Born on April 15, 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland to David and Minnie Lipshires, Sidney was raised in Northampton, Massachusetts where his father owned two shoe stores, David Boot Shop and The Bootery. He attended the Massachusetts State College for one year before transferring to the... more

Sidney R. Knafel Map Collection at Phillips Academy The Sidney R. Knafel Map Collection is history itself in the form of a unique collection of atlases, maps, and globes dating from 1434 well into the 19th century. Many of these rare objects and documents are the subject of a 1992 book, Shedding... more

An innovator and entrepreneur, Sidney Topol was a contributor to several key developments in the telecommunications industries in the latter half of the twentieth century. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts (1947) and an engineer and executive at Raytheon and later... more

This collection includes photographs that represent the life of the Silva family, a family with a mix of Azorean and Brazilian roots. Photographs include Hermenegildo playing guitar, the women at work, and other parts of everyday life. More recent photos include images of Rancho Folclórico de... more

This collection contains memorabilia from Simeone's Italian-American Restaurant, including menus, photos, and fliers. Additionally included are personal thank you notes from the Kennedy family for the Simeone family's contribution to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.For more information... more

Sir David Young Cameron (1865-1945) was a Scottish painter and etcher. Born in Glasgow, he studied at the Glasgow School of Art and the Edinburgh Schools of Art.Cameron gained recognition both as a painter in oil and in watercolor and as an etcher. His images were enhanced by European travel,... more

Muirhead Bone (1876-1953) was a Scottish printmaker and watercolor artist. Born in Glasgow, Bone first trained as an architect before pursuing his studies at the Glasgow School of Art. In 1901, Bone moved to London and in 1902 held his first solo exhibition at the Carfax Gallery. From that time,... more

Portfolio of sixteen illustrations by Maurice and Edward Detmold for Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book. Plates are mounted on board with hinged mat and covered with guard sheet with letterpress. Many captions include a quotation and page number from the text.Critical funding to support long-term... more

This collection consists of items from the Skipmunk: a story of Chicopee collection hosted by Chicopee Public Library. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

The children of a textile investor, Mary and David Slade were students at the Friends’ Boarding School in Providence, R.I., during the late 1830s. Both died tragically of consumption at a young age, David at 24 and Mary at 28. The Slade family papers consist largely... more

Caricature is a pictorial representation of a person or thing through the gross exaggeration of its most characteristic features. It is the portrait that conveys the meaning, often playing on accepted symbols or repeated imagery. The text, if present at all, is secondary.Caricaturists portray... more

The term social change is used in SCUA to refer to individuals and organizations who actively seek to better the world around them, as well as to individuals experiencing shifts in economic, cultural, and social life. Few movements for change exist in isolation. Following W.E.B. Du Bois, we... more

This collection consists of items from the Soldier's Record, Town of Chicopee collection hosted by Chicopee Public Library. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection consists of the letters from a Civil War Soldier, letters from family members to him, diaries of his from the years 1863 and 1864, the diary of his future wife from the year 1867, photos, patents held by the soldier after the war, and various certificates and documents connected... more

Presented here is a booklet designed to promote Newtonville to home buyers and new home builders. 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... more

The collection of the Somerville Public Library contains photographs, article clippings, and ephemera illustrating the social history of Somerville from 1841 to 1976. The items include photographs of the King and Vose families, images of the built landscape of Somerville, and Victorian trade cards.

This collection contains letters written to James Thomas Fields (1817-1881) -- the publisher and friend of Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) -- and his wife Annie Adams Fields (1834-1915) between the years 1851 and 1904 by members of the Hawthorne family. The letters document both the personal and... more

This collection consists of items from the Soule Photographic Art Company photographic collection, 1880s-1890s (PC046) 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 consists of items from the South Africa Media Coverage (via Gender Dynamix) 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.

The South Boston Bulletin is a weekly newspaper published by Bulletin Pub. Co. in Boston, Massachusetts from 1890 to 1899.

The South Boston Gazette is a weekly newspaper published by John J. Toomey in South Boston and Dorchester, Massachusetts (neighborhoods of Boston) from 1847 to the 1960s (the exact date of last publication is unknown).

The South Boston Gazette and Dorchester Chronicle is a weekly newspaper published by Wright & Hasty in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851 to 1852.

The South Boston Inquirer is a weekly newspaper published by Fay & Hutchins in South Boston, Massachusetts (a neighborhood of Boston) from 1871 to 1940.

