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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
1864-10-25 Letter: Norcross to Coolidge, 2021.021.036
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1864-11-04 Letter: Cullis to Coolidge, 2021.021.007
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1864-12-05 Letter: Superintendent Winsor to Trustees, 1831.016.001.005-005
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1864-12-05 Trustees Committee on Grounds: Removing Trees, 1831.033.003-021
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1864-12-05 Trustees Committee on Lots: Repair Fund, 1831.036.018A
3 pages: 33% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 67% needs review)
1864-12-31 Trustee Committee on Lots: Semi-Annual Visitation, 1831.036.017-003
3 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1865 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 4, 1831.005.004
379 pages: 99% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1865-01 Favorite Share Flag textsAnnual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 1865.
The printed yearly report of the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts from 1865. Jacob Bigelow (President), George William Bond (Treasurer), Charles C. Little (Finance Committee), Charles G. Nazro (Finance Committee), and Daniel L. Winsor (Superintendent)...
8 pages: 12% complete (0% indexed, 51% corrected, 38% needs review)
1865-01-30 Trustee Committee on Lots: Perpetual Repair, 1831.036.016-002
2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1865-02-06 Trustee Committee on Election of Officers, Vote Tally, 2021.004.048
2 pages: 50% complete (50% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)
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Avenues and Paths, Landmarks at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Lot Numbers, Organizations and Companies, People, Places