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1917-1976
HGO-01-001-R-A-2
GUSN-310251
The Northfield Inn collection consists of documents and ephemera related to the management of the inn, which includes business-related and guest-related documents and ephemera.
inns
restaurants
travel guidebooks
menus
brochures
aerial photography
ephemera
printed ephemera
correspondence
aerial photographs
advertisements
brochures
13 folders (1 box)
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CC012
Northfield Inn collection, East Northfield, Massachusetts
CC012
A collection of documents and ephemera related to the Northfield Inn.
East Northfield (Northfield, Franklin county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Northfield Inn
ephemera
printed ephemera
correspondence
aerial photographs
advertisements
brochures
Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837-1899
Northfield Inn
This collection is available for research.
There are no physical restrictions on this collection.
There are no technical restrictions on this collection.
Collection
HGO-01-001-R-A-2
Accruals are not expected.
Materials are entirely in English.
Item identification. Box #, folder #. Northfield Inn Collection (CC012). Historic New England, Library & Archives.
This collection was processed by Susan Jarvis, 2015.
DACS-compliant
The Northfield Inn in East Northfield, Massachusetts, was built in 1888 by evangelist Dwight L. Moody, to accommodate summer visitors attending his religious conferences. Built on 60 uncultivated acres of the former Oran Holton Farm, the 37-bedroom hotel was used by Moody as the Northfield Bible Training School in its early years. The inn was renovated in later years to total 120 guest rooms. In 1930, the 125-acre Schell Estate was purchased and added to the inn. The house on that property, The Chateau, was used as guest rooms for the inn. The Northfield Inn closed its doors permanently on November 22, 1976.
Greenfield Recorder, Greenfield, MA, Saturday, November 20, 1976.
The collection is arranged in two series:
Series I. Business-related materials, 1917-1976, undated
Series II. Guest-related materials, 1903-1975, undated
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