State Library of Massachusetts

Happy Women’s History Month! In March, we try to find an item to share in our Collection Spotlight case to highlight Women’s History, and th...

With Memorial Day approaching, it is important to recognize this holiday and to point to some holdings in the State Library which represent...

If you ever get a chance to flip through one of the late 19th or early 20th century Souvenirs of Massachusetts Legislators (available onli...

In honor of Poetry Month, take a look at this quirky book published in 1862- “Rhymed Tactics” is a small manual that was written to help ...

As we in Massachusetts, the country and the world note the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, we can look to numerous ways in which the lon...

With the nation marking the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, there have been commemorations across the nation. The Massachusetts...

The Special Collections department of the State Library is delighted to announce receipt of a new donation to our collection, an item tha...

The State Library has two excellent resources to find service information about infantry, soldiers and sailors who served in the Revolutiona...

A recent set on the State Library's Flickr web site highlights photographs and materials from the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Black Vo...