Massachusetts Historical Society

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The Massachusetts Historical Society is a prominent independent research library and archive in Boston dedicated to collecting, preserving, and studying documents and artifacts related to the history of Massachusetts and early America.


Statements (63)
Predicate Object
instanceOf archive
historical society
independent research library
accessPolicy open to the public for research subject to registration
collectionType artifacts
books
business records
family papers
government records
manuscripts
maps
pamphlets
photographs
printed broadsides
country United States
fieldOfWork American history
Massachusetts history
history
foundedFor preservation of historical documents
promotion of historical research
foundedIn 1791
founder Jeremy Belknap
other Boston intellectuals
hasArchiveType special collections archive
hasCollection Adams Family Papers
Civil War materials
John Adams papers
John Quincy Adams papers
New England genealogical materials
Presidential papers
Revolutionary War materials
Thomas Jefferson manuscripts
early American imprints
hasSubjectArea genealogy
legal history
local history
military history
political history
social history
hasWebsite https://www.masshist.org/
headquartersLocation Boston, Massachusetts
inception 1791
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Boston, Massachusetts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
mission to collect, preserve, and make accessible materials relating to the history of Massachusetts and the United States
neighborhood Back Bay, Boston
nonprofitStatus nonprofit organization
notableFor being one of the oldest historical societies in the United States
offers educational programs
exhibitions
fellowships
public programs
reading room access for researchers
operatedBy board of trustees
primaryFocus early American history
history of Massachusetts
publishes Massachusetts Historical Review
documentary editions
scholarly books
regionServed Massachusetts
United States
streetAddress 1154 Boylston Street


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