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
1854-05-23 Trustee Committee on Lots: Bond to Curtis, Lot417, 1831.036.005A, 1831.036.005B
3 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)
1854-08 Trustee Committee Report on Brown Proposal to purchase Land West of Cemetery, 2021.004.020
3 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1854-08-07 Trustee Committee on Lots: Thomas Lee Petition, 2021.024.001A, 2021.024.001B
4 pages: 25% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 75% needs review)
1854-08-07 Trustee Committee Report on Indian Ridge, 2021.004.009
2 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)
1854-09-04 Story Statue: Copy of letter from Jacob Bigelow to William W. Story, 1831.039.004-017
2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1854-09-04 Trustee Committee on Grounds: Sundry Reports, 2021.026.001
2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1854-09-04 Trustee Committee on Statuary: Assent of Trustees Appropriating Money, 1831.039.003-002
2 pages: 100% complete (100% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1854-10-09 Trustee Committee Report on the Assistant Superintendent, 2021.004.039
2 pages: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)
1854-10-16 Superintendent's House: Agreement with George Snell, 2021.012.001
2 pages: 0% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 100% needs review)
1854-11-07 Horticulture Invoice: Winship's, Brighton Botanic Garden, 2021.005.005
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