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This is a list of libraries in 18th-century Massachusetts, North America. It includes subscription, rental, medical, church, and academic libraries. In general, it excludes book collections of private individuals. ;Boston * American Academy of Arts and Sciences (est. 1780)〔 * W.P. & L. Blake's Circulating Library, Boston〔"Found." The Minerva (Dedham, Massachusetts); Date: 12-06-1798〕 * Boston Library Society (est.1792) * Christ Church * Benjamin Guild's circulating library, Boston〔New select catalogue of Benjamin Guild's circulating library : containing principally novels, voyages, travels, poetry, periodical publications, and books of entertainment. At the Boston Book-Store, no. 59, Cornhill. Boston: Printed for Benjamin Guild, 1789〕 * King's Chapel〔Merritt. 1917〕〔At present the Boston Athenaeum "houses the King’s Chapel Collection of mostly 17th century theological works." http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/32 Retrieved 2010-12-17〕 * William Martin's Circulating Library, Boston〔Catalogue of Martin's Circulating Library, at no. 45, Main-Street, Boston. Boston: Printed by Edmund Freeman, 1786〕〔Glowing testimonial about Martin's "Boston Circulating Library" from a "country customer" printed in the Independent Chronicle (Boston), reprinted in: New-Haven Gazette, 01-19-1786〕 * Massachusetts Historical Library, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston〔(Catalogue of books in the Massachusetts Historical Library ). Boston, Printed by S. Hall, no. 53, Cornhill, 1796〕 * Massachusetts Medical Society〔Samuel A. Green. Portions of the Centennial Address before the Massachusetts Medical Society, June 7, 1881. (Boston Medical and Surgical Journal ), June 8, 1881.〕 * John Mein's Circulating Library, Boston〔A catalogue of Mein's Circulating Library; : consisting of above twelve hundred volumes, in most branches of polite literature, arts and sciences; viz. history, voyages, travels, lives, memoirs, antiquities, philosophy, novels, divinity, physic, surgery, anatomy, arts, sciences, plays, poetry, husbandry, navigation, gardening, mathematics, laws, &c. &c. &c. : Which are lent to read, at one pound eight shillings, lawful money, per year; eighteen shillings per half-year; or, ten and eight pence per quarter; by John Mein, bookseller at the London Book-Store, second door above the British Coffee-House, north-side of King-Street, Boston. Boston: : Printed (M'Alpine and Fleeming ), 1765〕 * New England Library, collected by Thomas Prince〔The collection of Thomas Prince now resides in the Boston Public Library. (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bpl.org/research/rb/collections.htm )〕〔(Catalogue of the collection of books and manuscripts which formerly belonged to the Rev. Thomas Prince ), and was by him bequeathed to the Old South Church, and is now deposited in the Public Library of the City of Boston. 1870〕 * William Pelham's circulating library * Town Library, in the Town-House, King St. ;Boylston, Massachusetts * Social Library, Boylston Center (est.1792) ;Bridgewater, Massachusetts * Library in the East Precinct of Bridgewater ;Cambridge, Massachusetts * Harvard College Library〔Catalogus, eorum qui in Collegio Harvardino, quod est Cantabrigiæ Nov-Anglorum, ab anno 1642. ad annum 1700〕 ;Concord, Massachusetts * Charitable Library Society, Concord (est.1795)〔 ;Dorchester, Massachusetts * Dorchester Library〔Rules and orders of the Dorchester Library : with a catalogue of the books, August, MDCCXCIV. Boston : By I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews, Faust's Statue, no. 45, Newbury Street, 1794〕 ;Douglas, Massachusetts * Douglas Social Library Association (est.1799)〔 ;Falmouth, Massachusetts * First Congregational Church Library, Falmouth〔 ;Franklin, Massachusetts * Franklin Library (est.1786)〔 ;Groton, Massachusetts * Groton First