BOOK
Title:
Boston: portrait of a city
Creators:
Whitehill, Walter Muir, 1905- | Knowles, Katharine.
Publication:
Barre, Barre, Mass, 1964.
Notes:
Illustrated lining papers.
Call #:
917.4461 W58B
Extent:
112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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ANALYTIC
Title:
Boston when Ben. Franklin was a boy
Parent:
Bostonian society, Proceedings ... 1906, p.55
Creator:
Titus, Anson, 1847-1932
Publication:
Bostonian society, 1906.
Call #:
974.4 B68 1906
Extent:
p.[55]-72 ; octavo.
BOOK
Title:
Siege and evacuation of Boston and Charlestown: with a brief account of pre-revolutionary public buildings
Creator:
Wheildon, William Willder, 1805-1892
Publication:
Lee & Shepard, Boston, Mass, 1876.
Call #:
973.341 W56S
Extent:
64 p. : ill., facsims., map (1 fold.), port. ; 25 cm.
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
Two miniature maps of Boston found
Creator:
Buchheim, Günther.
Publication:
Tring, Herts, Eng.], 1992.
Notes:
Reprinted from the Map Collector, Summer 1992.
Call #:
910 Pam. no.48
Extent:
p.24-27 : facsims., maps ; 30 cm.
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
Letters of John Andrews: esq., of Boston, 1772-1776
Creators:
Andrews, John, 1743-1822 | Sargent, Winthrop, 1825-1870
Publication:
Press of J. Wilson and sons, Cambridge, 1866.
Notes:
"Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Massachusetts historical society", 1866, v. 8, p. 316-412. Brief sketch of William Barrell, brother-in-law of the author, to whom the letters are addressed: p. 5-6.
Call #:
DLAR 357p
Extent:
100 p. 23 cm.
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston
Creator:
Drake, Samuel Adams, 1833-1905
Publication:
Little, Brown, and company, Boston, 1900.
Notes:
For references to B. Franklin, see index.
Call #:
974.461 D78O.N
Extent:
xviii, 484 p., 1 l. front., illus., plates (incl. ports.) 21 cm.
Subjects:
ANALYTIC
Title:
Letters of John Andrews, esq., of Boston, 1772-1776
Parent:
From the Proceedings of the Massachusetts historical society," 1866, v.8
Creators:
Andrews, John, 1743-1822 | Sargent, Winthrop, 1825-1870
Publication:
Press of J. Wilson and sons, Cambridge, 1866.
Notes:
Brief sketch of William Barrell, brother-in-law of the author, to whom the letters are addressed: p.5-6.
Call #:
974.4 M38P V.8
Extent:
p.316-412.
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
A handbook of the principal scientific institutions of Boston and vicinity : with a brief account of the more important public works, of the geology and geography, and of places of historical interest
Creator:
American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting(50th : 1898 : Boston, Mass.)
Publication:
Rockwell and Churchill, Boston, 1898.
Call #:
917.4461 AM3H
Extent:
118 p., [10] leaves of plates ; 18 cm.
Subjects:
ANALYTIC
Title:
Philadelphia, New York City and Boston
Parent:
Manuscripts, v.52, no.2
Creator:
Jones, Philip.
Publication:
Burbank, Cal.], 2000.
Call #:
091.5 Au8 v.52, no.2
Extent:
p.107-110 : facsim. ; 22 cm.
Subjects:
PAMPHLET
Title:
Social structure and the potential for urban change: Boston and Charleston in the 1830s
Creators:
Pease, Jane H. | Pease, William Henry, 1924-
Publication:
Beverly Hills], 1982.
Notes:
Xeroxed from the Journal of Urban History, v.8, no.2, February 1982.
Call #:
973 PAM. NO.504
Extent:
p.171-195 ; 22 cm.
Subjects:
MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Dates:
1848-1865
Abstract:
These are primarily letters with family members in Ireland while Harvey traveled and lectured in the United States. In 1849 he lectured on botany at the Lowell Institute in Boston and toured much of the eastern coast of the U. S. There are detailed letters about what he saw and the people he met.
Call #:
Mss.Film.1093
Extent:
1 microfilm_reel(s)
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
The web of progress: private values and public styles in Boston and Charleston, 1828-1843
Creators:
Pease, William Henry, 1924- | Pease, Jane H.
Publication:
Oxford University Press, New York, 1985.
Notes:
Includes index. Bibliography: p. 266-324.
Call #:
973 P32w
Extent:
xiv, 334 p. : tables ; 24 1/2 cm.
Subjects:
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City and town life -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies | Cities and towns -- United States | Boston (Mass.) -- Social conditions -- Case studies | Charleston (S.C.) -- Social conditions -- Case studies | Boston (Mass.) -- Social conditions | Boston (Mass.) -- Description and travel | Charleston (S.C.) -- Description and travel | Charleston (S.C.) -- Social conditions
MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Dates:
1771-1772
Abstract:
This diary is an account of a voyage from Newport (R.I.) to London, with descriptions of Boston, Dover, Edinburgh, and London. There are also many references to Benjamin Franklin in the diary.
Call #:
Mss.B.M332
Extent:
1 volume(s)
Subjects:
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American Revolution | Americans Abroad | Beyond Early America | Boston (Mass.) -- Description and travel. | Diaries. | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | International Travel | London (England) -- Description and travel. | Manuscript Essays | Marchant, Henry, 1741-1796 | Science and technology | Scotland -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Travel Narratives and Journals
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