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  1. Farm Bookkeeping Ledger 1925-1928 - Bookkeeping Ledger book - 1925-1928 The Martha Brookes Hutcheson Papers collection contains personal papers, published articles, photographs, negatives and glass slides that were assembled by Martha Brookes Hutcheson regarding her career, family genealogy, family history, Merchiston Farm, and landscape gardening 1900 through 1959. This collection provides a unique glimpse into the design and professional life of Martha Brookes Hutcheson through her own eyes as she was the primary organizer of the records found within.

    Ledger

    Record Type: Archive

    Bb1992.28.3 Cover
  2. Farm Bookkeeping Ledger 1928-1932 - Bookkeeping Ledger book - 1928-1932 The Martha Brookes Hutcheson Papers collection contains personal papers, published articles, photographs, negatives and glass slides that were assembled by Martha Brookes Hutcheson regarding her career, family genealogy, family history, Merchiston Farm, and landscape gardening 1900 through 1959. This collection provides a unique glimpse into the design and professional life of Martha Brookes Hutcheson through her own eyes as she was the primary organizer of the records found within.

    Ledger

    Record Type: Archive

    Bb1992.28.4 Cover
  3. Farmhouse Plans - 1915 plans for reconstruction of Farmhouse post fire. Documents are on linen. Signed Mitchell Beret (?) These items belong to Series 4: Farm which includes Catalogs, receipts, brochures, journals, correspondence, and other documents relating to the operation of the Fosterfields farm, ca. 1880 to 1960. This series is broken into 5 subseries: Catalogues/Advertisements/Price Lists, Expenses, Farm Animals, Charles Foster Farm Notes and Letters, and Farm General.

    Drawing, Architectural

    Record Type: Archive

    2022.2.1 A 1915 Farmhouse Plans
  4. Floral Stencil - Floral Stencil This collection contains papers, published articles, photographs and glass slides that were assembled by Martha Brookes Hutcheson regarding her career, family genealogy, family history, Merchiston Farm, and landscape gardening.

    Stencil

    Record Type: Archive

    Bb2021.4.2 Floral Stencil
  5. Foster Family Papers - Foster Family Papers, parent record. The Foster Family Papers are organized into 4 series. There is a diversity of materials relating to the Foster Family, this includes biographical, financial, and farm information. The arrangement of the collection reflects the natural groupings found within the Collection: Business/Financial information, Oral Histories, Family, and Farm. The gift of the Foster Family Papers was given to the Morris County Park Commission by Caroline Foster as a bequest after her death in 1979. The archival collection includes papers, books, photographs, and negatives. In addition to the archival collection, Caroline Foster donated the property now known as Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, which is made up of numerous buildings and their contents (including a large decorative arts and farm equipment collection). Additional archival material was donated by Mrs. Jean Patterson, Caroline Foster's cousin, (2007.23, 2008.3, and 2009.12).

    Papers, Personal

    Record Type: Archive

  6. Foster Family Papers Series 1: Business/ Financial Records - Foster Family Papers Series 1: Business/ Financial Records The Foster Family Papers are organized into 4 series relating to various aspects of Foster Family. This series contains material documenting the personal finances of Charles and Caroline Foster. It includes Manuscripts, Receipts, Catalogs, Ledgers, and notes, from 1881 to the 1970s. Series 1 is broken into 9 subseries: Catalogs, Receipts, Deeds/Property, Insurance Policies, Commodities Broker, Checkbooks and Registers, Taxes, Banking and Investments, Household Help, and Ledgers.

    Papers, Business

    Record Type: Archive

  7. Foster Family Papers Series 2: Oral Histories - Foster Family Papers Series 2: Oral Histories The Foster Family Papers are organized into 4 series relating to various aspects of Foster Family. This series contains the typed transcripts of oral histories relating to the Foster Family and Farm including Caroline Foster, Russell Myers, and others conducted in the 1960s and 1970s.

    Transcript

    Record Type: Archive

  8. Foster Family Papers Series 3: Family - Foster Family Papers Series 3: Family Correspondence, notebooks, schoolwork, diaries, and other documents relating to the Foster family and their relatives, ca. 1860 to 1980. This series is broken into 6 subseries: Emma Louise Foster; Charles Grant Foster; Caroline Rose Foster; Genealogy; Siblings, which includes Emma Phelps Foster, Alice Foster, Julia Ward Foster, George B. Foster, Ralph Foster, John Seeley Ward, Harriet Foster Ward, Maude Thompson, Mr. & Mrs. James Phelps Foster, William "Uncle Bill" Thompson, Frederick Rose Foster, Caroline "Aunt Carrie" Thompson, Kate Thompson, and others; and General.

    Papers, Personal

    Record Type: Archive

  9. Foster Family Papers Series 4: Farm - Foster Family Papers Series 4: Farm The Foster Family Papers are organized into 4 series relating to various aspects of Foster Family. Series 4 contains catalogs, receipts, brochures, journals, correspondence, and other documents relating to the operation of the Fosterfields farm, circa. 1880 to 1960. This series is broken into 5 subseries: Catalogues/Advertisements/Price Lists, Expenses, Farm Animals, Charles Foster Farm Notes and Letters, and Farm General.

    Papers, Business

    Record Type: Archive

  10. Fosterfields Papers - Fosterfields Papers, parent record. The majority of the materials in this collection were part of the gift of the Foster Family Papers, given to the Morris County Park Commission by Caroline Foster as a bequest after her death in 1979. The Fosterfields Papers were pulled from the Foster Family Papers during a reorganization of that collection in 2011 and were merged with other recent donations to create the Fosterfields Papers.

