State Library of Massachusetts - Special Collections Department Ms. Coll. 88 Burrill File Guide COLLECTION SUMMARY Creator: Burrill, Ellen Mudge, 1872?-1937 Call Number: Ms. Coll. 88 Extent: 10 linear feet Preferred Citation Style: Folder Title. Burrill File. State Library of Massachusetts Special Collections. Provenance: Ellen Mudge Burrill, date unknown; additions made by State Library staff members. About This Finding Aid: Description based on DACS. Processed by: Finding aid prepared in September, 1987; updated January, 2013; and updated by Abigail Cramer, February, 2013. Abstract: The Burrill File is a collection of assorted materials primarily concerned with the State House and with Massachusetts political figures. SCOPE AND CONTENT The Burrill File is a group of materials primarily concerned with the State House and Massachusetts political figures. Materials include photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and pamphlets. The collection is based on one compiled by Ellen Mudge Burrill (1872?-1937), author of a number of guides to the State House. There have been numerous additions to the collection and materials are added continually. A list of the subjects for which there is material in the Burrill File is given at the end of this guide. State Library of Massachusetts – Special Collections Department Guide to Ms. Coll. 88 – Burrill File Page 1 of 75 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Arrangement Materials in the Burrill File are arranged alphabetically by subject or by individual person's name. All materials about the State House are first listed under the heading, "State House," and then further subdivided. For example: "State House – House of Representatives." Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research during the Special Collections Department’s regular hours. Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use Copyright restrictions may apply. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with Special Collections staff. Languages and Scripts The collection is entirely in English. Immediate Source of Acquisition Ellen Mudge Burrill, date unknown. Accruals Materials are added continually by State Library staff members. Subjects A Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886; House of Representatives, 1841-1843; Senate, 1844-1845; U.S. House, 1859-1861; Minister to Great Britain, 1861-1868) Adams, John (1735-1826; Chief Justice of Mass. Supreme Court, 1776; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1785-1788; Vice President of U.S., 1789-1797; President of U.S., 1797-1801) Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848; U.S. Senate, 1803-1808; U.S. Secretary of State, 1817-1825; President of the U.S., 1825-1829; U.S. House, 1831-1848) State Library of Massachusetts – Special Collections Department Guide to Ms. Coll. 88 – Burrill File Page 2 of 75 Adams National Historic Site SEE: QUINCY, MA Adams, Samuel (1722-1803; Governor, 1794-1797) Adams, MA Administration and Finance (ANF) – Secretaries’ Reunion (2004) African Meetinghouse (Boston, MA) Albano, Salvatore R. “Sal” (1935- ; Senate, 1985-1990) Alkins, Leonard C. (1944- ; Clerk of the Committee on Rules of the Two Branches, 1978- ) Allen, Frank Gilman (1874-1950; Governor, 1929-1931) Allston, MA SEE: BRIGHTON, MA American Conservatorio of Boston (research conducted by T. Mazzulli, 2010-2011) American Party SEE: “KNOW-NOTHINGS” American War Mothers Ames, Butler (1871-1954; House of Representatives, 1898-1900; U.S. House, 1903-1913) Amesbury, MA Amherst, MA Amick, Carol C. (House of Representatives, 1975-1977; Senate, 1977-1989) Amorello, Matthew John (1958- ; Senate, 1991-1998) State Library of Massachusetts – Special Collections Department Guide to Ms. Coll. 88 – Burrill File Page 3 of 75 Andover, MA Andrew, John Albion (1818-1867; Governor, 1861-1866) Andrew, Richard (1869-1956) SEE: STATE HOUSE – 104TH INFANTRY (MURAL) SEE: STATE HOUSE – 6TH MASS. INFANTRY Andros, Edmond (1637-1714; Governor of New England, 1686-1689) Angellis, Phillip M. (1948- ; Assistant Clerk of the Senate, 1980-1992) Angle Tree Monument Animals in World War I (Tablet) SEE: STATE HOUSE – TABLETS – TO THE ANIMALS IN WORLD WAR I Anthony, Susan B. (1820-1906; American suffragist) Antonioni, Robert A. (1958- ; House of Representatives, 1989-1992; Senate, 1992-2008) “Appleseed, Johnny” (born John Chapman) SEE: CHAPMAN, JOHN SEE ALSO: LEOMINSTER, MA Arlington, MA Army Nurses Memorial SEE: STATE HOUSE – SENATE STAIRCASE HALL Art Deco Society of Boston SEE: BOSTON – ARCHITECTURE Ashland, MA Athol, MA State Library of Massachusetts – Special Collections Department Guide to Ms. Coll. 88 – Burrill File Page 4 of 75 Atkins, Chester G. (1948- ; House of Representatives, 1971-1972; Senate, 1973- 1984; U.S. House, 1985-1993) Attleborough, MA Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Audubon