The postcard collection at the South Hadley Public Library includes views of Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley Falls, the town common, the Holyoke Dam, Connecticut River views and floods, as well as local churches, businesses, and points of interest.

This photograph album, "South Yarmouth Past and Present," compiled by E. Lawrence Jenkins and Florence Wing Baker, was given to the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth in 1998. It contains 257 images from the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century. The album offers a history of the... more

These materials were used in support of a public program.

The Ticknor Library of Spanish and Portuguese literature is a 10,000-volume collection that covers many aspects of Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American literature and history, including books on art, science, law, and theology. As a collection, the Ticknor Collection is remarkable for its... more

This collection consists of items from the Spanish Civil War Poster collection hosted by Brandeis University Libraries. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

Presented here is a book by Charles Johnson Maynard (1845-1929), a Newton naturalist and ornithologist, who wrote this book on sparrows and finches as a teaching device to train young bird watchers' eyes and ears. The City of Newton owns a wealth of historic materials that speak to the... more

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Spencer Grant came to Massachusetts to attend Boston University. After graduating in 1966 with a degree in journalism, he first worked for two years as an Air Force photographer in Nebraska and later as an Associated Press photographer in New York. But the call of a... more

The Association Training School Notes, Association Outlook, and Association Seminar are publications that were produced and published by the International YMCA Training School now Springfield College. The publications spoke to topics important to the YMCA, the College, and its faculty, students... more

The Springfield College Armed Forces Collection contains correspondences, drawings, enlistment records, mailing lists, photographs, publications, scrapbooks, and service records which showcase the sacrifice and service of alumni during wartime.The College’s ties with the YMCA resulted in many... more

This Collection contains the digitized versions of the Springfield College Catalogs from the founding of the school in 1885 through 1911. The catalogs contain information on courses offered, faculty members, tuition, the buildings and grounds and the student body. All catalogs are full text... more

The Springfield College Department and Club Newsletters contains newsletters, magazines, and newspapers created by Springfield College Schools, Departments, and Clubs. Mostly these are short or limited run documents. They may created by students and/or faculty. They may contain only articles and... more

The Springfield College Negative Collection contains over 1400 negatives of the Springfield College campus, student life, and important events or activities from 1940 through 1962. Three main time frames are represented: 1941-1942, 1947, and 1960-1962. There are many images of athletes and... more

The Springfield College Newspaper Collection contains newspapers published by the college, faculty and staff, and students of the community of Springfield College. Presently there is only one newspaper that has been digitized and added to the collection. This newspaper is called Nobody's... more

The Springfield College Yearbooks collection contains yearbooks and class histories created by the students and administration of Springfield College. Before 1904 Springfield College did not have an official Yearbook, but had publications of various levels of expertise. These included printed... more

The Springfield Republican debuted in Springfield, Massachusetts on September 8, 1824 as an independent weekly rural newspaper. At the beginning it had a local focus and a politically conservative viewpoint. In the mid-nineteenth century, it grew to become the most widely circulated newspaper in... more

The Springfield Republican debuted in Springfield, Massachusetts on September 8, 1824 as an independent weekly rural newspaper. At the beginning it had a local focus and a politically conservative viewpoint. In the mid-nineteenth century, it grew to become the most widely circulated newspaper in... more

This collection consists of items from the St. Andrews Architectural Drawings Collection (AR034) 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.

Presented here is a street directory showing the village, ward, and terminal boundaries of all Newton streets and location of fire alarm signal stations. The City of Newton owns a wealth of historic materials that speak to the community's social, cultural and governmental past. These materials... more

In 1859, the first St. Mary’s School was a wood frame building for girls and was run by the Sisters of Notre Dame. The boys’ school was started in 1869. The Xaverian Brothers began teaching the older boys in the 1880s.The original granite St. Mary’s Church became the second building for both... more

St. Michael's the Archangel Society was founded in 1904 by Polish immigrants in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

This collection contains one photograph of the St. Patrick’s School class of 1931. 

This collection consists of items from the Stand Alone Documents collection hosted by Provincetown History Preservation Project. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

Presented here is the diary of 12 year old Esmond Rice, who was born in 1892 and lived most of his life in Waban, a village of Newton, Massachusetts. The City of Newton owns a wealth of historic materials that speak to the community's social, cultural and governmental past. These materials... more