The activist Mary Wentworth has worked throughout New England on behalf of a variety of progressive causes, beginning with the antiwar and feminist movements in the 1960s and 1970s and working against racism and other forms of discrimination, militarism, patriarchy, corporate power, and U.S.... more

This collection consists of items from the Mary P. Burke U.N. Women’s Conference Collection, 1975-1995 (MS105)  collection hosted by Suffolk University, Moakley Archive & Institute. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in... more

In 1956, the graphic designer Pat Spaulding left for a tour of Europe. During her seven months abroad, she and her friend Maureen Jones traveled by motor scooter through France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany, staying in hostels and taking in the sights. Perhaps most... more

Mary W. Lauman, a 1937 graduate of Cornell University, served in the United States Marine Corps from March 1944 through December 1945. During her 10 months of active duty, Mary wrote numerous letters to her mother detailing her everyday life from boot camp in Lejeune, North Carolina, to her work... more

The Masonic Membership Certificates collection features Masonic certificates from the Van Gorden-Williams Library & Archives collection, spanning over three centuries. A Masonic certificate is a diploma issued by a Masonic body, such as a Grand Lodge, or a subordinate body under its... more

The Mass. Memories Road Show is a statewide, event-based participatory archiving project that documents people, places, and events in Massachusetts history through family photographs and stories. Archivists and public historians at the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston collaborate with... more

This collection consists of items from the Massachusetts Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners collection hosted by State Library of Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners collection hosted by State Library of Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts Board on Canal Route from Boston to the Connecticut and Hudson Rivers collection hosted by State Library of Massachusetts. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital... more

This collection contains one photograph of a meeting of the Massachusetts Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States at American House in Boston on January 3, 1906. It was taken by M. Mietheke Aroadioa Terrace. 

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) owns various historic and contemporary art paintings that are displayed across DCR’s parks, watershed, and administrative offices.Some of these paintings were donated by local artists, while others were inherited by the... more

This collection consists of items from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation collection hosted by State Library of Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts Film Office Archives (CC017) 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.

More than 500 Massachusetts General Hospital employees went to Europe to provide care to soldiers during World War I. Most served at Base Hospital Number 6, which Massachusetts General Hospital operated just south of Bordeaux, France, over 400 miles from the Western front. The published and... more

To celebrate its tercentenary in 1930, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts organized over two thousand events in 253 communities, drawing over eleven million visitors. One of the most elaborate of these events was the Exposition of Governmental Activities held at the Commonwealth Armory... more

The Lecco’s Lemma collection consists of artist demo tapes and broadcasts from the Lecco’s Lemma radio show, a rap music show that was founded by Magnus Johnstone and ran from 1985 to 1988 on local college radio stations WMBR (88.1 FM) and WZBC (90.3 FM). The Lecco’s Lemma collection contains... more

Massachusetts Historical Society Founded in 1791, the Massachusetts Historical Society is an invaluable resource for American history, life, and culture. Its extraordinary collections tell the story of America through millions of rare and unique documents, artifacts, and irreplaceable national... more

This collection contains one group portrait of the 25th anniversary gathering of the 1888 Massachusetts legislature in 1913. The photograph was taken by Newcomb & Robinson.  

Collection of Massachusetts Maritime Muster yearbooks at the ABS Information Commons.

Mayor Scanlon and the Lawrence’s Board of Aldermen hosted the Massachusetts Mayors’ Club. 60 mayors and ex-mayors of Massachusetts cities and their wives and guests arrived on the morning of September 24, 1913 at the train station in South Lawrence. They were driven to various points of interest... more

As part of its function to design and construct the Quabbin Reservoir, Dam and Aqueduct (a water supply reservoir for Boston and the metropolitan area), the Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission (1926-1947), a special construction state agency, was required per the Massachusetts Acts of... more

After years of engineering study and debate, the Commonwealth created the Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission (MDWSC) to build an improved water supply reservoir and system to serve metropolitan Boston, in the valley of the Swift River, a tributary of the Connecticut River. The Ware... more

In order to improve the water supply to the greater Boston metropolitan area, the Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission was authorized to take property in the watersheds of the Swift and Ware rivers to develop what became the Quabbin Reservoir. These photographs, largely taken between... more

In order to improve the water supply to the greater Boston metropolitan area, the Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission was authorized to take property in the watersheds of the Swift and Ware rivers to develop what became the Quabbin Reservoir. These photographs, largely taken between... more

In 1892, the Massachusetts Legislature authorized a Preliminary Board of a Metropolitan Park Commission to "consider the advisability of laying out ample open spaces for the use of the public, in the towns and cities in the vicinity of Boston." The Preliminary Board consisted of Charles Francis... more

