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The Boston Athenaeum was founded in 1807. Its present building on Beacon Hill, erected from 1847 to 1849, houses a library and an art collection.

From the description of Boston Athenaeum records, 1854-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557016

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referencedIn Bolton, Charles Knowles, 1867-1950. Papers, 1875-1950. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Hilles, Susan Morse, 1905-. Papers, 1839-1995 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Cutter, Charles A. (Charles Ammi), 1837-1903. Letters received, 1880-1883. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Buttimer, Cornelius G. A catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Boston Athenaeum / Cornelius G. Buttimer. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Anthology Society. Anthology Society records, 1806-1808. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Pearlman, Jonathan. A computerized index of the drawings of George M. Dexter : a demonstration project for the Fine Arts Department of the Boston Athenaeum, Jack Jackson, ass't., Art Dept. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Lang, V. R., 1924-1956. Fire exit : vaudeville for Eurydice / V.R. Lang. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Receipt, 1865 Sept. 7. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Butcher, Agnes. Zenobia : a life of Margaret Fuller, 1982. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Arnold, Howard Payson, 1831-1910. Letters, 1904-1906. American Antiquarian Society
referencedIn Righter, James V. (James Volney). Illustrated journal/sketchbook, 2004 Sept. 26-Nov. 4. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Shaw, William Smith, 1778-1826. William S. Shaw Papers, 1806-1819. Peabody Essex Museum
referencedIn Boston Athenaeum. Examining committee. Lists of missing books, 1882-1891. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Bradbury, S. L. A. (Sophia Louise Appleton). Index of principal papers of the Boston Athenaeum in bundles of letters and reports in the safe, 1903 / prepared by Mrs. L.A. Bradbury. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Hyland, Christopher,. The Boston Athenaeum gentleman [graphic] / Christopher Hyland 04. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Subscribers to "The back woodsman" by Dexter, 1861 Feb. 26. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Borden, W. A. The roll of the Battel of Abbay [manuscript], 1884. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Records, 1865-1980. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Davis, John, 1761-1847. Papers, 1785-1843. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn McCleary, Oren. Parlor game, 1982. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Sheldon Glueck papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Boi. Boston Athenaeum, Boston, 1900 [graphic] / Boi. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Sheldon, Sayre. Sentences / Sayre Sheldon. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Allston, Washington, 1779-1843. An indenture tripartite..., 1827 May 9. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Williamson, William Landrum, 1920-. W.L. Williamson - William F. Poole research papers, 1865-1959. Newberry Library
referencedIn Buckminster, J. S. (Joseph Stevens), 1784-1812. Papers, 1797-1812. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Papers of Daniel Robbins and Seymour Slive, 1959-2003 (inclusive), 1971-1982 (bulk) Harvard Art Museums. Archives
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Catalogue, 1852. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Richardson, Marilyn. Black Bostonians : three centuries of community and culture : typescript (photocopy), 1989 / by Marilyn Richardson, with Edward Clark. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Sargent, Daniel, 1890-1987. Papers, 1838-1986. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Gray, Russell. Report on the rules of the Library Committee of the Boston Athenaeum 1885. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Ticknor, George, 1791-1871. Letter, [n.d., Cambridge?], to George B. [P.?] Marsh, Hanover, Mass. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Ward, Thomas W. (Thomas Wren), 1786-1858. Thomas Wren Ward papers, 1717-1943; 1778-1858. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D Houghton Library
referencedIn Howe, M. A. De Wolfe (Mark Antony De Wolfe), 1864-1960. Papers, 1911-1944 (inclusive), 1929-1937 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Chapman, John Jay, 1862-1933. Additional papers, 1841-1940 Houghton Library
