The North Adams Industrial Bibliography

Categories

I. General History and Indices
II. Business

A. General Development
B. Hoosac Tunnel
C. Arnold Print Works
D. Sprague Electric
E. Local Business Leaders
F. Miscellaneous Manufacturers
III. Labor

A. General Works
B. Immigration
C. Unions
IV. Social Conditions

A. Churches
B. Schools
C. Clubs, Sports Teams, etc.
D. Miscellaneous
V. Local Politics

VI. Architectural/Structural Development and Transportation

Categories
I. General History and Indices II. Business A. General Development B. Hoosac Tunnel C. Arnold Print Works D. Sprague Electric E. Local Business Leaders F. Miscellaneous Manufacturers III. Labor A. General Works B. Immigration C. Unions	IV. Social Conditions A. Churches B. Schools C. Clubs, Sports Teams, etc. D. Miscellaneous V. Local Politics VI. Architectural/Structural Development and Transportation

I. General History and Indexes

Published Sources:

Spear, W.F. History of North Adams, Massachusetts, 1749- 1885. North Adams: Hoosac Valley News Print, 1885. (NAPL, WCA)
Committee for a New England Bibliography. Massachusetts: A Bibliography of Its History, ed. John D. Haskell, Jr. Boston: GK Hall and Company, 1976. (MCLA, WCL)
Committee for a New England Bibliography. New England: Additions to Six State Bibliographies, ed. Roger Parks. Bibliographies of New England History, Vol. 8. Hanover: University Press of New England, 1989. (MCLA)
Committee for a New England Bibliography. Bibliographies of New England History: Further Additions to 1994, ed. Roger Parks. Bibliographies of New England History, Vol. 9. Hanover: University Press of New England, 1989. (MCLA)
Terryberry, Ann B. ANADEX [Adams-North Adams Index]. North Adams: North Adams State College, 1984. (MCLA)

II. Business

A. General Development

Published Sources:

Spear, W.F. History of North Adams, Massachusetts, 1749- 1885. North Adams: Hoosac Valley News Print, 1885. (NAPL, WCA)
Possons, Charles H. North Adams, Massachusetts: Tunnel City. Sponsored by the North Adams Board of Trade. Glens Falls, NY: Charles H. Possons, Printer, Engraver, Binder, c. 1890. (NAPL)
North Adams and Adams: Their Representative Businessmen and Points of Interest. New York: Mercantile Illustrating Company, c. 1894. (NAPL)
Massachusetts Department of Commerce and Development. City of North Adams (Monograph #97). Boston: Mass. Dept. of Commerce and Development, 1955. (WCA)
North Adams Planning Board. North Adams, Massachusetts: Master Plan. Consulting by Technical Planning Associates, New Haven, CT, 1965. (NAPL)
Herschenson and Reed Associates. The North Adams Historic Preservation Plan. Ithaca, NY: Herschenson and Reed Associates, 1980. (WCL)

Unpublished Sources:

Smith, Charlotte E. The Rise and Fall of Southern Williamstown: 1762-1900. Williams College Independent project, May 1981. (WCA)

Videos, Artifacts, and Records:

Bachand, Albert. History of North Adams. Williamstown: World Travelogue Company, 1969. VHS format video tape. Volumes 1-5, approx five hours total. (NAPL)

B. Hoosac Tunnel

Published Sources:

Bird, F.W. Last Agony of the Great Bore. Second edition. Boston: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1868. (NAPL)
Dalrymple, Orson. History of the Hoosac Tunnel. North Adams: O. Dalrymple, publisher, 1987 reprint of c. 1880 original. (ACL, CES, WCA)
Pidgeon, Daniel. Old World Questions and New World Answers. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, and Company, 1884. (ACL, NAPL)
Harrison, Joseph L. The Great Bore: A Souvenir of the Hoosac Tunnel: A History of the Tunnel. North Adams: Advance Job Print Works, 1891. (ACL, NAPL, WCA)
Coyne, Terrence E. "The Hoosac Tunnel: Massachusetts' Western Gateway," Historical Journal of Massachusetts. Vol. XXIII, No. 1, Winter 1995. pp. 1-20. (MCLA, Files of MS)

Unpublished Sources:

