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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
1892-03-11 Letter: Charles Merriam to J. W. Lovering, "myrtle graves," 2014.020.015-007
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1892-03-21 Letter: C. McArthur to Mr. J. W. Lovering, "Registry of Deeds," 2014.020.015-008
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1892-04-01 Letter: J. W. Lovering to John C. Gray, "watering Brattle Street," 2014.020.015-009
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1892-04-16 Letter: P. O'Brien & Son to Mr. Lovering, "Itinerant Cemetery Worker," 2014.020.015-010
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1892-04-22 Letter: A. H. Knowlton, Selectman for Littleton, Mass. to Superintendent, "advise on beautification of grounds sought," 2014.020.015-011
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1892-05-28 Letter: Mrs. G. H. Lyman to J. W. Lovering, "stamps," Austin lot, 2014.020.015-012
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1892-06-27 Letter: A. Strauch, Cemetery of Spring Grove, to Supt. Lovering, "swans; letterhead," 2014.020.007-003
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1892-07-05 Letter: Charles Merriam to J. W. Lovering, inspection of inscription, 2014.020.014-011
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1892-07-12 Letter: Sarah J. Wiggin to J. W. Lovering, Lot 2921, "curb mistaken for fence," 2014.020.015-013
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1892-09-01 Letter: Geo. H. Baker, Librarian Columbia College NY, requesting annual reports, 2014.020.015-014
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Subject Categories
Avenues and Paths, Landmarks at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Lot Numbers, Organizations and Companies, People, Places