Ashfield Historical Society
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Main Street
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Ashfield
MA
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Phone: |
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(413)628-4541
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Institution Contact(s): |
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Helen Hall, Curator, Howes Brothers Photographic Collection
(413)628-3962
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Hours: |
By appointment only
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Seasonal Hours: |
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July-September:
Su 2:00PM-5:00PM
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Online Catalog: |
Other Services: |
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Gift shop
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Monographs: |
Occasional booklets on Ashfield History
"Ed Gulick, Charles Eliot Norton and the Ashfield Dinners"
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Journals: |
Quarterly Newsletter
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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
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Name: |
Howes Brothers Photographic Collection
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Special Collection Contact(s): |
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Helen Hall, Curator, Howes Brothers Photographic Collection
(413)628-3962
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Hours: |
By appointment only
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Collections: |
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Formats: |
24,000 photographs
archives
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Collection Description: |
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Howes Brothers Photographic Collection (glass negatives taken by itinerant photographers, c.1885-1907; covering Connecticut Valley area, Ashfield and other hill towns). Ashfield Archives and Genealogies Ashfield Photographs
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Access: |
Collection(s) are available by appointment only
Access only in reading room, supervised
Laptop computers and tape recorders allowed with staff approval
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Copying: |
All photocopying done by staff
Institution will produce microfilm copies for a fee
Restrictions on scanners
Restrictions on cameras
Restrictions on use of other equipment
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Loans: |
Loans for exhibits only
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Finding Guides Available: |
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Guide to specific microfilm collection(s)
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Directions: |
The Ashfield Historical Society Museum is situated on Main Street
(Route 116), Ashfield.
FROM THE SOUTH:
Take I-91 North to Exit 24 (Deerfield / Conway). Go North to Route
116N. Ashfield is approximately 11 miles. The Museum is on the
right, opposite St. John's Episcopal Church.
FROM THE WEST:
From Route 9, take Route 112 exit in Goshen. Follow Route 112 to
intersection with Route 116 South. Turn right onto Main St. Museum
is on left, opposite St. John's Episcopal Church.
FROM THE EAST:
From Route 2, take Route 112 exit in Shelbourne Falls / Buckland.
Drive through Buckland, up Ashfield Mountain to intersection with
Route 116 South. Turn left onto Main St. Museum is on left,
opposite St. John's Episcopal Church.
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