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Feb. 7, 1927 to Feb. 5, 1933
Louis J. Smith Feb. 6, 1933 to Jan. 14, 1934
Frederick H. Chant Jan. 15, 1934 to Jan. 16, 1938
Anthony W. Sottile Jan. 17, 1938 to March 31, 1954 April 1, 1954-
John J. Norton
CITY CLERKS
Kelton B. Miller Edward C. Hill
Edward B. Cain Edward C. Hill
Joseph Ward Lewis
Ernest Johnson
Joseph Ward Lewis John Barker Alfred C. Daniels Norman C. Hull
Feb. 2, 1891 to April 15, 1894 April 16, 1894 to Feb. 3, 1895 Feb. 4, 1895 to Feb. 1, 1896 Feb. 2, 1896 to Feb. 6, 1898 Feb. 7, 1898 to April 26, 1901 April 27, 1901 to Feb. 3, 1902 Feb. 3, 1902 to Jan. 22, 1907 Jan. 23, 1907 to Jan. 15, 1910 Jan. 16, 1910 to Jan. 6, 1912 Jan. 7, 1912 to Nov. 1, 1916
Miller D. Steever Dec. 8, 1916 to Feb. 17, 1919 Lemuel G. Lloyd Feb. 18, 1919 to Feb. 1, 1920 Michael F. Quinn Feb. 2, 1920 to Sept. 23, 1925
James F. Woods Jan. 4, 1926 to Feb. 3, 1929 Harold F. Goggins Feb. 4, 1929 to July 5, 1943 (Harold F. Goggins was on leave of absence and John J. Fitzgerald served as temporary City Clerk from August 1, 1942 to December 31, 1942). John J. Fitzgerald July 6, 1943-
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THE HISTORY OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
CITY SOLICITORS
Walter F. Hawkins John F. Noxon
Walter F. Hawkins
John C. Crosby
Milton B. Warner
James Fallon John J. Whittlesey
John Barker
Michael L. Eisner
Joseph M. McMahon Walter C. Kellogg
Sheridan R. Cate
John F. Noxon, Jr.
Francis M. McMahon
Charles R. Alberti James M. Rosenthal
Francis J. Quirico Paul A. Tamburello
Edwin E. Reder
Feb. 2, 1891 to Dec. 31, 1895 Jan. 6, 1896 to Feb. 6, 1898 Feb. 7, 1898 to Feb. 5, 1899 Feb. 6, 1899 to Jan. 31, 1904 Feb. 1, 1904 to Feb. 4, 1912 Feb. 5, 1912 to Jan. 31, 1915 Feb. 1, 1915 to Feb. 4, 1917 Feb. 5, 1917 to Feb. 1, 1920 Feb. 2, 1920 to Feb. 4, 1923 Feb. 5, 1923 to Feb. 1, 1925 Feb. 2, 1925 to Jan. 31, 1926 Feb. 1, 1926 to Feb. 5, 1928 Feb. 6, 1928 to Feb. 3, 1929 Feb. 4, 1929 to Jan. 1, 1934 Jan. 2, 1934 to Jan. 4, 1938 Jan. 5, 1938 to Jan. 4, 1948 Jan. 5, 1948 to April 30, 1952 May 1, 1952 to Nov. 3, 1956 Nov. 4, 1956-
CITY TREASURERS
Erwin H. Kennedy
Fred M. Platt
Frank C. Robinson
Feb. 2, 1891 to Feb. 3, 1907 Feb. 4, 1907 to May 9, 1931
Acting Treasurer from May 9, 1931 to Feb. 4, 1932 Jay P. Barnes Feb. 5, 1932 to Jan. 14, 1934
H. Edward Hayn Jan. 15, 1934 to Sept. 30, 1950 Oct. 1, 1950-
John J. Fitzgerald
COLLECTORS OF TAXES
Edward McA. Learned
Harry D. Sisson
William F. Francis
Frank R. Strong
Feb. 2, 1891 to Jan. 31, 1892 Feb. 1, 1892 to Feb. 3, 1895 Feb. 4, 1895 to Feb. 1, 1896 Feb. 2, 1896 to Feb. 6, 1898
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APPENDIX
James W. Synan Frank Bartlett
Matthew J. Capeless Clifford H. Dickson
John T. McDonald Lemuel G. Lloyd Daniel T. Mullen
Lemuel G. Lloyd
Feb. 7, 1898 to Jan. 31, 1904 Feb. 1, 1904 to Feb. 4, 1912 Feb. 5, 1912 to Jan. 31, 1915 Feb. 1, 1915 to Aug. 31, 1921 Sept. 1, 1921 to Feb. 1, 1925 Feb. 2, 1925 to Feb. 4, 1932 Feb. 5, 1932 to Jan. 14, 1934 Jan. 15, 1934-
COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Willys M. Monroe
Harry B. Franchere
Frances M. Tebeau
John W. Trask
Willys M. Monroe
Harold Stein
Jan. 15, 1934 to June 10, 1941 (Entered military service) (Military substitute) July 1, 1941 to Dec. 31, 1941 (Temporary military substitute) Jan. 1, 1942 to April 1, 1942 (Military substitute) April 1, 1942 to June 15, 1946 June 15, 1946 to Dec. 31, 1955 Jan. 2, 1956-
COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC WORKS
Arthur B. Farnham
Leon H. Reed
Canfield S. Dickie Archibald K. Sloper Robert L. Mclellan Morris E. Lundberg John F. Daniels
