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Bigelow, Andrew. Papers, 1823-1861.

FOUND IN: Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University
Collection Identifier: bMS 685
Overview:

This collection contains Andrew Bigelow's correspondence, sermons, writings; as well as letters from his family. The papers span 1823-1861.

Papers of Henry Bryant Bigelow

FOUND IN: Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: HUG 4212
Overview:

Henry Bryant Bigelow (1879-1967) was an oceanographer and zoologist who served on the faculty of Harvard and at the Museum of Comparative Zoology for 62 years. His research focused on the interdependence of physics, chemistry, and biology in oceanography. The collection contains Bigelow’s personal and professional correspondence.

Records of Jacob Bigelow, Rumford Professor and Lecturer on the Application of Science to the Useful Arts

FOUND IN: Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: UAI 15.1031
Overview: The records in this collection document the activities of Jacob Bigelow as Rumford Professor and Lecturer on the Application of Science to the Useful Arts at Harvard from 1816 to 1827. The correspondence, reports, and plan of lectures in this collection provide an overview of Bigelow's establishment and administration of the Rumford Apparatus, a collection of scientific instruments and working models designed to promote the practical sciences and demonstrate the usefulness of science to...

Bigelow, Kennard & Co. records

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School
Collection Identifier: Mss:773 1830-1925
Overview:

Jewelry firm, Boston, Massachusetts, established in 1830, known successively as John Bigelow and Company, Bigelow and Brothers, and Bigelow Brothers and Kennard. Incorporated as Bigelow, Kennard and Company in 1912.

Samuel Bigelow letter book

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School
Collection Identifier: Mss:761 1836-1837 O24
Scope and Contents: Letter book kept from January 1, 1836 to November 17, 1837 by Boston, Massachsuetts based shoe wholesaler Samuel Bigelow. Some of the letters were signed by N.P. Hunt or W. George Odiorne, Jr. The office was at 19 Broad St.; customers and suppliers were both local and from such places as Louisville, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City. Payment for leather was often in shoes. The letters contain information related to the shipment of shoes, price of leather, requests for bills and...

Bigelow & Sanford Carpet Company records

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School
Collection Identifier: Mss:461 1828-1953 B592
Scope and Contents: Incomplete records of Bigelow-Sanford and many of its predecessors. Included are minutes and accounts books for Thompsonville Carpet Manufacturing Company (1828-1854); Hartford Carpet Company (1854-1901); Hartford Carpet Corporation (1901-1914); E. S. Higgins Carpet Company (1837-1901); Lowell Manufacturing Company (1828-1899); Stephen Sanford and Sons (1838-1929); Bigelow-Hartford (1914-1929). There are also minutes and reports for some of the divisions of Bigelow-Sanford. These materials...

Bill Coleman papers and photograph albums

FOUND IN: Houghton Library
Collection Identifier: MS Thr 1606
Overview:

Photograph albums and manuscript drafts of jazz musician Bill Coleman.

Bill McCloud papers on What Should We Tell Our Children About Vietnam?

FOUND IN: Houghton Library
Collection Identifier: MS Am 3317
Overview:

Contains original letters from political and cultural figures in response to the question "What should we tell our children about the Vietnam war," which made up McCloud's book on the topic, as well as a typed draft, faxed galleys, publication-related correspondence, press clippings, a teachers' guide, and letters to McCloud in reaction to the book.

Bill of sale for Phillis, Lizzy, Jenny, Laura, Esther, and Leah, enslaved women and girls, 22 February 1833

FOUND IN: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Collection Identifier: A/P872
Overview:

Bill of sale documenting the sale of six enslaved African American women and children in South Carolina in 1833.

Bill Penick photographs of a "womanless wedding"

FOUND IN: Houghton Library
Collection — Box: 1Identifier: MS Thr 2144
Overview:

Photographs of a wedding performed by men and children in drag.

Diary of Calista Billings, 1848-1849

FOUND IN: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Collection Identifier: A/B598
Overview:

Diary kept by Calista Billings.

Billinsky, John Milton. Papers,

FOUND IN: Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University
Collection Identifier: bMS 690
Overview:

Papers of John Milton Billinsky, an important figure in the clinical pastoral education movement. The papers include writings, correspondence, biographical and personal information and the papers of Anton T. Boisen. They span 1923-1983.

