Collaborations allow AgitArte and Papel Machete to connect with kin organizations in struggle and develop solidarity projects with other cultural organizers, artists, organizations, and collectives throughout Puerto Rico and the U.S. Collaborators have included El Puente – Brooklyn, Southerners... more

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 is a collection of photographs of the community of Somerville in the 1970s, depicting street scenes, businesses and industries, celebrations, parks and recreations, as well as photographs of former Somerville mayor S. Lester Ralph with children, colleagues, and constituents.

The Springfield College Digital Collection is a collection of Springfield College related photographic prints and documents that document Springfield College athletics, academic and research activities, faculty and staff, campus and buildings, events including alumni reunion and homecoming,... more

This collection consists of items from the College Archives Selections 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.

A Colônia Portuguêsa is a weekly Portuguese-language newspaper published by Arthur V. Avila in Oakland, California starting in 1924 (the date of last publication is unknown).

O Colonial is a weekly Portuguese-language newspaper published by Frederico A. Costa in Fairhaven, Massachusetts starting in 1925 (the date of last publication is unknown).

Boston Public Library holds thousands of American manuscripts, printed books, and documents from the Colonial and Revolutionary War periods. The materials document American intellectual and political life before, during, and shortly after the Revolution. Highlights include: over 1,300 individual... more

Boston Public Library holds thousands of manuscripts, correspondence, documents, and printed records from the Colonial and Revolutionary War periods. This collection is unparalleled in the extent of its administrative and judicial records of Massachusetts Bay Colony and early Boston.The... more

This collection consists of items from the Committee of Correspondence, Safety, and Inspection Minutes collection hosted by Boston City Archives. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

Co-owned by Dorothy Johnson and Doris Abramson, the Common Reader Bookshop in New Salem, Massachusetts, specialized in women's studies materials, or in their words, "books by, for, and about women." A couple for almost 40 years and married in 2004, Johnson and Abramson opened the... more

A commonplace book is a volume in which the owner recorded items they wished to remember. Typical elements found in commonplace books include sermon quotes or summaries, Bible passages, lines from poetry or prose, lyrics, newspaper stories, recipes, biographical details, and interesting facts... more

This collection consists of court records filed in the case of Commonwealth v. Jennison, heard in the Supreme Judicial Court for Worcester County. This was the third of three cases related to Quock Walker, an enslaved man "owned" by Nathaniel Jennison of Barre, Massachusetts. In this case, the... more

The Sacco-Vanzetti collection contains materials from the combined trials for Nicolo Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for the murders of Alexander Berardelli (#5545) and Frederick A. Parmenter (#5546). Indictments were returned by the Grand Jury 11 September 1920 and the trial, held in Superior... more

A branch of the Communist Party of the United States of America, the Communist Party of Massachusetts enjoyed strong popularity during the 1930s and 1940s, organizing the textile and other manufacturing industries.This small collection is comprised of a miscellaneous assemblage of fliers,... more

Community Art Center is a neighborhood institution founded in 1937 in the Port-neighborhood of Cambridge. It was founded by a group of parents who sought to improve access to education and arts-rich experiences for children and youth. As a nearly 100-year-old institution, Community Art Center... more

University Archives & Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at the University of Massachusetts Boston occasionally collaborates with community partners to collect materials related to a particular topic, region, or event. Images and stories are often contributed by individuals... more