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List of Finding Aids

The following is a complete list of the Massachusetts Historical Society finding aids currently available online. More finding aids are continually being added. Finding aids not yet available online are still available in the Society's Reading Room.

Manuscript finding aids : A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Photograph finding aids : A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Manuscript finding aids

 
A   Mary Ogden Abbott Papers, 1764-1981 : Guide to the Collection
Henry Adams Papers, 1843-1938 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Thomas Boylston Adams Campaign Papers, 1962-1968 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Thomas Boylston Adams Papers, 1933-1987 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Adams-Hull Collection, 1775-1856 : Guide to the Collection
Adams-Thoron Papers, 1844-1992 : Guide to the Collection
Americans for Democratic Action Records, 1949-1976 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Amory Family Papers, 1697-1894 : Guide to the Collection
John A. Andrew Papers, 1772-1895 : Guide to the Collection
John F. Andrew Papers, 1859-1897 : Guide to the Collection
Appleton Family Papers, 1539-1941 : Guide to the Collection
Atkins Family Papers, 1845-1950 : Guide to the Collection
Edward Atkinson Papers, 1836-1905 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Atlantic Monthly Magazine Records, 1969-1974 : Guide to the Collection
 
B   Barker-Edes-Noyes family papers, 1655-1900 : Guide to the Collection
Bay State Historical League Records, 1903-2005 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Jonathan Belcher Letterbooks, 1723-1755 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Jeremy Belknap Papers, 1637-1891 : Guide to the Collection
Blake Family Papers, 1867-1964 : Guide to the Collection
Francis Blake Papers, 1804-1917 : Guide to the Collection
Blake-Clapp-Arguimbau Family Papers, 1798-1984 : Guide to the Collection
Boston Overseers of the Poor Records, 1733-1925 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Boston Port and Seamen's Aid Society Records, 1829-1977 : Guide to the Collection
Bowditch Collection of Boston Conveyances, 1827-1859 : Guide to the Collection
Additions to the Bowditch Collection of Boston Conveyances, 1841-1904 : Guide to the Collection
Charles P. Bowditch Family Papers, 1849-1952 : Guide to the Collection
Boylston Family Papers, 1688-1979 : Guide to the Collection
Robert Fiske Bradford Papers, 1909-1971 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Carl Bridenbaugh Papers, 1933-1983 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Albert Gallatin Browne Papers, 1742-1884 : Guide to the Collection
Bryant-Mason-Smith Family Papers, 1767-1861 : Guide to the Collection
Lyman H. Butterfield Papers, 1942-1980 : Offsite Storage Inventory
 
C   Godfrey Lowell Cabot Papers, 1870-1962 : Guide to the Collection
Henry Daland Chandler Papers, 1821-1947 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Peleg W. Chandler Legal Papers, 1717-1888 : Guide to the Collection
Channing Family Papers, 1685-1915 : Guide to the Collection
Walter Channing (1757-1827) Papers, 1676-1829 : Guide to the Collection
Walter Channing (1786-1876) Papers, 1800-1872 : Guide to the Collection
William Ellery Channing Papers, 1791-1892 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Civil War Correspondence, Diaries, and Journals at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1754-1926 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Samuel Chester Clough Research Materials Toward a Topographical History of Boston, 1630-1798; ca. 1900-1949 : Guide to the Collection
David Cobb Papers, 1708-1833 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Collections Relevant to African American History at the Massachusetts Historical Society : An Overview
Benjamin Colman Papers, 1641-1806 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Colonial Society of Massachusetts Collection, 1710-1939 : Guide to the Collection
Frederick S. Converse Papers, 1735-1971 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Thomas J. Coolidge Autograph Collection, 1852-1887 : Guide to the Collection
Christopher P. Cranch Papers, 1782-1928 : Guide to the Collection
Bruce Crane Papers, 1952-1985 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Winthrop Murray Crane Papers, 1877-2000 : Guide to the Collection
Seth Turner Crawford Collection, 1786-1939 : Guide to the Collection
Crosby Family Papers, 1870-1929 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Curtis-Stevenson Family Papers, 1775-1920 : Guide to the Collection
Cutler Family Papers, 1828-1936 : Guide to the Collection
 