Parise, Anthony F. North Adams and the Hoosac Tunnel. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished American Civilization thesis, 1973. (WCA)

Videos, Artifacts, and Records:

North Adams Historical Society. Preserving Our Past. North Adams Historical Society, January 9, 1989. VHS format video tape. 32 minutes. (NAPL)

C. Arnold Print Works

Published Sources:

Possons, Charles H. North Adams, Massachusetts: Tunnel City. Sponsored by the North Adams Board of Trade. Glens Falls, NY: Charles H. Possons, Printer, Engraver, Binder, c. 1890. (NAPL)
Mutual Benefit Association (of the Arnold Print Workers). [The] Arnold Print, published sporadically throughout the year, c. March 1918- July 1920. (NAPL)
Pierson, William Harvey Jr. Industrial Architecture in the Berkshires, Vols. I and II Doctoral Dissertation in Philosophy at Yale University, 1949. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, a Xerox Corp., 1971. (WCL)
Gabrielsky, Robert Paul. "The Evolution of the Marshall Street Complex in North Adams," Historical Journal of Massachusetts, Volume XIX, No. 1, Winter 1991. pp. 24-42. (MCLA, MS)
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Executive Planning Group. Feasibility Study and Development Plan. North Adams: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Executive Planning Group, November 1989. (MoCA)
Kinsey, Linda F. Voices of North Adams: A Booklet Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the City of North Adams, Massachusetts. North Adams: Beck's Printing Company, 1996. (On sale at various businesses in North Adams, copy at WCA)

Unpublished Sources:

Cole, Carin. Between Two Worlds: The Business Career of Albert C. Houghton. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished American Studies thesis, 1991. (WCA)
Powell, Daniel Edmund. Another Williamstown: The Cotton Textile Industry in a Small New England Town, 1826-1929. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History thesis, 1979. (WCA)
Ruger, Theodore W. A Study of Industrial Transformation and Working Class Culture in Nineteenth Century Williamstown. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History thesis, 1990. (WCA)
Seider, Maynard. "The 1920's and 1930's," North Adams: unpublished article, date unknown. (MS)
Roberts, Janet Ellen. A History of French Canadians in North Adams. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History thesis, 1975. (WCA)

Video, Artifacts, and Records:

Shifting Gears Project: Work and Culture on Marshall Street Interviews with North Adams residents and former workers from the Arnold Print Works and Sprague Electric. North Adams, MA: Western Gateway Heritage State Park and Lowell, MA: Center for Lowell History, University of Lowell, c. 1988-1989. (MCLA)
Shifting Gears: Work and Culture on Marshall Street (The North Adams Marshall Street Mill Complex.) North Adams: 1989. VHS format video tape. Approx. one hour. (NAPL)

D. Sprague Electric

Published Sources:

Pierson, William Harvey Jr. Industrial Architecture in the Berkshires, Vols. I and II Doctoral Dissertation in Philosophy at Yale University, 1949. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, a Xerox Corp., 1971. (WCL)
Sprague Electric Corporation. The Sprague Log and Annual Reports. North Adams: Sprague Electric Corporation, c. 1938- mid 1970's. (WCA, MCLA)
Sprague, Harriet Chapman Jones. "Frank J. Sprague and the Edison Myth." New York: The William-Frederick Press, 1947. (WCL)
Passer, Harold Clarence. "Frank Julian Sprague: Father of Electric Traction, 1857-1934," reprinted chapter from Men in Business. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1952. (WCL)
Seider, Maynard. "The CIO in Rural Massachusetts: Sprague Electric and North Adams, 1937-1944," Historical Journal of Massachusetts. Vol. XXII, No. 1, Winter 1994. pp. 51-73. (MCLA, MS)
North Adams Planning Board. North Adams, Massachusetts: Master Plan. Consulting by Technical Planning Associates, New Haven, CT, 1965. (NAPL)
Burns, Stewart. "Like a Family? Women Workers at Sprague Electric, 1930-1980," a report for Shifting Gears: The Changing Meaning of Work in Massachusetts, a project of the Massachusetts Foundation for Humanities and Public Policy. North Adams: Western Gateway Heritage State Park, date unknown. (Files of MS)
Gabrielsky, Robert Paul. "The Evolution of the Marshall Street Complex in North Adams," Historical Journal of Massachusetts, Volume XIX, No. 1, Winter 1991. pp. 24-42. (MCLA, MS)
Sprague, John L. Revitalizing U.S. Electronics: Lessons from Japan. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1993. (NAPL, MCLA, UMAW)
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Executive Planning Group. Feasibility Study and Development Plan. North Adams: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Executive Planning Group, November 1989.(MoCA)
Kinsey, Linda F. Voices of North Adams: A Booklet Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the City of North Adams, Massachusetts. North Adams: Beck's Printing Company, 1996. (On sale at various businesses in North Adams, copy at WCA)

