Box 1
Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Massachusetts and Connecticut drawings for Historical Collections publishedin Worcester, 1839. Pen, Ink and Wash drawings. Disbound book (3 ¾ x 5 3/8 in) (9 ½ x 13 ½ cm). Red wax residue on most pages; all but two have drawn borders. Measurement is of sheet size. Each page slightly different size. Front cover & back cover, 18 drawings. No dates on the drawings. [Old number: PIW 5]
Mrs. Dorothy Anderson, 2 July 1990 Purchase Fund.
001 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Massachusetts and Connecticut Drawings; [no image]. (3 ¾ x 5 3/8 in) (9 ½ x 13 ½ cm). Enlarge
Cover of disbound book. Poked with holes in three spots.
002 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Ancient House in Deerfield; Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in) (8 ½ x 13 ½ cm). Enlarge
Page 251 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Large tree foregrounds a gabled house surrounded by trees, fence, dry well and another residence on the right. No border.
003 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Western view of Washington Square, Salem; Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 5/8 x 5 ½ in) (9 ½ x 14 cm). Enlarge
Page 225 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Centered Federal style entrance to commons. Entrance features columns and topped with eagle. A couple faces and points to the commons. Common surrounded by railing, trees and buildings.
004 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Southern entrance to Chicopee village Springfield; Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 ½ x 5 ½ in) (9 x 14 cm). Enlarge
Page 295 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Wide fenced street surrounded by tall trees leads to village center with a church and buildings; both foreground and background features people walking.
005 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). South Eastern view of Mills village in Salisbury & Amesbury; Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 ¾ x 5 ½ in) (9 ½ x 14 cm). Enlarge
Page 158 of Barber’s Historical Collections. A church, factories, mills, buildings, trees and homes are set in a valley abutting a body of water; fields and clouded sky on the horizon. In the foreground are people walking and pointing.
006 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). South Eastern view of Shelburne Falls village; Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 5/8 x 5 ½ in) (9 x 13 ½ cm). Enlarge
Page 271 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Churches, barns, homes and fields are set at he base of forested hills. Foreground features a railed walking path with three pedestrians.
007 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Western view of Wrentham, Mass (central part); Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 5/8 x 5 ¼ in) (9 x 13 ½ cm). Enlarge
Page 492 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Level town center features horse-drawn carriage, forked paths, saltbox style home, center church, trees, buildings and several pedestrians.
008 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Southern view of Westfield mass. (central part.); Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 ½ x 5 ¼ in) (9 x 13 ½ cm). Enlarge
Page 301 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Well-fenced town center features commons, a water pump, and several churches. Central part of village is surrounded by closely spaced buildings and homes. Foreground features pedestrians and couple being pulled in a horse drawn carriage.
009 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Central part of Dorchester and Milton village; Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 ½ x 5 ¾ in) (9 x 14 ½ cm). Enlarge
Page 476 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Pedestrians stand on bridge crossing the Neponset River. Factories, homes churches, trees and buildings tightly surround the river; several additional people walk on path towards the bridge.
010 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Mr. B. Whitney’s house, Westborough. (birth place of Eli Whitney inventor of the cotton gin); Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 ½ x 5 ¼ in) (9 x 13 ½ cm). Enlarge
Page 615 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Large, fenced saltbox style home with center chimney; left side features several small buildings [Barber notes in his Historical Collections that one of the buildings was Whitney’s workshop]. In the foreground is a grassy field, additional fence and trees. Note: Siding on house lined lightly in brown ink.
011 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Northern view of Lenox, Mass.; Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 ¾ x 5 in) (9 ½ x 13 cm). Enlarge
Page 80 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Distant downward view of town center divided by road. Left side of street features numerous churches, trees, residences and pillars. Right side features fewer homes, fenced fields, a stone wall and trees. A horse drawn carriage travels on the center path towards the hills on the horizon.
012 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Southern view of the House in North Danvers former Gov. Gage’s Quarters; Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 5/8 x 5 3/8 in) (9 x 13 ½ cm). Enlarge
Page 172 of Barber’s Historical Collections. A diagonal fence and large stone wall foreground this large three-story mansion with three chimneys, tall pillars, and widow’s walk. Right side features numerous tall trees; left side, smaller trees and profile of smaller building. No border.
013 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Southern view of Fitchburg, (central part); Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 5/8 x 5 3/8 in) (9 x 13 ½ cm). Enlarge
Page 567 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Two streets lead towards tree-filled horizon. Streets lined with storefronts, churches, and buildings divide at the town center; church in the middle of the paths. Numerous pedestrians walk alongside streets. Covered horse-drawn wagon heads towards center. Some manuscript notes on back.
014 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). S Eastern view of Leominster, (central part); Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 ½ x 5 ½ in) (8 ½ x 14 cm). Enlarge
Page 581 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Covered horse-drawn wagon heads towards left on forked road. Sign post and water pump located in center with people. Churches, buildings stables and trees line level road.
015 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Northern view of the central part of Templeton; Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 3/8 x 5 ½ in) (8 ½ x 14 cm). Enlarge
Page 610 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Two horses draw cart towards the viewer in a town center. Hills on horizon with few trees in scene. On the left hand side a fence runs along building-lined street of churches and large homes. Family with young children looks on; wagon wheels dot the right hand side. Manuscript note outside image says: “New Haven”; mathematical manuscript notes on reverse.
016 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Western view of U.S. Armory buildings, Springfield; Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 ½ x 5 3/8 in) (9 x 13 ½ cm). Enlarge
Page 294 of Barber’s Historical Collections. View from grassy field towards fenced in armory buildings; one building is three stories with columns, others are two stories. Family with a small child looks on, two cows on left hand side, one sitting; the other grazing. Note: brown ink colors cows, tree shadows front of building, path and woman’s skirt. Manuscript note outside image says: J. Curtis New Haven.
017 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). Southern view of Deerfield (central part); Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 ¾ x 5 3/8 in) (9 ½ x 14 cm). Enlarge
Page 246 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Center path leads towards the horizon. Tall trees and illegible sign line street as well as with steepled church, public buildings and large building with double storied porch. A couple looks on and a pedestrian walks on a path.
018 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). S Eastern view of Hubbardston (central part); Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 5/8 x 5 ½ in) (9 ½ x 14 cm). Enlarge
Page 574 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Tall post with sign divides two roads, staired building and numerous houses line streets. Single horse pulls a couple in a wagon down slope; water pump, trees and woman with child at right. Manuscript note outside image says: “soon as you finish them. I could not conveniently send any other drawings than the enclosed at this time they are somewhat complicated but I hope you will…yours John W Barber” Note: item appears to have been sent as a letter.
019 Barber, John Warner (1798-1885). N. Western view of Amherst College; Pen, Ink and Wash. (3 5/8 x 5 ½ in) (9 x 14 cm). Enlarge
Page 311 of Barber’s Historical Collections. Two four-storied college buildings feature prominently in the distance. Foreground lined with grassy fields, trees, a fence, two paths, people pointing and a horse pulling a small wagon. Note: lines of fields drawn in brown ink.
