The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) is an independent research library founded in 1812 in Worcester, Massachusetts. The library's collections document the life of America's people from the colonial era through the Civil War and Reconstruction.

New at AAS

2010 Adopt-A-Book
Browse the 2010 Adopt-A-Book Catalog to view over 140 items up for adoption. The third annual Adopt-A-Book event is March 30.

Newspapers Acquired in 2009
The complete list of recent acquisitions in the newspaper department for January - December 2009 is now online. All listed newspapers are available for use.

2010 Semiannual Meeting
The 2010 Semiannual Meeting of the American Antiquarian Society will be held April 8-10 in Washington, D.C.

Theodor Clemens Wohlbrück Photographs
A new box list of a collection of over 1,000 printed proof photographs of towns in Worcester County taken c.1905-1915 is now available.

Early 19th Century Tunebook
This well-worn volume contains approximately fifty secular tunes with titles such as "Presidents New March," "York Fusalier," and "The Hay Maker."

Cuban Newspapers
One of the gems of the AAS newspaper collection is its Caribbean newspaper holdings. Over 100 Cuban newspapers were added last year.

2010 Summer Seminar in the History of the Book
A provisional syllabus for The Global American South and Early American Print Culture is available. Applications are due March 12.

Earn WOO points
Attend a public tour, present a WOO card, and earn three WOO points. The WOO program is overseen by the Worcester Cultural Coalition.