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Publisher: Massachusetts Historical Society John Quincy Adams: One President's Adolescence 
 "Ordinary and Extraordinary Letters, Diary Entries, and Parental Advice from JQA's Early Years." This site includes documents, tips on using documents in research, biographical sketches of the Adams family, and a chronology comparing J. Q. Adams' youth with America's growth. A "document-based, directed study" developed by a high school teacher for the Massachusetts Historical Society's Educating Youth project. http://www.masshist.org/JQA/StudyingJQA/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name Last updated Nov 19, 2008 "The Decisive Day Is Come": The Battle of Bunker Hill
The story of the famous battle of June 17, 1775 is told here with "personal accounts and eyewitness descriptions of the battle, along with contemporary maps, drawings, engravings, broadsides, and artifacts, either preserved by the participants or found on the battlefield." Also includes biographical sketches of the authors and recipients of the documents presented. From the Massachusetts Historical Society. http://www.masshist.org/bh/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 16, 2005 A Set of Plans and Forts in America, 1765
"Published in 1765 by Mary Ann Rocque, widow of John Rocque and Topographer to His Royal Highness the Duke of Glouchester, this book contains 30 plans of forts in North America. Published after the English victory over the French, Rocque's plans were drawn from previously published maps." Some of the towns and fortifications depicted are Albany, New York, Montreal, Quebec, Ticonderoga, Fort George, and Halifax. From the collection of The Massachusetts Historical Society. http://www.masshist.org/maps/PlansandForts/intro.htm Topics: History By Place, Maps, Maps by Place, U.S. Maps, United States History Last updated Mar 2, 2006 Maps of the French and Indian War
Fourteen historic maps, with accompanying facts about the pivotal battles of the French and Indian War. From the collection of The Massachusetts Historical Society. http://www.masshist.org/maps/Intro/FISplash.htm Topics: History, Maps, Military, U.S. Maps, United States History Last updated Jul 25, 2002 Adams Family Papers: An Electronic Archive
This site "presents selections from the most important manuscript collection held by the Massachusetts Historical Society. Digital images of the letters exchanged between John and Abigail Adams [1762-1801], John Adams's diary, and John Adams's autobiography are presented alongside transcriptions." Searchable, and browsable by date. Also includes biographical sketches of John and Abigail Adams and their family, and a timeline. From the Massachusetts Historical Society. http://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/aea/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Sep 23, 2006 The Diaries of John Quincy Adams
"This website presents images of the 51 volumes of John Quincy Adams' diary. ... Adams began keeping his diary, more than 14,000 pages, in 1779 at the age of twelve and continued until shortly before his death in 1848. The diary can be searched by date or by using the detailed timeline. Because there is no transcription ... it is not possible to search the text by keyword." From the Massachusetts Historical Society. http://www.masshist.org/jqadiaries/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Dec 20, 2006 Thomas Jefferson Papers: An Electronic Archive
This online exhibition includes high resolution scans (some with transcriptions) of Thomas Jefferson's manuscript copy of the Declaration of Independence, Farm Book, Garden Book, 1783 Catalog of Books, 1789 Catalog of Books, and Architectural Drawings. From the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts at the Massachusetts Historical Society. http://www.masshist.org/thomasjeffersonpapers/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Images of the Antislavery Movement in Massachusetts
This website "presents digital images of 840 visual materials from the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society that illustrate the role of Massachusetts in the national debate over slavery." Browse by format, such as engravings and prints, patriotic covers (envelopes featuring images and slogans), and manuscripts. Also includes a website overview, highlights from the collection of portraits of American abolitionists, and a brief bibliography. http://www.masshist.org/online/abolition.cfm Topics: Black Resources, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jan 21, 2008 |
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