Peabody Essex Museum

United States Massachusetts  Archives and Libraries  Peabody Essex Museum

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Contact Information
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Address (temporarily):


 * Peabody Essex Museum Phillips Library 1 Second Street Peabody, MA USA

Telephone: 978-745-9500, or 866-745-1876 Fax: 978-531-1516

Hours and holidays: Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 am-4:30 pm

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Internet sites and databases:


 * Peabody Essex Museum Library Internet site.
 * PHILCAT Phillips Library Online Catalog. Also available on WorldCat.

Collection Description
Worldwide collection, but with a base in Essex County, including county and local histories, published vital records to 1850, city directories, censuses, tax lists, maps, newspapers, manuscript letters, financial papers, diaries, sermons, church records, militias, hospitals, schools, and municipal governments. Essex County books, manuscripts, and government records such as probate records, customs records, and maritime records. Travel and exploration by Essex County mariners, ship registers, and missionary journals. Can often help find trans-Atlantic ship logs, and ship images.

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