D   Caroline Wells Healey Dall Papers, 1811-1917 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Dall-Healey Family Papers, 1662-1957 : Guide to the Collection
Dana Family Papers, 1654-1950 : Guide to the Collection
Nathan Dane Papers, 1663-1834 : Guide to the Collection
Davenport, Peters Company Records, 1811-1991 : Guide to the Collection
DeGrasse-Howard Papers, 1776-1976 : Guide to the Collection
Charles Devens Notebooks, 1841-1885 : Guide to the Collection
Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society Records, 1641-1904 : Guide to the Collection
Theodore F. Dwight Papers, 1668-1915 : Guide to the Collection
 
E   Henry Herbert Edes Collection, 1648-1917 : Guide to the Collection
The Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts Records, 1681-1993 : Guide to the Collection
Joseph B. Ely Papers, 1885-1944 : Guide to the Collection
Emerson Family Papers, 1786-1959 : Guide to the Collection
Benjamin Kendall Emerson Family Papers, 1708-1921 : Guide to the Collection
Endicott Family Papers, 1612-1958 : Guide to the Collection
Environmental League of Massachusetts Records, 1898-1998 : Guide to the Collection
Edward Everett Papers, 1675-1910 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
 
F   Fayerweather Family Papers, 1718-1976 : Guide to the Collection
Annie Fields Papers, 1847-1912 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Fifty Associates Records, 1820-1950 : Offsite Storage Inventory
First Church (Charlestown, Boston, Mass.) Records, 1631-1980 : Guide to the Collection
First Church (Watertown, Mass.) Records, 1668-1981 : Guide to the Collection
First Church (Weymouth, Mass.) Records, 1724-1839 : Guide to the Collection
First Parish Church in Dorchester Records, 1636-1981 : Guide to the Collection
Forbes Family Papers, 1732-1931 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Edith Emerson Forbes and William Hathaway Forbes Papers, 1827-ca. 1964 : Guide to the Collection
Elise Cabot Forbes Papers, 1870-1960 : Offsite Storage Inventory
James Murray Forbes Papers, 1868-1957 : Guide to the Collection
John Murray Forbes Papers, 1854-1898 : Guide to the Collection
Ralph E. and Elise C. Forbes Personal Financial Records, 1896-1952 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Robert Bennet Forbes Papers, 1817-1967 : Guide to the Collection
Rose Dabney Forbes Papers, 1902-1932 : Guide to the Collection
Foster Family Autograph Collection, 1621-1930 : Guide to the Collection
Charles Henry Wheelwright Foster Diaries, 1901-1955 : Guide to the Collection
Charles Henry Wheelwright Foster Papers, 1957-2003 : Guide to the Collection
Hilda Chase Foster Papers, 1873-1974 : Guide to the Collection
Fox Family Papers, 1795-1936 : Guide to the Collection
French and Indian War Orderly Books at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1758-1760 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Richard Frothingham Charlestown Papers, 1634-1890 : Guide to the Collection
Richard Frothingham Papers, 1683-1865 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Richard Frothingham Papers II, 1614-1895 : Guide to the Collection
 
G   John T. Galvin Research Materials, 1894-1996 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Ezra Stiles Gannett Papers, 1816-1918 : Guide to the Collection
Gardner Family Papers, 1772-1915 : Guide to the Collection
George Gardner Family Papers, 1659-1900 : Guide to the Collection
William Lloyd Garrison Papers, 1833-1882 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Elbridge Gerry Letters (Photocopies), 1745-1853 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Elbridge Gerry Papers, 1706-1895 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Edwin Gittleman Research Materials, 1980s-1996 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Globe Newspaper Co. Records, 1863-2001 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Alice Bache Gould Papers, 1809-1939 : Guide to the Collection
Grand Army of the Republic, E. W. Kinsley Post No. 113 (Boston, Mass.) Records, 1872-1922 : Offsite Storage Inventory
David Stoddard Greenough Family Papers, 1631-1859 : Guide to the Collection
Gregory-Skinner-Howe-Wheeler Papers, 1770-1980s : Offsite Storage Inventory
 
