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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
1873-12-31 Horticulture Invoice: James Brown, 2021.005.050
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1874-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 1874.
The printed yearly report of the Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts from 1874. John T. Bradlee (President), James W. Lovering (Superintendent), Henry B. Mackintosh (Treasurer), James L. Little (Finance Committee), and Alfred T. Turner (Finance Committee)...
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1874-01-07 Horticulture Invoice: John McGinnis, 2021.005.051
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1874-03-07 Horticulture Invoice: Wieland Bros., 2021.005.052
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1874-03-23 Horticulture Invoice: James Brown, 2021.005.053
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1874-03-27 Letter from Superintendent Lovering to Bradlee, 1831.018.004-002
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1874-04-01_Horticulture Invoice: G. H. Moseley & Co., 2021.005.054
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1874-04-03 Horticulture Invoice: Joseph Breck & Sons, 2021.005.055
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1874-04-08 Superintendent Lovering to President Bradlee, 1831.033.002
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1874-04-09 Letter from Superintendent Lovering to Bradlee, 1831.018.004-001
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Avenues and Paths, Landmarks at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Lot Numbers, Organizations and Companies, People, Places