Unpublished Sources:

Seider, Maynard. "The 1920's and 1930's," North Adams: unpublished article, date unknown. (MS)
Nierenberg, Jay Louis. North Adams, a New England Mill Town: A Political, Economic, and Psychological Study. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished Political Science thesis, 1942. (WCA)
Bliss, Raymond Christopher. A Study of Union History at the Sprague Electric Company in North Adams, Massachusetts, 1929-1970. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History thesis, 1976. (WCA, MCLA)

Videos, Artifacts, and Records:

Independent Condensers Workers' Union and International Union of Electric Workers Business Records, 1946-1973. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts at Amherst Archives, MSS #315. (UMAW)
Shifting Gears Project: Work and Culture on Marshall Street Interviews with North Adams residents and former workers from the Arnold Print Works and Sprague Electric. North Adams, MA: Western Gateway Heritage State Park and Lowell, MA: Center for Lowell History, University of Lowell, c. 1988-1989. (MCLA)
Shifting Gears: Work and Culture on Marshall Street (The North Adams Marshall Street Mill Complex.) North Adams: 1989. VHS format video tape. Approx. one hour. (NAPL)
North Adams State College Theater. The Sprague Years. North Adams: North Adams State College, November 1995. VHS format video tape. Two hours. (NAPL, M. Seider)

E. Local Business Leaders

Published Sources:

Pierson, William Harvey Jr. Industrial Architecture in the Berkshires, Vols. I and II Doctoral Dissertation in Philosophy at Yale University, 1949. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, a Xerox Corp., 1971. (WCL)
Spear, W.F. History of North Adams, Massachusetts, 1749- 1885. North Adams: Hoosac Valley News Print, 1885. (NAPL, WCA)
Baker, Elizabeth A. "Blackinton: A Case Study of Industrialism, 1856-1876," Historical Journal of Massachusetts. Vol. IX, No. 1, January 1981. pp. 15-26. (MCLA)
Rudolph, Frederick. "Chinamen in Yankeedom: Anti-Unionism in Massachusetts in 1870," The American Historical Review. Vol. LII., No. 1, October 1947. (Clipping in "Chinese in North Adams" Vertical File, NAPL)
Possons, Charles H. North Adams, Massachusetts: Tunnel City. Sponsored by the North Adams Board of Trade. Glens Falls, NY: Charles H. Possons, Printer, Engraver, Binder, c. 1890. (NAPL)
North Adams and Adams: Their Representative Businessmen and Points of Interest. New York: Mercantile Illustrating Company, c. 1894. (NAPL)
Sprague Electric Corporation. The Sprague Log and Annual Reports. North Adams: Sprague Electric Corporation, c. 1938- mid 1970's. (WCA, MCLA)
Sprague, Harriet Chapman Jones. "Frank J. Sprague and the Edison Myth." New York: The William-Frederick Press, 1947. (WCL)
Passer, Harold Clarence. "Frank Julian Sprague: Father of Electric Traction, 1857-1934," reprinted chapter from Men in Business. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1952. (WCL)
Sprague, John L. Revitalizing U.S. Electronics: Lessons from Japan. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1993. (NAPL, MCLA, UMAW)

Unpublished Sources:

