Reference Shelf: A Bibliography of Sources about Northampton History
General Histories
A Place Called Paradise: Culture and Community in Northampton, Massachusetts, 1654-2004
edited by Kerry W. Buckley
University of Massachusetts Press. Amherst, 2004
To commemorate the 350th anniversary of the founding of Northampton, A Place Called Paradise brings together a broad range of writing by various authors.  Edited with an introduction by Kerry W. Buckley, the volume includes essays by Peter Thomas, Margaret Bruchac, John Demos, Kevin Sweeney, Ronald Story, Marla Miller, Gregory Nobles, Leonard Richards, Christopher Clark, Martha Hoppin, Jill Hodnicki, Stephen Nissenbaum, Nell Irvin Painter, David W. Blight, Dean Flower, Helen Leftkowitz Horowitz, Kathy Peiss, Kerry W. Buckley and Barry Werth.
Early Northampton
Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution, Betty Allen Chapter, Northampton
Northampton, 1914
Fifteen essays on various aspects of Northampton history. (FL, SC, UM)
Finding Paradise: Northampton, Massachusetts, 1654-1861
by Allison Lockwood
Northampton: Daily Hampshire Gazette, 2004
A history of Northampton from 1654 to 1861 by local author and historian Allison Lockwood published by Daily Hampshire Gazette to commemorate the 350th anniversary of Northampton.  Paperback, Illustrations, bibliography, index.
Florence, Massachusetts: A History, 1895-1985
edited by Janice Kolezar
Hatfield, MA: Book Committee of the Florence Civic and Business Association, 1986
Historic Hampshire in the Connecticut Valley
by Clifton Johnson
Springfield, 1932
Chapter II is a historical sketch of Northampton and its people. (FL,UM,SC,HN)
History of Northampton, Massachusetts, From Its Settlement in 1654, volumes 1-3
by James R. Trumbull
Northampton, 1898, 1902
Trumbull, a retired local editor, compiled this history using town records and the Judd Manuscripts, in which he had half interest. Volume 2 was posthumously assembled by his nieces. The period 1722-1819 is covered in detail. Some footnotes, indexed.  Volume 3, available by appointment at Forbes Library, is a genealogy.

Locations: Forbes Library , Smith College ,Mount Holyoke ,Historic Northampton
History of Western Massachusetts: The Counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire
Volume I and II
Josiah Gilbert Holland
Springfield, Massachusetts: Samuel Bowles and Company, 1855
Embracing an outline, or general history, of the section, an account of its scientific aspects and leading interests, and separate histories of its one hundred towns. A comprehensive history of the four western counties up to 1855, including much on Northampton. Good accounts of agriculture, railroads, educational institutions and newspapers. Of value for description of Northampton area at time of writing. No references, no index. 520 pages. (FL,UM,SC) 
Leeds: A Village Within The City of Northampton, Massachusetts
by Robert P. Emrick
Compiled by James M. Parsons and published in Northampton, 1999. Leeds resident Robert P. Emrick's 1941 history, transcribed and indexed by local historian James M. Parsons.
Meadow City Milestones: A Collection of Historical Sketches
by Alice M. Manning
Northampton, MA: Daily Hampshire Gazette, 1987.
Thirty-six vignettes of Northampton history originally written for the Daily Hampshire Gazette.
The Look of Paradise: A Pictorial History of Northampton, Massachusetts, 1654-1984.
by Jacqueline Van Voris
Northampton Historical Society, 1984.
An overview in text and pictures of Northampton's history.  147 pages.  Indexed.

Locations: Forbes Library, UMass/Amherst, Smith College, Historic Northampton)
The Hampshire History: Celebrating 300 Years of Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Tercentenary Editorial Committee, comp.
Northampton, 1964.

A series of 21 town histories which appeared serially in the Hampshire Gazette. The chapter on Northampton appears on pp.158-186, but this volume is of principal interest for its histories of neighboring towns. Some notes and bibliographies. Indexed. (FL,UM,HN)
A series of 21 town histories which appeared serially in the Hampshire Gazette. The chapter on Northampton appears on pp.158-186, but this volume is of principal interest for its histories of neighboring towns. Some notes and bibliographies. Indexed.(FL,UM,HN)
The History of Florence Massachusetts. Including a Complete Account of the Northampton Association of Education and Industry.
edited by Charles A. Sheffeld
Florence, MA, 1895.
The authoritative history of Florence, its industries, leaders, and of the Northampton Association of Education and Industry, drawn from the Judd Manuscript, Hampshire Gazette files, town records, documents of the Association, and recollections of individuals. Regrettably lacks direct attributions, bibliography and index.  See the Workbook Edition for reprint and index by Steve Strimer.

Locations: Forbes Library, Smith College, Historic Northampton
The Northampton Book: Chapters from 300 Years in the Life of a New England Town, 1654-1954
edited by Daniel Aaron and Harold Faulkner
The Tercentenary Committee, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1954.
A collection of 46 articles by local historians widely used as a source book. Indexed, but without notes or bibliography. 426 pages.  See lists of 6 unpublished articles in appendix.
(UM,SC,FL,HN)
The Pioneer Valley Reader: Prose and Poetry from New England's Heartland
edited by James C. O'Connell
Stockbridge, MA: Countryman Press, 1995.
An anthology of prose and poetry from three centuries of writing on the Connecticut River Valley.