About
Established in 1831, Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the first rural cemetery in the country. 19th-century records tell the story of the initial vision and how it is has evolved as a designed landscape and burial site. Including letters between its founding horticulturalists, commissions for works of art and buildings, trustee minutes and reports, and correspondence to and from the Cemetery. These pages detail all aspects of cemetery business, the rural cemetery movement, and the history of American landscape management and design. Read our transcribing conventions here. Visit our collections database to discover even more of our unique holdings.
Works
1852-12-31 Washington Tower Invoice: I. R. Butts, 2021.006.004
2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1853 Washington Tower Invoice: Whitcher, Sheldon & Co., 2021.006.005
2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1853-01-12 Buildings: Letter from Gridley J. F. Bryant to Nathan Hale, Bigelow as Designer, 1831.014.001
2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1853-03-14 Trustee Nominating Committee Report on Vacancies of the Secretary and Assistant Superintendent, 2021.004.005
3 pages: 100% complete (67% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1853-04-02 Trustee Committee on Lots: Packard to Howe, 1831.036.004A, 1831.036.004B
2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1853-04-04 Letter to Jacob Bigelow from the Superintendent of the Fitchburg Railroad, 2021.017.003
2 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)
1853-04-05 Trustee Committee on Improvement to Meadow Pond and Forest Pond by Jacob Bigelow, 2021.004.012
2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1853-06-30 Horticulture Invoice: Barney Conley, 2021.005.002
2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1853-07-05 Bowditch Statue: Trustee Committee Report to Repair Statue, by Bigelow, 1831.039.001
1 page: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1853-07-14 Horticulture Invoice: Barney Conley, 2021.005.003
2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
Subject Categories
Avenues and Paths, Landmarks at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Lot Numbers, Organizations and Companies, People, Places