Author: Outreach Committee
Digital Commonwealth Conference Is Going Virtual
The Digital Commonwealth Board and Conference Committee invite you to register for: A Virtual Conference Contextual Conversations:Representation and Digital Practice Join us for an exciting day as we explore the issues of representation, politics, ethics and other important aspects of digital collections with an outstanding group of scholars When: Tuesday April 7, 2020, 9:00AM-4:00PM Where: Zoom Webinar Advance…
New Collections added to Digital Commonwealth in February
A lot of new content was added in February–must have been the leap year effect! There’s something for everyone with maps, manuscripts, prints and photographs all ready for research and enjoyment. The Leon Abdalian Collection, containing the work of self-taught photogapher Leon Hampartzoum Abdalian reminds me of the Leslie Jones Collection. Both men turned their…
New Collections added to Digital Commonwealth in January
Digital Commonwealth ushered the new decade in with new collections from the Massachusetts Archives relating to the Quabbin Reservoir and the Swift River Valley, Boston Children’s Museum Scrapbooks as well as some additional items to existing collections. Engineers and geologists will be fascinated by the depth and breadth of the photographs of the Quabbin Reservoir…