Jan. 22, 1934 to July 1, 1940 July 2, 1940 to Dec. 31, 1945 Jan. 1, 1946 to Jan. 18, 1948 Jan. 19, 1948 to Jan. 22, 1950 Jan. 23, 1950 to Oct. 31, 1952 Nov. 1, 1952 to March 31, 1956 April 1, 1956-
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DIRECTORS OF STATE AID AND SOLDIERS' RELIEF and
DIRECTORS OF VETERANS' SERVICES
The Department of State Aid and Soldiers' Relief was established in December 1927; the name was changed to Veterans' Service Department in September 1946. William H. Eaton Dec. 27, 1927 to May 28, 1934
Allen E. Hinkle
June 25, 1934 to Sept. 17, 1935
Charles H. Hodecker
(Temporary) Sept. 18, 1935 to Jan. 31, 1936 Feb. 1, 1936 to July 30, 1941 Aug. 1, 1941 to Dec. 31, 1948
Walter V. Messer
John J. Shields
Theodore J. Handerek
Jan. 1, 1949-
SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS
Thomas H. Day
About 1885 to April 2, 1891 Ayres M. Edwards May 25, 1891 to Jan. 4, 1894 Eugene Bouton Feb. 5, 1894 to Aug. 1904 Charles A. Byram Sept. 1, 1904 to Sept. 1, 1909 Clarence J. Russell Acting Supt., Sept. 1, 1909 to June 1, 1910 Clair G. Persons
Sept. 1, 1910 to Aug. 1, 1919
John F. Gannon Jan. 13, 1920 to June 19, 1934 Edward J. Russell July 3, 1934-
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Index
The index is designed as a guide to principal names and subjects related to Pittsfield's history. Appropriate chapters should be consulted for items not found. Omitted, among others, are names of officers of clubs and societies (for which see entries under respective organizations) and names of mem- bers of professions listed as such (for which see titles of pro- fessions, e.g. artists).
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Abbott, Charles C. 441 Abetti, Pier A. 452
Academy of Music 63-64, 71
Achim, Rev. Levi J. 362 Actors 394 Adam, William L. 165, 405
Adams, Junius D. 48 Administrative Services Department 273-274
Agricultural National Bank 47, 75-76, 153-154, 162, 232, 399
Ahavath Sholom 84, 372
Ahern, Philip C. 224
Ahern, Rev. Robert L. 363
Air mail flight, first 215 Air passenger service 215, 234-235
Alberti, Charles R. 275, 488
Allen, Phinehas, II 60-61
Allen, Rev. Thomas 20, 22, 27-28, 32, 34-35, 36, 60, 115
Allen, Thomas 56, 60-61, 63
Allen, William Russell, 120-121, 434
Allen Guard 56-57, 99
Amber, Harrison L. 316, 402
American Institute of Electrical En- gineers 140, 488-489 American Legion 115, 143, 494-495 Ames, Reginald M. 115 Ankaret Lodge #79 495-496 Anniversaries of local businesses and
institutions 231-233 Archibald, Rev. Warren S. 349
Armstrong, Rev. Robert G. 347
Arnold, Rev. William E. 357 Art League 490-491
Artists 387 Assemblea Christiana Pentecostal Church 372
Assembly of the Brethren 372
Association for Family Service 319-320
Atkin, Edith 336 Automobile Club of Berkshire County 89, 499 Avery, William F. 193-194
Bagg, Allen H. 117, 173-174, 175,
177, 182, 270, 313, 348, 462, 480
Baker, J. Arthur 487
Baker, Rev. T. Nelson 349
Ballard, Harlan H. 61, 79, 376-378, 379, 384 Baptists 30, 51
Barker, John 418
Barker, J. & Brothers 45, 75
Barnes, Jay P. 150, 157, 159
Barscz, Regina T. 205, 369
Bartlett, William F. 58
Baseball, professional 156
Bass, Milton R. 424
Baudoin, Rev. Clovis 362
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Beach, Elder Augustus 51 Beaudry, Rev. Albert T. 362
Beckwith, Rev. Kenneth D. 350 Benes, Eduard 190 Berkshire Agricultural Society 41-43, 74-75, 398
Berkshire Athenaeum 4, 43, 59-62, 78-79, 232, 376-382, 384, 396, 399, 477-478, 492
Berkshire Bank 43, 47
Berkshire Bar Association 486-488
Berkshire Blues 39
Berkshire Button Company 226
Berkshire County Courthouse 4, 24, 59, 144-145, 275
