About
Established in 1831, Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the first rural cemetery in the country. 19th-century records tell the story of the initial vision and how it is has evolved as a designed landscape and burial site. Including letters between its founding horticulturalists, commissions for works of art and buildings, trustee minutes and reports, and correspondence to and from the Cemetery. These pages detail all aspects of cemetery business, the rural cemetery movement, and the history of American landscape management and design. Read our transcribing conventions here. Visit our collections database to discover even more of our unique holdings.
Works
1861-07-19 Trustee Committee Report on Salaries of Officers, 2021.004.077
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1861-07-20 Trustee Resolutions about Work on Lots, 2021.004.035
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1861-07-22 Letter: Superintendent Winsor to Coolidge, 1831.016.001.004-005
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1861-07-22 Letter: Superintendent Winsor to Coolidge, 1831.016.001.004-006
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1861-07-25 Letter: Spooner to Coolidge, 2021.021.004
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1861-07-27 Trustee Committee Report on ByLaws, 2021.004.003
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1861-08-30 Trustee Committee on Grounds, Recommendations to Fill up Lawn, 1831.033.003-015
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1861-09-02 Trustee Committee on Grounds, Recommendations for Reservation of Space, 1831.033.003-016
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1861-09-12 Trustee Request to Call Special Meeting, Ordered by Jacob Bigelow, 2021.017.004
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1861-10-01 Letter: Superintendent Winsor to May, 2022.003.001
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Subject Categories
Avenues and Paths, Landmarks at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Lot Numbers, Organizations and Companies, People, Places