Parish Library (est.1793)〔 ;Haverhill, Massachusetts * Haverhill Library〔Rules and regulations of Haverhill Library, 1796. Early American Imprints, Series 1, no. 47800〕 ;Hingham, Massachusetts * First Social Library, Hingham Centre (est.1771)〔 ;Lancaster, Massachusetts * Lancaster Library (est.1790) ;Leicester, Massachusetts * Leicester Social Library Company (est.1793)〔 ;Leominster, Massachusetts * Social Library, Leominster (est.1763)〔 ;Lincoln, Massachusetts * Lincoln Social Library (est.1798)〔(Proceedings at the dedication of the Lincoln Library, Massachusetts ): August 5, 1884. Cambridge, Mass.: John Wilson and Son. University Press, 1884〕 ;Lunenburg, Massachusetts * Lunenburg Social Library (est.1792)〔 ;Marlborough, Massachusetts * Social Library, Marlborough〔 ;Medfield, Massachusetts * Medfield Social Library (est.1786)〔 ;Middleton, Massachusetts * Social library, Middleton (est.1772)〔 ;Newburyport, Massachusetts * First Social Library, Newburyport〔Newburyport_Herald.; Date: 12-31-1799〕 * Newburyport Book-Store circulating library〔Impartial Herald (Newburyport, Massachusetts); Date: 10-24-1797〕 * Newburyport Library〔A catalogue of books in the Newburyport Library (Newburyport, Mass. : Blunt and March, 1795). The constitution and catalogue of books, of the Newburyport Library (Newburyport () : printed by Edmund M. Blunt, 1797)〕 * George Jerry Osborne's circulating library, "at his shop, Guttemberg's Head" Newburyport〔Essex Journal(Newburyport, Massachusetts); Date: 06-13-1792〕 ;Newton, Massachusetts * Newton Library Society〔Constitution of the Newton Library Society, 1799. Early American Imprints, Series 1, no. 48949〕 ;Oxford, Massachusetts * Social Library, Oxford〔George Fisher Daniels. (History of the town of Oxford, Massachusetts ): with genealogies and notes on persons and estates, Volume 1. Pub. by the author with the cooperation of the town, 1892〕 ;Pittsfield, Massachusetts * Pittsfield Library Society〔Berkshire Gazette (Pittsfield, Massachusetts); Date: 03-28-1798〕 ;Rowe, Massachusetts * Rowe Social Library (est.1797)〔 ;Royalston, Massachusetts * Library Company of Royalston (est.1778)〔 ;Salem, Massachusetts * William Carlton's circulating library, Salem〔Salem_Gazette; Date: 08-20-1793〕 * John Dabney's circulating library, Salem〔Catalogue of books, for sale or circulation, in town or country, by John Dabney, at his book and stationary store, and circulating library, in Salem. (Mass. ) : Printed (Thomas C. Cushing ) for J. Dabney, 1791〕 * Philosophical Library, Salem (est.1781)〔Cynthia B. Wiggin. "Salem Athenaeum." Journal of Library History; 1968, Vol. 3 Issue 3, p257-260〕 * Social Library, Salem (est.1760)〔Essex Gazette.; Date: From Tuesday, September 12, to Tuesday, September 19, 1769〕〔Bylaws and regulations of the incorporated proprietors of the Social Library in Salem. 1797〕 ;Springfield, Massachusetts * Springfield Library Company〔Catalogue of books, belonging to the Springfield Library Company, April, 1796. Springfield, Mass. : Printed by Francis Stebbins, 1796〕 ;Wareham, Massachusetts * Wareham Social Library〔Catalogue of books, belonging to Wareham Social Library, 1798. Newbedford, Mass. : By J. Spooner, for the proprietors, 1798〕 ;Watertown, Massachusetts * Union Library Society (est.1779) ;Westford, Massachusetts * Social library, Westford (est.1797)〔〔 ;Williamstown, Massachusetts * Williams College Library ;Worcester, Massachusetts * Worcester Circulating Library Company〔Rules and regulations of the Worcester Associate Library Company. 1793〕 * Worcester District Medical Library (est.1798)〔 ==See also== * List of libraries in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts * List of public libraries in Massachusetts 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of libraries in 18th-century Massachusetts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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