Berkshire County Home for Aged Women 326-327
Berkshire County Savings Bank 75, 141, 232, 399-400
Berkshire County School for Crippled Children 116, 324-326
Berkshire District Medical Society 486 Berkshire Evening Eagle 76, 422-429 Berkshire Flyers' Club 193
Berkshire Full Gospel Church 372
Berkshire Gas Company 404-405
Berkshire Hills Conference 435
Berkshire Hills trolley car 171
Berkshire Hills Country Club 500-501 Berkshire Law Library Association 382-383
Berkshire Life Insurance Company 4, 62, 232, 234, 401-402 Berkshire Loan & Trust Company 75, 136
Berkshire Medical Institution 50
Berkshire Museum 78-79, 180, 232, 384-388 Berkshire Musical Association 179
Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance Com- pany 48, 232, 234, 401 Berkshire Street Railway 235 Berkshire Symphonic Festival 13, 180, 391-392, 428
Berkshire Trust Company 164-165, 418-419 Berkshire Woolen Company 10, 75, 150, 194, 233, 414-415 Bevilacqua, Rev. Carlo J. 364
Bishop, Henry W. 3rd, Memorial Training School 65, 334
Blau, Alan J. 407
Blume, Louis F. 440
Board of Health 66
Board of Trade 93, 269, 433 see also Chamber of Commerce
Booth, Walter B. 449
Boy Scouts 470-471
Boyajian, Aram 440
Boylan, Rev. Charles J. 338, 339, 362
Boyle, Rev. James 361
Boyne, Rev. Matthew L. 366
Boys' Club 85, 145, 232, 269, 466-467
Brady, Rev. John D. 52
Bragg, Laura M. 384, 385
Brand, Frederick F. 445, 453
Brewster, Dr. John M. 66-67
Briggs, George N. 48, 57, 401
Briggs, Henry S. 57 Brigham, Gladys A. 315, 477
"Broadhall" 31, 41, 499 Brown, Lewis R. 453 Brown, Elder V. C. 360
Brugger, Franz X. 219, 292, 316, 453
Bryan, William Jennings 119
Budrow, W. Wendell 432
Bulfinch, Charles 29-30 Bunker, Rev. Wilfred H. 350
Burke, Rev. Henry M. 367
Burke, Thomas F. 266, 267, 268
Burns, Edward J. 202
Burns, Harry J. 217
Burns, Rev. Nelson M. 355
Burns, Rev. Vincent G. 143, 347
Burns, William A. 487
Bush, David 17, 18
Business and industry 397-435
Business Men's Association see Park Club
C C C 167, 185 CIO 195-196, 225
C W A 168-169, 176-177
Calkins, Rev. Raymond 349 Callahan, John H. 225, 456
Calnan, Thomas H. 233, 260, 263, 265 Calvary Baptist Church 372 Camp Eagle 471
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Camp Fire Girls 473-474 Camp Merrill 466 Camp Peirson 471
Camp Sumner 466 Camp Sunrise 471
Camp Witawentin 469, 470, 481
Campbell, Napoleon A. 421
Capeless, Robert T. 217, 241, 267, 291
Capital Outlay Committee 219, 242, 246-247, 291-292
Carolan, James W. 275
Carpenter, Dr. Robert J. 101
Carson, David 48
Cavanaugh, Maurice J. 177
Chamber of Commerce 433-434, 435 see also Board of Trade
Chapman, Rev. George T. 52
Cherniak, Rabbi Solomon E. 371
Chesney, Cummings C. 8, 72, 73, 95, 405, 419, 437, 438, 444-445, 482
Childs, Dr. Henry H. 50
Church of the Gospel 372
Churches 82-84, 342-374
Cimini, Frank W. 275
City Clerk and Treasurer 249-250
City Hall 4, 249
City Hall Annex 223-224
City Savings Bank 75, 418
Coogan, Clement F. 418
Cooley, Arthur N. 468
Coolidge, Albert S. 178, 390
Coolidge, Calvin 125
Coolidge, Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague 2,
80, 116-117, 178, 179, 324-325, 340, 380, 388-391
Coolidge, Dr. Frederick S. 80, 324, 340
Coolidge Auditorium, Washington, D. C. 179
Coolidge Memorial Hospital 80, 340
Cooney, John F. 395
Cooney, John M. 395
Cooney, William H. 229
Clubs and organizations 84-86, 458- 501
Coffey, Alice V. 298
Coffin, Charles A., Foundation 441- 442 Coleman, Donald L. 428
College Club 475-477
Colonial Theatre 184
Codey, J. Donald 420
Colt, Ezekiel R. 47
Colt, Mrs. Frances C. 180, 382, 385
Colt, Dr. Henry 116, 335, 382
Colt, Zenas C. 387
Colt, Mrs. Samuel G. see Colt, Frances C.
