Collection number: MC 45
Size: 2 boxes
(0.50 cu.ft.)
About Henry C. Burrows and the Epping Brick Company
Henry C. Burrows was born about 1882 in Ohio and lived on Elm St. in Exeter, N.H. He was married to Cecile C. and they had a son, Henry C., Jr., who was born in 1924. Burrows died in November 1966.
In 1925, Henry C. Burrows took over what was formerly The Star Brick Yard in Epping, N.H., originally opened in 1891 to manufacture a high grade sand struck brick. He renamed it Epping Brick Company (also known as Manchester Real Estate and Manufacturing Co.) and became its President. Brick manufacturing was one of the principal industries of the town, the brick being of a superior quality and having a ready market in New England, and brickyards were Epping’s claim to fame. The first brickyard made from Epping clay opened in 1840, but locals were making their own bricks for generations before that.
About the Epping Brick Company Papers
The collection contains the papers of Henry C. Burrows, President of Epping Brick Co., in Epping, New Hampshire. Included is correspondence, orders, receipts and bills of lading, a few manuscript articles written by Burrows, and various publications and other printed materials. The correspondence reveals that Burrows was keen to determine the quality of his bricks, sending them to a number of different places to be tested, among which were M.I.T. and the University of New Hampshire’s Engineering Experiment Station.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [Folder], [Box], Epping Brick Company Papers, 1922-1953, MC 45, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Gift of Mrs. Mary Burrows, Aug. 15, 1977 (Accession number: 779)
Collection Arrangement
The collection is in original order as received, in three series: correspondence; documents, manuscripts & notes; and publications. The first series, correspondence, is further divided into two subseries: letters written to Henry C. Burrows, arranged alphabetically, and letters written by him, arranged chronologically. The second series is arranged by type of material and then chronologically, and the third series by type of material and then alphabetically.
Collection Contents
Series 1: Correspondence, 1925-1953
Subseries A: Correspondence to H. C. Burrows, 1927-1953
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1 | ||
| The American Ceramic Society 1953 (1 letter) | ||
| American Taxpayers League, Inc. 1935 (1 letter) | ||
| E. L. Belanger 1932 (1 letter) | ||
| Bergeron Brick Company 1929-1931 (2 letters) | ||
| Joseph A. Blais, Jr. 1929 (1 letter) | ||
| Boston and Maine Railroad 1932 (1 letter) | ||
| Arthur H. Brooks 1929 (1 letter) | ||
| Box 1, Folder 2 | ||
| Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1935 (1 letter) | ||
| Chester Everett, 1928 (1 letter) | ||
| Charles M. Field, 1927-1928 (10 letters) | ||
| Box 1, Folder 3 | Glow Products Co., NYC, 1932 (16 letters) | |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | ||
| John W. Hahn 1927-1928 (10 letters) | ||
| B.C. Hamm 1935 (1 letter) | ||
| Kennedy-Reigger Drilling Company, Inc. 1936 (1 letter) | ||
| Box 1, Folder 5 | ||
| Fred S. Liberty 1929 (1 letter) | ||
| Lynn Builders Supply Co. 1928 (1 letter) | ||
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1928 (1 letter) | ||
| Morin Brick Company 1929-1932 (2 letters) | ||
| New Hampshire Manufacturers’ Association 1932 (2 letters) | ||
| New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission 1945 (1 letter) | ||
| Daniel O’Connell’s Sons, Inc. 1928 (1 letter) | ||
| Mrs. William Rowell 1935 (1 letter) | ||
| Box 1, Folder 6 | ||
| Spiers Brick Co. 1929 (5 letters) | ||
| State of New Hampshire, Secretary of State 1936 (1 letter) | ||
| Structural Clay Products Institute 1951-1953 (2 letters) | ||
| University of New Hampshire 1935-1936 (2 letters) | ||
| Waldo Bros. and Bond Company 1928 (1 letter) | ||
| Wentworth Institute 1928 (1 letter) | ||
Subseries B: Correspondence from H.C. Burrows, 1925-1953
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 7 | 1925-1929 (35 letters) | |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | 1932 (35 letters) | |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | 1935-1953 (10 letters) | |
Series 2: Documents, Manuscripts and Notes 1922-1953
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 10 | Documents (correspondence, reports, and articles) related to brick testing, 1922-1931 | |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | Documents (correspondence, reports, and articles) related to brick testing, 1937-1953 and undated | |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | Manuscripts: “It’s Up To The Buyer”; “John Thrift: Cost Experience”; humorous letter to Sigma Phi, June 12, 1931; one-page handwritten essay on brick, 1931 and undated | |
| Box 1, Folder 13 | Notes for talks on bricks, undated | |
| Box 1, Folder 14 | Orders, invoices, bills of lading, etc., April-June 1928 | |
| Box 1, Folder 15 | Orders, invoices, bills of lading, etc., July 1928-Dec. 1932 | |
Series 3: Publications, 1928-1932
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 16 | Newsclippings, 1937-1943 | |
| Box 1, Folder 17 | Individual printed articles and brochures, (includes brochure How To Select Brick by Manchester Real Estate and Mfg.) 1930-1953 | |
| Box 1, Folder 18 | Periodicals: Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Ceramic Abstracts, April 1953 and American Ceramic Society Bulletin May 1953 | |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | Periodicals: Brick and Tile, Dec.1952-Nov.1953 | |
| Box 1, Folder 20 | Periodicals: Brick Kiln, 1926 (except August) and 1927 | |
| Box 1, Folder 21 | Periodicals: Brick Kiln, 1927 and 1928 | |
| Box 2 | ||
| Box 2, Folder 1 | Periodicals: The Bricklayer, Mason and Plasterer, July-Nov. 1953 | |
| Box 2, Folder 2 | Periodicals: Masonry Construction, Nov. 1952-Feb. 1953 | |
| Box 2, Folder 3 | Periodicals: News from the Eagle’s Nest, Summer 1953; The SCPI News, Sept. 1953; Structural Clay Products Research Foundation Research Reports: No. 1 – “SCR brick” Wall Tests, June 1953, and No. 2 – “SCR brick” Wall Fire Resistance Test, Sept. 1952 | |
| Box 2, Folder 4 | Periodicals: Technical Notes on Brick and Tile Construction, Nov. 1952-Nov. 1953 | |
| Box 2, Folder 5 | Books: Brick Engineering, Vols. 1-3, 1929-1953 | |
| Box 2, Folder 6 | Book: Brick Masonry Construction compiled by John A. Mulligan, 1931 | |
