engineer. Scrapbook 1 (1860-1868) comprised chiefly of clippings from area newspapers chiefly relating to the Civil War; Scrapbook 2 (1861-1879), principally concerned with political news and judicial proceedings; Scrapbook 3: covers local events from 1868-1904, with subjects such as 4th of July celebrations, dedication of Lawrence General Hospital, mayors of Lawrence, obituaries, history of Jews in Lawrence, local history essay contest, building dedications, and flood of 1900; Scrapbook 4: (1875-1892), includes articles about the Eliot Congregational Church, Lawrence Street Congregational Church, Trinity Congregational Church, and other religious organizations and churches, Merrimack Valley Street Railway, tributes to U.S. Grant, secret societies, schools and library, Pacific Mills, and various buildings and events; Scrapbook 5: (1890-1899) includes articles on topics such as Lawrence Street Congregational Church, United Congregational Church, Spanish American War, blizzard of 1898, cyclone (1890), fires, and several letters between Arthur D. Marble and W.A. Hazen, chiefly concerning the cycloneScrapbook 6 (1894-1897) relates to public parks, Old Residents Association, Grand Army of the Republic, water power, bell for city hall, various churches and schools, Pacific Mills library, Jews in Lawrence, and local politics; Scrapbook 7: (1897-1898) includes articles about the public schools; Scrapbook 8 (1899-1914) topics include the new high school, churches, Lawrence Savings Bank, Lawrence textile strike of 1912; chamber of commerce; Old Residents Association, Columbus Day (1910) and the new post office; Scrapbook 9 (1906-1911) article topics include baseball, various churches, Arlington Mills, Wood Home for Aged People, Labor Day (1908), taxes, pageants, and Theophilus Frye and the Frye family; Scrapbook 10 (1911-1915) has topics such as Pageant of Progress, Lawrence Canoe Club, Pacific Bank merger with Merchants Trust Co., YMCA, police, churches, and Lawrence General Hospital; and Scrapbook 11 (undated) is filled with poetry clippings