This collection features images from the Espinola family of Lowell, MA. Family photographs are included, as well as photos from Lowell Lusitanos, a local Portuguese soccer club.Biographical SketchManuel Espirito Santo Espinola was born on May 19, 1929 on the island of Graciosa in the Azores. He... more

The Manuel Pestena Correa Family Collection follows the lives of the Correa family members of Lowell, MA. The collection focuses on the the Correa family's service in the military, police, and fire departments.Biographical SketchManuel Pestena Correa (1897-1975) was born in Graciosa in the... more

Includes handwritten and illuminated 15th and 16th century religious and philosophical manuscripts, as well as the diary of a 19th century missionary to Armenia and a manuscript essay written by John Burroughs and edited by Walt Whitman. These material are held at Amherst College Archives &... more

This collection consists of items from the Manuscripts and Archives collection hosted by Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine). Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

The Map and Chart Collection includes maps, nautical charts, and surveys from the greater New Bedford area and the world. Important records in this collection include recreations of survey maps of the Old Dartmouth area drawn from the field notes of Benjamin Crane, made 1710-1793, which provide... more

This collection consists of items from the Map Collections collection hosted by University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries Special Collections and University Archives. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection comprises rare maps that were acquired to fill in gaps in geographic coverage in the map collections donated to Phillips Academy since 2011, most of which focus on the Americas and Europe.These include the: Sydney R. Knafel, Robert E. Diefenbach, Ralph Finos, and Pechter Family... more

The Mapping Boston Foundation is devoted to the permanent stewardship of the personal map collection of the Boston developer and philanthropist Norman B. Leventhal. Based on his interest in maps and the stories they tell, he founded the Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public... more

Various maps, original or reproduced, of Franklin, Massachusetts. 

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 Margaret Collins Weitz Papers, 1945-2006 (MS109) 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 Digital Commonwealth.

This collection contains approximately 154 letters, poems, fragments, and journal extracts written by Margaret Fuller (1810-1850) from 1837 to 1850, including letters to William Henry Channing, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Lewis Cass. This material provides insights into Fuller's thoughts about... more

In May 1994, Maria Barroso Soares, wife of Portugal's president Mario Soares (1986-1996, Socialist Party), visited the United States and stopped in Lowell, MA. She attended a church service at St. Anthony's Church on Pentecost Sunday, also known as the Feast of the Holy Ghost. St. Anthony's... more

This collection focuses on Maria de Lourdes Serpa's involvement with the Portuguese youth movement in Lowell, Massachuetts, in the 1970s. Items include a transcript from the local youth radio program (Ecos da Juventude), issues of the youth-written newsletter (Um Jornal da Juventude), and photos... more

This collection consists of items from the Mariana Islands letters collection hosted by Boston College. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

For many years, the UMass Amherst campus was home to several colonies of feral cats that took up residence in its barns and outbuildings, and beginning with Leo V. Robinson in 1945, a succession of individuals were moved to feed and care for the cats. An alumna and employee in Human... more

This collection consists of items from the Marine Life Prints 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 Marion Agostinho "Bert" Perry 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.

This collection consists of items from the Marion B. Gebbie Archives Image collection hosted by Wheaton College. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.