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1997 PUBLICATIONS OF THE Massachusetts Historical Society New Volume! Massachusetts Historical Society Studies in American History and Culture-- Volumes of essays on a variety of topics, drawn from scholarly conferences held by the Society's Center for the Study of New England History. Entrepreneurs The Boston Business Community, 1700-1850 Ed. Conrad Edick Wright and Katheryn P. Viens (1997). Pp. 300, illus., index. cloth $45.00 paper $15.95 Articles examine: colonial currency and credit; colonial merchants; marine insurance; charitable trusts; elites; partnerships; female shopkeepers; the black community; patterns of trade; and a variety of occupations, including building, the wine trade, goldsmithing, and the book trades. Other titles in the series: American Unitarianism, 1805-1865 Ed. Conrad Edick Wright (published with Northeastern University Press, 1989). Pp. xiv, 272, illus., index. $40.00 This edited volume provides an excellent sketch of the new history of Unitarianism and a valuable stimulus to further research. --Journal of American History Massachusetts and the New Nation Ed. Conrad Edick Wright (1992). Pp. xiv, 296, illus., index. $40.00 The essays in this book study aspects of the role of a single state in the transformation of American life following the Revolutionary War. Puritanism Transatlantic Perspectives on a Seventeenth-Century Anglo-American Faith Ed. Francis J. Bremer (1993). Pp. xvii, 300, illus., index. cloth $45.00 paper $15.95 Exemplifying the vitality and diversity of Puritan studies today, this well-edited collection of eleven essays helps close the distance between American and British scholarship in the field. --Michael McGiffert, Institute of Early American History and Culture Early Volumes of Sibley's Now Available! Sibley's Harvard Graduates The Society is pleased to announce the publication, in late 1997, of volume 18, the long-awaited addition to the series Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Harvard College . Begun in the 19th century by John Langdon Sibley and written in this century by Clifford K. Shipton, this important reference work continues with the new volume, which covers the classes of 1772-1774, by Conrad Edick Wright and Edward W. Hanson. The Society has also reprinted the series' first three volumes (originally published in 1873-1888). Thus, for the first time in many years, all Sibley volumes are available. each $50.00 A treasure house of information, especially for the social history of colonial New England. --Michael G. Kammen on the Sibley series. Winthrop Papers A collection of primary sources essential to the study of colonial history. Available volumes cover the period 1631-1654. Containing the letters of John Winthrop, Sr., and Jr., and their correspondents, this collection details the early years of the New England colonies. Volumes 3-6 (1943-1992). each $65.00 Journals of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, 1715-1799 55 vols. (1919-1990), in 65 parts. Most parts still available. each part $30.00 New Titles! The Massachusetts Historical Society, 1791-1991 A Bicentennial History By Louis Leonard Tucker (1996). Pp. xvii, 623, illus., index, appendixes. $49.95 Written by the Society's director, this volume tells the fascinating story of the oldest historical society in North America, its place on Boston's cultural scene, and the eminent researchers--and assorted characters--its unequalled collections have attracted over the past two centuries. A fascinating, witty, droll, at times hilarious account . . . it is a delight to read. --Bernard Bailyn Also by Louis L. Tucker: Clio's Consort: Jeremy Belknap and the Founding of the Massachusetts Historical Society (1990). Pp. xii, 149, illus., index. $20.00 Order the items on these two pages from: Northeastern University Press Box 6525, Ithaca, NY 14851 Catalogue of Books in the Massachusetts Historical Library An Annotated Edition of the 1796 Library Catalogue of the Massachusetts Historical Society Comp. John D. Cushing, Mary E. Cogswell, Mary E. Fabiszewski, Edward W. Hanson, and Brenda M. Lawson (1997). Illus., index. $85.00 Published with complete bibliographic entries for each item and fully annotated, this is an important resource for bibliophiles and historians alike. The Power of Her Sympathy The Autobiography and Journal of Catharine Maria Sedgwick Ed. Mary Kelley (1993). Pp. xii, 165, illus., index. cloth $25.00 paper $8.95 A revealing entr e into the life and times of one of the