An historian and educator, Samuel Austin (1816-1897) was known for his long association with the Friends Boarding School in Providence, R.I. (later renamed the Moses Brown School). An alumnus who married an alumna, Elizabeth H. Osborn, Austin taught at the Boarding school for decades... more

Samuel Chamberlain was born in Iowa in 1895 and raised in Washington State. In 1915, he enrolled in the architectural program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). World War I interrupted his education, when he joined the American Field Service as a volunteer ambulance driver in... more

Presented here is manuscript eventually published as "History of Newton, Massachusetts : town and city, from its earliest settlement to the present time, 1630-1880" in 1880. The City of Newton owns a wealth of historic materials that speak to the community's social, cultural and governmental... more

In October 2003, the Town Archives was moved from the third floor attic of the Town Hall Annex into the Macknight Room of the Sandwich Public Library. This move improved public access and increased the use of these valuable resources by residents and visitors to the town. Since that time, the... more

A 1969 graduate of Smith College and member of Students for a Democratic Society, Sandy Lillydahl took part in the second contingent of the Venceremos Brigade. Between February and April 1970, Lillydahl and traveled to Cuba as an expression of solidarity with the Cuban people and to... more

This collection contains images related to the Santos family, who lived in Lowell, MA. There are 101 items, dating from 1905-1972, that focus on the life of Charles Santos Jr.Biographical Note:Born in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1950; daughter of Ruth E. (Cassidy) and Charles R. Santos Jr.... more

Sarah "Sallie" Moore Field graduated from Abbot Academy in 1904 and lived until 1985 (age 103). This collection documents primarily Sarah Field's time at Abbot Academy (mostly 1900 to 1904) and suggests that she was a dutiful student. The majority of the collection comprises notebooks from her... more

This collection consists of items from the Saugus School Yearbooks collection hosted by Saugus Public Library. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

Saul Sherter (1935-2022) was a professor of history at Greenfield Community College for over 40 years and was an active member of the Greenfield Jewish community. In the summer of 1980, he conducted a series of 21 interviews with Jewish residents of the larger Greenfield area, for which he... more