Edwin Ayer family papers, 1664-1977

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• Description: Accession No. 2020-001: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1664-1970

  3.08 cubic feet (9 boxes)

  Scope and Content: Correspondence, ephemera, diaries, yearbooks, financial records, accounts, genealogical materials, clippings, surveys and legal documents.

  Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

  Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

  Acquisition Info: Donated by Edwin and Elizabeth Ayer, 12/2/1968.

• Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977

  4.14 cubic feet (14 boxes)

  Scope and Content: Diaries, letters, legal documents, architectural drawings, photographs.

  Family papers include Elizabeth Ayer's letters, letters of her mother, Cora Ellis Ayer, her father, Charles Henry Ayer, and her brother, John Youngs Ayer.

  Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

  Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

  Acquisition Info: Donated by Elizabeth Ayer, 11/21/1983.

  • Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.

    • Description: Biographical Feature

      1 item
      Dates: 1930
      Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Incoming Correspondence - Christmas cards from clients

      14 items
      Dates: approximately 1938-1976
      Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Diaries (Professional)

      12 items
      Dates: 1955-1971
      Container: Box/Folder 1/3-8, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Job Number Book

      1 item
      Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Financial Records - Account Book

      1 item
      Dates: approximately 1923-1969
      Container: Box/Folder 2/1, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Challman (A.T.) Home Building Specifications

      1 item
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/3, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Dillon (Dr. R.N.) Home Building Specifications

      1 item
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/3, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Muench (Louis) Home Building Specifications

      1 item
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/3, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Schiff (Helen) Home Building Specifications

      1 item
      Dates: 1938
      Container: Box/Folder 2/4, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Shannon (Robert) Home Building Specifications

      2 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/4, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Vanderbilt (W.D.) Home Building Specifications

      1 item
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/5, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Ziebarth (Robert J.) Home Building Specifications

      1 item
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/5, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Dent (H.K.) Home

      9 items
      Dates: 1936-1937
      Container: Box/Folder 3/1, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Gowan (Ronald) Home

      8 items
      Dates: 1968-1969
      Container: Box/Folder 3/2, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Griffiths (Mansel P.) Home

      54 items
      Dates: 1927-1930
      Container: Box/Folder 3/3, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Henry (L.C. Sr.) Home

      48 items
      Dates: 1927-1929, 1935
      Container: Box/Folder 3/4, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Henry (L.C. Jr.) Home and Alteration

      3 items
      Dates: 1937
      Container: Box/Folder 3/5, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Groh (Dr. L.A.) Home

      26 items
      Dates: 1962-1963
      Container: Box/Folder 3/6, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Lindberg (W. Hilding) Home

      48 items
      Dates: 1949-1951
      Container: Box/Folder 3/7, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Mann (Carl P.) Home

      3 items
      Dates: 1933-1934
      Container: Box/Folder 4/1, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Marsh (L.S.) Home

      2 items
      Dates: 1929-1930
      Container: Box/Folder 4/2a, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Mulder (Joseph P.) Home

      11 items
      Dates: 1940-1941
      Container: Box/Folder 4/2b, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Seattle Children's Home

      14 items
      Dates: 1931-1932, 1967
      Container: Box/Folder 4/3, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Smith (Harlan Y.) Home

      3 items
      Dates: 1961
      Container: Box/Folder 4/4, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Whiteman (Glenn) Home

      2 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 4/5, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Drawing

      1 item
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 4/6, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Photographs

      2 items
      Dates: 1974, 1975
      Container: Box/Folder 4/7, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Clippings

      12 items
      Dates: 1960-1983
      Container: Box/Folder 4/8, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Ayer, Cora "Mam" Ellis Incoming Letters

      38 items
      Dates: 1917-1928
      Container: Box/Folder 4/9-13, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Ayer, John "Jack" Youngs Incoming Letters

      3 items
      Dates: 1923, 1928
      Container: Box/Folder 4/14, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Ayer, Louise "Tam" Incoming Letters

      16 items
      Dates: 1919-1928, 1941
      Container: Box/Folder 4/15-17, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Ivey, Edwin J. Incoming Letters

      51 items
      Dates: 1922-1928
      Container: Box/Folder 4/18-25, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Watson, Ruth Incoming Letters

      10 items
      Dates: 1927-1928
      Container: Box/Folder 4/26, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Wing, Esther Edwards Incoming Letters

      4 items
      Dates: 1918-1945
      Container: Box/Folder 4/27, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Miscellaneous, B-W Incoming Letters

      14 items
      Dates: 1918-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 4/27, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Greeting Cards - Incoming Correspondence

      6 items
      Dates: 1938
      Container: Box/Folder 4/28, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Outgoing Letters

      37 items
      Dates: 1922-1928
      Container: Box/Folder 4/30-33, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Correspondence Regarding Elizabeth Ayer

      2 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 4/34, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Personal and Household Account Book (contains Journal of the Arctic Waterproofing Co.)

