Hopedale Collection

description - A portrait photograph of George Albert Draper, son of George and Hannah Draper who was born in 1855. George Albert Draper was a driving force in the textile world. His keen knowledge of the textile business made the Draper Corporation one of the… subject - Draper, George Albert, 1855-1923; Draper family relation - Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index Identifier - DRFAM-GAD1855-001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,576

description - " It becomes my duty, and very great pleasure, to


introduce to this audience a man of whom this State


has reason to be very proud. The longer a ; man IS in


public life, the more he realizes how indispensable to


the welfare of the nation it js… subject - Draper, Eben Sumner, 1855-1914; Massachusetts.Lieutenant Governor (1906-1909 : Draper); Massachusetts.Governor (1909-1911 : Draper); Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--College orations; Harvard University--Commencement ceremonies; Draper family
relation - Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index Identifier - DRFAM-ESD1857-002 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,575

description - A portrait photograph of Massachusetts Governor Eben Sumner Draper. Eben Sumner Draper served as the Lieutenant Governor in Massachusetts from January, 1906 until January, 1909 when he took over the Governorship from Governor Curtis Guild, Jr. due to… subject - Draper, Eben Sumner, 1855-1914; Massachusetts.Lieutenant Governor (1906-1909 : Draper)); Massachusetts.Governor (1909-1911 : Draper); Draper family relation - Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index Identifier - DRFAM-ESD1857-001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,574

description - A fan-shaped, illustrated depiction of the ancestry and coats of arms of the Draper Family, the Barrett Family, the Child Family, the Thwing family, the Whiting Family, the Eaton Family, the Dawkin family and the Richards family with Benjamin Helms… subject - Draper, Bristow H. B. ; Genealogy--Charts, diagrams, etc.; Genograms; Draper family--Genealogy; Preston family--Genealogy; Draper Family--History; Barrett family--Genealogy; Child family--Genealogy; Thwing family--Genealogy; Whiting… relation - Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index Identifier - DRFAM-002 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,573

description - Portrait photographs of James Draper, Ebenezer D. Draper and George Draper from the book Five Generations of Loom Builders: A History of the Draper Corporation by William H. Chase. These were the three sons of Ira Draper who played an important role… subject - Draper, James; Draper, Ebenezer Daggett, 1813-1887; Draper, George, 1817-1887; Draper Corporation; Hopedale (Mass.); Draper family relation - Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index Identifier - DRFAM-001
http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,572

description - A letter from General William Franklin Draper to his son Clare Hill Draper written from the Embassy of the United States in Rome while he was the Ambassador to Italy. The letter talks about his views on life and what his son should consider as he… subject - Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910--Correspondence; Draper, Clare Hill; United States.Army--Generals; Legislators--United States--1890-1990; Draper family relation - Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index Identifier - DRFAM-WFD1842-008 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,571

description - 3


From these statements other corollaries could be derived,


numerous enough to fi 11 a library. It would he very easy for me to


enlarge, but perhaps the mere statement will be easier to comprehend


and will havernore weight if I leave the suh;… subject - relation - Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,570

description - 2


the comnunity, and to himself also, in the 1011-. g run. The man who


simply does nothing in the world, but who lives upon what is provided


, "


for him by others, does not in this view perform his duty, and so far


as the commlnity is… subject - relation - Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,569

description - EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES.


ROME.


April 2a~ 1899.


My Dear Son Clara:-


In one of your re,:~ ent letters YQusaifj something


which conveyed the impr" assion to me that you felt I · had not given you


sufficient instruction in certain… subject - relation - Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,568

description - A letter from Lydia Warren Joy Draper to her son William Franklin Draper Jr. William Franklin Draper Jr., born in 1865, was her first child from her marriage with General William Franklin Draper. The letter is written to ease his pain when he finds… subject - Draper, William Franklin, Jr.; Draper family; Religion--Future life relation - Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index Identifier - DRFAM-WFD1842-007 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,567

description - with gladness, and you will think your Mother was quite composed after all, when you learn what was in her mind all the time.





It is a strange sensation to know so suddenly that one's days are numbered. I have no dread whatever of that which on… subject - relation - Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,566

description - Since writing the enclosed sheet you have visited me on your way to Exeter - I have heard you play on your banjo with tears in my eyes, thinking it might be the last time - I have thanked God that you brought yourself to say words to me that you will… subject - relation - Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,565

description - respect! that is, not over tax or abuse your powers & faculties whether of mind or body, but give them their rightful experience & rest, as far as in you lies. I know the fine and lovely traits of your character better than most, because from many… subject - relation - Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,564

description - you that I must leave you - because I may live months, and I want you to have your full strength and vigor for your school duties just as long as possible without mourning in advance. After you have to know the truth, I may not be strong enough to… subject - relation - Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,563

description - This is written on the day of your passing through Boston on route for Exeter, before you came in to see me.





[Movectix] Square, September 10th





My Dear son, Frank





When you spent a Sunday with me here lately, Sept 2nd, I could not tell… subject - relation - Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,562

description - A letter from George Otis Draper to his brother, Clare Hill Draper, written from Paris on July 5, 1884. The letter talks about going to see a circus in Paris and seeing the Statue of Liberty before it was sent to America. There is a small sketch of… subject - Draper, Clare Hill; Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.); Paris (France); Circus--France; Draper family
relation - Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index Identifier - DRFAM-GOD1867-005 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,561

description - no menagerie. I saw a girl shot out of a cannon catch the hands of a man swinging in a trapeeze. In a race between some girls on horseback, one of the horses fell on a girl, and then rose up and fell on her again. She was pretty well [?]. Another… subject - relation - Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,560

description - July 5th


My dear Clare,





I hope your leg is better. Have you got a splint with a crook in it yet? I sent you this picture of a little French boy driving a hoop, to show you how they are dressed. i don't know who the other boy is, perhaps you… subject - relation - Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,559

description - The menu from the complimentary Banquet to Eben Sumner Draper, Lieutenant Governor Elect, at the Town Hall in Milford, Massachusetts on December 4, 1905. Eben Sumner Draper served as the Lieutenant Governor in Massachusetts from January 1906 until… subject - Draper, Eben Sumner, 1855-1914; Massachusetts.Lieutenant Governor (1906-1909 : Draper); Massachusetts.Governor (1909-1911 : Draper); Milford (Mass.); Menus; Dinners and dining; Draper family relation - Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
Identifier - DRFAM-ESD1857-004 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/hopedale,558