Category: New Collections
Digital Commonwealth September 2025 Statistics
Hi everyone — here are your monthly DigitalCommonwealth.org statistics for September. Happy Autumn! Hosted collections added: American Antiquarian Society: Political Cartoons from AAS (54 items; American political cartoons from 1760-1900) Boston Public Library: Boston Herald (448 items; issues of the daily newspaper from 1930-1931) Medieval and Early Renaissance Manuscripts (7 items; manuscripts and books from 1200-1699) Revolution! 250…
New Collections Added in May & June
Massachusetts’ high COVID vaccination rate means that gatherings and crowds will once again be a common occurrence. For the best in vintage crowd photography, be it parades, demonstrations, protests and rallies, The Brearley Collection is the place to browse. Recently, some additional images were added to the already voluminous collection of photographs and negatives…
Knapp Family Financial Records
by Anne Berard, Reference & Outreach Librarian, Milford Town Library, member Digital Commonwealth Education & Outreach Committee When I first saw the name of the recently added collection, Knapp Family Financial Records from the Jamaica Plain Historical Society, I must admit I was expecting something else altogether. I thought I might find wills, codicils, estate…