Parise, Anthony F. North Adams and the Hoosac Tunnel. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished American Civilization thesis, 1973. (WCA)
Smith, Charlotte E. The Rise and Fall of Southern Williamstown: 1762-1900. Williams College Independent project, May 1981. (WCA)
Cole, Carin. Between Two Worlds: The Business Career of Albert C. Houghton. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished American Studies thesis, 1991. (WCA)
Baldessarini, Ross. North Adams, Mass.: An Architectural Study. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished term paper for American Art course, January 1958. (NAPL)
Powell, Daniel Edmund. Another Williamstown: The Cotton Textile Industry in a Small New England Town, 1826-1929. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History thesis, 1979. (WCA) Nierenberg, Jay Louis. North Adams, a New England Mill Town: A Political, Economic, and Psychological Study. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished Political Science thesis, 1942. (WCA)
Bliss, Raymond Christopher. A Study of Union History at the Sprague Electric Company in North Adams, Massachusetts, 1929-1970. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History thesis, 1976. (WCA, MCLA)

Videos, Artifacts, and Records:

Independent Condensers Workers' Union and International Union of Electric Workers Business Records, 1946-1973. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts at Amherst Archives, MSS #315. (UMAW)
Shifting Gears Project: Work and Culture on Marshall Street Interviews with North Adams residents and former workers from the Arnold Print Works and Sprague Electric. North Adams, MA: Western Gateway Heritage State Park and Lowell, MA: Center for Lowell History, University of Lowell, c. 1988-1989. (MCLA)
North Adams Historical Society. Forgotten Glory. North Adams: North Adams Historical Society, August 29, 1989. VHS format video tape. 54 minutes. (NAPL)
Shifting Gears: Work and Culture on Marshall Street (The North Adams Marshall Street Mill Complex.) North Adams: 1989. VHS format video tape. Approx. one hour. (NAPL)
North Adams State College Theater. The Sprague Years. North Adams: North Adams State College, November 1995. VHS format video tape. Two hours. (NAPL, M. Seider)

F. Miscellaneous Manufacturers

Published Sources:

Pierson, William Harvey Jr. Industrial Architecture in the Berkshires, Vols. I and II Doctoral Dissertation in Philosophy at Yale University, 1949. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, a Xerox Corp., 1971. (WCL)
Bowen. "Celestials in Sunday School," Harper's Magazine. (Clipping in "Chinese in North Adams" Vertical File, NAPL)
Pidgeon, Daniel. Old World Questions and New World Answers. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, and Company, 1884. (ACL, NAPL)
Rudolph, Frederick. "Chinamen in Yankeedom: Anti-Unionism in Massachusetts in 1870," The American Historical Review. Vol. LII., No. 1, October 1947. (Clipping in "Chinese in North Adams" Vertical File, NAPL)
Filson, Brent. "Calvin Sampson's Chinese Experiment," Yankee Magazine. February 1985. pp. 93-138. (Clipping in "Chinese in North Adams" Vertical File, NAPL)
Possons, Charles H. North Adams, Massachusetts: Tunnel City. Sponsored by the North Adams Board of Trade. Glens Falls, NY: Charles H. Possons, Printer, Engraver, Binder, c. 1890. (NAPL)
Harrison, Joseph L. The Great Bore: A Souvenir of the Hoosac Tunnel: A History of the Tunnel. North Adams: Advance Job Print Works, 1891. (ACL, NAPL, WCA)

Unpublished Sources:

Seider, Maynard. "Nineteenth Century Northern Berkshire Labor History," North Adams: unpublished article, date unknown. (MS)
Seider, Maynard. "The 1920's and 1930's," North Adams: unpublished article, date unknown. (MS)

Videos, Artifacts, and Records

Shifting Gears Project: Work and Culture on Marshall Street Interviews with North Adams residents and former workers from the Arnold Print Works and Sprague Electric. North Adams, MA: Western Gateway Heritage State Park and Lowell, MA: Center for Lowell History, University of Lowell, c. 1988-1989. (MCLA)

III. Labor

A. General Works

Published Sources:

Mutual Benefit Association (of the Arnold Print Workers). [The] Arnold Print, published sporadically throughout the year, c. March 1918- July 1920. (NAPL)
Sprague Electric Corporation. The Sprague Log and Annual Reports. North Adams: Sprague Electric Corporation, c. 1938- mid 1970's. (WCA, MCLA)
Massachusetts Department of Commerce and Development. City of North Adams (Monograph #97). Boston: Mass. Dept. of Commerce and Development, 1955. (WCA)
Herschenson and Reed Associates. The North Adams Historic Preservation Plan. Ithaca, NY: Herschenson and Reed Associates, 1980. (WCL)
Burns, Stewart. "Like a Family? Women Workers at Sprague Electric, 1930-1980," a report for Shifting Gears: The Changing Meaning of Work in Massachusetts, a project of the Massachusetts Foundation for Humanities and Public Policy. North Adams: Western Gateway Heritage State Park, date unknown. (Files of MS)

