Studying History & Culture in the
Boston Area


Boston, founded in 1630, is one of the oldest urban centers in America.  Often called the cradle of liberty, the city is an ideal environment for the study of history.  History students at ENC hold the tremendous advantage of having dozens of archives, libraries, historical collections, and historic sites and museums within miles of ENC’s campus.  Leading scholars from across the nation and around the globe frequently give public lectures at the numerous colleges, universities, and libraries in the metropolitan area.  (See this ENC History Department page for lectures in the area.) Moreover, the ENC History Department regularly sponsors on-campus lectures presented by the world’s leading historians and social scientists.  Whether students are interested in studying ancient, colonial, or modern history, ENC’s history major offers a world of opportunities. 


BOSTON-AREA HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND ARTS LINKS

Archives 
Boston Athenaeum Collections

Boston University Archives

City of Boston Archives & Records

Congregational Church Archives

John F. Kennedy Library

Massachusetts Historical Society

Massachusetts State Archives

National Archives, Boston

Quincy, MA Historical Society

Rare Books & Special Collections at Boston College

UMASS Archives & Special Collections

Libraries
Boston College Library

Boston Public Library

Boston University Libraries

Eastern Nazarene College Library

Northeastern University Libraries

University of Massachusetts, Boston, Healy Library

Historic Sites & Museums
Adams National Historic Site, Qunicy, MA

Boston Historical Markers

Commonwealth Museum

Harvard University Art Museums

Josiah Quincy House, 1770 (two blocks from the ENC campus)

Museum of Afro-American History, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Old South Meeting House

Paul Revere House

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem

Plimoth Plantation

Quincy Historic Walking Tour

Revolutionary War Sites, National Parks Service

History & Other Lectures in Boston and Surrounding Area
American Antiquarian Society (Worcester, MA) Public Lectures

Boston College Lectures and Readings

Boston Public Library Events

Boston Theological Institute

Cambridge Forum

Commonwealth Museum Lectures

Ford Hall Forum

Harvard Book Store (est. 1932) frequently hosts public lectures

Harvard Coop public lectures on a variety of topics

Massachusetts Historical Society Lectures (most open to the public)

Museum of Fine Arts

Old South Church Lectures

Online Images of Boston & Vicinity
Boston images from the New York Public Library Digital Gallery

Images of Boston from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs division - keyword search: "Boston"

Prints, sketches, & paintings of Boston from Artcylopedia

Boston fine art from the San Francisco Museum of Fine Art

Maps, engravings, and prints of Boston from the Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library - keyword search: "Boston"


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