1872-1922
Offsite Storage Inventory
Restrictions on Access
The Grand Army of the Republic, E. W. Kinsley Post No. 113 (Boston, Mass.) records are stored offsite and must be requested at least two business days in advance via Portal1791. Researchers needing more than six items from offsite storage should provide additional advance notice. If you have questions about requesting materials from offsite storage, please contact the reference desk at 617-646-0532 or reference@masshist.org.
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of the E. W. Kinsley Post 113 of Boston, a branch of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Massachusetts. Records include: minutes, 1872-1921 (10 vols.); scrapbooks, 1887-1905 (6 vols.); accounts, 1872-1882 (1 vol.); record books of orders, circulars, etc., pasted in, 1873-1922 (9 vols.); "Field Days" shooting record, 1895 (1 vol.); committee reports, 1910-1915 (6 vols.); and Personal War Sketches of the Members of E. W. Kinsley Post No. 113 (printed vol. completed in ms.).
Processing Information
This collection is PARTIALLY PROCESSED. The records are arranged in cartons according to size and chronologically within each carton.
Acquisition Information
Donor unknown.
Restrictions on Access
The Grand Army of the Republic, E. W. Kinsley Post No. 113 (Boston, Mass.) records are stored offsite and must be requested at least two business days in advance via Portal1791. Researchers needing more than six items from offsite storage should provide additional advance notice. If you have questions about requesting materials from offsite storage, please contact the reference desk at 617-646-0532 or reference@masshist.org.
Summary Description of the Collection
Accounts, 1871-1882
Minutes, 1872-Aug. 1876
Minutes, Feb. 1889-1892
Minutes, 1893-1896
Minutes, May 1896-Apr. 1900
Minutes, May 1900-Dec. 1904
Report of the Committee on Decoration of Graves, 1910
Report of the Committee on Decoration of Graves, 1911
2 copies.Orders, circulars, etc., 1873-1878
Orders, circulars, etc., 1880-1887
Scrapbook, 1887-1893
Scrapbook, 24th Natl. Encampment, GAR, Aug. 1890
Scrapbook, 1891-1892
Orders, circulars, etc., 1891-1893
Scrapbook, 1892-1896
"Field Days" shooting record, 1895
Orders, circulars, etc., 1899-Feb. 1905
Minutes, 1905-1906
Minutes, 1907-Jan. 1909
Orders, circulars, etc., 1907-1911
Orders, circulars, etc., 1907-1911 (different from above)
Minutes, 1909-1912
Report of the Committee on Decoration of Graves, 1912
Orders, circulars, etc., 1912-1922
Minutes, 1913-Jan. 1917
Report of the Memorial Day Committee, 1914
Report of the Memorial Day Committee, 1915
Minutes, 1917-1921
Scrapbook, 1892-1897
Large volume.Scrapbook, 1904-1905
Large volume.Orders, circulars, etc., 1905-1906
Large volume.Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Massachusetts. Personal War Sketches of the Members of E. W. Kinsley Post No. 113, Boston.
Printed volume completed in ms.Materials Removed from the Collection
For a list of printed materials removed from this collection, see Curator of Manuscripts.
Preferred Citation
Grand Army of the Republic, E. W. Kinsley Post No. 113 (Boston, Mass.) records, Massachusetts Historical Society.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.