Massachusetts Historical Society

historical archive specializing in early American, Massachusetts, and New England history.
Organization library Q6784286
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Summary

Massachusetts Historical Society is a library[1]. It draws 159 Wikipedia views per month (library category, ranking #55 of 432).[2]

Key Facts

  • Massachusetts Historical Society was a member of World Digital Library[3].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society was a member of Massachusetts History Alliance[4].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society was a member of Independent Research Libraries Association[5].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society was a member of Digital Commonwealth[6].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society was a member of New England Museum Association[7].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society is located in Boston[8].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society is in the country of United States[9].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's instance of is recorded as library[10].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's instance of is recorded as historical society[11].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[12].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's instance of is recorded as archives[13].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Boston[14].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Massachusetts Historical Society Building[15].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society took place at Massachusetts Historical Society Building[16].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's postal code is recorded as 02215[17].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's Commons category is recorded as Massachusetts Historical Society[18].
  • 1791 marks the founding of Massachusetts Historical Society[19].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 42.346389, 'longitude': -71.090556, 'precision': 0.001}[20].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's official website is recorded as https://masshist.org/[21].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[22].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[23].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[24].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's Commons Institution page is recorded as Massachusetts Historical Society[25].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4917', 'amount': '+2332251'}[26].
  • Massachusetts Historical Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4917', 'amount': '+4181044'}[27].

Body

Founding

1791 marks the founding of Massachusetts Historical Society[19].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Boston[14], a city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1630[30] and Massachusetts Historical Society Building[15], a clubhouse[31], in United States[32].

Why It Matters

Massachusetts Historical Society draws 159 Wikipedia views per month (library category, ranking #55 of 432).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . irs.gov. Retrieved . irs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [17] ↑ . irs.gov. Retrieved . irs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wdl.org. wdl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . irla.lindahall.org. Retrieved . irla.lindahall.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . magenweb.org. magenweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ror id → 00y5f4k61
    Official website → https://masshist.org/
    Isni → 0000000121515650, 0000000093912551
    Irs employer identification number → 04-2108374
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