Community Chest 159, 232-233, 313- 316 see also United Community Services
Community Concert Association 178- 179, 393-394
Community Council 316-319
Community Relations Committee 374
Company F 93-94, 99-101, 106-107, 113-114, 143
Conaty, Msgr. Bernard S. 304, 338, 361, 368
Congregation Knesses Israel 84, 371- 372
Congregationalists 53
Congressional Medal of Honor 107- 108
Connor, Rev. George S. L. 143
Connor, Laurence R. 399
Contino, Rev. William S. 364
City Solicitor 250-251
Civil Defense Department 274-275
Civil War 56-58
Civilian Pilot Training Program 193 Clan MacInnes 497
Clapp, Annie B. 335
Clapp, Thaddeus 44
Clark, Fanny G. 379
Clark, Frank M. 445
Clay, Henry 44 Clayson, George P. 412
Cleveland Brook Reservoir 223
Clock, First Church 4, 54, 55
Clogher, Ambrose 93
Cooper, Caroline 329, 330
Cooper, George H. 420
Il Corriere del Berkshire 76
Council of Churches 373
Country Club of Pittsfield 85, 154, 499-500
Courts 275-276
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Crane, W. Murray 112, 116, 125, 335, 417
Crane, Mrs. W. Murray 116, 384
Crane, Mrs. Winthrop M. III 387
Crane, Z. Marshall 145, 180, 385 Crane, Zenas 8-9, 78-79, 85, 144, 334, 384, 466, 467
Crane & Co. 8-9, 68, 232, 412-413
Crawford, James M. 453
Crippen, Frank E. 143
Criscitiello, Dr. Modestino 382
Crofoot, Simeon, 17, 18
Crofoot, Stephen 17, 18
Crosby, John C. 88, 143, 329, 487
Crusade for Christ 372
Curran, Rev. James P. 366
Daily News 422 Daughters of the American Revolu- tion 84, 177
Davis, Rev. Earl C. 357
Davis, Horace W. 412
Dawes, Anna L. 492
Dawes, Henry L. 61
Day Care Center 323-324 Deming, Solomon 17, 18 Dewey, Chester 50
Dewey, Thomas E. 207
Dickert, Rev. Henry B. 357
Dickie, Walter S. 176
Dickson, Clifford H. 137-138
Dillon, Edward V. 482
Donahue, Rev. John P. 367 Dope Club 188-189
Dowd, Rev. Patrick F. 367
Dower, Rev. William J. 306, 362-363
Downing, John F. 435
Dragon Cement Company 239-240
Dunham, Helen 53
Dutton, George D. 359
Easton, James 19, 23, 24 Eaton, Arthur W. 98, 411
Eaton, Walter Prichard 424
Eaton, William H. 115, 142, 157, 190, 272, 411, 412, 419, 494
Eaton, Crane and Pike Company see Eaton Paper Corporation
Eaton Paper Corporation 6, 74, 136, 226, 411-412
Eckel, Rev. Malcolm W. 356
Edman, George W. 428
Elmvale Worsted Company 150 Engelhardt Report 218-219, 291 see also School Survey Commission England, Benjamin M. 316, 407
England, Daniel 143-144, 407
England, Daniel Jr. 407
England, Louis 371
England, Monroe B. 429
England, Moses 371
England, Simon 184, 315, 407, 462
England, Simon Jr. 407
England Brothers 184, 232, 406-407
Episcopalians 30, 31, 52
Evening Journal 76, 422
Exchange Club 482
FM T A see FM CYC
FMC Y C 85, 232, 269, 474-475
Faccioli, Giuseppe 8, 442-443, 444
Fahey, Fred S. 467
Fairfield, Nathaniel 17
Fairman, Francis E., Jr. 453, 454
Fallon, James 182, 189, 198-199, 200, 208, 210, 213, 216
Farnham Dam 81
Faulkner, George W. 88, 95
Fazio, S. Chester 337
Federal Public Housing Authority 201
Fenn, Mrs. Curtis T. 58
Finley, Rev. Ralph B. 354
Fire Department 265-269
Fire Department Building Commission 247-248
Fire protection 81, 245, 265-269
Fire Survey Commission 247
First Baptist Church 144, 350-351
First Church of Christ, Congregational 4, 342, 343-346 First Church of Christ, Scientist 84, 144, 359
First English Pentecostal Mission 372 First Methodist Church 144, 351-354 Fitzgerald, John J. 250 Flynn, John M. 428 Flynn, Michael W. 129, 141, 284
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Fodder, Paul K. 382 Foley, Rev. Charles L. 305, 361 Foran, Rev. William J. 367 Fortnightly Club 493 Francis, Burton S. 447
Francis, Clifford 284, 420
Francis, Fred T. 143, 284 Francis, Henry A. 314
Francis, Kay 416 Francis, Robert T. 153
Franco-American Club 497
Fraser, Eleanor A. 256
Freedman, Rabbi Jacob 372
French, Daniel Chester 142
Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum 382
Fuhrman, Rabbi Morris 372 Furey, W. Rankin 402
Gabos, Rev. Henry 364 Gamwell, Irving H. 383
Gamwell, Richard H. 162, 418
Gannon, John F. 134-135, 282-283, 287
Garfield, Harry A. 105 Gay, Rev. Ulrich 346, 383 Gelbart, Gershon 498
General Electric Company 3, 7-8, 73- 74, 112, 127, 136, 140, 148, 150, 153, 180, 181, 188, 194-195, 200, 210-211, 214, 230-231, 232, 434, 436-457 Genzmer, Rev. Werner L. 357 Giavina, Rev. Eugene 363
Gibson, Rev. Raymond E. 348
Gibson, Robert L. 452 Gifford, Augustus McK. 443, 445, 449 Gimlich, Jacob 74 Ginn, William S. 453, 454 Girl Scouts, 471-473 Girls' Club 85, 461, 467-470 Girls' League 85, 461
Goerlach, Mrs. Leonora 213
Goethals, George W. 121
Goggin, Rev. William H. 362 Goggins, Harold F. 250, 276 Gold, Thomas 47, 399 Golden Age Club 464-465 Goodman, Rev. William B. 355
Goodrich, Charles 17, 42 Goodrich, George P. 471 Gordon, Rev. Janeway 119
Government 172-173, 244-276 Government Mill see Crane & Co.
