Buckland Collection

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‘Out of the Past’ by Buckland artist Robert Strong Woodward (1885-1957).

Copyrighted description provided with permission from www.robertstrongwoodward.com:

From Mr. Woodward’s diary he writes, ‘Painted in summer of 1930. My… subject - relation - Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,51

description - Circa 1891 glass plate photograph of the interior of the Free Public Church Library, now known as the Buckland Public Library. The image shows a single room 25 x 36 feet, with brick wainscoting around the entire room. The upper walls are of plaster.… subject - Buckland (Mass.); Library buildings--Massachusetts--Buckland relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-L002 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,50

description - Exterior of the Buckland Public Library, originally known as the Free Public Church Library believed to have been around the time of the library's dedication on July 4, 1891. The building, which still serves as the Buckland Public Library as of this… subject - Library buildings; Dedication services; Buckland (Mass.) relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-L001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,49

description - 1916 grammar school diploma for Carl H. Nilman (1902-1987) is framed under glass. The actual dimensions, including the frame, are 21 inches wide by 16-3/4 inches high. The diploma is printed, except for Carl H. Nilman's name, which is written in… subject - Public schools--Massachusetts--Buckland; Schools--Massachusetts--Buckland; Nilman, Carl H. 1902-1987; Buckland (Mass.) relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-L008 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,48

description - The memorial tablet located over the fireplace in the Buckland Public Library, this tablet is made of marble and measures 42 inches high and 52 inches wide.

The tablet is referred to in Fannie Shaw Kendrick's, The History of Buckland 1779-1935, so… subject - Library buildings--Massachusetts--Buckland; Buckland (Mass.) relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-L003 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,47

description - Circa 1930's tin container is gray in color and has a tight fitting lid as well as a handle. It was used to hold five (5) pounds of honey. It measures approximately 6 inches high with a diameter of 5 inches. The blue paper label with white letters… subject - Buckland (Mass.); Spear, Herbie; Tin containers; Advertising tins; Honey; Bee products relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-I006 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,46

description - Circa 1830's two-piece wooden shaving box measuring 4-3/8 inches in diameter by 1-3/4 inches high is attributed to Buckland, Mass. native Ezra Wood (1798-1841).

There is a round paper label adhered to the cover that reads, Ezra Wood. Manufacturer… subject - Wood, Ezra, 1798-1841; Wood-carving.; Shaving; Colonies--America; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834; Buckland (Mass.) relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-I005 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,45

description - Miss Eleanor W. Clark lived in Buckland at the Wilder Homestead with her aunt, Hattie Bertha (Sanderson) Wilder, from about 1942 until Miss Clark's sudden death on 3 May 1958 as a result of a heart attack.

Miss Clark gave up her teaching career in… subject - Clark, Eleanor W. (1902-1958; Postmasters--Massuchusetts--Buckland; Weaving; Handlooms; Looms; Weaving - Patterns; 4-H clubs; Teachers and community); Buckland (Mass.) relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-A011 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,44

description - Woven palm leaf bonnet has a descriptive card that reads, Palm Leaf Bonnet. Probably worn about 1840. Found in the attic of the Earl Purrinton home, the residence of the first minister Mr. Spaulding. Given by Christine Purrinton. (The house once… subject - Buckland (Mass.); Palms; Women's hats; Weaving relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-I003 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,43

description - This World War I collection includes uniform, helmet, boots, duffle bag, gas mask bag, canteen, and a plaque with names of 85 Buckland citizens who served in the armed services during the war.