      1 item
      Dates: 1898, 1946-1955
      Container: Box/Folder 5/1, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Miscellaneous Financial Records

      3 items
      Dates: 1914, 1922-1929
      Container: Box/Folder 5/2, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Personal Photographs

      32 items
      Dates: 1919-1979
      Container: Box/Folder 5/3-4, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Photographs of Architectural Drawings Done in College

      5 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 5/5, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Drawings

      6 items
      Dates: 1922
      Container: Box/Folder 5/6, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Writing

      1 item
      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box/Folder 5/7, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Play Script

      1 item
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 5/8, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: List

      1 item
      Dates: 1920
      Container: Box/Folder 5/9, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Certificate - Diploma

      1 item
      Dates: 1921
      Container: Box/Folder 5/10, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Diaries

      2 items
      Dates: 1923, 1972
      Container: Box/Folder 5/11-12, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Clippings

      3 items
      Dates: 1928
      Container: Box/Folder 5/13, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Ephemera

      7 items
      Dates: 1919-1945
      Container: Box/Folder 5/14, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Correspondence - Griswold, Maria C. to Husband

      1 item
      Dates: 1845
      Container: Box/Folder 5/15, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: District, Old Saybrook, Conn. School Attendance Record Book - 3rd School

      1 item
      Dates: 1848-1861
      Container: Box/Folder 5/16, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Saybrook-Ferry (3rd) District, Connecticut School Registers

      4 items
      Dates: 1867-1874
      Container: Box/Folder 5/17, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Center School, Old Saybrook, Connecticut School Registers

      1 item
      Dates: 1873-1874
      Container: Box/Folder 5/18, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Saybrook Point School, Old Saybrook, Connecticut School Registries

      1 item
      Dates: 1873-1874
      Container: Box/Folder 5/18, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Poll Book, Old Saybrook, Connecticut including "School Enumeration"

      1 item
      Dates: 1878-1883
      Container: Box/Folder 6/1, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Account book, 3rd School District

      1 item
      Dates: approximately 1860-1870
      Container: Box/Folder 6/2, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Tuition Bill of Houghton, E. E.

      1 item
      Dates: 1875
      Container: Box/Folder 6/3, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Warrantee Deed of Sale of Property of Pratt, Richard E.

      1 item
      Dates: 1863
      Container: Box/Folder 6/4, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Tax Lists, Old Saybrook, Connecticut

      124 items
      Dates: 1863-1865
      Container: Box/Folder 6/5-14, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Lists of Tax Payments

      2 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 6/15, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Bank Stockholders Lists

      13 items
      Dates: 1863-1865
      Container: Box/Folder 6/16, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Arithmetic Book

      1 item
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 6/17, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Photograph

      1 item
      Dates: 1907
      Container: Box/Folder 6/18, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Clippings

      5 items
      Dates: 1874
      Container: Box/Folder 6/19, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.
    • Description: Ephemera

      2 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 6/20, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 1: Elizabeth Ayer, A.I.A.

  • Series 2: John Ayer (1763-1840)

    • Description: Financial Records

      2 items
      Dates: 1807-1808
      Container: Box/Folder 7/1-2, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 2: John Ayer (1763-1840)

  • Series 3: William Travis Ayer (1791-1878)

    • Description: Legal Documents

      2 items
      Dates: 1875
      Container: Box/Folder 7/3, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 3: William Travis Ayer (1791-1878)
    • Description: Inventory book (includes also Estates of Youngs, Thomas, and Clark, Nathaniel, jury lists, and school rolls)

      1 item
      Dates: approximately 1860-1870
      Container: Box/Folder 7/4, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 3: William Travis Ayer (1791-1878)
    • Description: Estate book

      1 item
      Dates: 1878
      Container: Box/Folder 7/5, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 3: William Travis Ayer (1791-1878)

  • Series 4: Deborah M. Ayer (1799-1878)

    • Description: Financial Records

      1 item
      Dates: 1878
      Container: Box/Folder 7/6, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 4: Deborah M. Ayer (1799-1878)

  • Series 5: Amelia Ayer Griswold (1807-1876)

    • Description: Financial Records

      1 item
      Dates: 1875-1877
      Container: Box/Folder 7/7, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 5: Amelia Ayer Griswold (1807-1876)
    • Description: Writings

      1 item
      Dates: 1815-1821
      Container: Box/Folder 7/8, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 5: Amelia Ayer Griswold (1807-1876)

  • Series 6: John Ayer (1824-1850)

    • Description: Incoming Letter - Lay, James C.

