Massachusetts Archives Collection

The Massachusetts Archives Collection contains 328 volumes about early Massachusetts history (1629-1799). It is also called the Felt Collection. Rev. Joseph Felt organized most of the collection in the 1830s; the last third was added in the late nineteenth century.

Access the collection at the Massachusetts Archive. Most of the collection is available on microfilm.


 * Volumes 1-239 on
 * Volumes 240-328 on

Several finding aids are available to help locate records of interest.


 * Search the Archive's online index. Only 18 of the 328 volumes are indexed.
 * View an online list of volumes 1-99.
 * View an online list of volumes 100-199.
 * View an online list of volumes 200-238.
 * View the card index on
 * Tables of content and name indexes are available for many of the volumes.