Chinatown History Directory

An index of sources on Boston's Chinatown

Boston's Chinatown is home to many community-oriented cultural and activist organizations. These organizations, along with many longtime neighborhood residents, hold a wealth of historical collections of photographs, newsletters, flyers, recorded interviews, maps, meeting minutes, and more. In addition, many area libraries, archives, and museums host collections pertaining to Chinatown's history. In collaboration with Chinatown community partners, this website aims to document archival collections drawn from a diverse range of sources.

This directory is intended as a launching point for neighborhood research, presenting indexes of these collections and the individuals and organizations connected to them.

Indexes by entity type

Collections

Archival collections, websites, and personal collections

Organizations

Groups or institutions connected to the collections as maintainers, donors, or creators

People

Individuals connected to the collections as maintainers, donors, or creators

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Maintainers

People or organizations responsible for hosting and managing the collection

Subjects

Topics covered in the collection materials

Material types

Types and formats of records included in the collection