Gram, Elder Hans P. 360 Grand Army of the Republic 84 Grand Union Store 141 Granfield, John C. 446 Gratton, Rev. John 344-345
Graves, Elder Willis 360
Gregg, Rev. James E. 343, 349, 373
Greylock 1
Griffin, William 258
Guiltinan, Walter L. 418
Habas, Rabbi Saul 371
Hagenguth, Julius H. 440 Halloween Party 134, 233
Hamilton, Rev. John A. 107, 352 Hamilton, Lloyd A. 107
Handerek, Theodore J. 272 Hanlon, F. Anthony 275, 487 Happel, Richard V. 424 Harding, Mrs. Clara 126 Harris, Rev. Samuel 53 Harrison, Rev. Samuel 349 Hart, Margaret A. 222
Hart, Rev. William C. 345 Hatch, John M. 65 Hawkins, Walter F. 88 Hawrylyshyn, Rev. Elias 371
Hawthorne, Nathaniel 85, 376, 381
Hayden, Rev. Ralph H. 356 Hayes, Rev. Truman 358 Haylon, Dennis J. 427-428 Haylon, William D. 436 Head, Dr. Ralph D. 491 Health and welfare 174-176, 253-260, 312-341 Hendricks, Allan B., Jr. 448
Hendricks, Bartlett 385, 386
Henry, Stuart C. 385, 386
Henshaw, Francis H. 317, 379, 380
Herberg, Theodore 297
Heyn, Rev. George H. 355 Hibbard, Charles E. 71, 72, 88, 245, 419
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Hibbard, Charles L. 284, 319, 419, 488
Hibbs, Mrs. Russell A. 382
Hillcrest Hospital 80, 223, 337
Hodecker, Charles H. 175, 259, 333 Holden, Edwin W. 406
Holden, Everett M. 419
Holden, Harry 406 Holden and Stone Company 232, 406
Hollister, Joseph 427
Holmes, Dr. Oliver Wendell 18, 61
Holy Family Church 369-370
Home Guard 99
Home Owners' Loan Corporation 168 Honwee Mountain 12, 16, 181
Hoppe, Rev. C. F. William 357
Hospitals 334-341
Hotels and apartment houses 420-422 Hough, Alfred W. 453
Housatonic Engine Co. 48
Housatonic Manufacturing Company 43
Housatonic River 1, 375
House of Correction 276
House of Mercy see Pittsfield General Hospital Housing 216-217, 235-236
Houston, Edwin J. 437
Howe, Rev. Robert C. 353
Hubbard, Horace S. 453
Hubbell, Edgar G. 61, 376
Hughes, Charles Evans 96
Humphrey, Rev. Heman 51 Hunt, William F. 143 Huntress, Edward N. 420, 465
Hurricane 185-186
Huston, John 5, 16 Hutchins, Harold L., Jr. 336
Influenza epidemic 110-111, 254 Ingram, Charles H. 100 Ireland, Thomas H. 101 Ives, Rev. Henry G. 358
Jacobs, J. L. Company 241, 248 Jacob's Pillow 13, 180, 395 Jacobs Report 248-249 James, Rev. M. Stephen 144, 352, 353 Jeffries, Zay 448
Jehovah's Witnesses 373 Jenkins, Rev. Jonathan L. 64 Jensen, Rev. Christian B. 351 Jewish Community Council and Center 498
Jones, Bobby 185
Jones, E. D. & Sons Company 9, 68, 194, 211, 214, 232, 402-404
Jones, Edward A. 403, 404 Jones, Edward D. G. 402-403
Jones, Hezekiah 17
Jordan, Prentice 466
Joy, Rev. Charles R. 358
Joyce, John E., Jr. 288
Junior League 477-479
Junior Symphony Orchestra 484
Kaplan, Rabbi Harry 316, 317, 371 Kates, Rev. Frederick W. 356
Keegan, James E. 467
Keeler, Rev. Stephen E. Jr. 355 Kelly, John F. 437, 438
Kennedy, Alexander 407 Kennedy, Rev. Franklin J. 352
Kessler, Rev. Charles W. 354 Ketring, Elder H. F. 359 Kevlin, David L. 112-113
Kibby, Rev. David R. 358 Kimball, Robert B. 424
Kiwanis Club 481, 482 Knight, Gardner F. 316
Knights of Columbus 493-494
Knipschild, Elder John F. 360
Koussevitzky, Serge 180
La Blue, Arthur J. 456 Lake, Harvey E. 241-242
Lakewood Civic Association 497-498 Lauder, Harry 480 Laviolette, Rev. Leo E. 143, 306, 362 League of Women Voters 396, 458- 460
Lee, Mother Ann 30 Lehman, Malcolm W. 400 Leland, Elder John 51 Lennox, John S. 440 Leonard, Bishop Adna Wright 144
Leonard, Rev. Michael J. 365 Leslie, Rev. Robert B. 355
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Levy, Rev. Maurice A. 350 L'Hereux, Rev. Amabile F. 362 Lichtman Tanning Corporation 196 Lightning, artificial 3, 8, 135, 188, 440-441 Lillie, Elder C. P. 360 Lincoln, Benjamin 28 Lincoln Department Store 233 Lions Club 482
Literature and the arts 375-396
Little, Woodbridge 22, 35
Livingston, Philip 16
Lodge, Henry Cabot 125
Longfellow, Henry W. 85, 154
Longfellow House 154, 285
Lukeman, Augustus 142
Lutherans 53
Lynch, Rev. Arthur R. 357 Lynes, Rev. James P. 368
