Papers, 1895-1972
MC 73
4 boxes and 1 oversize box (1.5 cu.ft.)
About the D.A.R.: Molly Reid Chapter Derry, NH
Named after Molly Woodburn Reid, the wife of General George Reid (commander of the First New Hampshire Regiment), the chapter was the second of its kind founded in the state of New Hampshire. Located in Derry it was organized on October 27, 1894. The first was the Molly Stark Chapter in Manchester, organized two years earlier.
About the D.A.R.: Molly Reid Chapter collection
The Molly Reid DAR Collection consists of five boxes of various manuscript materials relating both to the Chapter itself and materials gathered by or donated to the Chapter’s library. The materials concerning the Molly Reid Chapter date between 1895-1972 and include correspondence of Chapter Officers, newspaper clippings, program brochures, announcements from the National Chapter, and a Chapter scrapbook of the years 1933-1935. The remainder of the materials consists of broadsides ranging from the Colonial through the post-Civil War period of New England history. The bulk of the collection is composed of materials from New Hampshire citizens, although there are also some documents from Massachusetts and Maine. There are three folders of genealogical information on the following families: Adams, Barnard, Benedict, Betton, Bonaparte, Bouton-Boughton, Campbell, Cargill, Chase, Fogg, Folsom Moor, Moulton, Reed, Reid, Sargeant, Shackleford, Sherman, Stinson, Sullivan, Walker, Webster, Wilson, Wingate and Woodman. (There are also a number of cataloged pamphlets relating to the Duston-Dustin Family Association of Haverhill, Massachusetts and the Blaisdell Family Association of Maine that came as part of the collection.) The collection also has a number of stereocards and photographs collected by members of the Chapter.
Folder Listing
I. Chapter Materials
| f.1 | Correspondence to Mrs. Mary Bingham, Chapter Regent. |
| f.2 | Correspondence to Mrs. Frederick S. Shepard. |
| f.3 | Correspondence to Miss Harriet Smith, Chapter Secretary. |
| f.4 | Correspondence to Mrs. Harriet Noyes. |
| f.5 | Event Programs, 1893-1896 & undated. |
| f.6 | Miscellaneous National DAR papers. |
| f.7 | Our Forefathers and “Tribute to Molly Reid”. |
| f.8 | Report to Molly Reid Chapter on the 30th DAR Continental Congress. |
| f.9 | Newspaper Clippings, 1950-1972. |
| f.10 | Derry Serviceman, January 1945. |
| f.11 | Boston Morning Journal, June 21, 1875. |
| f.12 | The Esther Courier, undated. |
| f.13 | Chapter from “Classic New Hampshire” on the New Hampshire DAR. |
| f.14 | Scrapbook, 1933-1935. |
II. Genealogical Material and Broadsides
| f.1 | Hawks Family Papers, 1740-1773. |
| f.2 | Hawks Family Papers, 1786-1800. |
| f.3 | Certificate of Indenture for Moses Pike to Jonathan Griffin, 1763. |
| f.4 | Last Will and Testament of John Fergeson, 1769. |
| f.5 | Samuel Goodwin Deeds, 1886-1899. |
| f.6 | Moses Hook note of settled accounts. |
| f.7 | Eulogy for Benjamin Perkins, November 1809. |
| f.8 | Debt Book of Moses Emerson, 1817-1840 & 1823-1826. |
| f.9 | Miscellaneous Deeds. |
| f.10 | Articles of Faith, 1766-1790. |
| f.11 | Diary Pages of a Minister, unknown & undated. |
| f.12 | Fourth Report of the NH Bible Society, October 1815. |
| f.13 | Apocrypha from Bible of Tapath Griffin. |
| f.14 | List of NH Regiments, 1777. |
| f.15 | NH Regimental Orderly Book, 8th Regiment, January 1838-August 1850. |
| f.16 | Honorable Discharge, William R. Adams, 1863. |
| f.17 | Honorable Discharge, Isaac R. Dillingham, 1863. |
| f.18 | Hall Children Copy & School Books, 1816. |
