This collection consists of items from the Quincy family collection (MS053) 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 Quincy, Mass. Postcard Collection is comprised of 182 postcards. The postcards include views of landmarks relating to the Adams and Quincy families. Among the many churches portrayed in the collection, the United First Parish Church (“Church of the Presidents”), the interment place of two... more
This collection consists of items from the Rabbis Certificates 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.
Rae Unzicker’s exposure to the psychiatric system began at a young age. Growing up in an abusive home, her parents sent her to psychiatrists off and on for years before she was involuntarily committed. While there, she was quickly introduced to the chaotic and damaging atmosphere of a... more
"Raíces de Cuentos" is an oral history project conducted through 2025 to collect under-heard stories related to resilience and struggles, flight and relocation across generations, from immigrants in a Latino community in Pittsfield, MA.
Raivaaja is a Finnish-American newspaper published daily in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, from 1905 to 2009. It was originally entirely in Finnish and, in more recent years, increasingly in English. Although its focus was largely on news and events of interest to subscribers in the northeast and New... more
Phillips Academy alumnus Ralph Finos donated this small, eclectic, and beautiful map collection to Phillips Academy in 2018. An analyst of the technology market, he saw maps as an excellent metaphor for the technology market--often poorly understood and imperfect guides for what will happen... more
A veteran of the peace movement and founder of the Traprock Peace Center (1979), Randy Kehler was active in the National Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign, the Peace Development Fund, and the Working Group on Electoral Democracy. Beginning in 1977, he and his wife became war tax... more
The Department of Special Collections and University Archives houses approximately 30,000 volumes reflecting an evolving history of collecting at UMass Amherst. Beginning in the late 1860s with a focus on agriculture and the natural sciences, SCUA has developed into a resource for the... more
This collection consists of items from the Rare Books 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.
This collection consists of items from the Rare Books and Journals 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.
This collection consists of items from the Rare Books and Special Collections collection hosted by Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.
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
Raymond Luc Levasseur went underground with a revolutionary Marxist organization in 1974 and spent a decade in armed resistance against the American state. Radicalized by his experiences in Vietnam and by a stint in a Tennessee prison for the sale of marijuana, Levasseur became... more
Born in a "howling blizzard" in February 1946, Raymond Mungo became one of the most evocative writers of the 1960s counterculture. Through more than fifteen books and hundreds of articles, Mungo has brought a wry sense of humor and radical sensibility to explorations of the minds and... more
This collection consists of items from the Reading High School Senior Class Photographs collection hosted by Reading 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 items from the Reading Historical Images collection hosted by Reading 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 items from the Reading Home Movies collection hosted by Reading Public Library. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.