Digital Commonwealth in the News: Civil War Photo Collection
Digital archives thrive on collaboration and the Medford Historical Society’s Civil War Photo Collection bears that out in an especially meaningful and inspiring way. This massive collection of more than 3600 well preserved albumen prints was amassed by General Samuel Crocker Lawrence who commanded the Lawrence Light Guard during the Civil War. He went on…
New Collections added to Digital Commonwealth in April
Boston Children’s Museum Scrapbooks from the American History Collection (1 item)* Boston Public Library Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection (21 items)* Wendy Artin (1963-). Drawings and Paintings (64 items) Coast Guard Heritage Museum Coast Guard Heritage Museum General Collection (8 items)* The Di Rosario Collection (112 items) Historical Society of Old Yarmouth Archives and Local…
New Collections added to Digital Commonwealth in March
Before COVID-19 changed life and work as we know it, lots of new content was added to Digital Commonwealth including the voluminous photo archive of Dennis Brearley which chronicles the life of the City of Boston from the 1920s to 1970s. From parades to protests, it’s all there providing the rich historical context that photographs…
The Remarkable Photography of Leon Abdalian
Originally scheduled to take place Sunday, April 4, a program on the Remarkable Photography of Leon Abdalian at the Jamaica Plain Branch Library has been postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis. While that talk will be re-scheduled at a future time, in the meantime we encourage you to visit Leon’s large body of work accessible via Digital…
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…