Unpublished Sources:

Ruger, Theodore W. A Study of Industrial Transformation and Working Class Culture in Nineteenth Century Williamstown. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History thesis, 1990. (WCA)
Seider, Maynard. "Nineteenth Century Northern Berkshire Labor History," North Adams: unpublished article, date unknown. (MS)
Seider, Maynard. "The 1920's and 1930's," North Adams: unpublished article, date unknown. (MS)

Videos, Artifacts, and Records:

Shifting Gears Project: Work and Culture on Marshall Street Interviews with North Adams residents and former workers from the Arnold Print Works and Sprague Electric. North Adams, MA: Western Gateway Heritage State Park and Lowell, MA: Center for Lowell History, University of Lowell, c. 1988-1989. (MCLA)
Shifting Gears: Work and Culture on Marshall Street (The North Adams Marshall Street Mill Complex.) North Adams: 1989. VHS format video tape. Approx. one hour. (NAPL)
North Adams State College Theater. The Sprague Years. North Adams: North Adams State College, November 1995. VHS format video tape. Two hours. (NAPL, MS)

B. Immigration

Published Sources:

Baker, Elizabeth A. "Blackinton: A Case Study of Industrialism, 1856-1876," Historical Journal of Massachusetts. Vol. IX, No. 1, January 1981. pp. 15-26. (MCLA)
Bowen. "Celestials in Sunday School," Harper's Magazine. (Clipping in "Chinese in North Adams" Vertical File, NAPL)
Pidgeon, Daniel. Old World Questions and New World Answers. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, and Company, 1884. (ACL, NAPL)
Rudolph, Frederick. "Chinamen in Yankeedom: Anti-Unionism in Massachusetts in 1870," The American Historical Review. Vol. LII., No. 1, October 1947. (Clipping in "Chinese in North Adams" Vertical File, NAPL)
Filson, Brent. "Calvin Sampson's Chinese Experiment," Yankee Magazine. February 1985. pp. 93-138. (Clipping in "Chinese in North Adams" Vertical File, NAPL)
Mutual Benefit Association (of the Arnold Print Workers). [The] Arnold Print, published sporadically throughout the year, c. March 1918- July 1920. (NAPL)
Massachusetts Department of Commerce and Development. City of North Adams (Monograph #97). Boston: Mass. Dept. of Commerce and Development, 1955. (WCA)

Unpublished Sources:

Powell, Daniel Edmund. Another Williamstown: The Cotton Textile Industry in a Small New England Town, 1826-1929. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History thesis, 1979. (WCA)
Roberts, Janet Ellen. A History of French Canadians in North Adams. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History thesis, 1975. (WCA)
Ruger, Theodore W. A Study of Industrial Transformation and Working Class Culture in Nineteenth Century Williamstown. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History thesis, 1990. (WCA)
Tavelli, Richard, and John Hauck. The Italians in North Adams: A History of Their Cultural and Political Contributions. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History 317 and PSCI 335 papers, 1972. (WCA)

Videos, Artifacts, and Records

Shifting Gears Project: Work and Culture on Marshall Street Interviews with North Adams residents and former workers from the Arnold Print Works and Sprague Electric. North Adams, MA: Western Gateway Heritage State Park and Lowell, MA: Center for Lowell History, University of Lowell, c. 1988-1989. (MCLA)

C. Unions

Published Sources:

Bowen. "Celestials in Sunday School," Harper's Magazine. (Clipping in "Chinese in North Adams" Vertical File, NAPL)
Pidgeon, Daniel. Old World Questions and New World Answers. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, and Company, 1884. (ACL, NAPL)
Rudolph, Frederick. "Chinamen in Yankeedom: Anti-Unionism in Massachusetts in 1870," The American Historical Review. Vol. LII., No. 1, October 1947. (Clipping in "Chinese in North Adams" Vertical File, NAPL)
Filson, Brent. "Calvin Sampson's Chinese Experiment," Yankee Magazine. February 1985. pp. 93-138. (Clipping in "Chinese in North Adams" Vertical File, NAPL)
Baker, Elizabeth A. "Blackinton: A Case Study of Industrialism, 1856-1876," Historical Journal of Massachusetts. Vol. IX, No. 1, January 1981. pp. 15-26. (MCLA)
Seider, Maynard. "The CIO in Rural Massachusetts: Sprague Electric and North Adams, 1937-1944," Historical Journal of Massachusetts. Vol. XXII, No. 1, Winter 1994. pp. 51-73. (MCLA, MS)
Burns, Stewart. "Like a Family? Women Workers at Sprague Electric, 1930-1980," a report for Shifting Gears: The Changing Meaning of Work in Massachusetts, a project of the Massachusetts Foundation for Humanities and Public Policy. North Adams: Western Gateway Heritage State Park, date unknown. (Files of MS)
Gabrielsky, Robert Paul. "The Evolution of the Marshall Street Complex in North Adams," Historical Journal of Massachusetts, Volume XIX, No. 1, Winter 1991. pp. 24-42. (MCLA, MS)

Unpublished Sources:

Seider, Maynard. "Nineteenth Century Northern Berkshire Labor History," North Adams: unpublished article, date unknown. (MS)
Seider, Maynard. "The 1920's and 1930's," North Adams: unpublished article, date unknown. (MS)
Nierenberg, Jay Louis. North Adams, a New England Mill Town: A Political, Economic, and Psychological Study. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished Political Science thesis, 1942. (WCA)
Bliss, Raymond Christopher. A Study of Union History at the Sprague Electric Company in North Adams, Massachusetts, 1929-1970. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History thesis, 1976. (WCA, MCLA)

Videos, Artifacts, and Records:

Independent Condensers Workers' Union and International Union of Electric Workers Business Records, 1946-1973. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts at Amherst Archives, MSS #315. (UMAW)
Shifting Gears Project: Work and Culture on Marshall Street Interviews with North Adams residents and former workers from the Arnold Print Works and Sprague Electric. North Adams, MA: Western Gateway Heritage State Park and Lowell, MA: Center for Lowell History, University of Lowell, c. 1988-1989. (MCLA)
Shifting Gears: Work and Culture on Marshall Street (The North Adams Marshall Street Mill Complex.) North Adams: 1989. VHS format video tape. Approx. one hour. (NAPL)
North Adams State College Theater. The Sprague Years. North Adams: North Adams State College, November 1995. VHS format video tape. Two hours. (NAPL, M. Seider)

IV. Social Conditions

A. Churches

Published Sources:

Spear, W.F. History of North Adams, Massachusetts, 1749- 1885. North Adams: Hoosac Valley News Print, 1885. (NAPL, WCA)
Possons, Charles H. North Adams, Massachusetts: Tunnel City. Sponsored by the North Adams Board of Trade. Glens Falls, NY: Charles H. Possons, Printer, Engraver, Binder, c. 1890. (NAPL)
Herschenson and Reed Associates. The North Adams Historic Preservation Plan. Ithaca, NY: Herschenson and Reed Associates, 1980. (WCL)

Unpublished Sources:

Roberts, Janet Ellen. A History of French Canadians in North Adams. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History thesis, 1975. (WCA)
Ruger, Theodore W. A Study of Industrial Transformation and Working Class Culture in Nineteenth Century Williamstown. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History thesis, 1990. (WCA)
Tavelli, Richard, and John Hauck. The Italians in North Adams: A History of Their Cultural and Political Contributions. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History 317 and PSCI 335 papers, 1972. (WCA)

Videos, Artifacts, and Records:

Sons of Italy. North Adams: The Italian Heritage. North Adams: Cuyler Images, October 25, 1986. VHS format video tape. 14 minutes. (NAPL)
Shifting Gears Project: Work and Culture on Marshall Street Interviews with North Adams residents and former workers from the Arnold Print Works and Sprague Electric. North Adams, MA: Western Gateway Heritage State Park and Lowell, MA: Center for Lowell History, University of Lowell, c. 1988-1989. (MCLA)

B. Schools

Published Sources:

