Primary Source Recommendations (Version 1)

Primary Source Recommendations (Version 1) Presenter: Robert Allison Presentation: Liberty, Equality, Democracy in the Atlantic World August 18, 2008 Recommended Digital Collections: Collection Name URL Comments Avalon Project, Yale Jesuit Relations Economic History Founding Documents Congress Congressional Biography Library of Congress Library of Liberty http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/18th.htm http://puffin.creighton.edu/jesuit/relations/relations_36.html http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/?redirurl=calculators/ppoweruk/ http://www.constitution.org/cs_found.htm http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp http://thomas.loc.gov/ http://oll.libertyfund.org/ Great collections of primary documents Not pertinent to our discussion, but good on French and Natives in Canada This is a great web-site that translates 18 th century currency into contemporary values This web-site contains all of the pro- and anti-ratification arguments, as well as the debates in the Constitutional Convention, and the state ratifying conventions. Digitized debates in Congress, 1774-1875, terrific resources on history of Congress. To get biographical info on members of Congress. Great resources here for teachers The Liberty Fund has put together some sources on liberty, mainly 18 th -century. Voices Rising Project http://www.tritec-inc.org/voices 1

Recommended Archival Collections in the Metropolitan Area: Collection Name Archive Website and/or Contact Information Comments Massachusetts Historical Society Massachusetts State Archives Commonwealth Museum Boston Public Library American Antiquarian Society Gore Place http://www.masshist.org http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcidx.htm http://www.sec.state.ma.us/sec/mus/teachers/teaidx.htm http://www.bpl.org http://www.americanantiquarian.org http://www.goreplace.org/federalperiod.htm Collections include the Adams Papers, and many of Jefferson s papers have also been digitized. Every summer, the MHS offers 2 or 3 fellowships for k-12 teachers. Great resources maps, town info, state and provincial records. Watch for opening of new Commonwealth Museum early next year. Resources for teachers at the Commonwealth Museum. Every school in the Commonwealth can get 1 free bus every year! Electronic collections include the Evans Collection of Early American Imprints, and the Newspaper collection In Worcester, terrific collections on the American Revolution This Waltham house museum has created educational programs on the Early Republic. Voices Rising Project http://www.tritec-inc.org/voices 2

Presenter: Kerri Greenidge Presentation: Abolition: Law and Public Opinion August 19, 2008 This document will be updated. Check back soon. Voices Rising Project http://www.tritec-inc.org/voices 3

Presenter: Pat Reeve Presentation: Campaigns for women s civil rights in antebellum Massachusetts August 20, 2008 Recommended Digital Collections: Collection Name URL Comments American Women s History, Digital Collections of Primary Sources Do History, Diary of A Midwife, the Story of Martha Ballard Labor and Reform: 19 th Century E- Books Scholars Guide to the World Wide Web http://www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-digcoll.html http://dohistory.org/home.html http://www.digitalbookindex.com/_search/search010hstuslabora.asp http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/ This is the mother lode! Fabulous website that features the diary of a midwife, Martha Ballard, who lived in MA and Maine at the time of the Revolution. Terrific site for locating historical reform writings One-stop shopping Women and Social Movements in the United States Women Working, 1800-1930 http://womhist.binghamton.edu/index.html http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/ Must access this excellent resource at UMA Boston, B.U., or B.C. Harvard University s digitized collection of (historical) social, economic, and political writings Voices Rising Project http://www.tritec-inc.org/voices 4