most important and visible women authors in early 19th-century America. An indispensable resource for any library. --Choice Witness to America's Past Two Centuries of Collecting by the Massachusetts Historical Society This excellent introduction to the Society's holdings provides a varied overview of its book, manuscript, and art collections (1991). Pp. 207, illus., bibliography, index. paper $25.00 Portraits in the Massachusetts Historical Society An Illustrated Catalog with Descriptive Matter By Andrew Oliver, Ann Millspaugh Huff, and Edward W. Hanson (1988). Pp. xxvi, 163, large format, 24 color plates; 200 b w illus., index. $50.00 Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society Since 1859, the Proceedings have captured the dynamic intellectual achievements and contributions to historical scholarship of the Society's members and friends. Now published annually, the Proceedings include scholarly essays on a wide range of subjects drawn from the Society's collections, as well as annual reports. Vol. 107 (available December 1996) includes: The Harvard Student Rebellion of 1969: Through Change and Through Storm, by Archie Epps III; 'Like a Hare Before the Hunters': John Adams and the Idea of Republican Monarchy, by Richard Alan Ryerson; 'Expansive Intellect and Moral Agency': Public Culture in Antebellum Boston, by Howard M. Wach; Henry Adams and the Rise and Fall of the Luminiferous Ether, by Keith R. Burich; Tag-Team Polemics: The 'Centinel' and His Allies in the Massachusetts Spy , by Neil L. York; 'Cement to the Union': The Society of the Cincinnati and the Limits of Fraternal Sociability, by Marc L. Harris; Osgood Carleton, Mathematical Practitioner of Boston, by David Bosse; Letters from America: George Julian Harney, Boston, U.S.A., and Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 1863-1888, by Owen R. Ashton and Joan Hugman. Vols. 70-107 and standing orders are available from: Northeastern University Press Box 6525 Ithaca, NY 14851 each $30.00 Proceedings vols. 1-70 and indexes to vols. 1-20, 21-40 are available in microfilm. Please see page 6 of this catalogue for M.H.S. Microfilm listings. Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society The Collections, published since 1792, fulfill the Society's mission of making its manuscript collections available to a wide audience. These volumes adhere to the highest standards of documentary editing and include: The Saltonstall Papers (1607-1815) , Collections vols. 80 and 81 (1972, 1978) The Papers of Leverett Saltonstall (1816-1845) , Collections vols. 82 through 86 (1978-1992) The Papers of Robert Treat Paine (1746-1814) , Collections vols. 87 and 88 (1992), additional volumes forthcoming. These volumes, and standing orders for future volumes, are available from: Northeastern University Press Box 6525 Ithaca, NY 14851 each $50.00 Collections vols. 1-79 are available in microfilm. Please see page 6 of this catalogue for M.H.S. Microfilm listings. For the availability of earlier printed volumes, including cumulative indexes, please contact the Publications Department of the Society. Order the items below from: Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 For additional titles, please contact the Society. We Fight for Freedom Massachusetts, African Americans, and the Civil War This most recent volume in the M.H.S. Picture Book series is an excellent introduction to the contribution of blacks to the Union effort. By Donald Yacovone (1993). $7.95 Published since 1954, M.H.S. Picture Books feature items from the Society's collection paired with an interpretive essay. Printed in a brief (32 page average) format, they offer an excellent introduction to a variety of topics. Picture book titles include: The Metropolis of New England: Colonial Boston, 1630-1776 Paul Revere's Three Accounts of His Famous Ride The Battle of Bunker Hill The War of 1812 Women at Work each $4.00 Shipping and handling for this series $0.75 Massachusetts Paper Money, 1690-1780 The Collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society An excellent introduction to colonial currency, with extensive illustrations. By Leonard Travers (1988). paper $11.95 shipping and handling $0.75 The Founding of Massachusetts A Selection from the Sources of the History of the Settlement, 1628-1631 (1930) Pp. 201, illus., index. $15.00 New-Englands Rarities Discovered By John Josselyn. Facsimile of the 1672 edition (1972). Pp. 117. $10.00 The Notebook of John Smibert With Essays by Sir David Evans, John Kerslake, and Andrew