referencedIn Eliot, Samuel, 1821-1898. Letters, [1874?]. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Scrapbooks, 1898-1976. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Boston Athenaeum. Cataloging Dept. Cutter classification scheme, 1897-1954. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Goodall, John S.,. A Christmas welcome to the Boston Athenaeum [graphic] / John S. Goodall. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Fuller, Margaret, 1810-1850. Papers of Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli [manuscript] 1833-49. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Harry Levin papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Westman, Barbara,. [Boston Athenaeum - second floor] [graphic] / Barbara Westman. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Hilles, Susan Morse, 1905-. Transcript of oral history, 1986. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Autograph letter signed : to Belle Greene, 1909 Dec. 17, 22. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Papers, 1911-1944 (inclusive), 1929-1937 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Ad Athenaeum : [poem, in Latin]. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886. Acknowledgment : to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1877 Dec. 12. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Catalogue, 1828. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Printed materials, 1815-1935. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Blackwell family. Papers, 1832-1981 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn McMahon, Mary. The Boston Athenaeum : an essay prepared for the English Department at Simmons College, 1924 Dec. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Boston Athenaeum. Proprietors. Notices, 1895, 1897. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Lowell, Edward J. Photographs of sculpture : indexes. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Bradford, Gamaliel, 1863-1932. Linda Frobisher Wildman memorial scrapbook, 1930. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Archives of the Boston Athenaeum, 1791- Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Clipping files, 1807- Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814. Rumfordiana, 1775-[ongoing]. American Institute of Physics
referencedIn Subscribers to a bust of Harrison Gray Otis by Clevenger, ca. 1840. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Trumbull, John, 1756-1843. Letter, New York, to Daniel Wadsworth, Hartford, 1828 Sept. 28. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Whitehill, Walter Muir, 1905-1978. Letters to Michael G. Kammen, 1967-1983. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Boston Common political leaflets, 1967-1973, 1970-1973. University of Massachusetts at Boston, Healey Library
referencedIn Boston Athenaeum. Fine Arts Dept. Catalogue of brass coins of the Roman Empire belonging to the Boston Athenaeum, 1839. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Massachusetts Scientific Library Association. Record of the proceedings of the Massachusetts Scientific Library Association : proprietors of the third social library in the city of Boston, 1826 Jan. 6-1827 March 17. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Thompson, Cephas, 1775-1856. Account book, 1826-1845. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Charles Deane collection 1840-1909 1848-1889 Deane, Charles collection William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Books borrowed, 1827-1872. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Sandars, Edmund, 1876 or 7-1942,. Boston Athenaeum, first floor from the gallery [graphic]. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum records Archives of American Art
referencedIn Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860. Manuscript, ca. 1860. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Davis, John, 1761-1847. Letters, 1811-1819. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Gladys Tilden Papers, 1875-1982 Bancroft Library
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Letter signed : Charles K. Bolton, librarian, to Pierpont Morgan, 1908. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Catalogue of medical library and receipts, 1826. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Chiang, Yee, 1903-1977. Letters, 1953-1960. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Letter collection, 1808-1887. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Leanna, Rob,. [10 1/2 Beacon Street] [graphic] / Leanna '02. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Receipt, 1865 Sept. 7. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Books borrowed, 1921-1960. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Circulation records, 1907-1934. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
referencedIn Trumbull College manuscript collection, 1743-1830 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Tudor, William, 1779-1830. Observations upon the state of our jurisprudence, or, A collection of a series of papers upon that subject : published originally in the Citoyen Francais / by a Farmer of P. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Institutional file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Frazee, John, 1790-1852. Letters received, 1834-1838. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Manning, Mary. The saving pause, or, Reclaimed : a play in three acts / by Mary Maning. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Correspondence with T. S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot, 1946-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Collection of letters relating to the Stamp Act; Colonial papers, undated Houghton Library
