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Preliminary Board newspaper scrapbooks, 1891-1893 (bulk 1892-1893)

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Preliminary Board newspaper scrapbooks, 1891-1893 (bulk 1892-1893)

Per Massachusetts St 1892, c 342 (June 2, 1892), a Preliminary Board of a Metropolitan Park Commission was established for one year. It was authorized to consider the advisability of laying out ample open spaces for the use of the public, in the towns and cities in the vicinity of Boston. The members of the board were appointed in July 1892, and it was organized that August. Sylvester Baxter (1850-1927) was appointed Secretary. The other members of the board included Charles Francis Adams (1835-1915), Chairman; William B. de las Casas (1857-1930); and Philip A. Chase (1834-1903); also Charles Eliot (1859-1897), its landscape architect consultant. The board issued its report in Jan. 1893 as H 150. Per St 1893, c 407 (June 3, 1893), the Metropolitan Park Commission was established. The board's secretary compiled and maintained newspaper scrapbooks. Series includes two volumes of newspaper scrapbooks that hold clippings from 83 newspapers (75 in Massachusetts); three journals (including Garden and Forest); legislative documents from the Massachusetts General Court; and a document from the Committee of the Citizens of Watertown for the Improvement of Charles River. Clippings document the work of the Preliminary Board, including the tours of its Board members and others visiting the proposed public open spaces and reservations, and advocating for the same through a state-managed parks agency. The legislative process, including public hearings, is also documented. Related documents: Preliminary Board minutes, 1892-1893 (EN4.10/2787X); Preliminary Board incoming correspondence to the Secretary, 1892-1893 (in process); Founder/commissioner portrait photographs (EN4.10/2791X). Also: Report, Jan. 1893 (1893 H 150) available at: https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/628075

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Title: Preliminary Board newspaper scrapbooks, 1891-1893 (bulk 1892-1893)

Creator: Massachusetts. Metropolitan Park Commission

Description: Per Massachusetts St 1892, c 342 (June 2, 1892), a Preliminary Board of a Metropolitan Park Commission was established for one year. It was authorized to consider the advisability of laying out ample open spaces for the use of the public, in the towns and cities in the vicinity of Boston. The members of the board were appointed in July 1892, and it was organized that August. Sylvester Baxter (1850-1927) was appointed Secretary. The other members of the board included Charles Francis Adams (1835-1915), Chairman; William B. de las Casas (1857-1930); and Philip A. Chase (1834-1903); also Charles Eliot (1859-1897), its landscape architect consultant. The board issued its report in Jan. 1893 as H 150. Per St 1893, c 407 (June 3, 1893), the Metropolitan Park Commission was established. The board's secretary compiled and maintained newspaper scrapbooks.Series includes two volumes of newspaper scrapbooks that hold clippings from 83 newspapers (75 in Massachusetts); three journals (including Garden and Forest); legislative documents from the Massachusetts General Court; and a document from the Committee of the Citizens of Watertown for the Improvement of Charles River. Clippings document the work of the Preliminary Board, including the tours of its Board members and others visiting the proposed public open spaces and reservations, and advocating for the same through a state-managed parks agency. The legislative process, including public hearings, is also documented. Related documents: Preliminary Board minutes, 1892-1893 (EN4.10/2787X); Preliminary Board incoming correspondence to the Secretary, 1892-1893 (in process); Founder/commissioner portrait photographs (EN4.10/2791X). Also: Report, Jan. 1893 (1893 H 150) available at: https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/628075

Digital Origin: Preliminary Board newspaper scrapbooks, 1891-1893 was digitized in May-June 2021 by the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), Andover, MA. Originals are located at the Massachusetts Archives.

Date: 1891-1893

Type of Resource: Text

Format: scrapbooks

Extent: 2 volumes ; Digital surrogates: 450 MB

Subject: Parks--Massachusetts--Boston Metropolitan Area

Subject: Parks--Government policy--Massachusetts--Boston Metropolitan Area

Subject: Massachusetts--Politics and government--1865-1950

Subject: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Coverage: Boston, Massachusetts

Collection Information: Part of Collection: EN4.10 (Metropolitan Park Commission)

Language: en

Preferred Citation: Preliminary Board newspaper scrapbooks, 1891-1893 (bulk 1892-1893). (EN4.10 / Series 2860X) Massachusetts Archives. Boston, MA. Accessed [insert date accessed in format DD MM YYYY]. [insert URL of resource].

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Record Identifiers

Record Group: EN4.10

Series: 2860X

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Volume 1

Scrapbook volume measuring 10.5 x 12.5 x 1.5 inches, containing 85 pages each measuring 12 x 9.75 inches. Spine detached and extant. Label on spine: "From September '91 to April '93". 6 loose clippings/items.

1891-09--1893-04

Volume 2

Scrapbook volume measuring 10.5 x 12.5 x 1.5 inches, containing 21 pages with clippings and 65 blank pages each measuring 12 x 9.75 inches. Spine detached and extant. Label on spine: "From April 1st 1893". Includes handwritten letters from William F. Wharton, Assistant Secretary, Department of State, Washington D.C., from 1889 to 1893. 82 loose clippings/items.

1893-04-01--1893-04-24

William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth

Preliminary Board newspaper scrapbooks, 1891-1893 (bulk 1892-1893)

Volume 1

Volume 2

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