Biography

Walter Muir Whitehill (September 28, 1905 – March 5, 1978) was an American writer, historian, medievalist, preservationist, and the Director and Librarian of the Boston Athenaeum from 1946 to 1973.[1] He was also editor for publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts from 1946 to 1978. From 1951 to 1972, Whitehill was a professor at Harvard University. -Wikipedia

Books by Walter Muir Whitehill

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Volume I
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Volume I
2014
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Volume II
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Volume II
2014
Boston Prints and Printmakers,
Boston Prints and Printmakers, 1670-1775
1982
Recycling Quincy market, Boston
Recycling Quincy market, Boston
1977
"We shape our dwellings, and a
"We shape our dwellings, and afterwards our dwellings shape us"
1976
Palladio in America.
Palladio in America.
1976
George Crowninshield's Yacht "
George Crowninshield's Yacht "Cleopatra's Barge" and Catalogue of the Francis B. Crowininshield Gallery
1975
Three portrait drawings by Hen
Three portrait drawings by Henri Matisse
1974
Walter Muir Whitehill, Directo
Walter Muir Whitehill, Director and Librarian, Boston Athenaeum, 1946-1973
1974
The Club of Odd Volumes, Bosto
The Club of Odd Volumes, Boston, 1887-1973
1973
The metamorphoses of Scollay and Bowdoin Squares
The metamorphoses of Scollay and Bowdoin Squares
1973
The neighborhood of the Tavern
The neighborhood of the Tavern Club
1971
Analecta Biographica
Analecta Biographica
1969
Analecta biographica; a handful of New England portraits
Analecta biographica; a handful of New England portraits
1969
A memoir of John Otis Brew, Di
A memoir of John Otis Brew, Director, 1948-1967
1968
Thomas Jefferson's letter of 2
Thomas Jefferson's letter of 20 May 1826 to James Heaton
1967
Boston in the age of John Fitz
Boston in the age of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
1966
Fred Anthoensen: a lecture
Fred Anthoensen: a lecture
1966
Glen Magna Farms, Danvers, Mas
Glen Magna Farms, Danvers, Massachusetts
1966
The Provident Institution for
The Provident Institution for Savings in the town of Boston, 1816-1966
1966
"I have that honor"
"I have that honor"
1965
Arts in Early American History
Arts in Early American History (Institute of Early American History)
1965
Destroyed Boston buildings
Destroyed Boston buildings
1965
Destroyed Boston Buildings - A
Destroyed Boston Buildings - A Massachusetts Historical Society Picture Book
1965
The arts in early American history
The arts in early American history
1965
The many faces of Monticello
The many faces of Monticello
1965
Boston: portrait of a city
Boston: portrait of a city
1964
Boston and the Civil War
Boston and the Civil War
1963
Captain Joseph Peabody, East I
Captain Joseph Peabody, East India merchant of Salem (1757-1844)
1962
Independent Historical Societies
Independent Historical Societies
1962
Independent historical societies, an enquiry into their research and publication functions and their financial future.
Independent historical societies, an enquiry into their research and publication functions and their financial future.
1962
Louise du Pont Crowninshield,
Louise du Pont Crowninshield, 1877-1958
1960
Boston, a topographical histor
Boston, a topographical history
1959
George Crowninshield's yacht C
George Crowninshield's yacht Cleopatra's Barge, and A catalogue of the Francis B. Crowninshield Gallery
1959
A brief guide to institutions
A brief guide to institutions and sites of historic interest in Boston
1957
Boston Public Library A Centen
Boston Public Library A Centennial History
1956
Allan Forbes, 1874-1955
Allan Forbes, 1874-1955
1955
The vicissitudes of Bacchante
The vicissitudes of Bacchante in Boston
1954
The Break in the Circle
The Break in the Circle
1953
Augustus Peabody Loring, Jr.,
Augustus Peabody Loring, Jr., 1885-1951 /
1952
The East India Marine Society
The East India Marine Society and the Peabody Museum of Salem
1949
The engraved & typographic wor
The engraved & typographic work of Rudolf Ruzicka
1948
Liber Beati Jacobi, Codex Cali
Liber Beati Jacobi, Codex Calixtinus
1944
Liber Sancti Jacobi, Codex Cal
Liber Sancti Jacobi, Codex Calixtinus
1944
Spanish Romanesque architectur
Spanish Romanesque architecture of the eleventh century
1941
The church of Quintanilla de l
The church of Quintanilla de las Viñas
1937
William Crowninshield Endicott
William Crowninshield Endicott
1937
Tres iglesias del siglo XI en
Tres iglesias del siglo XI en la provincia de Burgos
1933
Los manuscritos de real monast
Los manuscritos de real monasterio de Santo Dimingo de Silos
1930
A Beatus fragment at Santo Dom
A Beatus fragment at Santo Domingo de Silos
1929
A Mozarabic Psalter from Santo
A Mozarabic Psalter from Santo Domingo de Silos
1929
Santo Domingo de Silos and the
Santo Domingo de Silos and the Mozarabic liturgy
1928
Spanish Romanesque architectur
Spanish Romanesque architecture of the 11th century.