MHS Miscellany

The Society's newsletter, the Miscellany, contains announcements about the Society, its programs, recent acquisitions, grants and awards, and other activities. Issues appear each fall and spring. It has been printed since the 1950s. Paper copies are available free of charge when available; digital files of recent issues are available below. For a single paper copy, please contact the Publications Department.  

Miscellany is a benefit of membership and will be sent to all Members and Fellows of the Society free of charge.  Please contact the Development Department for information about how to become a Member.

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Upcoming Events
Author Talk

William James on Democratic Individuality

26Jun 6:00PM 2018
There will be a pre-talk reception at 5:30

William James advocated a philosophy of democracy and pluralism that emphasizes individual and collective responsibility for our social arrangements, our morality, and ...
Brown Bag

The Gendering of Diaspora: Irish American Women Teachers and the Rise of the Irish American Elite, ...

27Jun 12:00PM 2018

Focusing on the period 1880‒1920, the peak of Irish emigration to the United States, this talk examines the education, professional training and wider public activism ...

Gallery Talk: Entrepreneurship & Classical Design in Boston’s South End

29Jun 2:00PM 2018

Guest curator and American furniture specialist Clark Pearce will lead visitors through the exhibition’s highlights while giving deeper context to the life and work ...
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This Week @ MHS

 - Monday, 25 June, 12:00PM : Jean Franzino of Beloit College presents this week's first Brown Bag talk, titled "Dis-Union: Disability in the U. S. Civil War." Franzino's project examines the ...

“I still hear her whenever I open my window”

The MHS recently acquired two fascinating letters related to a woman named Nancy Barron, and when cataloging the collection, I found a surprising connection.  The first letter, addressed to Dr. ...

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