American Antiquarian Society, AAS, is a society and a research library and has substantial collections for early American history.

Hours of Operation

• Mon, Tu, Th, Fri: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Wed: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Online collections available to all are found at:

• GIGI, the AAS Digital Image Archive, with photos, engravings, some newspapers, periodicals, manuscript collections, and more

Onsite collections are vast and include:

• Newspapers from 1690-1922 (digitized and available to AAS members)
• Newspapers from the Caribbean and Bermuda, 1718-1876
• Newspapers of Mexico and Panama
• Canadian Newspapers of the 18th Century
• Adventist Newspapers and Periodicals
• Historical Periodicals, 1691-1876 (digitized and available to AAS members)
• Genealogies
• Almanacs
• Bibles
• Maps
• Biographies
• City Directories
• Photos
• Manuscripts, including Civil War documents, diaries, and more
• Rhode Island Vital Records