Author: BPL Statewide
Digital Commonwealth: May 2026 New Collections
Hello DC users — here are the most recent collections in the repository over the last month: Hosted collections added: Boston Public Library: Boston Herald (243 items; issues of the daily newspaper from 1936-1937) Cabinet Card Collection (1 item; portrait of an indigenous person ca. 1880–1920) Carte de Visite Collection (1 item; rare portrait of African American barber,…
Digital Commonwealth: April 2026 New Collections
Hello DC users! Here are some new collections now available online, including some exciting additions to our newspapers: Hosted collections added: Boston Public Library: Vin Catania Collection (298 items; photographs of prominent Boston politicians, events, and locations from 1977-2002) Seekonk Public Library: The Seekonk Star (60 items; issues of the weekly newspaper from 1972-1983) University of Massachusetts…
Digital Commonwealth: March 2026 New Collections
Happy early spring, DC.org users. Here are the latest collections in the repository: Hosted collections added: Boston Public Library: Boston Herald (501 items; issues of the daily newspaper from 1935-1936) Incunabula (2 items; early printed texts from 1482-1497, including Ptolemy’s Geographia) Maginnis & Walsh Architectural Records (226 items; plans and drawings from the prominent Boston-based architectural firm from…