WELCOME!

W.B. Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives at Cape Cod Community College.

Please note the archives will be closed June 29-30 and August 10-12. We will also be closed for building maintenance from July 2 to July 11.

The Nickerson Archives regular hours are Monday, Wednesday-Friday from 1-4PM and by appointment. We recommend strongly that you call or email in advance so that we can prepare for your visit.

The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives maintains a collection of over 10,000 items from the 17th century to the present that reflect the history and development of Cape Cod.  The collection includes photographs, newspapers, maps, books, scrimshaw, whaling artifacts, yearbooks, ship models, genealogies, diaries, logbooks, oral histories, and more.

Rebekah Ambrose-Dalton

Archivist

E-mail: rambrosedalton@capecod.edu

Phone: 774-330-4445

Two pieces of scrimshaw

The renovation and expansion of the W.B. Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant Program.