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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
1891-02-16 Letter: John C. Gordon, Beechwood Cemetery Co. Canada, prices for caring for lots, 2014.020.014-003
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1891-02-27 Letter: F. P. Shumway, Jr. to J. W. Lovering, advice on fertilizers, 2014.020.014-005
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1891-04-04 Letter: James Bruerton to J. W. Lovering, tree from a slip, 2014.020.014-006
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1891-04-16 Letter: J. Arthur Beebe to J. W. Lovering, damage done by horse, 2014.020.014-007
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1891-05-02 Letter: D. R. Whitney to Mr. Lovering, resodding every 6 or 7 years, 2014.020.014-008
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1891-05-25 Letter: Alfred Mudge & Son to J. W. Lovering, catalogue for Cemetery, 2014.020.014-009
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1891-06-27 Letter: Henry Emmett, Agent for New England Granite Works to Superintendent, no photography permitted, 2014.020.014-010
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1891-09-05 Letter: Jno. A. Hardenburg to Superintendent [Lovering], Photo Request for Longfellow monument, 2014.020.014-012
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1891-09-08 Letter: Badger Bros. Granite Dealers & Machinists to Superintendent, location of Longfellow monument, 2014.020.014-013
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1891-09-09 Letter: H. B. MackIntosh to Mr. Lovering [Superintendent], office error, 2014.020.014-014
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Subject Categories
Avenues and Paths, Landmarks at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Lot Numbers, Organizations and Companies, People, Places