MBLC Celebrates 125 Years of Service
The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners is celebrating 125 years of service this year. Established in 1890 as the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts, the MBLC is the oldest state library agency in the country. To honor the past and look forward to the future, the MBLC has created MBLC Celebrates 125 Years, a…
New Deafblind History Collections on Digital Commonwealth
By Molly Stothert-Maurer The Perkins School for the Blind Archives recently added four new collections to the Digital Commonwealth Repository. These collections are important primary resources including photographs of Helen Keller, from childhood through adulthood, correspondence from Anne Sullivan (including her first letter describing her arrival in Tuscumbia, AL when she first met Helen Keller),…
Massachusetts Amusement Parks
It’s summer, which means it’s time for fun! There are many pictures in the Digital Commonwealth showing how people celebrated summer in Massachusetts in the past. Amusement parks were popular with people of all ages, offering rides and attractions from the Merry-Go-Round for the young and faint of heart to the Roller Coaster for the…
Another Getting Started with Digital Commonwealth & Free Digitization Workshop
If your institution is looking for a presence in the digital world but you aren’t sure where to start, then this seminar is for you. Join representatives from the Boston Public Library and the Digital Commonwealth Board in this practical 2-hour seminar that will answer: What is Digital Commonwealth? How does one apply for free digitization?…
New Collections Added to the Digital Commonwealth in June
This post was updated on July 7, 2015 to include the Amherst College collections. Several new collections were added to the Digital Commonwealth in June. Check them out! Perkins School for the Blind Carmela Otero : 21 items Helen Keller Collection : 172 items Condolence Letters and Clippings : 65 items Sullivan / Keller / Anagnos…
June 9, 1915: Booker T. Washington Speaks at WPI Commencement
One hundred years ago, Booker T. Washington, the African-American educator, author, orator, and adviser to presidents of the United States, spoke at the Fiftieth Anniversary Commencement of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Washington delivered an address on the transformation which had occurred since 1865, when the passage of the 13th Amendment ended slavery. Booker T. Washington was…