McBride, Edmund F. 275 McCarthy, Robert J. 297
McCormick, Edward W. 428
McEachron, Karl B. 8, 453
McGrath, Rev. James W. 363
MacGregor, Rev. Charles P. 350, 373
McIntyre, J. Bruce 276
McMahon, Rev. John C. 366
McMahon, Joseph R. 298 Mahony, Anna M. 332 Maplewood Hotel 149, 420
Maplewood Institute 50, 76, 420
Marcotte, Dr. Reo J. 336
Marks, Louis W. 296 Marshall, Msgr. Eugene F. 366 Martin, Calvin 60
Martin, Clifford F. 418
May Engineering Company 211
Melville, Herman 2, 85, 375-376, 381- 382, 499
Melville, Thomas 39, 85, 375, 499
Merchant, Louis A. 126
Metcalf, Mrs. Henry K. 382 Methodists 31, 51 Michelman Building 233
Mieleniewski, Rev. Waclaw 369
Milham, Willis I. 381
Miller, Donald B. 271, 427
Miller, Kelton B. 76, 79, 270, 271, 426, 427
Miller, Lawrence K. 271, 427
Miller, Mrs. Lawrence K. 382, 387
Milton, William H. Jr. 448
Minahan, Luke J. 421
Miss Hall's School 307-309
Miss Mills' School for Girls 309
Moby-Dick 2, 375
Mohill, Leon 498
Monday Evening Club 86, 491
Monroe, Dr. Willys M. 254-255, 256, 257 Moody, Rev. George M. 355
Moody, Walter S. 438
Moore, Rev. James P. 363
Moore, Patrick J. 159, 160, 175
Morewood, Agnes 382
Morewood, Helen G. 382
Morewood, John R. 499
Morewood, Margaret T. 382
Morningside Baptist Church 83
Morrill, Weston 446
Morse, Gardner 387, 400
Moses, Rev. Elliot L. 358
Moulton, William C. 98, 112, 117
Munger, Robert F. 425
Murphy, Charles E. 297
Murray, Dr. Henry A. 381
Musicians 392-394
Myers, Frederick M. 275, 383
Myers, Frederick M., Jr. 317
National Guard units 192-193, 197, 199
National Labor Relations Board 195, 225
National Recovery Administration 169- 171
Naval Armory 223
Nevers, Rev. Harold L. 349
New American House 421
New England Home for Little Wan- derers 321-323 New England Telephone and Tele- graph Company 153
Newberry, J. J. Company 185 Newman, George A. 93, 490
Newman, J. R. & Sons 184, 406
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Newman, Joseph R. 371 Newman, Robert G. 291, 380
Newspapers 422-429
Nicholls, Arthur B. 465
Noble, David 18, 23, 56
Noonan, Denis T. 414
North Street 2, 5, 89
Notre Dame Church 83, 184, 306, 361-362 Noxon, John F. 211-212
Nussbaum, Rabbi Perry E. 371
O'Callahan, Rev. Jeremiah 52 Office of Price Administration 204
O'Herron, Mrs. S. John 330, 332
"Old Clock on the Stairs" 154
Old Elm 3, 30, 41 Onota Lake 3, 16
Optimists Club 482
Order of Ahepa 497
Orpheus Male Chorus 392-393
Osborn, Warren H. 399
Osceola Woolen Mill 45
Otis, Rev. Charles P. 356 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church 136, 307, 363-365
P W A 183, 185 Paddock, Dr. Franklin K. 418
Paluev, Konstantin K. 396, 440
Parent-Teacher Association 279, 302- 304
Park Club 489-490
Park Commission 133, 269-270
Park Hotel 149
Park Square 3, 4, 5
Parking 224, 237-238
Parks and Recreation 79-80, 133, 223, 269-272
Parson Allen see Allen, Rev. Thomas Parsons, Eli 28 Parsons, John T. 431
Patten, Mrs. Albert W. 493
Paxton, Robert 449, 453
Peace Party House 24-25, 59
Pease, Frederick A. 316
Peaslee, Gertrude A. J. 468, 469 Peck, Clara B. 336 Peck, J. & E. 45
Peck, J. L. and T. D. Manufacturing Company 75, 414
Peck, Mrs. Mary Hulbert 96-97 Peek, Frank W., Jr. 8, 135, 440, 444, 445
Peirson, Henry R. 418
Peirson, Joseph E. 382
Peirson Hardware Company 232
Perry, Rev. Clarence H. 471
Perry, Clay 183
Perry, Jackson J. 271
Persons, Clair G. 278, 279, 282
Pfeiffer, Madeline E. 296
Photographers 388
Pierce, Mrs. Jennie S. 126
Pierce, Rev. Payson 347
Pilgrim Memorial Church 83, 349-350
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham 18, 115, 153
Pittsfield Coal Gas Company see Berk- shire Gas Company
Pittsfield Community Music School 309-310, 428
Pittsfield Community Survey of Health, Welfare, and Recreation Services 318
Pittsfield Co-operative Bank 75, 417- 418
Pittsfield Electric Company 69-70, 407- 411
Pittsfield Factory 40, 397
Pittsfield General Hospital 5, 65, 80, 334-337
Pittsfield High School Band 480
Pittsfield Industrial Development Com- pany 434-435, 454 Pittsfield Iron Works and Coal Supply 211
Pittsfield League of Unemployed 177 Pittsfield Mutual Fire Insurance Com- pany see Berkshire Mutual Fire In- surance Company Pittsfield National Bank 48, 75, 141, 232, 400-401
Pittsfield State Forest 12
Pittsfield Sun 9, 34-35, 76-77 Pittsfield-Third National Bank and Trust Company see Pittsfield Na- tional Bank 400
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Pittsfield Visiting Nurse Association 80, 327-329
Pittsfield Woolen and Cotton Factory 43-44
Planning Board 12, 247
Plumb, Arthur W. 418, 420
Plunkett, Thomas F. 60, 401
Plunkett, Mrs. Thomas F. 65
Podolsky, Leon 429, 431
Police Department 81, 245, 260-265 Police Station 183-184
Polish Falcons 496-497
Pomeroy, Lemuel 44, 50, 52
Pomeroy Woolen Company 75
Pontoosuc Lake 16
Pontoosuc Lake Country Club 501
Pontoosuc Plantation 3, 15, 17, 244, 397
Pontoosuc township see Pontoosuc Plantation
Pontoosuc Woolen Manufacturing Company 44, 75, 149, 415-416
Population 2, 20, 29, 47, 70, 132, 150, 212, 235
Portuguese-American Club 497
Post Office 154, 234
Power, Charles W. 143, 313, 335, 400
Preble, Elliott M. 465
Prewitt, Rev. Charles R. 396
Prison camp 238-239
Public Health Department 253-257
Public Welfare Department 257-260
Public Works Department 251-253
Punderson, Rev. Thomas 36, 50
Quirico, Francis J. 382, 383
Radio Station W B E C 215, 432-433 Radio Station W B R K 184, 429-430 Railroads 46-47
Ramp Report 236-238
Rathbun, Valentine 30, 32
Red Cross 99, 101, 114, 314, 316, 329-332
Redfield, William C. 97
Reisner, Rabbi Nathan H. 372 Religion, freedom of 32 Renne, William 69 Rhodes, Frederick H. 402
Rice, A. H. Company 10, 232, 413-414 Rice, Arthur H. 400
Rice, William B. 67 Richardson, Dr. Charles H. 337 Richardson, Rev. Russell B. 347
Riggs Clinic 340-341
Riordan, Rev. Jeremiah A. 366
Roberts, Rev. Floyd L. 348
Robinson, Arthur M. 487
Rocca, Francis A. 206
Rockwell, Francis W. 418
Roebling, John A. Sons 73
Roman Catholics 52, 82-83
Root, Oliver 17
Rosenfeld, Jay C. 115, 393, 394, 494
Rosenthal, James M. 382, 383
Ross, Rev. Hugh Gordon 343-344
Rotary Club 479-481
Russell, Edward J. 287, 289, 290, 291, 292, 301, 374
Russell, S. N. & C. Manufacturing Company 45, 162
Rys, Rev. Ladislaus A. 370
S K C System 2, 73, 437 Sacred Heart Church 367
Sadlowski, Roman W. 202, 369
St. Charles' Church 83, 305-306, 362- 363, 369
St. George's Greek Orthodox Church 184, 373
St. John's Ukrainian Catholic Church 184, 370-371
St. Joseph's Church 78, 83, 304, 342, 361
St. Luke's Hospital 116, 145, 337-340 St. Mark's Church 83, 365
St. Martin's Church 83, 356-357
St. Mary of the Morning Star Church 83, 307, 365-366
St. Nicholas' Russian Orthodox Church 373
St. Stephen's Church 4, 52, 62, 355- 356
St. Teresa's Church 367-368 Salvation Army Chapel 373 Salzmann, Rabbi Harold I. 371
Santini, Rev. Camillo L. 364 Sargent, John G. 143
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Sass, Samuel 384 Savery, James R. 414
Scholfield, Arthur 9-10, 39-40, 41, 43, 397 School Building Commission 247, 453 School Survey Commission 218, 247 see also Engelhardt Report Schools 20, 49-50, 66-68, 78, 134-135, 145-146, 154-156, 161, 184-185, 218-222, 277-310
Schwarz, Philip E. 123-124
Sclater, Ivanhoe H. 489
Seaman, Joseph W. 454
Second Adventist Christian Church 84
Second Congregational Church 349
Selective Training and Service Act 101-102, 197, 199
Seventh-Day Adventist Church 359- 360
Shaker community 30-31
Shaw, Henry 44, 48, 399
Shays, Daniel 28, 29
Shearer, Joseph 54-55
Shepard, William C. 265-266
Shill, G. Harry 447
Shire City Club 490
Skorodinsky, Rev. Michael J. 370
Slocum, Edward T. 487
Smiddy, Harold F. 452
Smith, Alexander 135
Smith, Raymond W. 453
Sniffen, Rev. Charles J. 356
Snow trains 181, 215
Social Service Index 314, 332-334
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial 141- 143, 270
Soldiers' Memorial 58, 59 Sons of Italy 497 Sons of the American Revolution 84
South Congregational Church 53, 346- 349