referencedIn Poole, William Frederick, 1821-1894. Letter : Chicago, to Sarah K. Bolton, Cleveland, 1890 Oct. 24. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Vanderlyn, John, 1775-1852. Letter : Paris, to Benjamin Perley Poore, 1845 Oct. 9. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Papers, 1839-2002 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Hubbard, Alice Philena, 1879-1967. Papers, ca. 1945-1967. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Amy Lowell correspondence, 1883-1927 (inclusive), 1910-1925 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Scrapbooks on the career of Martin Lomasney, 1919. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Righter, James V. (James Volney). Illustrated journal/sketchbook, 1993 May 23-1994 March 5. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Dall family papers 1824-1911, 1942 1824-1911 Dall family papers William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Bylaws, 1808- Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Books borrowed, 1851-1856. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Dow, George Francis, 1868-1936. Papers, 1870-1937. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Westman, Barbara,. [Boston Athenaeum - third floor] [graphic] / Barbara Westman. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Speckled Band collection of Sherlockiana, 1932-1956. Houghton Library
referencedIn Sandars, Edmund, 1876 or 7-1942,. Boston Athenaeum, 1925 (second floor) [graphic] / ETS [monogram]. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982 Houghton Library
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Correspondence, 1947 May - June. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Tracts in the Boston Athenaeum found among the papers of Justice Story, 1831. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Rules and regulations, 1815- Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Cappon, Lester Jesse, 1900-1981. Notes on manuscripts in the Boston Athenaeum. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Bolton, Charles Knowles, 1867-1950. Letters and manuscript, 1891-1941. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Bush, Jeffrey. Pollyanna : a play with music / play and lyrics by Jeffrey Bush ; music by Loudon Wainwright III. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Hazzard, Mary. Coming apart : a musical play in two acts : typescript (photocopy), 1992 / book by Mary Hazzard ; music by Betty Bond ; lyrics by Mary Hazzard and Betty Bond. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Maynard, Florence,. [Four photographic portraits of the fourth Earl of Camperdown] [graphic] / Florence Maynard. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Collection of photographs and papers on the work of J. Gregory Wiggins, 1934-1980. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Moore, Margaret S. Curatorial Office Records of Margaret S. Moore, 1987-1989. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
referencedIn Trumbull College (Yale University). Trumbull College manuscript collection, 1743-1830. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Lowell, Edward J. Photographs of sculpture. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Bolton-Stanwood family. Papers, c. 1843-c. 1944. American Antiquarian Society
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Scruple lists, 1922-. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Clarke, Anne L. (Anne Laura), 1787-1861. Letter from Anne L. Clarke to Frederick and Elizabeth Clarke, ca. 1825-ca. 1830. Historic Northampton Museum & Education Center
referencedIn Crandall, Marjorie. Collation of the copy of the Atlantic neptune owned by the Boston Athenaeum copy / ca. 1945. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Whitehill, Walter Muir, 1905-1978. Walter Muir Whitehill papers, 1941-1978. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Hopkins, John Henry, 1792-1868. Letter, 1835 May 4, Burlington, Vt., to Rev. S.B. Shaw, [Lanesborough, Mass.]. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIe. 1845-1865. American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Sturgis, J. H. (John Hubbard), 1834-1888. Journal and cash book, 1867-1871. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIh, 1892-1896 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Papers, 1839-2004 (inclusive), 1895-1988 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Roden, Carl B. (Carl Bismarck), 1871-1956. Carl B. Roden - William F. Poole research papers, 1852-1956. Newberry Library
referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
referencedIn Southworth & Hawes,. View from the State House, looking North East [graphic]. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum. Accounts, 1857-1874. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIi, 1897 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn Trumbull College (Yale University). Trumbull College manuscript collection, 1743-1830. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Curtis, George William, 1824-1892. Letters to John Sullivan Dwight, 1843-1890. Houghton Library
referencedIn Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Additional papers, 1870-1969. Houghton Library
referencedIn Sprague, Isaac, 1782-1826. Correpondence with Hosea Sprague, 1809 Sept. 4-1812 Dec. 14. Boston Athenaeum
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associatedWith Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886. person
associatedWith Allston, Washington, 1779-1843. person
associatedWith American Philosophical Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Anthology Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Arnold, Howard Payson, 1831-1910. person
