Massachusetts Historical Society

Permissions and Licensing

The MHS welcomes use of materials from our collection in publications, exhibitions, presentations, film and video projects, websites, and other works. The library offers two types of use permission:

Permission to cite and quote from unpublished materials -- service details

Permission to reproduce images of materials -- service details

All requests should be made through Portal1791. Use ABIGAIL, the collection guides, or online resources to locate the item or items you wish to license and submit a separate request for each item. Contact the reference librarian if you have further questions.

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