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Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA)
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141 Cambridge Street
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Boston
MA
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(617)227-3956
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| FAX: |
(617)227-9204
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| Institution Contact(s): |
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Lorna Condon, Curator of Library and Archives
(617)227-3956 ext. 225
Ann Clifford, Assistant Archivist
(617)227-3956 ext. 226
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| Hours: |
M-F 9:00AM-5:00PM
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| Online Catalog: |
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| Services for the Disabled: |
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Americans with Disabilities Act accessible
Optelec (magnification viewer)
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| Other Services: |
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Coat room/lockers
Gift shop
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| Journals: |
"Old Time New England" (SPNEA Newsletter)
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| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
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| Name: |
Library and Archives
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| Special Collection Contact(s): |
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Lorna Condon, Curator of Library Archives
(617)227-3957 ext. 225
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(617)227-9204
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| Hours: |
By appointment only
W-F 9:30AM-4:45PM
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| Collections: |
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| Formats: |
600 linear feet of manuscripts
440 linear feet of archives
1,200 maps
350,000 photographs
84 linear feet of pamphlets
20 linear feet of microforms
183 audio tapes
107 video tapes
50 oral histories
84 linear feet of ephemera
1,600 art works
17 reels of newspaper clippings
1 linear foot of newspaper clippings
2,000 rare books
20,000 architectural drawings
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| Collection Description: |
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Photographs (Carte-de-visite Collection, Daguerreotype Collection, Landscape Architecture (MA only), Photographic Albums, Portrait Albums, Transit Collection, White Mountain Collection, Harold Stearns Davis Collection of New
Architectural Drawing (Frank Chouteau Brown Collection, George Clough Collection, Ogden Codman Collection, Robert Allen Cook Collection, Arland Dirlam Collection, Halfdan Hanson Collection, Little and Brown Collection)
Manuscripts (Bowen Family Papers, Casey Family Papers, Codman Family Papers, Coffin Family Papers, Jewett Family Papers, Marrett Family Papers, Business Papers of Harrison Gray Otis, Parson Smith Papers, Rundlet-May Family Pa
Archives
Ephemera
Original Artwork
Prints and Engravings (Prints of Boston and Vicinity, Edwin Whitefield Collection)
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| Access: |
Collection(s) are available by appointment only
Access only in reading room, supervised
Laptop computers and tape recorders allowed with staff approval
User/entrance fee required
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| Copying: |
Photocopying permitted at discretion of staff
Self-service copying for a fee
Institution will produce microfilm copies for a fee
Restrictions on scanners
Restrictions on cameras
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| Loans: |
Loans for exhibits only
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| Finding Guides Available: |
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General repository guide
Guides for manuscript collection
Guide to photographic collection
Specialized indexes
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| Directions: |
Take Storrow Drive to the Government Center / Cambridge Street exit.
Proceed up Cambridge Street for about 1/4 mile. The Otis House is
on the left side. Street parking is limited. Harrison Gray Otis
House is at the foot of Beacon Hill, next to Old West Church. The
entrance is on Lynde Street. It is an easy walk from the following
"T" stops; Charles St./MGH, Bowdion Square (closed
weekends), and Government Center.
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