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Lucy Stone and the Woman's Journal, founding 1870 as the official publication of the American Woman’s Suffrage Association. More
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For Abigail Adams, the road to independence meant creating and sustaining a new set of American ideals. Explore manuscripts on display that convey her views from the political center of the emerging nation.
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April 26 through September 21, 2019. Details
Building Closed:
Labor Day
Saturday, 31 August 2019
Building Closed:
Labor Day
Monday, 2 September 2019
As the nation’s first historical society, the MHS strives to enhance the understanding of our nation’s past and its connection to the present, demonstrating that history is not just a series of events that happened to individuals long ago but is integral to the fabric of our daily lives. More about the MHS
Petite guerre or partisan warfare was a critical component of eighteenth-century armed conflict. Historians of the American Revolution, however, have frequently ...
This workshop will explore the long history of immigration policy in the United States and its legacy in politics today. Our discussions will cover the wave of Irish ...
The Civil War affected America’s farmers in profound ways and especially the horse, cattle, and dairy industries. Modern civilization’s reliance on the ...
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The Adams Family Papers consist of the writings of two presidents—John Adams and John Quincy Adams—and their families. View documents and transcriptions, biographies, a timeline, and more.
The Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, containing almost 9,000 pages of correspondence, personal manuscript volumes, and more than 400 architectural drawings, is the largest gathering of the personal papers of our third president.
Comprised of manuscripts, photographs, books, pamphlets, broadsides, maps, graphics, newspapers, works of art, and artifacts, MHS collections are unparalleled in their importance for the study of American history.
by Crystal Lynn Webster, University of Texas at San Antonio, African American Studies Fellow at the MHS “Beautiful morning-as usual, went to see my patients. I am feeling quite depressed in spirits ...
Here is a look at what is happening at the MHS this week: On Wednesday, 21 August, at 12:00 PM: To “Watch” & “Gall” the Enemy: George Washington Wages Petite ...
by Hobson Woodward, Series Editor, Adams Family Correspondence Volume 14 of the Adams Family Correspondence, published by Harvard University Press, arrived in the Adams Papers offices ...
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