associatedWith Bell, H. W. (Harold Wilmerding), collector. person
associatedWith BLACKWELL FAMILY family
associatedWith Boi person
associatedWith Bolton, Charles Knowles, 1867-1950. person
associatedWith Bolton-Stanwood family. family
associatedWith Borden, W. A. person
associatedWith Boston Athenaeum. Cataloging Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston Athenaeum. Circulation Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston Athenaeum. Examining committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston Athenaeum. Fine arts Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston Athenaeum. Proprietors. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston Athenaeum. Readers. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston Medical Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Bradbury, S. L. A. (Sophia Louise Appleton) person
associatedWith Brooklyn Public Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Buckminster, J. S. (Joseph Stevens), 1784-1812. person
associatedWith Bush, Jeffrey. person
associatedWith Butcher, Agnes. person
associatedWith Buttimer, Cornelius G. person
associatedWith Cappon, Lester Jesse, 1900-1981. person
correspondedWith Chapman, John Jay, 1862-1933 person
associatedWith Chiang, Yee, 1903-1977. person
associatedWith Clarke, Anne L. (Anne Laura), 1787-1861. person
associatedWith Crandall, Marjorie. person
associatedWith Crowninshield, Edward A., 1817-1859. person
correspondedWith Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962 person
associatedWith Curtis, George William, 1824-1892. person
associatedWith Cutter, Charles A. (Charles Ammi), 1837-1903. person
associatedWith Dall, C. H. A. (Charles Henry Appleton), 1816-1886 person
associatedWith Davis, John, 1761-1847. person
associatedWith Deane, Charles, 1813-1889 person
associatedWith Dow, George Francis, 1868-1936. person
associatedWith Eliot, Samuel, 1821-1898. person
associatedWith Fairbank, C. B. person
associatedWith Frazee, John, 1790-1852. person
associatedWith Fuller, Margaret, 1810-1850. person
associatedWith Glueck, Sheldon, 1896- person
associatedWith Goodall, John S., person
associatedWith Gray, Russell. person
associatedWith Greene, Belle da Costa, person
associatedWith Hatfield, Thomas. person
associatedWith Hazzard, Mary. person
correspondedWith Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 person
associatedWith Hilles, Susan Morse, 1905-2002 person
associatedWith Hopkins, John Henry, 1792-1868. person
associatedWith Houghton Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Howe, M. A. De Wolfe (Mark Antony De Wolfe), 1864-1960. person
associatedWith Hubbard, Alice Philena, 1879-1967. person
associatedWith Hyland, Christopher, person
associatedWith Lang, V. R., 1924-1956. person
associatedWith Lanham, Charles. person
associatedWith Leanna, Rob, person
associatedWith Levin, Harry, 1912-1994 person
correspondedWith Little, Leon Magaw. person
associatedWith Loring, Edmund M. person
associatedWith Lowell, Amy, 1874-1925 person
associatedWith Lowell, Edward J. person
associatedWith Lowell, John Amory. person
associatedWith Manning, Mary. person
associatedWith Massachusetts Scientific Library Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Maynard, Florence, person
associatedWith McCleary, Oren. person
associatedWith McMahon, Mary. person
associatedWith Moore, Margaret S. person
associatedWith Morgan, J. Pierpont 1837-1913, person
correspondedWith Palache family family
correspondedWith Palfrey family. family
associatedWith Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860. person
associatedWith Pearlman, Jonathan. person
associatedWith Poole, William Frederick, 1821-1894. person
associatedWith Richardson, Marilyn. person
associatedWith Righter, James V. (James Volney) person
correspondedWith Robbins, Daniel person
associatedWith Robb, James, 1814-1881. person
associatedWith Roden, Carl B. (Carl Bismarck), 1871-1956. person
associatedWith Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814. person
associatedWith Sandars, Edmund, 1876 or 7-1942, person
associatedWith Sargent, Daniel, 1890-1987. person
associatedWith Shaw, William Smith, 1778-1826. person
associatedWith Sheldon, Sayre. person
associatedWith Southworth & Hawes, corporateBody
associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
associatedWith Sprague, Isaac, 1782-1826. person
associatedWith Story, Joseph, 1779-1845. person
associatedWith Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828. person
associatedWith Sturgis, J. H. (John Hubbard), 1834-1888. person
associatedWith Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 person
associatedWith Thompson, Cephas, 1775-1856. person
associatedWith Ticknor, George, 1791-1871. person
correspondedWith Tilden, Gladys, 1900- person
associatedWith Trumbull College (Yale University) corporateBody
associatedWith Trumbull, John, 1756-1843. person
associatedWith Tudor, William, 1779-1830. person
associatedWith Vanderlyn, John, 1775-1852. person
associatedWith Ward, Thomas W. (Thomas Wren), 1786-1858. person
associatedWith Westman, Barbara, person
associatedWith Whitehill, Walter Muir, 1905-1978. person
associatedWith Wiggins, J. Gregory 1890-1956. person
associatedWith Williamson, William Landrum, 1920- person
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