| f.19 | Children’s Copy Books, 19th Century. |
| f.20 | McMurphy Family Memorabilia. |
| f.21 | Leavitt’s Farmers Almanac, 1817 & 1875. |
| f.1 | Goodwin Family Legal & Vital Records, 1789-1920. |
| f.2 | Jefferson Caldwell Deeds, 1824-1847. |
| f.3 | Certificate of US Citizenship, Avery Parker, 1815. |
| f.4 | Clark Family Papers. |
| f.5 | Goss Family Deeds, 1786-1828. |
| f.6 | Goss Family Deeds, 1828-1849. |
| f.7 | Clindenin Family Correspondence, 1803. |
| f.8 | Calvin Coolidge VP Nomination Notification Ceremony Program. |
| f.9 | Poems presented to/from E.A. Cilley. |
| f.10 | Londonderry Memorabilia. |
| f.11 | Call to Congressional Convention, 1776. |
| f.12 | NH House of Representatives Legislation, 1785-1786. |
| f.13 | Constitution of the United States of America, 1789. |
| f.14 | List of Revolutionary War Battles, John W. Greely, April 1850. |
| f.15 | Typed Copies of Deeds, 1748-1848. |
| f.16 | Theodore Roosevelt Centennial. |
| f.17 | Patriotic Sheet Music. |
| f.18 | Miscellaneous Genealogical Materials. |
| f.19 | A-E Genealogies. |
| f.20 | F-Sh Genealogies. |
| f.21 | Si-Z Genealogies. |
III. Images
| f.1 | Bennington Battlefield, looking East from Baum’s Entrenchments, undated, postcard, Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY. Card 1 of 7. |
| f.2 | Bennington Battlefield, looking Southeast from Entrenchments, undated, postcard, Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY. Card 2 of 7. |
| f.3 | Bennington Battlefield, looking South from Baum’s Hill, undated, postcard, Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY. Card 3 of 7. |
| f.4 | Bennington Battlefield, looking South-westerly from “Heights”, undated, postcard, Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY. Card 4 of 7. |
| f.5 | Bennington Battlefield, looking West from Entrenchments, undated, postcard, Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY. Card 5 of 7. |
| f.6 | Bennington Battlefield, looking West from Tory Hill, undated, postcard, Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY. Card 6 of 7. |
| f.7 | Bennington Battlefield, looking Northwest from Tory Hill, undated, postcard, Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY. Card 7 of 7. |
| f.8 | House in Salem, NH. |
| f.9 | “The Mirror” former site of the “State Arms House” in Bennington, VT, undated, postcard, Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY. |
| f.10 | Group photo of unidentified members of Molly Reid DAR Chapter. |
| f.11 | Group of Derry Teachers from the Plymouth Teacher’s College standing outside the site of the Webster Court House where Daniel Webster argued his first court case, now the library, 1926. |
| f.12 | Webster Court House, Plymouth, NH, undated, postcard, Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY. |
| f.13 | Webster Court House, Plymouth, NH, undated, postcard, Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY. |
| f.14 | Generals Poor & Learned’s Headquarters 1777, Battle of Saratoga, postcard, undated, George O. Slingerland. |
| f.15 | Surrender of Burgoyne, October 17th, 1777, Schuylerville, NY, postcard sent to Pauline L. Adams of East Derry, NH. August 14, 1927. |
| f.16 | Descendants of H.B. Cilley, photograph, undated, at dedicated ceremony. |
| f.17 | Battle of Bennington Monument Dedication, eight photos, b&w, undated. |
| f.18 | Lilac Bush near Noyes Homestead, written on back of photo is “The State Flower of New Hampshire”, b&w photograph, undated. |
| f.19 | Bedroom with Military Memorabilia, undated. |
