| Massachusetts Historical Society - 1814 - 604 pages
...Gentleman of Science in the Continent and Islands of America. SIR, THE professed design of our institution is to collect, preserve, and communicate materials...industry of its inhabitants^ In pursuance of this design we have already amassed a large quantity of books, pamphlets and manuscripts ; and we are still in... | |
| Tobias Smollett, Robert Anderson - 1820 - 748 pages
...Senate and House of Bepresentatives of [he Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The design of the institution is to collect, preserve, and communicate materials for a complete history of the State, and of all valuable efforts of tlie ingenuity and industry of it> inhabitants The result... | |
| Caleb Hopkins Snow - 1825 - 454 pages
...The Massachusetts Historical Society was incorporated, Feb. 19,1794. The design of this institution is to collect, preserve, and communicate materials...collection of books, pamphlets, and manuscripts. The library and museum of the society are deposited in a spacious apartment over the arch in Franklin-street.... | |
| Caleb Hopkins Snow - 1828 - 484 pages
...The Massachusetts Historical Society "was incorporated, Feb. 19,1794. The design of this institution is to collect, preserve, and communicate materials...for a complete history of this country, and of all valuaMe efforts of the ingenuity and industry of" its inhabitants. In pursuance of this design, they... | |
| Abel Bowen - 1838 - 352 pages
...Society. MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. This society was incorporated Feb. 19, 1794. Its«ksign is to collect, preserve, and communicate materials...library and museum occupy a spacious apartment over the Savings Bank, Tremon' Street. They have published their collections in 22 octavo volumes, which include... | |
| American education society - 1838 - 470 pages
...has lately been instituted in this town, called the HISTORICAL SOCIETY; the professed design of which is, to collect, preserve, and communicate materials for a complete history of this country, and accounts of all valuable efforts of human ingenuity and industry, from the beginning of its settlement.... | |
| Massachusetts Historical Society - 1838 - 662 pages
...lately been instituted in this town, called the HISTORICAL SOCIETY ; the professed design of which is, to collect, preserve, and communicate materials for a complete history of this country, and accounts of all valuable efforts of human ingenuity and industry, from the beginning of its settlement.... | |
| John Warner Barber - 1839 - 674 pages
...The Massachusetts Historical Society was incorporated in February, 1794. The object of this society is to collect, preserve, and communicate materials for a complete history of this country, and accounts of all valuable efforts of human ingenuity and industry from the beginning of its settlement,... | |
| 1838 - 456 pages
...lately been instituted in this town, called the HISTORICAL SOCIBTV ; the professed design of which is, to collect, preserve, and communicate materials for a complete history of this country, and accounts of all valuable efforts of human ingenuity and industry, from the beginning of its settlement.... | |
| Benson John Lossing - 1851 - 594 pages
...1785, " 79."* 5 This society was incorporated in February, 1794. The avowed object of its organization is to collect, preserve, and communicate materials for a complete history of this country, and an account of all valuab'e efforts of human industry and ingenuity from the beginning of its settlement.... | |
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