Robin Hood's Bay From the Sir David Young Cameron Collection (BPL)
Robin Hood’s Bay From the Sir David Young Cameron Collection (BPL)

Put on your comfy travel shoes, it’s time to play tourist!  If you can’t actually take a trip to faraway places, Digital Commonwealth has got you covered.  From Sir David Young Cameron’s delightful watercolor of Robin Hood’s Bay in England (Boston Public Library) to the postcard of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (Springfield College Archives and Special Collections) to the flier for the Willow Park Cure and Hygienic Institute (Westborough Public Library), you can find a virtual vacation destination to your liking among the additions to the Digital Commonwealth in July.

Boston Public Library

Sir David Young Cameron (1865-1945), Prints, Drawings and Paintings – 551 items

 

 

Willow Park  From Westboro Your Town-Your History Collection (Westboro Public Library)
Willow Park From Westboro Your Town-Your History Collection (Westboro Public Library)
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan From  the Smith Postcard Collection (Springfield College)
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan From the Smith Postcard Collection (Springfield College)

SAILS

1 new collection and 109 new items added to existing collections

Springfield College Archives and Special Collections

Cliff Smith YMCA Postcard Collection – 98 items added to existing collection

Topsfield Historical Society

The Parson Capen House and the Captain Joseph Gould Barn – 4 items added to existing collection

Topsfield Maps – 1 item

USS Constitution Museum

War of 1812 – 78 items added to existing collection

 Westborough Public Library

“Westborough: Your Town – Your History” Scanning Day, 2017 – 97 items

This September, Digital Commonwealth added many new collections that you can now search for on the website! These collections consist of many type of materials including photographs, personal paper, maps, and even a scrapbook! Make sure you check them out!

Page from Westborough World War II memorial scrapbook" [ca. 1940-1976]. From the Westborough Public Library.
Page from Westborough World War II memorial scrapbook” [ca. 1940-1976]. From the Westborough Public Library.

Harvest Forest Archives

Harvard Forest Martha’s Vineyard Collection – 457 items added to an existing collection

Lawrence Public Library

Lawrence Public Library Map Collection – 15 items

Lincoln Public Library

Joshua Child Collection – 56 items

Wilbraham Public Library

Stella Greene Farr Collection – 19 items

Westborough Public Library

Records of the State Reform School [Lyman School], 1847-1959 – 1 item

World War II Memorial Scrapbook, 1942-1948 – 1 item

Westborough Map Collection – 2 items