Society SEE: MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY Aylmer, John Francis (1934- ; Senate, 1971-1981) B Bachrach, George A. (1951- ; Senate, 1981-1986) Backman, Jack H. (1922- ; House of Representatives, 1965-1970; Senate, 1971-1987) Bacon, Gaspar G. (1886-1947; Senate President, 1929-32; Lieutenant Governor, 1933-1935) Bacon, John (Senate President, 1806-1807) Bailey, James Alderson (1867-1954; House of Representatives, 1894-1895; Senate, 1897) Baker, Charles D. Balser, Ruth (1948- ; House of Representatives, 1999-20 ) Baltimore, MD Balukonis, Patricia Jean Banks, Nathaniel Prentice, Jr. (1816-1894; U.S. House, 1853-1857, 1865-1873, 1875-1879, 1889-1891; Governor, 1858-1861) Barnstable, MA State Library of Massachusetts – Special Collections Department Guide to Ms. Coll. 88 – Burrill File Page 5 of 75 Barrett, Michael John (1948- ; House of Representatives, 1979-1984; Senate, 1987-1994, 2013-) Barrios, Jarrett T. (1968- ; House of Representatives, 1999-2002; Senate, 2003-2007) Barrows, Mary Livermore (1877-1955; House of Representatives, 1929-1938) Bartlett, George Hartnell (1838-1923) Bartlett, Josiah (1729-1795) Bartlett, William Francis (1840-1876) Bartley, David M. (House Speaker, 1969-1975) Basement Excavations (State House) SEE: STATE HOUSE – ADDITIONS – 1853-1856 Bates, John Lewis (1859-1946; Governor 1903-1905) Bates, William Henry (1917-1969; U.S. House, 1950-1969) Bay State Light Infantry SEE: FLAGS – U.S. – CIVIL WAR – 3RD REGIMENT MASS. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY COMPANY K (BAY STATE LIGHT INFANTRY) The Beacon (also called: the Beacon Monument, the Eagle Monument) Beacon Hill SEE: BOSTON – BEACON HILL Beacon Hill Reservoir SEE: BOSTON – BEACON HILL RESERVOIR Belcher, Jonathan (1682-1757; Governor, Province of Mass. Bay, 1730-1741) Bellingham, Richard (c. 1592-1672; Governor, Province of Mass. Bay, 1641-1642) State Library of Massachusetts – Special Collections Department Guide to Ms. Coll. 88 – Burrill File Page 6 of 75 Bellotti, Francis X. (1923- ; Lieutenant Governor, 1963-1964; Attorney General, 1975-1986) Belmont, MA Bernashe, Roger Leo (Senate) Bernard, Francis (1712-1779; Governor, Province of Mass. Bay, 1760-1769) Bernstein, Robert Alan (1961- ; Senate, 1995-2000) Berry, Frederick E. (1949- ; Senate, 1983-2013) Bertonazzi, Louis Peter (1933- ; House of Representatives, 1969-1978; Senate, 1979-1996) Betzger, Julie (1950-2006; clerk to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading, 1978-2006) Beverly, MA Bianculli, Domenic J. (1918- ; Administrative Secretary to the Governor’s Council, 1947-1980) Bickford, Walter E. (1942- ; House of Representatives, 1977-1983) Bicknell, Albion Harris (1837-1915) SEE: LINCOLN, ABRAHAM Big Dig Bigelow, Albert Francis (1880-1958; House of Representatives, 1927-1946) Bill, Richard (Colonial Council, 1740?) Binienda, John J, Sr. (1947- ; House of Representatives, 1987-20 ) Birmingham, Thomas F. (1949- ; Senate, 1991-2002; Senate President, 1995-2002) Bissell, Israel (1752-1823; Massachusetts post-rider) SEE: HINSDALE, MA State Library of Massachusetts – Special Collections Department Guide to Ms. Coll. 88 – Burrill File Page 7 of 75 Black Legislators Blackmar, Wilmon W. (18??-1905; Commander-in-Chief of the Department of Mass., G.A.R.; Judge Advocate General) Blackstone River Valley (MA and RI) Blanchard, Vinson (1916- ; House of Representatives, 1957-196?) Blumer, Deborah D. (1941-2006; House of Representatives, 2001-2006) Blute, Peter I. (1956- ; House of Representatives, 1987-1992; U.S. House, 1993-1997) Bly, Belden Gerald, Jr. (1914-2006; House of Representatives, 1949-1980) Bohigian, Robert J. (1922-2005; House of Representatives, 1959-1990) Boland, Edward P. (1911- ; House of Representatives, 1935-1940; U.S. House, 1953-1989) Bolling, Royal Lee, Sr. (1920- ; House of Representatives, 1961-1968, 1971-1974; Senate, 1983-1988) Bolton, MA Book Preservation SEE: BOOKS – CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION Books – Conservation and Restoration Borah, William Edgar (1865-1940) Borden, Lizzie Bosley, Daniel E. (1953- ; House of Representatives, 1987-2011) Boston, MA State Library of Massachusetts – Special Collections Department Guide to Ms. Coll. 88 – Burrill File Page 8 of 75 Boston – Architecture Boston – Arts Commission Boston – Beacon Hill Boston – Beacon Hill Reservoir Boston – Bill of Rights Walkway Boston – Black Heritage Trail Boston – Central Artery Boston – Christ Church Boston City Architect Boston City Hospital Boston Common Boston Coliseum Boston – Custom House Boston – Dorchester Boston – East Boston Boston – Faneuil Hall Boston – First Night Boston – Graveyards – Historic Boston – Hancock House State Library of Massachusetts – Special Collections Department Guide to Ms. Coll. 88 – Burrill File Page 9 of 75 Boston – Harbor Islands Boston – King’s Chapel Boston – Literary Trail