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Interdisciplinary Studies:
Boston & the Harbor Islands

This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on topics relating to Boston and the Harbor Islands.

Background Information Sources

Available in the library's reference area:

Massachusetts Biographical Dictionary	REF CT240.M37 1988
Dictionary of American History	REF E174.D52 2003
Boston Women’s Heritage Trail	REF F73.18.B67 1999
Historic Walks in Old Boston	REF F73.18.H37 1989
Boston A to Z	REF F73.36.O37 2000
Boston’s Freedom Trail	REF F73.7.F76 1986
Masterpiece Paintings from the MFA, Boston	REF N520.A7178 1986
Boston Architecture 1975-1990	REF NA735.B7 M541 1990
AIA Guide to Boston	REF NA735.B7 S69 1992

Books

Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse the QH (General Biology) call number range.

boston
politics

architecture
travel

art
history

city planning
harbor islands

Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles

CQ Researcher: reports on political and social issues.
Expanded Academic/InfoTrac: journal articles, search by name or subject
General Reference Center Gold/InfoTrac: in-depth biographies.
LexisNexis: newspaper articles from papers such as the Boston Globe.
Massachusetts NewsStand: Full text access to Massachusetts newspapers

Internet Resources

Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Boston/Metro Area.