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[American & New England Studies Program @BUAmnesp]

AMNESP alum @atvetenstrand (PhD '23) will be giving a Special Collections Lecture at the @bostonathenaeum, as Polly Thayer Starr Curatorial Fellow in American Art. 🎉Click here for info and tickets: https://t.co/x2G1QE5DUM

[Timothy Weaver 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸 @tprweaver]

Wonderful event @bostonathenaeum where @daschloz and @sam_rosenfeld discuss their excellent book, The Hollow
Parties, moderated by Boston mayor @wutrain

[Jesse Mermell @jessemermell]

Such a treat to listen to my friend from waaaaayyyyy back, @daschloz, read from his new book with @sam_rosenfeld at @bostonathenaeum. Pick up your copy of “The Hollow Parties” today!

[GBH Forum Network @GBHForumNetwork]

@nprfreshair had @colsonwhitehead on to discuss his book "Crook Manifesto". Revisit this @bostonathenaeum talk with Whitehead where he talks about his book, "The Colossus of New York", a series of vignettes, meditations, and personal memories about nYC. https://t.co/NKWebN7b84

[BOSHistory @BPSHistory]

Checking out the Harriet Hayden albums (the Instagram of 1850) Thanks to ⁦@bostonathenaeum⁩ for a terrific educator open house for ⁦@BostonSchools⁩ teachers! #sschat #history

[Lydia Moland @lydia_moland]

Had a wonderful afternoon at the @bostonathenaeum viewing newly acquired materials from #abolitionist Lydia Maria Child's life. They included a type of artifact I didn't even know existed. More details when they're cataloged and ready. It was thrilling!

[Princeton University Press @PrincetonUPress]

Tomorrow (5/2) at 6 pm EDT: The @bostonathenaeum welcomes @jamesamarcus for a discussion on his new book, Glad to the Brink of Fear: A Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

For tickets to this hybrid event, visit: https://t.co/otXnxG8Fvp

[Harvard Magazine @HarvardMagazine]

Inside @bostonathenaeum's exhibit "Framing Freedom" are two photo albums which shed light on Boston's anti-slavery movement. The albums belonged to abolitionist Harriet Hayden, who established the first scholarship for black students @harvardmed.

#harvard
https://t.co/AXfkuTwyRt

[BOSHistory @BPSHistory]

⁦@BostonSchools⁩ educators—we hope to see you at ⁦@MAAHMuseum⁩ for this event with ⁦the amazing @kcarterjackson⁩ to honor the long struggle for freedom. Use promo code from our friends ⁦@bostonathenaeum⁩

[Kellie Carter Jackson @kcarterjackson]

Join us! Next week, I'll be talking about one of my FAVORITE abolitionist families, The Haydens!
@ksbaumg @MAAHMuseum @bostonathenaeum @Wellesley

[Congregational Library & Archives @CongreLib]

Where should you focus all your post-eclipse energy, you ask? On finishing your American Congregational Association-@bostonathenaeum fellowship application, of course!

There's 1 week left until the April 15th deadline, and all the details you need are at https://t.co/LJ0khpZ6ry

[Jeff Denman @JeffDenman3]

Coming soon!

@SmithsonianSec @AdamsPresCenter @bostonathenaeum @WBUR @AmistadResearch @MHS1791_Ref @NewHavenMuseum @Gilder_Lehrman @cspanhistory @AmAntiquarian @USHouseHistory

#twitterstorians #history #JQA #slavery #abolition

[BOSHistory @BPSHistory]

Wow—the handcuffs worn by Anthony Burns from @RevSpaces⁩ and “Billy club” from ⁦@MHS1791⁩ as a part of the#harriethayden exhibit ⁦@bostonathenaeum⁩

[Adri Pray @adriprayy]

Coming to @bostonathenaeum tomorrow: “Framing Freedom: The Harriet Hayden Albums,” a look at two carte-de-visite photo albums that piece together Boston’s role in the Underground Railroad + Harriet & Lewis Hayden’s social, political network.

https://t.co/iHnXiN5RyR

[Elizabeth Vizza @lizvizza]

I had the joy of attending the opening reception for “Framing Freedom:The Harriet Hayden Albums” exhibit ⁦@bostonathenaeum⁩ yesterday with Friends’ Senior Communications & Outreach Officer Maliaka Shepard. Inspired by Hayden’s impact on abolition and women’s rights!

[DrewFaust @DrewFaust28]

So looking forward to hearing Barbara speak on Thursday @bostonathenaeum !

[Paperbacks Plus @Paperbacks_Plus]

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“Whenever you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul.” ~Alice Walker

‘Boston Athenæum’ @bostonathenaeum Photo by Ginny Chang @monamieginny Purely Boston

#creatingbeauty #beautyaroundyou #beauty #restoringyoursoul #soul #soulgrowth #AliceWalker