The Massachusetts Metropolitan Water Works (MWW) Photograph Collection documents the construction of the Boston metropolitan water supply as it expanded westward between 1876 and 1925. Over 8,000 carefully labeled photographs were taken of each phase of the construction, from real estate takings... more

This collection represents a photograph index documented on land survey plans of 1,432 real estate photographs of the Massachusetts Metropolitan Water Works (MWW) taking of land for the Wachusett Reservoir between 1896 and 1898. The Massachusetts Metropolitan Water Board took land in the towns... more

This collection contains one panoramic photograph of Massachusetts National Guard Field Artillery 1st Battalion, Battery C. It was taken November 10, 1916 by George H. Leck. 

The State Library's collection of Massachusetts real estate atlases is one of the most heavily-used resources in the Library. The volumes, most of which date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, document the development of neighborhoods over time. They provide information about property... more

The Massachusetts Review is an independent quarterly of literature, the arts, and public affairs. Co-founded by Jules Chametzky and Sidney Kaplan in 1959 to promote eclectic, nontraditional, and underrepresented literary and intellectual talent, the Review has been an important venue for... more

Massachusetts Rock Against Racism (RAR) came together at a time when the City of Boston and its surrounding areas were rocked by racism. This was especially focused on the youth population as court-ordered desegregation and busing intensified problems. RAR’s name came from a movement started in... more

In 1754, six-year-old Isaiah Thomas was apprenticed to Boston printer Zechariah Fowle when Zechariah’s brother Daniel was unjustly arrested and held for several days for printing a satirical pamphlet that criticized the Province of Massachusetts Bay’s Great and General Court. "Living in the... more

The Massachusetts Spy and Worcester Advertiser was a weekly newspaper published by George A. Trumbull in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1823 to 1825.

The Massachusetts Spy, and Worcester County Advertiser was a weekly newspaper published by John Milton Earle and Anthony Chase in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1825 to 1831.

In 1754, six-year-old Isaiah Thomas was apprenticed to Boston printer Zechariah Fowle when Zechariah’s brother Daniel was unjustly arrested and held for several days for printing a satirical pamphlet that criticized the Province of Massachusetts Bay’s Great and General Court. "Living in the... more

The Massachusetts Weekly Spy is a weekly newspaper published by Foss & Farnum in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1858 to 1882. It is the weekly edition of the Worcester Daily Spy.

The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection contains photographs that document the work created by artists who participated in the Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project, which was active from 1934 to 1943. Images show individual works of art (prints, paintings, and sculpture)... more

The Mattapan-Milton News is a weekly newspaper published by George J. Desmond in Milton, Massachusetts from 1923 to 1946.

Born in Marlborough in 1876, Maurice Elmer Cook moved to Shrewsbury at the age of two, when his father, Herbert, purchased property on Floral Street for his market gardening and greenhouse flower and vegetable business. Maurice Cook stayed in the family business, and joined the Massachusetts... more

The City of Newton owns a wealth of historic materials that speak to the community's social, cultural, and governmental past. These materials reflect the civic life of, and provide insight into, Newton from the 19th through the early 20th century, a time when Newton was transforming from... more

This collection consists of items from the Mayor John Collins Photographs collection hosted by Boston City Archives. 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 Mayor John Collins Records collection hosted by Boston City Archives. 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 Mayor Kevin White Records collection hosted by Boston City Archives. 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 Mayor Raymond Flynn Records collection hosted by Boston City Archives. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

The City of Newton owns a wealth of historic materials that speak to the community's social, cultural, and governmental past. These materials reflect the civic life of, and provide insight into, Newton from the 19th through the early 20th century, a time when Newton was transforming from... more

The Medford Historical Society & Museum presents Civil War-related photographs and montages from a collection of military artifacts and materials donated to the society in 1948 by the S. C. Lawrence Post of the Grand Army of the Republic. These are primarily Civil War and post-war portraits... more

The Medford Historical Society & Museum presents its large and significant collection of Civil War photographs. They were donated to the Society in 1948 and, in an exciting turn of events, rediscovered in 1990. This was the collection of Samuel Crocker Lawrence, a Civil War general,... more

The major part of this distinguished collection is comprised of religious and devotional texts, but there are also a number of secular and scientific titles. Many are superbly illuminated with exquisite miniatures illustrating the codices and single leaves. Some noteworthy volumes include a... more

The Meekins Library has a small local history collection of photographs that document the towns and individuals of Williamsburg and Haydenville, Massachusetts, as well as some images of the local Western Massachusetts region. The largest unit is a series of stereographs that chronicle the... more