Revolutionary War and Early America: Collections from the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1721-1860 Revolutionary War and Early America: Collections from the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1721-1860 Access information: Access on and off campus. Description: The success of the musical Hamilton has led to increased interest in this pivotal period in American history. This module on one of the most-studied periods in American history consists of 26 collections from the holdings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, the first North American historical society and the first library to devote its primary attention to collecting Americana. The collections digitized by ProQuest from the holdings of the Massachusetts Historical Society focus on the Colonial Era, the Revolutionary War and the Early National Period, with some collections extending into the Civil War era. This article was published on 2024-08-21
