Topical pamphlet collection, <1741>-<1996>.
(Mixed Material)

Organized into four series, which have been further arranged into forty-seven subseries: Series I. Historical Topics: I. A. Native Americans in New England; I. B. Colonial History and Anniversaries; I. C. Saugus Ironworks Restoration; I. D. Revolutionary History, Anniversaries, Commemorative Sermons, etc.; I. E. New England Social History, Architectural History, and Material Culture; I. F. Politics; I. G. Masonry and Antimasonry; I. H. Slavery, Antislavery, Emancipation, Colonization, Fugitive Slave Law, and Underground Railroad; I. I. Civil War; I. J. Church Histories and Anniversaries.; I. K. Transportation (Including Railroads and Middlesex Canal); I. L. Fourth of July Orations (and Some Washington's Birthday); I. M. 1876 Centennial Celebrations.; I. N. Weather; I. O. Geography; I. P. Trials and Legal Proceedings; I. Q. Bahai Movement.; I. R. Religion and Atheism; I. S. Temperance; I. T. Education (Including Tracts, Primers, Readers, Learning Aids, Syllabi, and Periodical Publications). Series II. Individuals (As Author or Subject): II. A. Biographical Miscellany (including bound volumes of pamphlets and eulogies on multiple individuals, and separate items relating to individuals represented by too few items to warrant a separate subseries); II. B. Charles Francis Adams (1835-1915); II. C. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; II. D. John Quincy Adams; II. E. Thomas Carlyle; II. F. George E. Ellis; II. G. Edward Everett; II. H. Samuel Abbott Green; II. I. Charles T. Jackson; II. J. Horace Mann; II. K. Theodore Parker; II. L. Andrew Preston Peabody; II. M. James Hosmer Penniman; II. N. Charles Sumner; II. O. Daniel Webster. Series III. Massachusetts Towns--History, Anniversaries, Description, etc.: III. A. Various Massachusetts Towns (including bound volumes of pamphlets relating to multiple towns, and separate pamphlets relating to towns represented by too few items to warrant a separate subseries and for which rapid collection growth is not anticipated); III. B. Acton, Mass.; III. C. Bedford, Mass.; III. D. Boston, Mass.; III. E. Carlisle, Mass.; III. F. Groton, Mass.; III. G. Lexington, Mass.; III. H. Lincoln, Mass.; III. I. Sudbury, Mass.; and, Series IV. Pamphlet Materials on Multiple Topics, Organized by Form: IV. A. Addresses on Various Topics (including bound volumes of miscellaneous inauguration, dedication, unveiling, historical, political, anniversary, Fourth of July, commencement, Phi Beta Kappa, and other occasional addresses); IV. B. Sermons on Various Topics (including bound and loose ordination, election, fast, thanksgiving, Christmas, farewell, and other occasional sermons); IV. C. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company Publications.,Within each subseries, material in bound volumes is listed in the order in which bound. Loose items are arranged alphabetically by author or subject (as appropriate) and listed following the bound materials.

Restriction on photocopy:,Because of the fragile condition of much of the collection, photocopy is not permitted from most items in it. No photocopy is allowed from any of the bound volumes, or from any loose items in delicate or brittle condition. Some loose items in good condition and at no risk of damage may be photocopied (all photocopy of pre-20th century material to be done by staff). Consult William Munroe Special Collections staff for additional information.,MCo-SC

A long-established, artificial, still-growing collection consisting largely of printed pamphlets, with articles, reprints, some ephemera, typescripts, photocopied manuscript material, and one set of slides (to accompany a typescript item) also included. Some of the items within were bound during the 19th century, some are loose. Covering a broad range of topics relating to American (and particularly New England) history, life, and thought, the Topical Pamphlet Collection provides background and context for the more specifically Concord-related materials in the Concord Free Public Library Special Collections. The collection--not to be confused with the Concord Pamphlet Collection--includes <883> items, dating from <1741> to <1996>. Series I (Historical Topics) includes <352> items dating between <1741> and <1996>, Series II (Individuals, As Author or Subject) <300> items between <1761> and <1963>, Series III (Massachusetts Towns--History, Anniversaries, Description, etc.) <127> items between <1748> and <1991>, and Series IV (Pamphlet Materials on Multiple Topics, Organized by Form) <104> items between <1752> and <1940>. Some of the bound volumes include the occasional out-of-scope pamphlet. Moreover, there is some topical overlap of material in different subseries.

Topical Pamphlet Collection, William Munroe Special Collections, Concord Free Public Library, Concord, Mass.

Multiple. Known sources of acquisition for particular items and copy-specific information suggesting previous ownership and sources of acquisition are noted in the item listing. Some bound volumes came from the collection of the Concord Town Library (predecessor of the Concord Free Public Library). A significant number of the pamphlets in other bound volumes were given by Edward Jarvis. More recently, loose items from the Concord Antiquarian Society gift and from the purchased Winnifred L. Sturdy Collection have been added.,MCo-SC

Finding aid in library and on the Selected finding aids page of the William Munroe Special Collections website, Concord Free Public Library, Concord, Mass.

The Topical Pamphlet Collection represents an enhanced, reorganized version of the former Basement Pamphlet Collection, in some areas streamlined and in others augmented by the addition of new materials. Former Basement Pamphlet numbers no longer apply.,MCo-SC