    Papers, Personal

    Record Type: Archive

    Fosterfields Papers
  11. Fosterfields Papers Series 1: Maps - Fosterfields Papers Collection Series 1: Maps Maps of Fosterfields and its surrounding area as well as Morris County, the State of New Jersey, and surrounding areas, 1880-1930

    Map

    Record Type: Archive

    2012.019.1 Map of Estates around Morristown 1913
  12. Framed Poster of 150th Anniversary of the Telegraph Commemorative Program at Historic Speedwell - Framed Poster of 150th Anniversary of the Telegraph Commemorative Program at Historic Speedwell (Speedwell Village) The Speedwell Site Collection is organized into 3 series relating to the institutional history of the site as a non-profit and governmental institution. Items in this record relate to Series 1: Speedwell Institutional History.

    Poster

    Record Type: Archive

    Hs2024.2.1
  13. Frelinghuysen Family Papers - The Frelinghuysen Family Papers are a collection of personal papers and ephemera created or collected by George G. and Sara Linen Frelinghuysen; their daughter Matilda E. Frelinghuysen or are materials related to their properties, including Whippany Farms or the opera singer Emma Eames. The primary subjects found within the collection are correspondence regarding family matters and Whippany Farms as well as opera and arts appreciation. The Frelinghuysen Family Papers are primarily constituted by letters, publications such as booklets and magazines, and scrapbooks. The majority of the materials within this collection were either found in the Collection by staff members or donated by family descendants.

    Fonds

    Record Type: Archive

  14. Frelinghuysen Family Papers Series 1: George G. and Sara L. Frelinghuysen - Series 1: George G. and Sara L. Frelinghuysen: Letters, awards, invoices, printed cards. Materials written by either George G. or Sara L. Frelinghuysen. Also included are personal belongings. The Frelinghuysen Family Papers are organized into four series relating to various aspects of the lives of George, Sara, and Matilda Frelinghuysen, as well as information pertaining to their estate Whippany Farms and Matilda's friendship with Emma Eames. These documents are an admirable source of information for researchers interested in the Frelinghuysen Family or the Whippany Farms house and grounds.

    Correspondence

    Record Type: Archive

    FA2008.2.1
  15. Frelinghuysen Family Papers Series 2: Matilda Frelinghuysen - Series 2: Matilda E. Frelinghuysen. Letters, personal stationary, informational scrapbook. Material relating to the life and activities of Matilda E. Frelinghuysen, or can be attributed to her. The Frelinghuysen Family Papers are organized into four series relating to various aspects of the lives of George, Sara, and Matilda Frelinghuysen, as well as information pertaining to their estate Whippany Farms and Matilda's friendship with Emma Eames. These documents are an admirable source of information for researchers interested in the Frelinghuysen Family or the Whippany Farms house and grounds.

    Stationery

    Record Type: Archive

    Fa2008.2.2 Card1
  16. Frelinghuysen Papers Series 4: Emma Eames - Series 4: Emma Eames contains letters, personal stationery, informational scrapbook and material relating to the life and activities of Emma Eames or can be attributed to her. The Frelinghuysen Family Papers are organized into four series relating to various aspects of the lives of George, Sara, and Matilda Frelinghuysen, as well as information pertaining to their estate Whippany Farms and Matilda's friendship with Emma Eames. These documents are an admirable source of information for researchers interested in the Frelinghuysen Family or the Whippany Farms house and grounds.

    Papers, Personal

    Record Type: Archive

  17. Geometric Design excercises in a variety of media by Martha Brookes Brown - Geometric Design excercises in a variety of media by Martha. -Watercolor on board of repeating interlacing geometic designs in green and blue. Note on verso in MBH's hand indicates the design to repeat, 8 x 4. (BB2021.4.28) -4 geometirc designs in green and brown, note on verso of one says Celebration of Ecclesiastical Relics and Tale of Two Cities. (BB2021.4.29.a-d) -Pencil sketch of rectangle bisected into three with scrolls drawn in. (BB2021.4.30) -Pencil sketch of rectangle with filigree style design element in corner. Perimeter marked with x's. (BB2021.4.31)

    Drawing

    Record Type: Archive

    Bb2021.4.28
  18. George G. Frelinghuysen letter to Matilda Frelinghuysen - George G. Frelinghuysen letter to Matilda Frelinghuysen transferring ownership of Whippany Farm from George to Matilda Frelinghuysen. The Frelinghuysen Family Papers are organized into 4 series Items in this record relate to Series 1: Sara and George Frelinghuysen.

    Letter

    Record Type: Archive

    FA2006.1.1
  19. Handwritten Bass Clef Exercises - Handwritten Bass Clef Exercises This item belongs to Series 6: General History Original material that is relevant to the history of Fosterfields and the lives of its occupants but does not have a direct connection to the site or one of its occupants, ca. 1854-1979. When applicable these materials will be immediately digitized and made accessible for educators and may be assigned Fosterfields Working (FFW) accession numbers.

    Music, Sheet

    Record Type: Archive

    Cover
  20. Handwritten letter to E. White from H. Tubbs - Handwritten letter to E. White from H. Tubbs The Willowwood Papers collection contains the personal papers of Henry Tubbs, Robert Tubbs, and Benjamin Blackburn. This item belongs to Series 1: Henry Tubbs

    Letter

    Record Type: Archive

    Handwritten letter to E. White from H. Tubbs

Thank You!

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