Author: Sadie Roosa
Disambiguation and Serendipity, or Why I Love My Job
This post was written by Susan Aprill, Archivist at Kingston Public Library One of the challenges and delights of describing Kingston’s historic photographs for the Digital Commonwealth lies in identifying places, figuring out what they are and what they’ve been called, then when I’m lucky, uncovering and disambiguating the hidden corners of the past. The…
Lawrence Public Library Collections
This post was written by Patricia Feeley, BPL Collaborative Services Librarian from an interview she conducted with Louise Sandberg of the Lawrence Public Library. Louise Sandberg of the Lawrence Public Library began working with archival materials the “minute I was hired,” so she recognized a great opportunity to expand the reach of her collection after…
New Collections Added to Digital Commonwealth in August
As the school year starts up again, now is a great time to dive into Digital Commonwealth’s wonderful historical collections! Check out the latest collection that have been added from some of our truly amazing members! Boston Architectural College Library Original works by Boston Architectural College Library – Working Materials Collection – 2 items Boston…