Photos, documents, and artifacts in the Historical Room collection relating to the Noble & Cooley drum company of Granville, founded in 1854 by Silas Noble and James P. Cooley. Additional historic material relating to Noble & Cooley can be found in Digital Commonwealth's institution page... more

A selection of noteworthy correspondence from the Noble & Cooley Drum Company archives, dating primarily from the 1880s through World War II.

A collection of sales catalogs published by the Noble & Cooley Drum Company of Granville, Massachusetts. These catalogs were distributed to retail stores across the country and included toy drums, tambourines, rolling hoops, and an assortment of other toys made in Granville. The company was... more

This collection contains documents that relate to Noble & Cooley employment and provides useful information for genealogical researchers, as well as insights into employment practices, pay rates, and working hours.

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 Non-Historic New England periodicals (SC002) 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.

In the late 1920s, the sociologist and prisoner reformer Howard Belding Gill proposed building a "model community prison" at Norfolk, Mass., that would represent a radical new approach to dealing with crime and punishment. Integrating social work and sociological theory into the... more

The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library cares for more than a quarter million cartographic and geographic objects, ranging from the fifteenth century to the present, with a global scope and a focus on Boston and New England. Created in 2004 as a... more

This collection consists of items from the Norman Morrison Isham photographic collection (PC032) 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 Norris Church Mailer 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 Northampton Photographs collection hosted by Forbes Library. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

The Northampton State Hospital was opened in 1858 to provide moral therapy to the "insane," and under the superintendency of Pliny Earle, became one of the best known asylums in New England. Before the turn of the century, however, the Hospital declined, facing the problems of overcrowding, poor... more

This collection consists of items from the Northampton State Hospital Photographs by Mark Majeski, 2001 collection hosted by Forbes Library. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

The Northeast Organic Farming Association began as the vision of a New York City plumbing supplies salesman and has grown into a large association supporting information-sharing, education, collaboration, and certification. Increasingly influential non-profit organization with chapters in... more

This collection consists of items from the Northeastern University Faculty Publications 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 Northeastern University Online Videos 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 Northeastern University Photograph 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 Northeastern University Publications 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 Northfield and Athol, Massachusetts Amateur Photography Collection (PC072) 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.