mums063 Enfield Centennial Celebration Records, 1916 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Linda Seidman. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA

2002

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Eric Cartier. 2002-03-04 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 mu45 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst Enfield Centennial Celebration Records, 1916 Finding Aid Manuscript Number 63 Compiled by Linda Seidman 1985 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Howe, Donald, collector Enfield Centennial Celebration Records 1916 MS 63 1 box (0.25 linear ft.) Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst An executive committee of five organized the centennial celebration for the town of Enfield, Massachusetts in 1916. Includes minutes of some of the public and committee meetings held to plan the celebration, letters received by committee members, historical sketches prepared for distribution at the event, programs of the entire celebration and sports events, the official invitation, a committee member's badge, and news clippings. English. Biographical Note

The town of Enfield, Massachusetts sent invitations across the country to former residents and natives to come celebrate its centennial July 2, 3, and 4, in 1916. Private contributions supplemented the $1000 appropriated by the town for festivities, which included a parade of "floats, automobiles, horribles, etc."; religious services; sports events; band concert; and fireworks. Executive committee members were: Dr. Willard B. Segur; R.W. Hewitt; J.W. Flint; D.W. Howe; and Charles W. Felton.

Enfield was among the Western Massachusetts towns abolished in 1938 to allow the Swift River Valley to be flooded, thereby creating the Quabbin Reservoir to provide Boston with water.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The records consist of minutes of some of the public and committee meetings held to plan the celebration; letters received by committee members, chiefly from vendors of services for such celebrations; historical sketches prepared for distribution at the event; programs of the entire celebration and sports events; the official invitation; a committee member's badge; and news clippings.

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Cite as: Enfield Centennial Celebration Records (MS 63). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Acquired from Donald Howe, 1960.

Processed by Linda Seidman, 1985.

Search Terms Enfield (Mass.)--Centennial celebrations, etc. Enfield (Mass.)--History--Sources. Quabbin Reservoir Region (Mass.)--History. Souvenir programs.