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ITEMS IN NEED OF CONSERVATION:
Abby Ann Muzzey Sampler - 1816
Silk Needlework - 19th Century

Muzzey Civil War Flag - c. 1861-1865
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Liberty Loan Flags - 1918 & 1919


ITEMS RECENTLY CONSERVED:
Anna Munroe Portrait - c. 1830

​Daguerreotype of Steam Train - 1846
Dr. Fiske Bill - 1775
Draft of Constitution of Massachusetts - 1780
Jonas Clarke Commemorative Sermon - 1776
Ledger Books - 1769-1803
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Mulliken Family Needlework - c. 1830
Munroe Family Porcelain - 18th Century
Muzzey Civil War Scrapbook - 1861-1865

Muzzey Civil War Uniform - c. 1861-1865
Oral Histories on Cassette - 1950-1997
Receipt for Lexington Militia Payroll - 1778
Receipt for Purchase of Drums - 1775





Oral Histories on Cassette - 1950-1997
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This important archival resource comprises a collection of seventy-five recorded oral history interviews. Historians S.L. Whipple and Richard Kollen interview Lexingtonians on subject matter spanning 100 years of the town's history.
 
Treatment received: Convert cassette tapes to digital MP3 files.

Conservation completed by EverPresent Digitization in Newton, MA.
 
Total Cost to Conserve: $1,000
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Funding from Mass Humanities has been provided through the National Endowment for the ​Humanities ​as part of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

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