The military provisions belonged to Mark Lucien… subject - Purinton, Mark Lucien, 1894-1981; Buckland (Mass.); World War, 1914-1918; Soldiers-United States; United States-Armed Forces; Fort Devens (Mass.); Military police; Infantry; Military uniforms; Gas masks; Khaki; Saint-Amans-des-Cots (France);… relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-C004 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,42

description - One square of a quilt which was given to the Buckland Historical Society by the Sterling [Mass.] Historical Society in October 2005. The signature on this piece is Joab Woodward, Buckland Mass. Census and genealogical resources indicate that this… subject - Woodward, Joab, 1830-1903; Quilts; Quilted goods; Coverlets; Buckland (Mass.); Sterling (Mass.) relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-A007 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,41

description - A number of squares of a circa 1860 quilt which was given to the Buckland Historical Society by the Sterling [Mass.] Historical Society in October 2005. As the quilt originated in Buckland Mass., the Sterling Society generously returned it to its… subject - Quilts; Quilted goods; Coverlets; Buckland (Mass.); Sterling (Mass.); Ashfield (Mass.); Shelburne (Mass.) relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-A006 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,40

description - Wilder Homestead located on Ashfield Road, also known as Route 112, in Buckland, Mass. In this 1775 salt-box structure, there is the typical front entrance, the small hall opening into two first floor large rooms, each with a fireplace, a narrow and… subject - Saltbox houses; Dwellings; Houses--Massachusetts--Buckland; Buckland (Mass.) relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-I008 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,39

description - Hand-crafted, round, handled basket with lid believed to have been made in 1866 in one day by a Native American family in Buckland, Mass. The basket is approximately 14-1/2 inches in diameter. The bottom is about 7-3/4 inches deep and the domed lid… subject - Indian baskets -- Massachusetts; Basket making -- Massachusetts -- Buckland; Buckland (Mass.) relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-A005 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,38

description - Chalk painting by Edwin Romanzo Elmer has a signature, E.R. Elmer, and a date of 1906 in the lower right hand corner the painting. On the back of this framed work is a typed note on a paper label printed Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton… subject - Elmer, Edwin Romanzo, 1850-1923; Color Drawing; Orchards; Fruit trees; Apple products; Buckland (Mass.) relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-A003 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,37

description - Chalk drawing made about 1919 titled, A New England Afternoon, by Buckland, Mass., artist Robert Strong Woodward (1885-1957). The scene depicts the Nilman house in East Buckland, Mass. Around 1940, Woodward did an oil painting of the same subject… subject - Woodward, Robert Strong, 1885-1957; Color Drawing; Buckland (Mass.) relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-A002 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,36

description - Hattie Bertha (Sanderson) Wilder on her 90th birthday in Buckland, Mass. The curtains in the window are hand woven. Mrs. Wilder is shown weaving at her loom as her faithful Border Collie looks on.

Aunt Bertha, as she was known to most of her Upper… subject - Wilder, Hattie Bertha, (1867-1958); Buckland (Mass.); Weaving; Weaving-Patterns; Handlooms; Looms; Lunenburg (Mass.) relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-A010 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,35

description - The first page of a journal book at the Buckland Public Library is assumed to have been written at the time of the Library's dedication, July 4, 1891, probably by the first Librarian, Clara Bement. This is substantiated by a letter addressed to her… subject - Library buildings--Massachusetts--Buckland; Dedication services; Congregational Church (Buckland, Mass.); Methodist Church in Massachusetts; Buckland (Mass.) relation - From the archives of the Buckland Public Library, Inc., 30 Upper Street, P.O. Box 149, Buckland MA 01338, www.bucklandpubliclibrary.org Identifier - 2009-L007 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,34

description - Original thick cardboard-type cover of a numbers tablet entitled, Number Tablets for Supplementary Work in Arithmetic, published by A.S. Barnes & Co. of New York, The New Edition of 1886. On the back is a list of what the series comprises from No. A… subject - Paper products; Paperboard; Arithmetic; Numbers, Real relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-L004 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,33

description - Certificate measures about 5 inches wide by 7 inches high as a half page in a booklet. The certificate is bound into the booklet at the spine by gold-colored thread with a knotted tassel sewn through gold foil paper and tissue paper. The booklet has… subject - National Grange.; Agriculture.; Washington (D.C.); Buckland (Mass.); Wilder, Pearl C. 1890-1977 relation - From the collections of the Buckland Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 88, Buckland, MA, 01338, http://www.bucklandmasshistory.org/contact/ Identifier - 2009-I009 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/buckland,32