Primary Source Sets for Educators
The Outreach and Education Committee has created Primary Source Sets for educators to align with the National Council for the Social Studies curriculum themes. Drawing on the rich resources available within Digital Commonwealth, the Committee mined for the best examples to support a given theme. Teachers can supplement lesson plans with the use of photographs,
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
New England Immigration Stories by Students
by Maureen Mann, MLS Elementary Library Media Specialist Wellesley Public Schools & member of the Outreach & Education Committee The University of Massachusetts Lowell (U-Mass Lowell) has created two timely resources for K-12 educators to enhance immigration studies. As the Biden administration works to redefine pathways to citizenship for our southern borders over the coming months, these
New Collections Added in December & January
As the decade turned on an unprecedented pandemic year, Digital Commonwealth continued its work, adding the following collections. Map lovers will rejoice at the newly added offerings of assorted city streets, plans and projects over the decades. Boston Public Library Boston Redevelopment Authority Collection (130 items) Boston Public Library Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection