The Samuel Francis
Batchelder Collection consists of correspondence, research notes,
and articles relating to Cambridge historical topics. It has been
divided into three series: (1)Correspondence, (2)Research Notes, (3)Publications
Content:
Correspondence relating
to Cambridge Historical Society activities, ca. 1920
Correspondence relating
to the Washington Elm (with research notes, photographs and clippings)
Misc. notes on Harvard's
history
Notes pertaining to
the construction, history, and social events of Christ Church
Notes and correspondence
relating to the War Diary of Joseph Merriam, 1775
Personal correspondence
Research notes and correspondence
relating to articles written by Batchelder
Research notes and transcriptions
on military organization in Revolutionary Cambridge
Biographical Notes :
Samuel Francis
Batchelder was born in Cambridge in 1870; his parents were Samuel
Batchelder (Harvard College, 1851) and Marianne Giles Washburn. His
grandfather, William B. Washburn, was a Massachusetts governor and
later the dean of Harvard Law School. At age 14 Samuel entered the
Classical Department of the Cambridge High School, but due to ill-health
he was sent to St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, where
he finished high school. He attended Harvard College from 1889 to
1893, and from Harvard Law School he received his LL.B in 1898. From
1898 to 1900 he worked for the Boston law firm of Myers and Warner,
and in 1900 he opened his own practice. Batchelder was Secretary of
the Cambridge Historical Society and was also
a well-known local historian. He died June 10, 1927.
Additional Resources
Batchelder Papers
"Inventory," by Brian A. Sullivan (can be found within collection)
'S.F. Batchelder' file
