The MHS welcomes use of materials from our collection in publications, exhibitions, presentations, film and video projects, websites, and other works. The library offers two types of use permission:
Permission to cite and quote from unpublished materials -- service details
Permission to reproduce images of materials -- service details and fee scale
All requests should be made through Portal1791. Use ABIGAIL, the collection guides, or online resources to locate the item or items you wish to license and submit a separate request for each item. Contact the reference librarian if you have further questions.
Notice:
Library Closing @ 3:30PM
Thursday, 13 December 2018
Building Closed:
Building Closed
Monday, 24 December 2018
Building Closed:
Christmas Day
Tuesday, 25 December 2018
During the 1840s, members of short-lived intentional communities debated strategies for “getting back to nature” and explored emerging meanings of &ldquo ...
In 1773, two graduating Harvard seniors, Theodore Parsons and Eliphalet Pearson, were summoned before a public audience to debate whether slavery was compatible with ...
The History and Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society Tour is a 90-minute docent-led walk through our public rooms. The tour is free, open to the public, ...
In June 1854, the Boston City Missionary Society appointed a Methodist Episcopal clergyman named Luman Boyden to serve as missionary to the poor in East Boston. The 48-year-old Boyden (pictured ...
Join us for a program at the MHS this week! - Tuesday, 11 December, 12:00 PM: Robert Treat Paine’s Life & Influence on Law with Maura Healey, Massachusetts Attorney General; ...