South Mountain Chamber Music Festi- val 116-117, 179, 232, 388-391 South Street 6, 89, 130 Sperry, Rev. William B. 356 Spurr, Rev. George B. 358
Stanczyk, Rev. Joseph 369 Stanley, William 7, 72-73, 383, 437- 438, 482
Stanley Club 72, 482-486
Stanley Electric Manufacturing Com- pany 7-8, 72-73, 437-438 Stanley Library 383-384
Stanton, Robert F. 420, 493
Stearns, D. & H. Company 44-45, 75
Steever, Miller D. 98 Stein, Dr. Harold 257
Steinmetz, Charles P. 489
Stevenson, William C. 466
Stoddard, John 16, 54
Stone, A. L. 254 Stray, Elder F. W. 359
Street cars 70, 171
Strikes 94-96, 112, 214, 455, 456
Strout, Roy M. 284, 302
Students' Pen, The 296-297
Sturgis, Rev. Paul L. 350-351
Sullivan, John L. 81-82, 89, 119-120, 130-132, 146-147, 151, 178, 209- 210, 233, 260-262
Sullivan, Rev. P. Henry 368
Sun Printing Corporation 77, 231, 398-399
Sunday Morning Call 422
Sunrise Prayer Meeting 87 Syrian-Lebanese-American Club 496
Taft, William Howard 126
Tague, William H. 424
Tamburello, Paul A. 250, 383
Teclaw, Rev. Valentine S. 369
Television Station WMGT 430-431
Temple Anshe Amonim 84, 342, 347,
371
Terry Clock Company 68 Theatres 394-395 Thomas, Harold 429
Thompson, Irvin P. 314
Thursday Evening Club 491
Tillotson, Otis L. 45
Tillotson, W. E. Manufacturing Com- pany 75, 121, 136 Toniolli, Rev. Anthony 364
Torchio, Joseph A. 275
Torretta, Rev. Peter V. 364
Town Hall 4, 35, 50, 52
Town Players 394
Traffic Survey Commission 248
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Treadway, Allen T. 182 Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church 83, 354-355 Tucker, Joseph 71 Turn Verein Germania 497 Turnpikes 45
Ulanitsky, Rev. Antonin 370 Underwood, Louis E. 445, 449
Unemployment Commission 157, 162
Union Co-operative Bank 75
Union Federal Savings and Loan Asso- ciation 419-420
Union for Home Work 64-65, 312- 313, 319
Unitarian Church 83, 357-359
United Community Services 232-233, 316-319 see also Community Chest United Students Fund 299-300 United Textile Workers 149, 178 Utchman, Elder W. R. 360
Vaber, Larry 429 Van Cleef, Rev. Frank C., Jr. 350
Van Dusen, Edward B. 296
Van Schaack, Henry 26, 31, 32, 41, 85, 499 Vasa Order of America 495-496 Veterans of Foreign Wars, 495
Veterans of the Spanish-American War 84
Veterans' Service Department 272-273 Victoreen, Walfrid T. 464, 489 Victory Hill 201
Vincent, Rev. Harold G. 349 Voting machines, first 250
W CTU92 W P A 183, 184, 185, 250
Wagner, Edward A. 444, 445
Wagner, Robert E. 439
Wahconah Park 156, 270 Walker, Dr. Melvin H. 101, 114
Walker, Nelson M. 206
War Memorial 217-218 War of 1812 38-39
Warner, Milton B. 383
Water supply 48-49, 66, 80-81, 252- 253
Watson, Elkanah 10, 41, 42, 43, 85, 397-398, 499
Watson, Gertrude 469 Watson, Harry S. 419
Wednesday Morning Club 86, 491-493
Weed, J. Murray 440
Welch, Rev. George W. 367 Wendell, Jacob 15-16, 18 Wendell Hotel 141, 421
West, Harry G. 142, 271
Western District Dental Society 488
Western Massachusetts Electric Com- pany see Pittsfield Electric Company Westinghouse Company 72
Whalen, Ward G. 268
Wheeler, Charles B. 313
White, John A. 74
Whittlesey, Charles W. 107-108
Whittlesey, Frank R. 107
Whittlesey, William A. 2nd 408, 419
Wiley, Rev. Walter B. 350
Willkie, Wendell 198
William Stanley Library see Stanley Library
Williams, John Chandler 24, 30
Williams, Lucretia 30
Williams, William 17, 18, 21, 22, 23
Wilson, Woodrow 96
Winter Carnival 133-134
Wise, Rabbi Stephen 480
Women's Club of Pittsfield 85, 184, 460-463
Woolworth's, F. W. 180
Working Girls' Club 85, 460, 461
World War II Honor Roll 210
Wyandotte Worsted Company 162, 194, 416-417 Wyman, William D. 98, 402
Y MC A 84, 234, 269, 465-466 Yokun Seat Mountain 13 Young, Wilbur L. 447
Young Women's Home Association see Women's Club of Pittsfield
Zanotti, Rev. Charles J. 364 Zarek, Rev. Victor H. 369
Zenas Crane Memorial Park 143-144, 270 Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church 84, 357 Zoning 12, 247
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