Walter Muir Whitehill (1905–1978)
Author of Boston: A Topographical History
About the Author
Works by Walter Muir Whitehill
Boston: Distinguished buildings & sites within the city and its orbit as engraved on wood by Rudolph Ruzicka (1975) 14 copies
Independent historical societies, an enquiry into their research and publication functions and their financial future (1962) 13 copies
Boston prints and printmakers, 1670-1775; a conference held by the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1 and 2 April… (1973) 13 copies
The East India Marine Society and the Peabody Museum of Salem; a sesquicentennial history (1949) 7 copies
Destroyed Boston Buildings 4 copies
A Seidel for Jake Wirth 3 copies
L'art Romànic a Catalunya, s. XI. 2 copies
Allan Forbes, 1874-1955 1 copy
Fred Anthoensen: a lecture. Given at the Composing Room, New York City, 23 February 1966. (1966) 1 copy
CAPTAIN JOSEPH PEABODY 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1905
- Date of death
- 1978
- Burial location
- Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Places of residence
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
England, UK
North Andover, Massachusetts, USA - Education
- Harvard University
University of London - Occupations
- author
historian
librarian - Organizations
- Boston Athenaeum
Colonial Society of Massachusetts
Harvard University
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Reviews
Boston: A Topographical History, Second Enlarged… by Walter Muir Whitehill
fascinating history of Boston.
Interesting collection of images of Boston's changed cityscape, including the development of Copley Square, the great fire of 1872 and the comings and goings of the city's places of worship.
Combined with Kevin Lynch's Image of the City this book gives a good introduction to Boston's development which was literally raised out of the water. How small the city was up to the mid 19th century! The author provides a lavishly illustrated journey through time and space. The book is written for a local public intimately familiar with Boston (and its important families) which is sometimes perplexing for an outsider unable to see for himself. Fortunately, Google Earth comes to help. Nevertheless, a survey map highlighting the different stages might have been helpful.… (more)
A basic text for anyone interested in the public library movement in the United States. The BPL was the first municipally funded library in the U.S., and it has grown to house the third largest collection in the U.S., after the Library of Congress and Harvard.
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