“No regiment left Massachusetts with a better outfit than the Fifty-fifth. Few, if any, in better drill and discipline for the length of time they had been under instruction; none with a more faithful, intelligent, and efficient corps of officers, or men more thoroughly devoted to the cause which they had undertaken.”
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Unidentified Black Soldier of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment |
This image comes from an album containing 29 cartes de visite of members of the Association of Officers of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. The 55th Regiment was one of Massachusetts’s two Black infantry regiments during the Civil War and was created after the more famous 54th Regiment. The 55th took part in campaigns in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Florida. This is the only carte de visite of a Black soldier in an album made up for the most part of photographs of the 55th Regiment’s white officers.
Our Favorite Things closes on Saturday, 25 February. See our Hours and Admission page for exhibition hours.
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Upcoming Fellowship Deadlines
Each year, the MHS and the Boston Athenaeum offer one Suzanne and Caleb Loring Fellowship on the Civil War, Its Origins, and Consequences, which carries a stipend of $4,000. The recipient will conduct research for at least four weeks at each institution.
The MHS awards over 15 short-term fellowships annually, each of which provides a stipend for four weeks of research at the Society. Several of these fellowships are for research in specific topics or collections. Most stipends are $3,000. Awards are open to advanced graduate students as well as scholars who have completed their professional training.
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Tuesday, 7 February | 5:00 PM
Jared S. Berkowitz, Brandeis University, comment by Christine Desan, Harvard Law School
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Wednesday, 8 February | 6:00 PM
Beth Linker, University of Pennsylvania; Mara Mills, New York University; Leroy Moore, Krip-Hop Nation; moderated by Ola Ojewumi, Project ASCEND
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Monday, 13 February | 6:00 PM
Keith Jones, SoulTouchin’ Experiences; Susan Burch, Middlebury College; Anita Cameron, Not Dead Yet; moderated by Octavian Richardson, Gallaudet University
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Tuesday, 14 February, at 1:30 PM: My Dearest Friend with Sara Martin, Adams Papers Editor in Chief.
Tuesday, 28 February, at 6:00 PM: Disability and the American Past: Intro to Disability Justice with Ellice Patterson, Abilities Dance; Jorge Matos Valldejuli, Hostos Community College at the City University of New York; Britney Wilson, New York Law School; moderated by Jessica Cowing, The College of Wooster.
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Registration and Events
Interested in Past Programs?
If you missed a program or would like to revisit the material presented, please visit www.masshist.org/video.
Click below to view the latest video, Film Discussion: The Last of the Winthrops, with Viviane Winthrop. Enjoy more videos by subscribing to the MHS YouTube channel after you view the video.
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Our galleries and library are open Monday and Wednesday through Friday, from 10:00 AM to 4:45 PM, Tuesday from 10:00 AM to 7:45 PM (the galleries and library open at 12:00 PM the third Tuesday of the month), and Saturday, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Please note that the last admission is 45 minutes prior to closing.
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An advance appointment is strongly encouraged for all researchers. Please visit our Appointment Request Form to select your preferred visit dates.
Set up an appointment via Zoom or live chat with a member of our reference staff.
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The MHS Fund and Membership
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