As part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Boston Public Library’s East Boston Branch on November 4, 2023, patrons were encouraged to share memories and feelings about the branch, including what it has meant to the community and its members. These postcard-sized “love letters” were on... more

Lowell community members from the country formerly known as Burma (present day Myanmar) representing the ethnic groups: Karenni, Karen, Kachin, and Bamar Muslim, donated scanned copies of personal print color photographs as well as digital photographs ranging from 1996–2016. Photographic... more

Report and Cultural Resources Inventory of the Lowell National Historical Park and Preservation District prepared for the Division of Cultural Resources, North Atlantic Regional Office, National Park Service by Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson, and Abbott, Architects, Boston, Massachusetts, 1980.In... more

This set is comprised of program guides from the Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting Council (LICBC) and its successor, WGBH. The LICBC was created to expand the reach of the Lowell Institute, which since its founding in 1836 has provided free public lectures to the people of Boston... more

Lowell Mason (1792-1872) is best known as the founder of American school music education. Although he also composed and arranged hymn tunes and published many influential tune books that had a national audience, his greatest historical legacy is his work as a pioneer music educator--first at the... more

Contained in this set are atlases, which show lots, buildings, and property for the city of Lowell, Massachusetts. There are additional Lowell maps showing some buildings, wards, and streets.

This collection consists of items from the Lowell Massachusetts: Building Surveys Overview Reports 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.

The Lowell Neighborhoods: An Historical and Architectural Overview was prepared for the City of Lowell, Division of Planning and Development and the Massachusetts Historical Commission by the Elizabeth Durfee Hengen, Preservation Planner. In 1981, the City of Lowell conducted an inventory... more

The Lowell School Department work collection consists of original documents pertaining to age verification for many immigrant children in the Lowell, MA area. When children moved to the United States, they would need to prove their age to the Lowell School Department to determine whether they... more

This collection includes digitized Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival, Inc. general files, event programs, and promotional materials. The collection is completely accessible on this site.View the collection finding aid for more information,... more

This collection consists of items from the Lowell Stereoview 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.

The Lowell Sun Photograph Collection - Lusophone Culture is a sampling of images from Lowell in the 1970s through the 1990s. These photographs demonstrate all aspects of Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) culture in Greater Lowell and includes images of the working, personal, and cultural lives of... more

This collection consists of items from the Lower Roxbury Black History Project Records collection hosted by Northeastern University 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 items from the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Artwork collection hosted by Lucius Beebe Memorial Library. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This digital collection includes the historic maps of Wakefield and surrounding towns held at the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library. All maps are also available in hard copy in the library’s Local History Room.

Born in Indiana, the writer Lucy Gwin (1943-2014) lived "a lot of lives," in her own words, working in advertising, as a dairy farmer, civil rights activist, and deckhand on ships servicing oil rigs, all before the age of 40. While living in Rochester, N.Y., in 1989, however, her... more

This collection consists of items from the Luther Briggs, Jr. architectural collection (AR002) 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 descendants of Joseph Lyman (1767-1847) flourished in nineteenth century Northampton, Mass., achieving social prominence, financial success, and a degree of intellectual acclaim. Having settled in Northampton before 1654, just a generation removed from emigration, the Lymans featured... more

This collection consists of items from the Lyman family papers (MS017) 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.