| f.20 | By the Jurmin Licky Brook, b&w photograph, undated. Has highlighter on it. |
| f.21 | Eliza M. Adams, b&w photo, by J.W. Black & Co, back has inscribed on pencil her relationship to various people. |
| International Exhibition, 1876 Stereocards printed by Centennial Photographic Co., Philadelphia, PA. |
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| f.22 | State Buildings: New Hampshire Day. |
| f.23 | Furniture in ‘Ye Olde Log Cabin’. |
| f.24 | Round Top Beadstead. |
| f.25 | Kansas & Colorado State Building. |
| f.26 | Bryant Vase, Tiffany & Co. |
| f.27 | Main Exhibition Building. |
| f.28 | Machinery Hall. |
| f.29 | Spanish Section. |
| f.30 | Viti’s Alabaster Vases. |
| f.31 | Corliss Engine. |
| f.32 | Kansas State Exhibit. |
| Washington, DC Stereocards printed by Kilburn Brothers, Littleton, NH, undated. |
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| f.33 | View in Washington, D.C. |
| f.34 | Navy Yard. |
| f.35 | North End of the Capitol Building. |
| White Mountains Stereocards printed by Kilburn Brothers, Littleton, NH, & B.W. Kilburn, Littleton, NH, undated. |
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| f.36 | Mount Washington Railroad. |
| f.37 | Frankenstein Trestle and Train P. & O. R.R., Crawford Notch, White Mountains. |
| f.38 | Willey Brook Bridge, Crawford Notch, White Mountains. |
| f.39 | Pass of the Crawford Notch, and Train. |
| f.40 | Mt. Washington Railroad. |
| f.41 | Summit of Mt Washington. |
| f.42 | Mt Washington from the Giant’s Grave. |
| f.43 | Cloud View from Mt Washington. |
| f.44 | Frost Work on Railway, Mt Washington. |
| f.45 | Gulf Station, Mt Washington. |
| f.46 | Almost There, Lizzie Bourn Monument. |
| f.47 | Sliding Down Mt. Washington R.R. |
| f.48 | Railroad Looking Up. |
| f.49 | Flume Below the Boulder. |
| f.50 | Basin, Franconia Notch. |
| f.51 | Echo Lake, Franconia Notch. |
| f.52 | Franconia Notch from Echo Lake. |
| f.53 | View from Columier Heights, Dixville Notch. |
| Miscellaneous New Hampshire Stereocards printed by Kilburn Brothers, Littleton, NH & A. F. Clough, Photographer, Warren, NH. |
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| f.54 | 1953. “In the stillness of night / Fell on earth a robe so white.” |
| f.55 | Water Nymph’s Palace. |
| f.56 | This is the House that Jack Built. |
| f.57 | The Regatta. |
| f.58 | Flume Below the Boulder. |
| f.59 | After the Regatta. |
| f.60 | New Hampshire Waterfall. |
| f.61 | Another New Hampshire Waterfall. |
| f.62 | Birds of New England. |
| Boston Stereocards | |
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| f.63 | Henry W. Longfellow. |
| f.64 | Faneuil Hall. |
| f.65 | Public Gardens. |
| f.66 | King’s Chapel. |
| f.67 | Public Gardens. |
| f.68 | West from Bunker Hill. |
| f.69 | Panorama from State House (North End). |
| f.70 | Landmarks of “Ancient Boston”. |
| f.71 | Quincy Market. |
| f.72 | Commonwealth Avenue. |
| f.73 | Backside of Trinity Church at Copley Square. |
| f.74 | Bunker Hill Monument. |
| f.75 | Museum of Fine Arts. |
| f.76 | Charlestown. |
| f.77 | Harbor From State House. |
| f.78 | Old South Church & Washington St. |
| f.79 | Boston Common. |
| f.80 | Washington Elm in Cambridge. |
| f.81 | Massachusetts State House. |
| New York Stereocards | |
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| f.82 | American Falls from Goat Island. |
| f.83 | Niagara Falls. |
| f.84 | Brooklyn Bridge. |
| f.85 | Wall St. |
| f.86 | Elevated Railroad Tracks. |
| f.87 | The Tribune Building. |
| Yellowstone Stereocards published by W.I. Marshall, Fitchburg, MA. |
