The Parsons Paper Company was founded in 1853 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, by Joseph Clark Parsons. At the time, the Boston-based investors who were financing the planned industrial city of Holyoke were skeptical of Parsons's desire to build a paper mill in the new city. They had imagined Holyoke... more

Established in 1854, Temple Israel of Boston is the second oldest synagogue in New England. It has been the largest Reform synagogue in New England for most of its history, and it remains an important regional and national force in American Jewish and secular life. This collection from Temple... more

A co-founder of the Valley Women’s Center and the Everywoman’s Center at UMass Amherst, Patricia Lee Lewis has been an important part of the vibrant activist culture in the Pioneer Valley since her graduation from Smith College in 1970, advocating for women, civil rights, peace, the environment,... more

The Town of Milford established the library on August 30, 1858. It existed in various locations between 1858 and 1886, when it moved into the Memorial Hall building. The library remained in this Civil War memorial building for one hundred years. A new facility was authorized by a vote of the... more

Paul Gavarni (pseudonym of Hippolyte-Guillaume-Sulpice Chavalier, 1804-1866) was a French draftsman, watercolorist, and lithographer. Although he achieved recognition as a watercolorist, like his contemporary, Honoré Daumier, Gavarni is best known for his lithographs, which provided a forum for... more

An artist, writer, and activist for the disabled, Paul S. Kahn was born on Nov. 6, 1945, into a second-generation family of Jewish immigrants in Auburndale, Mass. Early in life, Kahn rebelled against the perceived “powerlessness” of the neuromuscular disorder with which he was born, pursuing an... more

This collection consists of items from the Paul Tsongas Digital Archives collection hosted by University of Massachusetts Lowell Libraries. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection consists of items from the Paul Whiteman collection hosted by Williams College. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection consists of items from the Pauline Cashman Condon Wedding Collection, 1918 - 1919 (MS059) collection hosted by Historic New England. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

The Peabody & Stearns architectural drawings contain materials related to the architectural commissions undertaken by the Peabody & Stearns architectural firm, including commercial, residential, and ecclesiastical projects in New England and beyond. The collection comprises materials... more