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Old Landmarks in Leominster from Leominster, MA, Municipal Building (City Hall) Time Capsule, 1915

All those May showers brought us this month’s eight collections of perennials (new items in existing collections), new plants (new collections) and crops ready to reap (harvested). Whether you will be enjoying the fruits of your own or someone else’s gardening labors this season, save some time for these varied and fascinating collections.

American Antiquarian Society

American Antiquarian Society Collection – 1 item added to existing collection

Boston Public Library

Art at the Boston Public Library – 3 items added to existing collection

Hugo Münsterberg Collection – 972 items added to existing collection

Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection – 295 items added to existing collection

Letter to Don Gordon from a former student from Abbott Academy Collections Highlights

Leominster Public Library

Leominster, MA, Municipal Building (City Hall) Time Capsule, 1915 – 146 items

Lincoln Public Library

Lincoln Town Archives – 1 item added to existing collection

Phillips Academy Andover

Abbot Academy Collection Highlights – 301 items

Wellesley College

Catharine Mitchill ’31 Collection of Family Letters – 392 items harvested

"The works of Geoffrey Chaucer," from Early, Rare, and Exceptional Items from Special Collection, Rare Books. — “The works of Geoffrey Chaucer,” from Early, Rare, and Exceptional Items from Special Collection, Rare Books.

This month focused mostly on getting Northeastern University Library’s collections harvested. There are now 17 new collections from them, including a really wide variety of content! Don’t miss that, or any of the beautiful new items from the BPL’s collections.

Boston Public Library

Early, Rare, and Exceptional Items from Special Collections, Rare Books – 6 items

Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection – 879 items added to existing collection

Northeastern University

Carmen A. Pola Papers – 318 items

Center for Spirituality, Dialogue and Service Records – 62 items

Citywide Educational Coalition Records – 1582 items

Frank J. Miranda Papers – 58 items

Freedom House, Inc. Records – 83 items

Frieda Garcia Papers – 84 items

Holocaust Awareness Committee Records – 161 items

Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción Records – 5101 items