Billy Hayes letters from a Turkish prison

FOUND IN: Houghton Library
Collection Identifier: MS Am 2828
Overview:

Billy Hayes' letter to his family and friends while imprisoned in Turkey. Also includes some material from his book about the experience and the subsequent movie, both titled Midnight Express.

Papers of Ellen Bilofsky, 1977-1979

FOUND IN: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Collection Identifier: MC 1188
Overview:

The papers of Ellen Bilofsky include agendas and minutes, mission statements, mailings, and other materials relating to Women Office Workers (WOW) and Office Workers Network (OWN).

Papers of William J. Bingham

FOUND IN: Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: HUGFP 54
Overview: William J. Bingham (1889-1970) was Harvard's first athletic director. Bingham's papers chiefly document his personal and professional activities while serving as Harvard's Athletic Director from 1926 to 1951. The bulk of the collection contains correspondence and speeches, mostly relating to his work in Harvard's athletic department, as well as his World War II military service. Photographs and envelopes illustrated by artist Waldo Peirce from 1947 to 1949 are also found in the...

William J. Bingham diaries and scrapbooks

FOUND IN: Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: HUM 387
Overview: This collection documents the personal life, education, and career of William J. Bingham (1889-1971), who graduated from Harvard in 1916 and served as the University’s first athletic director from 1926 to 1951. The bulk of the collection consists of five scrapbooks, dating from 1908 to 1951, which document Bingham’s education and athletic achievements at Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University, his continued association with the Harvard College Class of 1916, and his long association...

Biographical and autograph collections

FOUND IN: Botany Libraries, Gray Herbarium Library, Harvard University
Collection Identifier: gra00072
Scope and Contents: This collection is comprised of four collections of autographs and biographies of botanists. The materials are circa the 19th century.The collections are Mary A. Day’s biographies, Materials about the Jane Gray autograph collection, Miscellaneous autograph collection, and Jane Gray’s and Isabella James’s biographies of botanists. The collections contain correspondence, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, and note fragments.Mary A. Day’s biographies include approximately...

Biographical dictionary research materials collection

FOUND IN: Houghton Library
Collection Identifier: 2004MT-30
Overview:

Biographical dictionary of actors, actresses, musicians, dancers, managers & other stage personnel in London, 1660-1800.

Biographical essays of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, l975-ca.l978

FOUND IN: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Collection Identifier: 84-M183--85-M100
Overview:

Photocopies of biographies of approximately 100 women who lived in the United States in the 17th through the early 20th centuries of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, a social service, genealogical, and historical organization.

Biographical file for actor Joseph Priestly

FOUND IN: Houghton Library
Collection — Folder: 1Identifier: MS Thr 2186
Overview:

Biographical file on African American stage and screen actor, Joseph Priestly.

Biographical files of the Black Women Oral History Project, ca.1879-2011

FOUND IN: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Collection Identifier: MC 916
Overview:

Articles, resumes, ephemera, and photographs providing additional biographical information about women interviewed for the Schlesinger Library's Black Women Oral History Project. Materials relate to family background, childhood, education, careers, and professional and voluntary accomplishments.

Biostatistics Lab data and correspondence

FOUND IN: Peabody Museum Archives
Collection Identifier: 2017.1.36

Biotechnology industry closing books

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School
Collection Identifier: Mss:84 1981-2000 B
Content Description: The closing books (or deal books) document stock offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and other financial transactions involving biotechnology companies. Most of the deals concern Genzyme Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. The books are typically divided into four parts: registration documents, sale and distribution documents, closing documents, and a miscellaneous section that usually consists of press releases and advertisements. The earlier stock offering deal books also contain...

Papers of Francis Birch

FOUND IN: Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: HUGFP 132.xx
Overview:

Francis Birch was a pioneer in the study of geophysics, a participant in the Manhattan project, and an advisor on public policy matters involving geophysics, especially the disposal of nuclear waste. His papers document the breadth of his work in research, consulting, teaching, and his relationships with colleagues and scientific societies.

Charles Bird ledger

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School
Collection Identifier: Mss:871 1833-1858 B618
Scope and Contents:

Ledger kept by West Needham, Massachusetts blacksmith Charles Bird from 1833-1858. Ledger entries are primarily for blacksmith services including forging horseshoes, rivets, plates, and bolts, setting and fitting parts of sleighs and carriages, and shoeing horses.

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