      1 item
      Dates: 1850
      Container: Box/Folder 7/9, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 6: John Ayer (1824-1850)
    • Description: Outgoing Letter

      1 item
      Dates: 1850
      Container: Box/Folder 7/10, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 6: John Ayer (1824-1850)
    • Description: Financial Records

      2 items
      Dates: 1850
      Container: Box/Folder 7/11, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 6: John Ayer (1824-1850)
    • Description: Poem on John Ayer's death

      1 item
      Dates: 1851
      Container: Box/Folder 7/12, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 6: John Ayer (1824-1850)

  • Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)

    • Description: Ayer, Charles H. Incoming Letters

      2 items
      Dates: 1894, 1896
      Container: Box/Folder 7/13, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Ayer, Cora E. Incoming Letters

      2 items
      Dates: 1898-1899
      Container: Box/Folder 7/14, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Ayer, Edwin Travis Incoming Letters

      1 item
      Dates: 1899
      Container: Box/Folder 7/15, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Ayer, Ellis C. Incoming Letters

      1 item
      Dates: 1899
      Container: Box/Folder 7/16, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Ayer, Louisa Clark Incoming Letters

      1 item
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 7/17, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Ayer, Mary Jane Incoming Letters

      1 item
      Dates: 1850
      Container: Box/Folder 7/18, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Miscellaneous, C-W Incoming Letters

      6 items
      Dates: 1865-1898
      Container: Box/Folder 7/19, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Account Book, Saybrook Farm

      1 item
      Dates: 1852-1871
      Container: Box/Folder 7/20, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Children's Tuition Bills

      28 items
      Dates: 1871-1886
      Container: Box/Folder 7/21, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Stock Record

      1 item
      Dates: 1876-1886
      Container: Box/Folder 7/22, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Checks to Benefactors of Estate of Ayer, Edwin

      19 items
      Dates: 1897-1902
      Container: Box/Folder 7/23, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Tax Lists

      3 items
      Dates: 1863, 1865
      Container: Box/Folder 7/24, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Tax Return (?)

      1 item
      Dates: 1865
      Container: Box/Folder 7/25, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Case Book, Ayer, Edwin, Justice of the Peace

      1 item
      Dates: 1881-1891
      Container: Box/Folder 7/26, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Arrest Warrant

      1 item
      Dates: 1892
      Container: Box/Folder 7/27, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Insurance Policy

      1 item
      Dates: 1893
      Container: Box/Folder 7/28, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Diaries

      18 items
      Dates: 1875, 1882-1900
      Container: Box/Folder 8/1-5, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Writing - Ayer Family History

      1 item
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 8/6, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Testimonial - on the Death of Ayer, Edwin

      1 item
      Dates: 1902
      Container: Box/Folder 8/7, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)
    • Description: Sale of Saybrook Property

      3 items
      Dates: 1903
      Container: Box/Folder 8/8, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 7: Edwin Ayer (1824-1901)

  • Series 8: Andrew Ayer (1837-?)

    • Description: Legal Documents

      1 item
      Dates: 1892
      Container: Box/Folder 8/9, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 8: Andrew Ayer (1837-?)

  • Series 9: John Edwin Ayer (1855-approximately 1932)

    • Description: Incoming Letter - Churchill, Winston

      1 item
      Dates: 1907
      Container: Box/Folder 8/10, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 9: John Edwin Ayer (1855-approximately 1932)
    • Description: Oldham & Ayer Financial Records

      2 items
      Dates: 1887, 1889
      Container: Box/Folder 8/11, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 9: John Edwin Ayer (1855-approximately 1932)
    • Description: Account Book, Ayer, John E. and Robert A. (also includes accounts of Ayer, Cora E.)

