ALAN C. BEMIS AUTOMOTIVE PAPERS, 1946-1969
Vault A45, Bemis, Unit 1
EXTENT: 33 Items (1 container)
ORGANIZATION: Arranged chronologically.
BIOGRAPHY: Corporate director, physics professor, and resident of Concord, Mass. Born in Newton, Mass., Nov. 4, 1906 to Albert Farwell and Faith (Gregg) Bemis. Graduated from Milton Academy, Harvard University (1928), and M.I.T. (Masters in Physics). Married Mary Chapin and lived in Concord from 1941 until his death. They had five daughters. He did national defense research during World War II and was director of M.I.T.’s Weather Radar Research Project, Bemis Brothers Bag Company, and Metritape Company and Professor of Physics at M.I.T. He had a lifelong interest in airplanes and automobiles and owned a Rolls Royce Touring Car, which he restored between 1938 and 1978. He died in Concord on Jan. 7, 1991.
SCOPE AND CONTENT: Papers, 1946-1969, relating to automobile ownership and maintenance. Papers include sales and service receipts, correspondence, and registry records for automobiles.
SOURCE OF ACQUISITION: Presented by Malcolm B. Lee, 04/02/1995.
PROCESSED BY: JHG; finding aid prepared 04/21/04.
CONTAINER LIST:
Invoice, Concord Esso Service Station, 1946 June 1.
Invoice, Concord Esso Service Station, 1946 Oct. 1.
Invoice, Minuteman Chevrolet, 1947 June.
Invoice, Minuteman Chevrolet, 1947 June 24.
Invoice, Concord Oil Company, 1947 Aug. 1.
Envelope with parts notations, DeNormandie and Verrill, 1947 Sept. 8.
Registration, Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles, 1949 Jan. 1.
Invoice, Minuteman Chevrolet, 1949 Feb.
Invoice, Minuteman Chevrolet, 1949 April 8.
Invoice, Minuteman Chevrolet, 1949 June.
Registration, Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles, 1950 Jan. 1.
Registration, Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles, 1950 March 31.
Service policy, Minuteman Chevrolet, 1950 April 1.
Invoice, Minuteman Chevrolet, 1950 May 15.
Invoice, Dalton and Robinson, 1950 Oct. 1.
TLS, Alan Bemis to Minuteman Chevrolet, Concord, Mass., 1950 Nov. 6.
TLS, Alan Bemis to Minuteman Chevrolet, Concord, Mass., 1951 Jan. 8.
Invoice, Minuteman Chevrolet, 1951 Jan.
Invoice, Minuteman Chevrolet, 1951 Feb.
Invoice, Minuteman Chevrolet, 1951 June 16.
Invoice, Minuteman Chevrolet, 1952 May 14.
Invoice, Macone Brothers, 1953 May 28.
Invoice, Lincoln Auto Service, 1955 Nov. 21.
Invoice, Bedford Motor Sales, 1958 Dec. 1.
Invoice, Auto Engineering Inc., 1961 Oct.
Invoice, Auto Engineering Inc., 1962 March 26.
TLS, Alan Bemis to Auto Engineering, Concord, Mass., 1962 May 8.
ALS, Peter Bullard to Alan Bemis, Auto Engineering, Lexington, Mass., 1962 May 9.
ALS, Peter Bullard to Alan Bemis, Auto Engineering, Lexington, Mass., 1962 Aug. 9.
Business card, Charlie Arbeene, Rowe Chevrolet, undated.
Registrations for two license plates, Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles, 1965.
Invoice, Dalton and Robinson, 1969 March.
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