Spear, W.F. History of North Adams, Massachusetts, 1749- 1885. North Adams: Hoosac Valley News Print, 1885. (NAPL, WCA)
Possons, Charles H. North Adams, Massachusetts: Tunnel City. Sponsored by the North Adams Board of Trade. Glens Falls, NY: Charles H. Possons, Printer, Engraver, Binder, c. 1890. (NAPL)
North Adams Planning Board. North Adams, Massachusetts: Master Plan. Consulting by Technical Planning Associates, New Haven, CT, 1965. (NAPL)

Unpublished Sources:

Smith, Charlotte E. The Rise and Fall of Southern Williamstown: 1762-1900. Williams College Independent project, May 1981. (WCA)
Chambers, John A. The Emergence of the High School in Williamstown and North Adams. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished American Civilization thesis, 1971.
Roberts, Janet Ellen. A History of French Canadians in North Adams. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History thesis, 1975. (WCA)

Videos, Artifacts, and Records:

Sons of Italy. North Adams: The Italian Heritage. North Adams: Cuyler Images, October 25, 1986. VHS format video tape. 14 minutes. (NAPL)
Shifting Gears Project: Work and Culture on Marshall Street Interviews with North Adams residents and former workers from the Arnold Print Works and Sprague Electric. North Adams, MA: Western Gateway Heritage State Park and Lowell, MA: Center for Lowell History, University of Lowell, c. 1988-1989. (MCLA)

C. Clubs, Sports Teams, etc.

Published Sources:

Spear, W.F. History of North Adams, Massachusetts, 1749- 1885. North Adams: Hoosac Valley News Print, 1885. (NAPL, WCA)
Possons, Charles H. North Adams, Massachusetts: Tunnel City. Sponsored by the North Adams Board of Trade. Glens Falls, NY: Charles H. Possons, Printer, Engraver, Binder, c. 1890. (NAPL)
Mutual Benefit Association (of the Arnold Print Workers). [The] Arnold Print, published sporadically throughout the year, c. March 1918- July 1920. (NAPL)
Sprague Electric Corporation. The Sprague Log and Annual Reports. North Adams: Sprague Electric Corporation, c. 1938- mid 1970's. (WCA, MCLA)

Unpublished Sources:

Tavelli, Richard, and John Hauck. The Italians in North Adams: A History of Their Cultural and Political Contributions. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History 317 and PSCI 335 papers, 1972. (WCA)

Videos, Artifacts, and Records:

Sons of Italy. North Adams: The Italian Heritage. North Adams: Cuyler Images, October 25, 1986. VHS format video tape. 14 minutes. (NAPL)
Shifting Gears Project: Work and Culture on Marshall Street Interviews with North Adams residents and former workers from the Arnold Print Works and Sprague Electric. North Adams, MA: Western Gateway Heritage State Park and Lowell, MA: Center for Lowell History, University of Lowell, c. 1988-1989. (MCLA)

D. Miscellaneous

Published Sources:

Pierson, William Harvey Jr. Industrial Architecture in the Berkshires, Vols. I and II Doctoral Dissertation in Philosophy at Yale University, 1949. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, a Xerox Corp., 1971. (WCL)
Baker, Elizabeth A. "Blackinton: A Case Study of Industrialism, 1856-1876," Historical Journal of Massachusetts. Vol. IX, No. 1, January 1981. pp. 15-26. (MCLA)
Herschenson and Reed Associates. The North Adams Historic Preservation Plan. Ithaca, NY: Herschenson and Reed Associates, 1980. (WCL)
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Executive Planning Group. Feasibility Study and Development Plan. North Adams: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Executive Planning Group, November 1989. (MoCA)
Kinsey, Linda F. Voices of North Adams: A Booklet Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the City of North Adams, Massachusetts. North Adams: Beck's Printing Company, 1996. (On sale at various businesses in North Adams, copy at WCA)

Unpublished Sources:

Seider, Maynard. "Nineteenth Century Northern Berkshire Labor History," North Adams: unpublished article, date unknown. (MS)

Videos, Artifacts, and Records:

