This research guide lists some resources that may be helpful as you begin contextual research on your assigned artworks, and to research and narrow down your themes for your proposed interpretive plan. These are only starting points! This is by no means an exhaustive listing, and we fully expect that you will identify other sources and specific examples, especially as you research your subject and learn more about the relationships of these topics to the history of Boston, and the histories associated with Faneuil Hall.
The secondary sources are arranged by subject, but you do not need to choose among these subjects! There are many other possible subjects and themes, and we expect you to expand beyond these examples. In some subjects, we also offer some examples of historical events/movements/organizations/people who participated in revolutionary efforts or conflicts in the area.
Wilson, Richard Guy, Shaun Eyring, and Kenny Marotta. Re-Creating the American Past: Essays on the Colonial Revival. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2006.
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 provides online access to approximately 270 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience.
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) collection documents the life of America's people from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction, to provide digital access to the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912. The collection includes 5 series by date and 50 subject subsets, which can be searched separately or together.
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1 (1684-1820)
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 2 (1821-1837)
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 3 (1838-1852)
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 4 (1853-1865)
American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 5 (1866-1912)
Contains magazines, journals, and newspapers which were first published between 1740-1940. Periodicals appear in their original form, with the typeface, illustrations and even the layout unaltered.
Text-only articles. No images, except for pre-1993 historical content.
Search the full run of the Boston Globe from one place. Access is from 1872-present. The extensive coverage provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
The Mass Media is UMass Boston's student newspaper. This digital collection includes issues of the paper from 1966 through 2011. As the publication is ongoing, the Archives will be working to add issues post-2011 to this collection.
Text-only articles. No images.
Search newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites. Find national and international newspapers, such as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Guardian. These databases also include large collections of local and regional newspapers.
Text-only articles. No images.
The New York Times offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue in 1851. It does not include the current years three years. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. Printing: Use Print to fit option