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| f.88 | Yellowstone Grand Canyon. |
| f.89 | North Fork of the Gardiner River. |
| f.90 | Mushroom Cascades. |
| f.91 | Mammoth Hot Springs, Upper Basin. |
| f.92 | Tower Falls. |
| f.93 | Giant’s Gateway. |
| f.94 | Grotto Geyser. |
| f.95 | Upper End of Upper Geyser Basin. |
| f.96 | Crater of Old Faithful Geyser. |
| f.97 | Old Faithful Eruption. |
| f.98 | Crater of Periodical Hot Lake. |
| f.99 | Lower Falls of Yellowstone. |
| Manchester, NH Stereocards published by C. K. Burns, Manchester, NH |
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| f.100 | Interior Pumping Station No. 1. |
| f.101 | Ash Street School-House. |
| f.102 | Lincoln Street School-House. |
| f.103 | Weston & Hill Dry Goods Store. |
| f.104 | Court House. |
| f.105 | City Library. |
| f.106 | First Baptist Church Interior. |
| f.107 | The Jail. |
| Italian Alps Stereocards unknown publisher |
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| f.108 | View from the Valley of Veni. |
| f.109 | View from the Valley of Tornache on the Route Cervin. |
| f.110 | View of the North Star and English Ladies from the Giant’s Collar. |
| f.111 | Living Room in the Palace of L’Isola. |
| Miscellaneous American Stereocards | |
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| f.112 | Series of American Views, artwork unknown. |
| f.113 | Coral. |
| f.114 | Parepa Rosa. |
| f.115 | St. Louis, Mississippi River. |
| f.116 | Still Photo of Group of Babies. |
| f.117 | Harrison & Wife. |
| f.118 | General Stark’s Chair. |
| f.119 | View of the Moon. |
| f.120 | Interior of Conservatory. |
| f.121 | Interior of Conservatory. |
IV. Oversized Materials
| f.1 | Maine Land Deeds. |
| f.2 | Certificate of Ensignship, 1831. |
| f.3 | Membership Certificate of American Flag House and Betsy Ross Memorial Association. |
| f.4 | Adam Hawks Land Deed, 1754. |
| f.5 | The Youth’s Companion, Vol III & IV, 1830. |
| f.6 | Petitions to the Senate & House of Representatives of Massachusetts. |
| f.7 | Log of Ship’s Crew of Brig William, 1805. |
| f.8 | Three Resolutions of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1779-1785. |
| f.9 | Three Notices from the New Hampshire State Government, 1775-1777. |
| f.10 | Proclamation of the State of New Hampshire, 1782. |
| f.11 | New-Hampshire Spy No. 20 & 22 and New-Hampshire Gazette. |
| f.12 | Proceedings of the Grand American Continental Congress, 1774. |
| f.13 | Acts for Raising Beef for the Continental Arm, 1780-1781. |
| f.14 | Series of Legislation passed by the New Hampshire State Government, 1775-1782. |
| f.15 | Act regarding British POWs, 1782. |
| f.16 | Acts passed from December 13, 1776-January 17, 1777. |
| f.17 | Acts passed from March 22-23, 1782. |
| f.18 | Acts passed June 21, 1782. |
| f.19 | Declaration of Rights and Plan of Government for the State of New Hampshire, June 5, 1779. |
April 2nd, 2008 at 7:54 am
The headings “… stereoscopes” on this page should be “… stereographs” or stereoviews. http://www.library.unh.edu/special/index.php/dar-molly-reid-chapter
Stereoscope refers to a viewer in which stereoviews are placed. I believe the listing is referencing the view titles in your collection.
April 7th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Thanks for pointing out this error, Gary. You are quite right that “stereoscopes” is the wrong term. They are, in fact, stereocards. I have changed the headings accordingly.
June 26th, 2008 at 2:21 am
What a great catalogue of this material. EOD