Scope and Contents
Correspondence (foreign and domestic), bills, accounts, and other records of Asa P. Morse and Company. Also included are some letters relating to Morse's political career and some family correspondence and papers. There are also papers concerning lumbering in Woodstock Valley, Conn.
Also, letters include those from Morse's sister-in-law, who wrote of her finances and the debt on her husband's estate. Letters from her daughters (May, Francine, and Elise Morse) discuss family news and life at their school, as well as their bills and purchases.
Morse also corresponded with women when he was a politician in Boston in 1878 and 1879, including letters from Miss Nellie W. L., a librarian at the State House Library, and Eudora C. Atkinson, superintendent of the Reformatory Prison for Women in South Framingham.
Dates
- Creation: 1849-1881
Creator
- Morse, Asa Porter (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)Biographical / Historical
Asa Porter Morse was a Boston merchant who dealt in shooks for packing and cooperage. Born in Haverhill, N.H., Morse came to Boston in 1840. He was a representative in the Massachusetts General Court in 1869 and 1873 and a state senator, 1879-1880.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Nino D. Scotti.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
Creator
- Morse, Asa Porter (Person)
- Morse family (Family)
- Asa P. Morse & Company (Organization)
- Title
- Asa P. Morse and Company. Asa P. Morse and Company Records, 1849-1881
- Author
- Baker Library Special Collections Staff
- Date
- January 2018
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00393
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
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