Oliver (1969) Includes facsimile. Pp. viii, 131, illus., index. $10.00 War Letters, 1862-1865 of John Chipman Gray John Ropes (1927) Pp. 532, index. $25.00 Maps and Prints The following handsome reproductions are sold unframed: A Prospect of the Colledges in Cambridge in New England, 1726, 2d ed. The famous William Burgis view of Harvard. Four-color offset facsimile, 28 1/2 x 23 1/2 (1985). $15.00 Perspective View of the Blockade of Boston, 1768, 2d ed. By Christian Remick. Hand-colored offset facsimile, 27 x 12 (1978). $15.00 Map of the Seat of Civil War in America, 1775. By Bernard Romans. Four-color offset facsimile of the Boston area and southeastern Massachusetts, 19 x 21 (1989). $10.00 Old State House, Boston. By James B. Marston. Four-color offset facsimile of the 19th c. painting in the Society's collection, 33 x 26 (1997). $10.00 Order from: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215 M.H.S. Microfilms M.H.S. Microfilms As a means of fulfilling its mission to preserve and disseminate its collections, the Society maintains an active microfilming program. Order these titles from: Microfilm Publications UMI Research Collections 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48106 1-800-521-3042 Prices are for domestic sales; for international prices, contact UMI Research Collections. Adams Papers, 1639-1889, 608 reels plus 4 printed guides (1954-1959); subseries are also available. $48,640.00 Charles Francis Adams II Papers, 1861-1933, 55 reels plus guide (1982). 4 $4,400.00 Henry Adams Papers, 1843-1938, 36 reels (1981). 4 $2,880.00 Washington Allston Papers, 1800-1843, 2 reels (1974). $160.00 John A. Andrew Papers, 1772-1889, 43 reels plus guide (1982). 4 $3,440.00 Governor Jonathan Belcher Letter Books, 1723-1755, 11 reels, some with manuscript indexes (1966). $880.00 August Belmont, Jr., Papers, 1827-1965, 5 reels (1974). $400.00 Brook Farm Papers, 1842-1901, 1 reel (1978). $85.00 Byles Family Papers, 1757-1837, 2 reels (1984). $160.00 Samuel Cabot Papers, 1713-1858, 4 reels plus guide (1981). 4 $320.00 William Ellery Channing Papers, 1791-1892, 5 reels plus guide (1982). 7 $400.00 Civil War Correspondence, Diaries and Journals at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 29 reels plus guide (1986). 2 $2,320.00 David Cobb Papers, 1708-1833, 3 reels plus guide (1980). 4 $240.00 Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, vols. 1-79, 24 reels (1990). $1,920.00 Benjamin Colman Papers, 1641-1763, 1 reel plus guide (1978). 4 $85.00 Caroline H. Dall Papers, 1811-1917, 45 reels plus guide (1981). 4 $3,600.00 Harbottle Dorr Collection of Annotated Massachusetts Newspapers, 1765-1776, 4 reels, each with manuscript index (1966). $320.00 Edward Everett Papers, 1675-1865, 54 reels plus printed guide (1972). 5 $5,600.00 Annie Adams Fields Papers, 1852-1912, 3 reels (1981). 4 $240.00 Forbes Papers, 1732-1931, 47 reels plus printed guide (1969). 5 $4,560.00 French and Indian Wars Orderly Books at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1 reel (1992). 8 $85.00 William Lloyd Garrison Papers, 1833-1882, 1 reel (1980). 4 $85.00 Georgia Gazette, 1763-1770, 2 reels (1974). $160.00 Elbridge Gerry Papers, 1744-1895, 7 reels plus guide (1988). 2 $560.00 Hancock Family Papers, 1728-1815, 2 reels plus guide (1977). 4 $160.00 William Heath Papers, 1774-1872, 46 reels (1974). $3,680.00 Thomas Jefferson Papers, 1705-1827, 16 reels (1977). 4 $1,280.00 Henry Knox Papers, 1719-1825, 55 reels plus index (1960). $4,400.00 Lee Family Papers, 1535-1957, 41 reels plus guide (1982). 4 $3,280.00 Benjamin Lincoln Papers, 1635-1964, 13 reels plus printed guide (1967). 5 $1,040.00 William Livingston Papers, 1695-1839, 12 reels (1969). $960.00 Louisbourg Papers (Expedition of 1745), 1 reel (1968). $85.00 Lyman Family Papers, 1785-1956, 29 reels plus guide (1988). 4 $2,240.00 Mascarene Family Papers, 1687-1839, 1 reel (1969). $85.00 Massachusetts Charitable Fire Society Papers, 1792-1973, 5 reels (1974). $400.00 Mather Papers (a joint publication with the American Antiquarian Society). Part I: The Papers of Cotton Mather, 1636-1724, 19 reels (1971); part II: The Papers of Increase Mather, [1659?]-1721, 4 reels plus guide (1981). Part I $1,520.00; part II $320.00; complete collection $1,840.00 Oliver Family Papers, 1419-1946, 28 reels (1976). $2,240.00 Harrison Gray Otis Papers, 1691-1870, 11 reels plus guide (1979). 4 $880.00 Robert Treat Paine Papers, 1659-1862, 19 reels plus guide (1991). $1,520.00 Theodore Parker Papers, 1826-1862, 4 reels plus guide (1978). 