      1 item
      Dates: approximately 1895
      Container: Box/Folder 8/12, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 9: John Edwin Ayer (1855-approximately 1932)
    • Description: Miscellaneous Financial Records

      2 items
      Dates: 1893-1898
      Container: Box/Folder 8/13, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 9: John Edwin Ayer (1855-approximately 1932)
    • Description: Diaries

      35 items
      Dates: 1884-1932
      Container: Box/Folder 9/1-9, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 9: John Edwin Ayer (1855-approximately 1932)
    • Description: Writings

      12 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 9/10, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 9: John Edwin Ayer (1855-approximately 1932)
    • Description: Photographs
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 9/11, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 9: John Edwin Ayer (1855-approximately 1932)
    • Description: Ephemera

      2 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 9/12, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 9: John Edwin Ayer (1855-approximately 1932)

  • Series 10: Cora Bell Ayer (1857-1917)

    • Description: Incoming Letter

      1 item
      Dates: 1897
      Container: Box/Folder 9/13, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 10: Cora Bell Ayer (1857-1917)
    • Description: Writings

      2 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 9/14, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 10: Cora Bell Ayer (1857-1917)

  • Series 11: Charles Henry Ayer (1862-1898)

    • Description: Diary

      1 item
      Dates: 1876-1883
      Container: Box/Folder 10/1, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 11: Charles Henry Ayer (1862-1898)
    • Description: Invitation - World's Columbian Exposition dedication ceremony

      1 item
      Dates: 1892
      Container: Box/Folder 10/2, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 11: Charles Henry Ayer (1862-1898)
    • Description: Ephemera

      2 items
      Dates: 1885, 1898
      Container: Box/Folder 10/3, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 11: Charles Henry Ayer (1862-1898)

  • Series 12: Louise "Tam" Ayer (1864-1944)

    • Description: Ayer, Edwin Incoming Letters

      1 item
      Dates: 1898
      Container: Box/Folder 10/4, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 12: Louise "Tam" Ayer (1864-1944)
    • Description: Ayer, Elizabeth Incoming Letters

      4 items
      Dates: 1917-1941
      Container: Box/Folder 10/5, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 12: Louise "Tam" Ayer (1864-1944)
    • Description: Outgoing Letter

      1 item
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 10/6, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 12: Louise "Tam" Ayer (1864-1944)
    • Description: Legal Documents

      1 item
      Dates: 1904
      Container: Box/Folder 10/7, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 12: Louise "Tam" Ayer (1864-1944)
    • Description: Diary

      1 item
      Dates: 1920
      Container: Box/Folder 10/8, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 12: Louise "Tam" Ayer (1864-1944)
    • Description: Trip to Washington, D.C. Journals

      8 items
      Dates: 1921-1922
      Container: Box/Folder 10/9, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 12: Louise "Tam" Ayer (1864-1944)
    • Description: Trip to Europe Journals

      9 items
      Dates: 1922-1923
      Container: Box/Folder 10/10-11, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 12: Louise "Tam" Ayer (1864-1944)
    • Description: Trip to Arizona and New Mexico Journals

      3 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 10/12, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 12: Louise "Tam" Ayer (1864-1944)
    • Description: Trip to New England Journals

      2 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 10/13, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 12: Louise "Tam" Ayer (1864-1944)
    • Description: Short stories and descriptive essays

      11 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 10/14, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 12: Louise "Tam" Ayer (1864-1944)
    • Description: Rough drafts of writings

      11 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 10/15, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 12: Louise "Tam" Ayer (1864-1944)
    • Description: Catalog - Ayer Library

      1 item
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 10/16, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 12: Louise "Tam" Ayer (1864-1944)

  • Series 13: Robert Archer Ayer (1867-1915)

    • Description: Ayer, John Edwin Incoming Letter

      1 item
      Dates: 1901
      Container: Box/Folder 11/1, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 13: Robert Archer Ayer (1867-1915)

  • Series 14: Cora "Mam" Ellis Ayer (1867-1936)

    • Description: Ayer, Edwin Incoming Letters

      2 items
      Dates: 1899
      Container: Box/Folder 11/2, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 14: Cora "Mam" Ellis Ayer (1867-1936)
    • Description: Ayer, Elizabeth Incoming Letters

      157 items
      Dates: 1916, 1918, 1922-1928
      Container: Box/Folder 11/3-8, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 14: Cora "Mam" Ellis Ayer (1867-1936)
    • Description: Ayer, John "Jack" Youngs Incoming Letters

      17 items
      Dates: 1916-1919
      Container: Box/Folder 11/9-10, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 14: Cora "Mam" Ellis Ayer (1867-1936)
    • Description: Dutton, O. A. Incoming Letters

