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Special Colllections

Massachusetts is one of the most historically rich states in the country.  Our libraries, museums and historical societies have collected this history for those who are interested in learning more.  As you do research, these items are some primary sources for you to consider using.  A number are being digitized for access via the web.  Others are still or will always be in their original form.  The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners has put together a list of special collections.  You can search it to find the location of the collections that may help you with your research.

  • Manuscripts, Archives & Special Collections  
      
    The Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections Directory profiles collections in more than 650 Massachusetts libraries, archives, historical societies and town clerk's offices.
 

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Mass Moments


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Scholarly Articles

  • Credo Reference **Best Bet**
  • An Atlas of Massachusetts River Systems: Ref G 1231 .C315 A8 1990
  • The Massachusetts political almanac: Ref. JK3130.A6 -- Lastest ed. at Reference Desk
  • Highway to the past : the Archaeology of Boston's Big Dig: Ref. F73.39.H53 2001
  • The encyclopedia of Massachusetts: Ref. F64.E53 1999
 

Scholarly Articles

  • Massachusetts History Online  
      
    Contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to Massachusetts history, both past and present, including people, places, historical events and more.
  • America: History & Life  
    Complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
  • Historical Abstracts  
    historical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada).
  • JSTOR  
    Archive of important scholarly journals in many disciplines.
  • Project Muse  
    An online collection of several hundred scholarly journals in the arts, humanities and social sciences; contains full text scholarly journals from univeristy and society presses.
  • Academic Search Premier  
    Use this if the other three don't have what you are looking for.
 

History On the Web

  • About Massachusetts  
      
    Learn more about the state from the mass.gov website.
  • Massachusetts Historical Commission  
      
    To meet the challenge of preserving this important heritage, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) was established by the legislature in 1963 to identify, evaluate, and protect important historical and archaeological assets of the Commonwealth.
  • Massachusetts Historical Society  
      
    The Massachusetts Historical Society is an independent research library that collects, preserves, makes accessible, and communicates manuscripts and other materials in order to promote the study of the history of Massachusetts.
  • Directory of all Historical Societies in Massachusetts  
      
    Find local historical societies.
  • MassMoments  
      
    The Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities launched the Mass Moments project—an electronic almanac of Massachusetts history.
 

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