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Legal - Deed Elisha H. Brewster to Rufus Leonard Deed from Elisha H. Brewster to Rufus Leonard. "For consideration of one hundred and twenty dollars...a certain tarct of land situated in said Worthington and bounded as follows. Viz. North by Jonathan…

Copies of Deeds in Hampden County made by Walter Stevens, dating 1773-1784. #1. Salah Barnard to Moses Morse, Lot #30, 106, 107 #2. Othniel Gilbert to Samuel Crosby, Lot # ? John Watts, John Buck #3. Salah Barnard to Samuel Morse, Lot # 46,…

Black and white to sepia tone photograph of Delia and Alice Robinson, sitting outdoors in the fall of the yea. Mounted on shirt cardboard.

Sepia cabinet photo Delia (Cordelia?) Porter (1865-1946). Daughter of Cornelia Porter and Levi Packard Porter. She lived mostly in Cummington Mass.

Demonstration photograph for use in making a demonstration of adding an item to the archive.

Denworth Farm - Black & white glossy marked #13 Burr-Glidden 1826. Photograph by Dan Porter. These photographs were scanned from original film strip for republication of the Forty Worthington Houses Book by Dan Porter.

Denworth Farm - Black & white glossy marked #13 Burr-Glidden 1826. Photograph by Dan Porter.
These photographs were scanned from original film strip for republication of the Forty Worthington Houses Book by Dan Porter.

Photograph of Denworth Farm taken from Route 112 by Fred Snell in 1972. Snell donated the scanned digital image in 2022, but not the original negative.

Photograph of Denworth Farm taken from Route 112 by Fred Snell in 1972. Snell donated the scanned digital image in 2022, but not the original negative.

Photograph of Denworth Farm taken from Route 112 by Fred Snell in 1972. Snell donated the scanned digital image in 2022, but not the original negative.

Black and white photograph showing descendents of Harry & Cora Pease and other summer residents enjoying a picnic, ca. 1934. Back row, from left: Harry Pease, Helen McCann, Laura Pease Secor, Marjorie Fitzgerald Rees, Christeen Pease, Irene…

Black and white photograph of the first schoolhouse that was built south of what was known in 1905 as 'Ames Brook' in Indian Hollow, Huntington. According to Rev. Moody, the schoolhouse was moved in 1800 to 'Mrs. Angell's gateway where it remained…

Typed transcript from Hampshire Gazette, April 5, 1887. Subject: Destruction of Congregational Church by fire. Please also see Box 24g for actual newspaper clipping describing the fire.

Diary - Rufus H. Adams Rufus H. Adams' Diary of Events. A large-size ledger titled "The People's Comprehensive Diary -- Designed for the Use of Farmers and Others -- General Edition, Wm. Goodfellow, Ten-Year Book." At the time of acquisition…

Diary - Autograph Book, Lora P. Ormsby Lora P. Ormsby Autograph Book. Lora later became Lora Adams. From collection found in Rufus H. Adams' house. Blue cloth with embossed design with "Autographs" in gold. Gold-tipped pages. Contains various…

Diary - Autograph Book, S. Florence Searle S. Florence Searle Autograph Book. From collection found in Rufus H. Adams' house. Maroon leather with word "Autographs" embossed in gold. Gold-tipped pages. Contains various autographs, possibly from…

Diary - Record Book, Ormsby Ormsby Record Book. (Possibly H. D. Ormsby?) Paper bound with tape on spine. Marblized paper cover, with leather spine and corners. "Ormsby" name written on front endpaper along with lots of numbers. Book in deteriorated…

Diary - Small Writing Tablet, Ormsby Writer unknown. From collection found in Rufus H. Adams's house. Paper bound with tape on spine. States on front cover: "The Perfect Pencil Tablet for Students. Artists, and Others" with cartoon of artist in…

Diary - "H. D. Ormsby's Book," Worthington Mass From collection found in Rufus H. Adams' house. Small notebook, paper bound with tape on spine. States on front cover in ordinary hand: "H. D. Ormsby's Book," Worthington Mass," no date. Pages are…

Recollection - "Five Months Abroad," by Mrs. E. S. (Mary A.) Ormsby "Five Months Abroad" by Mrs. E. S. (Mary A.) Ormsby. From collection found in Rufus H. Adams' house. Maroon cloth with lettering surround by gold design, 113 pages. Self-published.…