Salem History

 

Salem State University Archives and Special Collections preserves and provides access to materials that are rare, unique, or historical. The collections are housed in a 5,000 sq ft secure and climate-controlled facility on the ground floor of Frederick E. Berry Library.

The collection includes thousands of books, documents, manuscripts, maps, photographs, audiovisual material, artifacts, and ephemera. These items cover topics such as the history of Salem State University and its predecessor institutions, the history of the City of Salem, and Essex County politics.

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  • Grand Turk Tavern
    Grand Turk Tavern
    The Grand Turk Tavern opened in 1990 and operated out of the c. 1820 Captain William Lane House at 110 Derby Street, across from The House of the Seven Gables. It was named for a ship built by Enos Briggs in 1791 at Derby Wharf. The restaurant closed in 1996 and the building was converted into a private home.

  • China Sails
    China Sails
    A Chinese food restaurant owned by Dave Wong, which opened in 1949. It was located at 516 Loring Avenue in Salem, Massachusetts.

  • Royal Dining Room
    Royal Dining Room
    133 Washington Street Salem, Massachusetts

  • Royal Dining Room
    Royal Dining Room

  • Swenbeck's
    Swenbeck's
    Swenbeck's Salem Willows Park Restaurant Row Salem, Massachusetts 01970 Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

  • Swenbeck's Park Cafe
    Swenbeck's
    Swenbeck's Park Cafe Salem Willows Park Restaurant Row Salem, Massachusetts 01970 Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

  • Swenbeck's
    Swenbeck's
    Swenbeck's Salem Willows Park Restaurant Row Salem, Massachusetts 01970 Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

  • Stromberg's
    Stromberg's
    Stromberg's 2 Bridge Street Salem, Massachusetts 01970 Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

  • Sassone's Spaghetteria
    Sassone's Spaghetteria
    Sassone's Spaghetteria 35 Central Street Salem, Massachusetts 01979

  • Puritan Confectionary Company
    Puritan Confectionery Company
    Puritan Confectionery Company 136 Essex Street Salem, Massachusetts 01970 Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

  • The Lyceum
    The Lyceum
    The Lyceum 43 Church Street Salem, Massachusetts 01970 Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

  • Foodee's World of Pizza
    Foodee's World of Pizza
    Foodee's World of Pizza 118 Washington Street Salem, MA. 0190 Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

  • Ebsen's Willows House
    Ebsen's
    Ebsen's Salem Willows Park Restaurant Row Salem, Massachusetts Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

  • Ebsen's
    Ebsen's
    Ebsen's Salem Willows Park Restaurant Row Salem, Massachusetts Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

  • DeCoff's Restaurant
    DeCoff's Restaurant
    DeCoff's Restaurant 49-51 Washington Street Salem, Massachusetts Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

  • DeCoff's Menu for Young People
    DeCoff's Restaurant
    DeCoff's Restaurant 49-51 Washington Street Salem, Massachusetts Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

  • Chase House
    Chase House
    Chase House Salem Willows Park Restaurant Row Salem, Massachusetts Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

  • Bistro Le Bistingo
    Bistro Le Bistingo
    Bistro Le Bistingo 8 Front Street Salem, Massachusetts Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

  • Bertini's
    Bertini
    Bertini's 284 Canal Street Salem, Massachusetts Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

  • Bertini's
    Bertini's
    Bertini's 284 Canal Street Salem, Massachusetts Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

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