ORGANIZATION

"The Massachusetts Historical Society is an independent research library that collects, preserves, makes accessible, and communicates manuscripts and other materials in order to promote the study of the history of Massachusetts and the nation-a mission it has pursued since 1791." Founded by Jeremy Belknap.

Official Website:
http://www.masshist.org/

Location:
Boston, MA

Founding Date:
24-Jan-1791

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bernard Bailyn	Historian	9-Sep-1922		The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
Samuel Flagg Bemis	Historian	20-Oct-1891	26-Sep-1973	Scholar of diplomacy
Horace Gray	Judge	24-Mar-1828	15-Sep-1902	US Supreme Court Justice, 1882-1902
William Martin	Novelist	c. 1950		Back Bay
Frederick Merk	Historian	15-Aug-1887	24-Sep-1977	Slavery and the Annexation of Texas
Bradford Perkins	Historian	6-Mar-1925	29-Jun-2008	Castlereagh and Adams
Gordon S. Wood	Historian	27-Nov-1933		The Creation of the American Republic

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