Digital Commonwealth

Images from the former Oak Hill Estate, Peabody, Mass.

This collection consists of items from the Office of Community Affairs 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 Office of the Attorney General collection hosted by State Library of Massachusetts. 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 Office of the Governor collection hosted by State Library of Massachusetts. 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 Office of the Mayor Reports and Publications collection hosted by City of Boston Archives. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection consists of letters, ledgers, military records, and field memorandums pertaining to the participation of Essex soldiers and their families in the Civil War.

This collection consists of items from the Ogden Codman, Jr. architectural collection (AR022) 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 Old Boston Collection, a series of late 19th century photographs of historic Boston sites, was rediscovered by the Boston Public Library in 2007. Although the origin and early history of the collection remain a bit of a mystery, we believe that the prints represent the work of photographers... more

Represented here are manuscripts and deeds from the town of Hatfield, Massachusetts. Most items are dated from approximately 1700 to 1860.

This series includes woodcuts, engravings, and etchings, from the late 15th century through the 17th century, produced in the Western tradition. Among the important artists included, in addition to Durer, Rembrandt, and their contemporaries, are Hendrik Goltzius, Lucas van Leyden, Hans Holbein... more

This collection consists of items from the Old Photographs of Wakefield 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 collection consists of items from the Old-Time New England (SC001) 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 Olive Leaf collection hosted by Chicopee Public Library. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

The Oliveira Photograph Collection focuses on New Bedford’s Portuguese community in the early twentieth century. All taken in 1932 by a photographer known only by his surname, the 37 photos that comprise the collection document clubs, social functions, dramatic societies, churches, religious... more

This collection consists of items from the Oliver Lane papers (MS019) 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 is composed of three photographs donated to the Lawrence Public Library by Ora Beal of Lawrence, Massachusetts. One photograph depicts the reservoir on Tower Hill in Lawrence. The other two photographs are group portraits of mill operatives at Pacific Mills in Lawrence.  

The Williams College Oral History Project comprises abstracts of unrestricted interviews made with Williams College faculty, staff, trustees and alumni. Interview transcripts are also available, but only in the Chapin/Archives' reading room.

Available here are transcripts and the original interview audio from Jewish American women who have impacted their communities in many ways.

Founded in 1067, the Benedictine convent of San Pier Maggiore was an ecclesiastical center of medieval Florence, and socially one the city's most prestigious religious houses for women. A Gothic church was completed at the convent in 1352, featuring an elaborate multi-paneled... more

This collection consists of items from the Original art collection (GC001) 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 series includes such items as sketchbooks, postcard collections, photography, ephemera, and individual sketches. These items were produced by Boston Architectural Club members as well as honorary members.

Collection of drawings by Orra White Hitchcock, wife of Edward Hitchcock, for use in Hitchcock’s geology and natural history classes at Amherst College. These material are held at Amherst College Archives & Special Collections in Amherst, MA.

This collection consists of items from the Other collection hosted by State Library of Massachusetts. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

The scholar of book history Otto F. Ege disassembled works from his personal collection of medieval manuscripts to create forty portfolios of fifty leaves each, offering these sets for sale to individuals and institutions under the title "Fifty Original Leaves From Medieval... more

This unique collection of photographs presents the first pictorial history of Topsfield, documenting the town in the early 1900s. As seen through the camera lens of Otto Lake, these fascinating images give us a wonderful view of life in early Topsfield and document the rich history of local... more

This collection consists of items from the Our Sorority: An Outreach Publication 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 Outreach Publications 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 holds photographs of the Overbrook School for the Blind in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania mounted on gray display board and taken around 1903. Images show the grounds, classrooms, dormitories, and other facilities, as well as pupils engaged in academic study, classroom activities,... 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

Ruth and Abe Ozer celebrating their 90th birthdays in 2010. Ruth and Abe Ozer celebrating their 90th birthdays in 2010. Born five days apart in June 1920 in Manhattan, Abraham Jay Ozer (born Abraham Ozersky) and Ruth Sydell Ozer (born Ruth Sydell Newman) married in 1947 after Abe... more