The Oliveira Photograph Collection focuses on New Bedford’s Portuguese community in the early twentieth century. All taken in 1932 by a photographer known only by his surname, the 37 photos that comprise the collection document clubs, social functions, dramatic societies, churches, religious... more

This collection consists of items from the Oliver Lane papers (MS019) 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.

This collection is composed of three photographs donated to the Lawrence Public Library by Ora Beal of Lawrence, Massachusetts. One photograph depicts the reservoir on Tower Hill in Lawrence. The other two photographs are group portraits of mill operatives at Pacific Mills in Lawrence. 

The Wexler Oral History Project is a growing collection of in-depth video interviews with people of all ages and backgrounds, whose stories offer a rich and complex chronicle of Jewish identity.

This collection consists of items from the Oral Histories 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 Oral Histories with People of Color collection hosted by Digital Transgender Archive. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

University Archives & Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at the University of Massachusetts Boston holds a range of oral history collections.

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

Oral History of Tyringham, Massachusetts is a collection of over seventy recorded interviews by and with Tyringham residents, from the 1970s through 2011, sponsored by the Hop Brook Community Club. The purpose of the interviews was to collect stories based on themes – e.g., teenage jobs, pets,... more

Available here are transcripts and the original interview audio from Jewish American women who have impacted their communities in many ways.

This collection consists of items from the Order of St. Anne collection hosted by Arlington Historical Society. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

Founded in 1067, the Benedictine convent of San Pier Maggiore was an ecclesiastical center of medieval Florence, and socially one the city's most prestigious religious houses for women. A Gothic church was completed at the convent in 1352, featuring an elaborate multi-paneled... more

This series, National Archives Identifier 3129055, consists of plans and architectural drawings of federal buildings in New England. The records were collected and maintained by the General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service between 1950 and 2004. Included are elevation drawings... more

This collection consists of items from the Original art collection (GC001) 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.

This series includes such items as sketchbooks, postcard collections, photography, ephemera, and individual sketches. These items were produced by Boston Architectural Club members as well as honorary members.

Collection of drawings by Orra White Hitchcock, wife of Edward Hitchcock, for use in Hitchcock’s geology and natural history classes at Amherst College. These material are held at Amherst College Archives & Special Collections in Amherst, MA.

This is the collected archival material for Orvis Luey Hill, who was considered a pioneer in the early introduction and development of the automobile. He was the first person to own an automobile in Boston and its surrounding neighborhoods and was a Ford automobile dealer.The collection consists... more

This collection consists of items from the Other 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.

The scholar of book history Otto F. Ege disassembled works from his personal collection of medieval manuscripts to create forty portfolios of fifty leaves each, offering these sets for sale to individuals and institutions under the title "Fifty Original Leaves From Medieval... more

This unique collection of photographs presents the first pictorial history of Topsfield, documenting the town in the early 1900s. As seen through the camera lens of Otto Lake, these fascinating images give us a wonderful view of life in early Topsfield and document the rich history of local... more