Going forward, and with thanks to the Repository team here at BPL, we’ll be sharing some statistics on new collections being shared for the first time on DigitalCommonwealth.org. Below is our first update, for March 2025.

Hosted collections added:

Boston Public Library:

• The Boston Traveler (1,776 items; issues of the daily newspaper from 1925-1931)
• Joseph Connolly Courtroom Sketches (286 items; courtroom sketches by a Massachusetts artist from 1975-1999)
• Medieval and Early Renaissance Manuscripts (1 item; illuminated prayer book from the late 15th century)
• Our Bodies Ourselves (6 items; early editions of the groundbreaking women’s health publication from 1971-1973)

Heritage Museum and Gardens:

• Peter K. Meier Cranberry Collection (184 items; cranberry barrel stencils and labels from the late 1800s and early 1900s)

Ipswich Public Library:

• Streets of Old Ipswich, 1634 (1 item; history of properties in 17th-century Ipswich with hand-drawn maps)

Millicent Library:

• The Fairhaven Star (4,540 items; issues of the weekly newspaper from 1880-1967)
• The Star (49 items; issues of the weekly newspaper from 1879-1880)

Harvested collections added:

Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library – 137 new items

Total hosted items: 692,890