About
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
1872-10-22 Birds Invoice: Chas. Reiche & Bro., 2021.005.042
2 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)
1872-10-25 Sphinx: Jacob Bigelow to J.T. Bradlee, 1831.011.001-002
1 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1872-10-28 Sphinx: Jacob Bigelow to J. T. Bradlee, 1831.011.001-004
2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1872-11-01 Sphinx: Jacob Bigelow to J. T. Bradlee, 1831.011.001-005
2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1872-11-04 Horticulture Invoice: John Hogan, 2021.005.045
2 pages: 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)
1872-11-19 Horticulture Invoice: John Hogan, 2021.005.046
2 pages: 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)
1872-12-02 Horticulture Invoice: John C. Stiles, 2021.005.048
2 pages: 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)
1872-12-06 Bust of Jacob Bigelow: Invoice from Henry Dexter, 2021.014.001
2 pages: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1872-12-11 Committee on Grounds and Committee on Lots: Report on Jonathan Mann, 1831.033.041
5 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)
1873 Copying Book: Superintendent's Letters, 2005.062.005
Letterpress Copying Book. Bound ledger of Superintendent's Correspondence, March 19, 1873 - January 17, 1874, pp. 2-466. Including correspondence of James W. Lovering.
481 pages: 99% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
Subject Categories
Avenues and Paths, Landmarks at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Lot Numbers, Organizations and Companies, People, Places