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New Collections Added in March
Boston Public Library Boston Pictorial Archive (Collection of Distinction) (111 items)* Mapping Inequality (18 items) Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection (100 items)* * items added to existing collection Harvested: University of Massachusetts Boston, Joseph P. Healey Library (3 new collections, 1,720 new items)* *reharvest
New Collections Added in February
Just a few of the treasures from the Barnstable Patriot Photograph Collection Boston Public Library Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778). Etchings (195 items)* Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection (1 item)* Travel Photography (46 items) Cape Cod Community College Barnstable Patriot Photograph Collection, 1931-1978 (1,223 items)* Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives Commonwealth v. Sacco and Vanzetti (763 items)…
Collection Spotlight: The Blind in Art Collection at Perkins School for the Blind
Blindness and visual impairment have existed as long as humans have. In response, people have long sought to create accessibility aids to help themselves to get around more easily. Perhaps surprisingly, many of the aids used throughout history are similar – if not identical – to those used by visually impaired people today. The images featured…