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1885-1901, undated
HGO-01-001-F-X-3, HGO-01-001-H-A-24
GUSN-283657
The Sears family photographic collection consists of thirteen folders of personal photographs of the Sears family of Waltham, Mass., and one photograph album that belonged to Francis P. Sears.
families
group portraits
photographs
13 folders; 1 album
An electronic finding aid is available through Historic New England's Collections Access Portal. A paper finding aid is available in the Library & Archives.
The materials in this collection were originally discovered in the attic of the Sears family home but were transferred to the Lyman Estate.
PC060
Sears family of Waltham photographic collection
PC060
A collection of photographs taken of and by the Sears family of Waltham.
Waltham (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Probably Sears family of Waltham
photographs
Sears family of Waltham
Sears, Francis Peabody
This collection is available for research.
There are no physical restrictions on this collection.
Collection
HGO-01-001-F-X-3, HGO-01-001-H-A-24
Accruals are not expected.
This collection is entirely in English.
Item identification. Folder #. Sears family of Waltham collection (PC060). Historic New England, Library & Archives.
The collection was processed by Library & Archives staff in the early 1980s. This finding aid was written by Abigail Cramer, 2013.
This finding aid is DACS-compliant.
"The Uplands" - Waltham, Mass.
Waltham, The Vale
Photographs of The Vale
The Sears family of Waltham was connected with the Paine family, also of Waltham, through marriage. The Paine family is in part descended from Thomas Lyman. Although much of the connection between the Sears family and the Lyman family is unknown, the materials in this collection were originally found in the attic of the Sears family home, but they were transferred to the Lyman Estate, through which they came into the possession of Historic New England (then the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities).
For more information about the Paine family, visit Stonehurst (www.stonehurstwaltham.org), their family home.
Historic New England's Library & Archives holds a great deal of material related to the Lyman family. For more information, contact the Library & Archives.
Stonehurst, the Estate of Robet Treat Paine (www.stonehurstwaltham.org)
This collection is organized into 13 folders. There is also one photograph album.
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