Bachand, Albert. History of North Adams. Williamstown: World Travelogue Company, 1969. VHS format video tape. Volumes 1-5, approx five hours total.
Shifting Gears Project: Work and Culture on Marshall Street Interviews with North Adams residents and former workers from the Arnold Print Works and Sprague Electric. North Adams, MA: Western Gateway Heritage State Park and Lowell, MA: Center for Lowell History, University of Lowell, c. 1988-1989. (MCLA)
North Adams Historical Society. Forgotten Glory. North Adams: North Adams Historical Society, August 29, 1989. VHS format video tape. 54 minutes. (NAPL)
North Adams Historical Society. Preserving Our Past. North Adams Historical Society, January 9, 1989. VHS format video tape. 32 minutes. (NAPL)

V. Local Politics

Published Sources:

Coyne, Terrence E. "The Hoosac Tunnel: Massachusetts' Western Gateway," Historical Journal of Massachusetts. Vol. XXIII, No. 1, Winter 1995. pp. 1-20. (MCLA, Files of MS)

Unpublished Sources:

Parise, Anthony F. North Adams and the Hoosac Tunnel. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished American Civilization thesis, 1973. (WCA)
Nierenberg, Jay Louis. North Adams, a New England Mill Town: A Political, Economic, and Psychological Study. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished Political Science thesis, 1942. (WCA)
Tavelli, Richard, and John Hauck. The Italians in North Adams: A History of Their Cultural and Political Contributions. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished History 317 and PSCI 335 papers, 1972. (WCA)

Videos, Artifacts, and Records

Shifting Gears Project: Work and Culture on Marshall Street Interviews with North Adams residents and former workers from the Arnold Print Works and Sprague Electric. North Adams, MA: Western Gateway Heritage State Park and Lowell, MA: Center for Lowell History, University of Lowell, c. 1988-1989. (MCLA)

VI. Architectural/Structural Development and Transportation

Published Sources:

Pierson, William Harvey Jr. Industrial Architecture in the Berkshires, Vols. I and II Doctoral Dissertation in Philosophy at Yale University, 1949. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, a Xerox Corp., 1971. (WCL)
Bird, F.W. Last Agony of the Great Bore. Second edition. Boston: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1868. (NAPL)
Dalrymple, Orson. History of the Hoosac Tunnel. North Adams: O. Dalrymple, publisher, 1987 reprint of c. 1880 original. (ACL, CES, WCA)
Possons, Charles H. North Adams, Massachusetts: Tunnel City. Sponsored by the North Adams Board of Trade. Glens Falls, NY: Charles H. Possons, Printer, Engraver, Binder, c. 1890. (NAPL)
Harrison, Joseph L. The Great Bore: A Souvenir of the Hoosac Tunnel: A History of the Tunnel. North Adams: Advance Job Print Works, 1891. (ACL, NAPL, WCA)
North Adams and Adams: Their Representative Businessmen and Points of Interest. New York: Mercantile Illustrating Company, c. 1894. (NAPL)
Massachusetts Department of Commerce and Development. City of North Adams (Monograph #97). Boston: Mass. Dept. of Commerce and Development, 1955. (WCA)
North Adams Planning Board. North Adams, Massachusetts: Master Plan. Consulting by Technical Planning Associates, New Haven, CT, 1965. (NAPL)
Herschenson and Reed Associates. The North Adams Historic Preservation Plan. Ithaca, NY: Herschenson and Reed Associates, 1980. (WCL)
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Executive Planning Group. Feasibility Study and Development Plan. North Adams: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Executive Planning Group, November 1989. (MoCA)

Unpublished Sources:

Parise, Anthony F. North Adams and the Hoosac Tunnel. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished American Civilization thesis, 1973. (WCA)
Baldessarini, Ross. North Adams, Mass.: An Architectural Study. Williamstown: Williams College, unpublished term paper for American Art course, January 1958. (NAPL)

Videos, Artifacts, and Records:

Bachand, Albert. History of North Adams. Williamstown: World Travelogue Company, 1969. VHS format video tape. Volumes 1-5, approx five hours total. (NAPL)
North Adams Historical Society. Forgotten Glory. North Adams: North Adams Historical Society, August 29, 1989. VHS format video tape. 54 minutes. (NAPL)
North Adams Historical Society. Preserving Our Past. North Adams Historical Society, January 9, 1989. VHS format video tape. 32 minutes. (NAPL)