H   N. Penrose Hallowell Scrapbooks, 1896-1951 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Microfilm Edition of the Hancock Family Papers, 1728-1885 : Guide to the Collection
Francis Russell Hart Collection, 1573-1936 : Guide to the Collection
Hartwell-Clark Family Papers, 1832-1934 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Francis W. Hatch Papers, 1906-1985 : Guide to the Collection
Francis W. Hatch, Jr. Papers, 1944-1985 : Guide to the Collection
Haven-Appleton-Cutter Papers, 1692-1972 : Guide to the Collection
William Heath Papers, 1774-1872 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Elisabeth May Herlihy Papers, 1914-1960 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Herter Family Papers, 1882-1966 : Offsite Storage Inventory
George Frisbie Hoar Papers, 1784-1933 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Rockwood Hoar Papers, 1835-1949 : Guide to the Collection
Samuel Hooper Papers, 1836-1902 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Hooper-Sturgis Papers, 1798-1857 : Guide to the Collection
George Howe Papers, 1819-1899 : Guide to the Collection
Humane Society of Massachusetts Records, 1786-2004 : Guide to the Collection
 
J   Jackson Family Papers II, 1776-1988 : Guide to the Collection
Patrick Tracy Jackson Papers, 1766-1869 : Guide to the Collection
Jacoby Club Records, 1908-1989 : Guide to the Collection
Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, 1705-1827 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
 
K   Gerald M. Kelly Research Materials, 1950s-1990s : Offsite Storage Inventory
King's Chapel (Boston, Mass.) Records, 1686-1942 : Guide to the Collection
King-Hale-Douglass Family Papers, 1789-1913 : Guide to the Collection
 
L   Lamb Family Papers, 1750-1971 : Guide to the Collection
Amos Adams Lawrence Diaries and Account Books, 1816-1886 : Guide to the Collection
Amos Adams Lawrence Papers, 1817-1886 : Guide to the Collection
Amos Lawrence Papers, 1814-1879 : Guide to the Collection
Lee Family Papers, 1535-1957 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Joseph Lee Papers, 1845-1991 : Guide to the Collection
Lend a Hand Society Records, 1843-1982 : Guide to the Collection
Benjamin Lincoln Papers, 1635-1964 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Ruby Winslow Linn Papers, 1794-2000 : Guide to the Collection
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Papers, 1920-1982 : Guide to the Collection
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Papers II, 1920-1985. : Guide to the Collection
Henry Cabot Lodge Papers, 1775-1966 : Guide to the Collection
Martin M. Lomasney Scrapbooks, 1902-1932 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
John Davis Long Papers, 1820-1943 : Guide to the Collection
Lowell Institute Records, 1921-1966 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Lowell Family Papers, 1728-1898 : Guide to the Collection
Charlotte Loring Lowell Collection, 1953-1981 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Francis Cabot Lowell (1803-1874) Papers, 1788-1966 : Guide to the Collection
Francis Cabot Lowell (1775-1817) Papers, 1742-1894 : Guide to the Collection
Ralph Lowell Papers, 1849-1981 : Offsite Storage Inventory
 
M   Horace Mann Collection, 1669-1926 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Further Extension of Suffrage to Women Records, 1895-1920 : Guide to the Collection
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Records, 1791-1995 : Guide to the Collection
Massachusetts Charitable Society Records, 1762-1994 : Guide to the Collection
Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture Records, 1764-1963 : Guide to the Collection
Cotton Mather Papers, 1636-1724 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
Increase Mather Papers, 1659-1721 : Guide to the Microfilm Edition
May Family Papers, 1736-1980 : Guide to the Collection
Mayflower Club Records, 1893-1931 : Offsite Storage Inventory
McCleary Family Papers, 1735-1955 : Guide to the Collection
Mellen Family Papers, 1770-1881 : Guide to the Collection
Merriman Family Papers, 1695-1902 : Offsite Storage Inventory
Henry Davis Minot Papers, 1825-1891 : Guide to the Collection
Minot-Rackemann Family Papers, 1824-1952 : Guide to the Collection
Nahum Mitchell Papers, 1711-1864 : Guide to the Collection
Allen H. Morgan Papers : Guide to the Collection
Samuel Eliot Morison Papers, 1868-1969 : Offsite Storage Inventory
William Minot Papers 1829-1944 : Guide to the Collection