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John Quincy Research Materials on Quincy Market

1962-2002

Offsite Storage Inventory

The bulk of the research materials on Quincy Market are stored offsite and must be requested at least one business day in advance. Contact the Library at library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before requesting cartons by barcode.

Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending processing.

There are restrictions on the use of this collection. Users must sign an agreement stating that they understand these restrictions before they will be given access to the collection.

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Collection Summary

Acquisition Information

Restrictions on Access

Restrictions on Use

Summary Description of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Access Terms


Collection Summary

Creator:Quincy, John, 1951-
Title:Research materials on Quincy Market
Dates:1962-2002
Physical Description:2 cartons (stored offsite); 1 oversize carton and 6 extra oversize folders (stored onsite)
Call Number:OFFSITE STORAGE
Call Number:Ms. N-333 (onsite oversize)
Repository:Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
library@masshist.org
Abstract:

This collection consists of research material gathered by historian John Quincy Jr. for Quincy's Market, a book about the history of the Quincy family, Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market in Boston, Mass., 1962-2002.

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Acquisition Information

Gift of John Quincy, Mar. 2004.

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Restrictions on Access

The bulk of the research materials on Quincy Market are stored offsite and must be requested at least one business day in advance. Contact the Library at library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before requesting cartons by barcode.

Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending processing.

There are restrictions on the use of this collection. Users must sign an agreement stating that they understand these restrictions before they will be given access to the collection.

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Restrictions on Use

The Massachusetts Historical Society does not claim ownership to the literary rights (copyright) of letters and manuscripts written by individuals other than John Quincy, Jr. in this collection. The Massachusetts Historical Society cannot give permission to publish or quote from documents by individuals for whom it does not hold copyright. Use of these materials does not imply permission to publish. It is the sole responsibility of the researcher to obtain formal permission from the owners of the literary rights (copyright) to publish or quote from documents in this collection.

Photocopies are for personal use only. Personal use photocopies may not be donated or deposited in other libraries or archives, or made available to other researchers without the written permission of the Massachusetts Historical Society.

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Summary Description of the Collection

CartonBarcodeContents
Materials stored offsite
Carton 1SH 1742 GClippings,1970s-1990s
(photocopy)
Carton 1SH 1742 GLetters and other manuscript material related to clippings and research, 1990
Carton 1SH 1742 GFaneuil Hall Markets report prepared for the BRA, 1968
Carton 1SH 1742 GMIT Case Study on Faneuil Hall, Jan. 1984
(2 copies)
Carton 1SH 1742 GIndenture of Lease, 21 Feb. 1975 between BRA and Faneuil Hall
(2 copies)
Carton 1SH 1742 GPhotocopies of articles from journals
Carton 1SH 1742 GPhotocopies of maps of Boston
Carton 1SH 1742 GImages Faneuil Hall
Carton 1SH 1742 GResearch files on Fletcher Granite Company (contains photographs)
Carton 1SH 1742 GResearch file on construction of dome (contains photographs)
Carton 1SH 1742 GResearch files on Benjamin and Jane Thompson (contains photographs)
Carton 2SH 1743 HMaritime Heritage Prints permissions
Carton 2SH 1743 HArticles copied from journals at the Westford Historical Society regarding Fletcher Granite Company
Carton 2SH 1743 HBostonian Society permissions
Carton 2SH 1743 HBostonian Society information
Carton 2SH 1743 HBostonian Society newsletters
Carton 2SH 1743 HArticles copied from the Bostonian Society
Carton 2SH 1743 HDraft of Quincy's Market with remarks by Sally Pierce, May 2001
Carton 2SH 1743 HCorrespondence and articles copied from the Harvard University Archives
Carton 2SH 1743 HSPNEA information
Carton 2SH 1743 HArticles and items copied from the Chelmsford Historical Society
Carton 2SH 1743 HPermissions from the Boston Athenaeum
Carton 2SH 1743 HCorrespondence and articles from the Boston City Archives
Carton 2SH 1743 HImages and permissions from the Boston Dept. of Neighborhood Development
Carton 2SH 1743 HImages from the Boston Redevelopment Authority
Carton 2SH 1743 HRouse Company permissions
Carton 2SH 1743 HReport: Redevelopment of the Boston Waterfront
(Only known copy. Should be a copy at Harvard School of Design-- see if they want copy of this).
Carton 2SH 1743 HFaneuil Hall Markets Landmark Co. report, 1970
Carton 2SH 1743 HArchitectural Heritage Inc. Faneuil Hall Markets report, 30 Oct. 1972
Carton 2SH 1743 HArchitectural Heritage Foundation (Roger Webb) correspondence and permissions
Carton 2SH 1743 HBob Kenney research file
Carton 2SH 1743 HBoston Magazine, April 1979
Carton 2SH 1743 HTape recording of Kevin White interview, 7 May 2002
(Need to transcribe; only copy of recording)
Carton 2SH 1743 HFaneuil Hall press packet, 1976
Carton 2SH 1743 HGreater Boston Chamber of Commerce publication, 1962
Carton 2SH 1743 HFrederic Detwiller review of Quincy Market
Carton 2SH 1743 HCorrespondence with M.L. McQueen
Carton 2SH 1743 HDurgan Park ephemera
Carton 2SH 1743 HPhotographs, 1990s
Carton 2SH 1743 HLighting fixture schedule, 24 Aug. 2000
Carton 2SH 1743 HResumes and obituaries of architects
Carton 2SH 1743 HMiscellaneous research material
BoxFolderContents
Oversize materials stored onsite
OS BoxBoston Globe Magazine, 24 June 1973, 30 Mar. 1980, 18 May 1980, 10 Oct. 1999
Stored at Ms. N-333 (oversize)
OS BoxBenjamin Thompson articles and citation, 1990s
Stored at Ms. N-333 (oversize)
OS BoxD'Aggistino Izzo Quirk plans for phase 3 renovations, 25 Aug. 2000
Stored at Ms. N-333 (oversize)
Extra OS Folder 1-3Faneuil Hall Markets Redevelopment Proposal plans, Nov. 1970
Stored at Ms. N-333 (extra oversize)
Extra OS Folder 4"Restoration of North and South Market Buildings Faneuil Hall Markets, Boston, Massachusetts," 1972
2 photocopy sets of plans
Stored at Ms. N-333 (extra oversize)
Extra OS Folder 5"Faneuil Hall Markets," ca. 1972
2 photocopy sets of plans
Stored at Ms. N-333 (extra oversize)
Extra OS Folder 6Photocopy of Benjamin Thompson drawing of dome
Stored at Ms. N-333 (extra oversize)
Extra OS Folder 6D'Aggistino Izzo Quirk architectural drawings
Stored at Ms. N-333 (extra oversize)
Extra OS Folder 6Color copies of proposed redevelopment, Emmonds, San Francisco firm, 1970
Stored at Ms. N-333 (extra oversize)

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Preferred Citation

Quincy, John. Research materials on Quincy Market, Massachusetts Historical Society.

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Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.

Organizations:
Faneuil Hall (Boston, Mass.).
Quincy's Market (Boston, Mass.).

Subjects:
Architecture--Massachusetts--Boston.
Boston (Mass.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Markets--Conservation and restoration--Massachusetts--Boston.
Urban renewal--Massachusetts--Boston.

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http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0097
Send reference questions to library@masshist.org.
Prepared by Rachel Wise, 5 April 2004.
Revised 23 Mar. 2005
Encoded by Michael Rush, June 2004


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