1910-, undated
HAV-01-401, HAV-01-402, HAV-01-702-B-E, 85M
GUSN-198151
This collection consists of the institutional archives of Historic New England (formerly the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities or SPNEA) since the institutions founding in 1910. The history of the organization is recorded in a variety of documents: minutes of Trustees' meetings; Executive Committee minutes; by-laws; membership record books; records related to the history, acquisition, and maintenance of Historic New England properties; legal documents and other related materials; accessions files; correspondence; internal and external printed matter; publications; and the papers of several of the organization's directors and presidents. In addition to the organizational records, holdings also include William Sumner Appleton's scrapbooks and diaries. This collection does not contain any born-digital items or digital copies of reports, marketing materials, newsletters, etc. This collection does not include the SPNEA periodical Old-Time New England (can be found in collection SC001).
historic preservation
historic houses
historic buildings
boards of trustees
nonprofit organizations
cultural heritage
archives (groupings)
bulletins
administrative records
correspondence
diaries
legal documents
marketing
exhibitions (events)
minutes
periodicals
publications
promotional materials
administrative records
correspondence
legal documents
diaries
scrapbooks
promotional materials
publications
minutes
fliers (printed matter)
n/a (receives accruals regularly)
All materials in this collection were created or acquired as a part of operations by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities and subsequently Historic New England, therefore they have been in SPNEA/HNE custody since their inception.
IA001
Historic New England institutional archives
IA001
Institutional archives documenting the activities of Historic New England (formerly the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities) since the organizations founding in 1910.
Connecticut (United States)
Massachusetts (United States)
Rhode Island (United States)
Vermont (United States)
Maine (United States)
New Hampshire (United States)
New England (United States) [general region]
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (Agency)
Historic New England (Organization) (Agency)
Little, Bertram K., 1899-1993
Cummings, Abbott Lowell, 1923-
Coolidge, Nancy
Nylander, Jane C., 1938-
Nold, Carl R.
Appleton, William Sumner, 1874-1947
administrative records
correspondence
legal documents
diaries
scrapbooks
promotional materials
publications
minutes
fliers (printed matter)
Cummings, Abbott Lowell, 1923-2017
Appleton, William Sumner, 1874-1947
Nylander, Jane C., 1938-
Little, Bertram K., 1899-1993
Coolidge, Nancy
Nold, Carl R.
Historic New England (Organization)
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Collection
HAV-01-401, HAV-01-402, HAV-01-702-B-E, 85M
Frequent accruals are expected.
Materials are mainly in English.
Item identification. Box #, folder #. Historic New England institutional archives (IA001). Historic New England, Library & Archives.
2nd-edition DACS
Old-Time New England
Historic New England properties architectural collection
Historic New England Research Files
Historic New England Property Binders
Historic New England properties photographic collection
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