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online archives for newspapers and journals	useful websites for additional research

online archives for newspapers and journals

• Massachusetts Online Newspaper Archive 
  • Links to the Sturgis Library and Provincetown Public Library's free online newspaper collections.
  • Includes limited access to 19th century issues of the Barnstable Patriot (beginning 1830), Provincetown Advocate (beginning 1869), Provincetown Beacon (beginning 1890), and the Provincetown Banner (beginning 1856)
• The Boston Public Library Newspaper Archives 
  • Comprehensive newspaper archive from the 19th century with a large number of Boston-area publications  
  • Must have a (free) BPL card to view the collection
• Garden and Forest [1888-1897] 
  • Digitized reproductions of all ten volumes of the first American journal devoted to horticulture and national and urban park development.
  • The journal was started by Charles Sprague Sargent, the first director of the Arnold Arboretum
• The Boston Evening Transcript 
  • Part of the Google news archive. Includes most issues from the 1890s
• The Springfield Republican 
  • Archive of the Springfield Republican (1824-1946) and the Springfield Union (1864-1989)
  • Allows free searching, but requires a paid subscription to access results
• The New York Evening Post 
  • Free access to issues beginning 1832, provided by the New York State Historic Newspaper Project
• The Cosmopolitan 
  • Access to digitized issues from 1886-1925 provided through HathiTrust
• The New England Magazine 
  • Access to digitized issues from 1886 to 1900 
  • Part of Cornell University's Making of America Collection, hosted by HathiTrust

useful websites for additional research

• The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 
  • A Library of Congress teaching unit, this history of conservation in the United States illustrates its points with materials from the Library's many collections
• Park History of New York City
  • A collection of online exhibits and essays that look at the NYC park system from different angles, including:
    • A timeline of the Department of Parks and Recreation
    • The history of the first parks in New York City
    • The stories behind select parks before they became public spaces
  • Of particular relevance to the scrapbook is Playgrounds in Parks, which includes the history of the Brooklyn Society for Playgrounds
• History of the Charles River 
  • A short history of the river, including an overview of Eliot's transformation of the Charles River Basin, from the Charles River Watershed Association
• Elite Families: Class and Power in Nineteenth Century Boston 
  • Written by Betty Farrell in 1993, this book examines the connections between different families around Boston and their professions
  • The ebook is available for free through Google Books, but not all of the pages can be viewed
• New Hampshire Forestry Commission History 
  • This essay, which examines the events that led to the Commission's creation, is part of a 2010 exhibit from the Museum of the White Mountains, Protecting the Forests: the Weeks Act of 1911
• History of the Appalachian Mountain Club 
  • An overview of the Appalachian Mountain Club's creation, written by Marc Chalufour
  • Describes Eliot's influence and connection to the founding of the AMC
• George Bucknam Dorr 
  • A profile of Dorr from the National Park Service that succinctly describes his role in the creation of Acadia National Park
  • A comprehensive examination of Dorr's life, work, and influence can be found in Ronald H. Epp's 2016 biography, Creating Acadia National Park: the Biography of George Bucknam Dorr
  • Dorr's work was directly affected by Eliot's vision. While at Harvard, Eliot created the Champlain Society and led his fellow students on trips to study and document the natural landscape of Mount Desert Island. Here Catherine Schmitt explains the creation and activities of the Champlain Society and explores its lasting impact.
    • Many of the Champlain Society's notebooks have been digitized and transcribed. These logs are available through the Maine Memory Network, along with historic photographs and contemporary writings on the Champlain Society and its work.
• The Civil War and Environmentalism 
  • An exploration of the ways that environmental history and the Civil War intersect 
  • Includes many photographs showing the impact of the Civil War on different landscapes
• History of Thompson’s Island 
  • Now owned by Outward Bound, Thompson's Island has a history of agriculture and education that goes back 1833.