      1 item
      Dates: 1922
      Container: Box/Folder 11/11, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 14: Cora "Mam" Ellis Ayer (1867-1936)
    • Description: Sapp, Bernice Incoming Letters
      Dates: 1901
      Container: Box/Folder 11/12, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 14: Cora "Mam" Ellis Ayer (1867-1936)
    • Description: Outgoing Letters

      11 items
      Dates: 1891-1892
      Container: Box/Folder 11/13-14, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 14: Cora "Mam" Ellis Ayer (1867-1936)
    • Description: Diary

      1 item
      Dates: 1928
      Container: Box/Folder 11/15, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 14: Cora "Mam" Ellis Ayer (1867-1936)
    • Description: Financial Records

      2 items
      Dates: approximately 1900, 1910-1917
      Container: Box/Folder 12/1-2, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 14: Cora "Mam" Ellis Ayer (1867-1936)

  • Series 15: Saybrook Sawmill

    • Description: Incoming Letters

      5 items
      Dates: 1875-1876
      Container: Box/Folder 12/3, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 15: Saybrook Sawmill
    • Description: Outgoing Letters

      2 items
      Dates: 1875
      Container: Box/Folder 12/4, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 15: Saybrook Sawmill
    • Description: Account Books

      3 items
      Dates: 1874-1888
      Container: Box/Folder 12/5-7, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 15: Saybrook Sawmill
    • Description: Bills and Receipts

      65 items
      Dates: 1874-1878
      Container: Box/Folder 12/8-9, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 15: Saybrook Sawmill
    • Description: Payrolls

      2 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 12/10, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 15: Saybrook Sawmill
    • Description: Miscellaneous Financial Records

      6 items
      Dates: 1875-1877
      Container: Box/Folder 12/11, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 15: Saybrook Sawmill
    • Description: Mill Production Records

      6 items
      Dates: 1875-1876
      Container: Box/Folder 12/12, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 15: Saybrook Sawmill
    • Description: Survey Maps

      5 items
      Dates: 1869-1882
      Container: Box/Folder 12/13, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 15: Saybrook Sawmill
    • Description: Ephemera

      2 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 12/14, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 15: Saybrook Sawmill

  • Series 16: Richard Charles Ayer (1894-?)

    • Description: Ayer, John "Jack" Youngs Incoming Letters

      2 items
      Dates: 1917, 1918
      Container: Box/Folder 12/15, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 16: Richard Charles Ayer (1894-?)

  • Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)

    • Description: Biographical Feature

      1 item
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 13/1, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: Incoming Letters

      3 items
      Dates: 1919, 1942
      Container: Box/Folder 13/2, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: Outgoing Letter

      1 item
      Dates: 1936
      Container: Box/Folder 13/3, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: Legal Documents

      2 items
      Dates: 1896, 1927
      Container: Box/Folder 13/4, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: Diaries

      9 items
      Dates: 1931-1971
      Container: Box/Folder 13/5-7, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: Certificate - Diploma

      1 item
      Dates: 1936
      Container: Box/Folder 13/8, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: Photographs

      25 items
      Dates: 1914-1936
      Container: Box/Folder 13/9, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: Clippings

      2 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 13/10, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: Scrapbook including photographs, clippings, and ephemera

      1 item
      Dates: 1916-1938
      Container: Box OS, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: Ephemera

      4 items
      Dates: 1942-1954
      Container: Box/Folder 13/11, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Diary - World War I

      1 item
      Dates: 1918
      Container: Box/Folder 14/1, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Photographs

      14 items
      Dates: 1918-1919
      Container: Box/Folder 14/2, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Certificates

      3 items
      Dates: 1918, 1919
      Container: Box/Folder 14/3, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Publication

      1 item
      Dates: 1950
      Container: Box/Folder 14/4, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Newsletters

      10 items
      Dates: 1967-1972
      Container: Box/Folder 14/5, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Lists

      3 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 14/6, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Maps

      2 items
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 14/7, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Clippings

      7 items
      Dates: 1918, 1963
      Container: Box/Folder 14/8, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)
    • Description: U.S. Army, Ambulance Corps Ephemera

      6 items
      Dates: 1918-1972
      Container: Box/Folder 14/9, Accession 2020-002
      Location: Accession No. 2020-002: Edwin Ayer family papers, 1807-1977 / Series 17: John "Jack" Youngs Ayer (1896-1972)