William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth, would like to extend his sincere appreciation to the following for their assistance in making this exhibit a success:
Bernard Margolis, Earle Havens, and the staff of Rare Books and Special Collections at the Boston Public Library; Peter Drummey and the staff of the Massachusetts Historical Society; Sarah Ann Shaw and the League of Women for Community Service; Don Troiani and Historical Art Prints; Greg Schwarz of the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site; and Andrea Still at the Massachusetts State Library, Special Collections, for providing images for the exhibit.
Susan Greendyke Lachevre of the Massachusetts Art Commission and Neil R. Kilpeck, Superintendent of the Bureau of State Office Buildings, for the loan of the replicas of the regimental flags of the Massachusetts 55th Volunteer Infantry and the artifacts from the G.A.R. Collection.
The Military Historical Society of Massachusetts for their generosity in providing for the conservation of several volumes of the Executive Letters Collection, which were consulted and featured in this exhibit.
Tom Blazej and Allison Furkey of the Graphic Communications Division for their patience and hard work in completing the design and production of this exhibit.
A special thanks to Beverly Morgan-Welch, Chandra Harrington, Marion Kilson, Tracy Gibbs, and Amber Moore of the Museum of African American History for providing images that are featured in the exhibit and for consulting with us and offering their expertise and research derived from the creation of their new exhibit, A Gathering Place For Freedom.