Recommended Archival Collections in the Metropolitan Area: Collection Name Archive Website and/or Contact Information Comments The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America (Harvard University) American Antiquarian Society MA State Archives The State Library of MA http://lib.harvard.edu/libraries/0083full.html Phone Numbers: 495-8647 Address:3 James Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Mailing Address: 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 http://www.americanantiquarian.org/generali.htm 185 Salisbury Street Worcester, Massachusetts 01609-1634 Tel.: 508-755-5221 http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/ Massachusetts Archives 220 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125 Telephone: (617) 727-2816 http://www.mass.gov/lib/ George Fingold Library 24 Beacon Street State House, Room 341 Boston, MA 02133 An amazingly complete collection! Per the website: Manuscripts: More than 2500 manuscript collections. Women's rights movements past and present, feminism, health and sexuality, social reform, and the education of women and girls are core manuscript holdings. Books and Periodicals: More than 80,000 printed volumes--scholarly monographs and popular works. Photographic and Audiovisual Material: More than 90,000 photographs record women s private and public life. Audiotapes, videotapes and oral history tapes and transcripts add the soundtrack to the story of women s lives. Another rich lode of sources. Per the website: The library's collections document the life of America's people from the colonial era through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Collections include books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, broadsides, manuscripts, music, graphic arts, and local histories. Sheds light on unknown men and women. Per the website: Genealogy and Family History Resources Black History Resources Vital Statistics Records Passenger Lists Military History Resources Judicial Archives Agency List Massachusetts Archives Collection Wonderful window on policymaking affecting women. Per the website: the library has developed comprehensive collections in the areas of government documents, law, Massachusetts history, and public and current affairs. Voices Rising Project http://www.tritec-inc.org/voices 5

Presenter: Burt Logan Presentation: 19 th Century Sailors August 21, 2008 Recommended Digital Collections: Collection Name URL Comments Westward by Sea, Library of Congress Digital Collections http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/mymhihtml/mymhihome.html This selection of items from Mystic Seaport's archival collections includes logbooks, diaries, letters, business papers, and published narratives of voyages and travels. Voices Rising Project http://www.tritec-inc.org/voices 6

Recommended Archival Collections in the Metropolitan Area: Collection Name Archive Website and/or Contact Information Comments Records of the Navy, Record Group 45, Naval Records Collection, National Archives, Washington, DC Records of the Naval Home, Record Groups 24, 52, 71, and 181; National Archives, Philadelphia Branch Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT The Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA Samuel Eliot Morison Memorial Library, USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA http://www.archives.gov/ http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic/ http://www.mysticseaport.org/ http://www.pem.org/ http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/ Correspondence between Secretary of the Navy and commanding officers Naval service/careers of sailors and officers who applied for admission to the Naval Asylum (Sailors Home) Extensive collection of archival material related to 19 th century Maritime America; on-line access is limited One of the most important sources of New England maritime history Documents, correspondence, and other original material relating to USS Constitution Additional Comments: Unfortunately, very few maritime collections have been digitized for on-line access. In looking for information to develop profiles on individual sailors during the early 19 th century, the key is to look at financial records (such as pension applications) instead of traditional naval records, which are lacking in personal information. Account books and journals of merchant ship captains may also provide a glimpse into how much sailors were paid, where they hailed from, etc. Voices Rising Project http://www.tritec-inc.org/voices 7

Presenter: JULIA J. MIZE Presentation: The Dehumanization of Native Americans After King Phillips War August 22, 2008 Recommended Digital Collections: Collection Name URL Comments AVALON PROJECT http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon.major.htm Complete set of treaties between US govt. and Native American tribes Voices Rising Project http://www.tritec-inc.org/voices 8

Recommended Archival Collections in the Metropolitan Area: Collection Name Archive Website and/or Contact Information Comments Increase Mather Papers http://www.masshist.org/ King Phillips War multiple holdings Diary of King Phillips War by Benjamin Church http://www.masshist.org call# E83.67 C54 1975 John Eliot Letters http://www.masshist.org Founder of Praying Towns MS S-566 King Phillips War Narrative http://www.masshist.org E83 67 125 1966 Norman B. Levanthal Map Center http://www.bpl.org See teacher resource section. Need library card Historical Newspapers http://www.bpl.org Look for local newspapers from 1755-1763 and 1790-1794. need library card Boston Town Meeting Records; 1630-1822 http://www.bpl.org Some are transcribed and others are in boxes as they came. They provide good insight into town s business, especially before first regular newspaper in 1704. Voices Rising Project http://www.tritec-inc.org/voices 9