4 $320.00 William Pepperell Papers, 1683-1769, 2 reels (1968). $160.00 Thomas Handasyd Perkins Papers, 1789-1892, 17 reels plus guide (1981). 4 $1,360.00 Timothy Pickering Papers, 1758-1829, 69 reels and printed guide (1966). 5 $5,520.00 Pre-Revolutionary Diaries at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1635-1774, 13 reels plus guide (1977). 2 $1,040.00 Ezekiel Price Papers, 1754-1785, 1 reel (1968). $85.00 Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, vols. 1-70 and index to vols. 1-20, 21-40, 19 reels (1988). $1,520.00 Quincy, Wendell, Holmes, and Upham Family Papers, 1633-1910, 67 reels plus printed guide (1977). 6 $5,360.00 Revere Family Papers, 1746-1964, 15 reels plus guide (1979). 4 $1,200.00 Revolutionary War Orderly Books at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 6 reels, plus guide. 3 $480.00 John O. Sargent Papers, 1831-1912, 4 reels plus printed guide (1965). 5 $320.00 Winthrop Sargent Papers, 1771-1948, 7 reels plus printed guide (1965). 5 $560.00 Catharine Maria Sedgwick Papers, 1798-1908, 18 reels (1984). $1,440.00 Lemuel Shaw Papers, 1648-1923, 46 reels plus printed guide (1970). 5 $5,200.00 Arthur A. Shurcliff Collection of Glass Lantern Slides, 2 reels plus guide (1985). 6 $160.00 Smith-Carter Family Papers, 1669-1880, 6 reels plus guide (1977). 4 $480.00 Smith-Townsend Family Papers, 1670-1892, 1 reel plus guide (1977). 4 $85.00 Caleb Strong Papers, 1657-1818, 1 reel (1978). 4 $85.00 John Thomas Papers, 1693-1844, 3 reels (1976). $240.00 Artemas Ward Papers, 1721-1953, 5 reels plus printed guide (1967). 5 $400.00 Mercy Warren Papers, 1709-1841, 2 reels (1968). $160.00 Warren-Adams Papers, 1767-1822, 1 reel plus guide (1978). 4 $85.00 Meshech Weare Papers, 1776-1786, 1 reel (1974). $85.00 Henry M. Wheeler Collection of Glass Photographic Plates, 1 reel plus guide (1985). 6 $85.00 Israel Williams Papers, 1730-1785, 1 reel (1977). 4 $85.00 Winthrop Papers, 1537-1905, 53 reels plus guide (1976). 1 $4,240.00 Sponsorship provided by: 1 The Massachusetts Bicentennial Commission 2 The Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities 3 The Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati 4 The National Endowment for the Humanities 5 The National Historical Publications Commission 6 The National Historical Publications and Records Commission 7 The North Shore Unitarian Veatch Program 8 The Society of Colonial Wars of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Writings of John Quincy Adams (7 vols.) and the Jonathan Trumbull Papers, parts I-IV, are available on microfilm reels or as paperbound Books on Demand. For prices, contact: Books on Demand UMI 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48106 1-800-521-3042 M.H.S. titles issued by Harvard University Press Publications distributed by Harvard University Press, 79 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Phone 1-800-448-2242. The Adams Papers Includes the Adams Family Papers, The Papers of John Adams, The Diary of John Quincy Adams, The Diary of Charles Francis Adams . In 37 volumes (1961-1997). Stands out for impeccable textual editing, importance of selected documents, intelligent annotation, and elegant design. The Adams Papers exemplify the best in historical editing. --the 1996 James Franklin Jameson award of the American Historical Association. New England Life in the Eighteenth Century Selected biographical sketches from the nine volumes of Sibley's Harvard Graduates that Clifford K. Shipton edited covering the classes 1690-1750 (1995 printing). Pp. xxvii, 626, illus., index. paper $24.95 Shipton is witty and he has a lively sense of humor . . . These [are] admirable and sometimes touching biographies --Times Literary Supplement. As vivid a picture of eighteenth-century New England as any enthusiast could want --Boston Sunday Globe. The Journal of John Winthrop, 1630-1649 Ed. Richard S. Dunn, James Savage, and Laetitia Yeandle. The Belknap Press (1996). Pp. lvi, 799, illus., index, appendixes. $100.00 The first 20th-century edition of this pivotal work in American cultural history. Tontine Press Distributed by the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215. The Gentleman Mr. Shattuck A biography of Henry Lee Shattuck (1879-1971), Boston lawyer, politician, and philanthropist. By John Galvin (1996). Pp. xxiii, 462, illus., index. For information on this title, please contact the Publications Department of the Society. To order from this catalogue: |
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