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Walter Muir Whitehill

Born

in Cambridge, Massachusetts, The United States

September 28, 1905

Died

March 04, 1978

Genre

History

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A medievalist who wrote extensively on the history of Boston, Walter Muir Whitehill received his AB and AM degrees from Harvard and his Ph.D. from the University of London. Whitehill served as the Director and Librarian of the Boston Athenaeum from 1946 to 1973 and was the editor for publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts from 1946 to 1978. From 1951 to 1972 Whitehill was a professor at Harvard University.

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Walter Muir Whitehill’s books

Average rating: 3.98 · 136 ratings · 26 reviews · 114 distinct works

	Boston: A Topographical History by Walter Muir Whitehill, Lawrence W. Kennedy 3.93 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1968 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boston: Portrait of a City by Walter Muir Whitehill, Katherine Knowles 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1964 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boston Public Library: A Centennial History really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1956 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boston: Distinguished buildings & sites within the city and its orbit as engraved on wood by Rudolph Ruzicka by Walter Muir Whitehill, Rudolph Ruzicka 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1975 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boston Statues 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1970	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dumbarton Oaks : The History of a Georgetown House and Garden 1800 - 1966 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1967 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The East India Marine Society and the Peabody Museum of Salem;: A sesquicentennial history it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Massachusetts: A Pictorial History really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1976 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Museum of Fine Arts Boston: A Centennial History, Vol 1 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1970 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Museum of Fine Arts Boston: A Centennial History, Vol 2 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1970 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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