Spotlight On…Transgender Digital Archive
by Anne Berard Reference & Outreach Services Librarian, Milford Town Library The Digital Commonwealth mostly archives materials relating to Massachusetts, harvesting and hosting content related to its residents, communities and institutions. Some collections, however, have a wider scope. The hosted Digital Transgender Archive (DTA) is one such repository. Bringing together photographs, publications, clippings & ephemera…
New Collections Added to Digital Commonwealth in July
Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection (1,461 items)* items added to existing collection (re-harvest) The Tichnor Brothers Collection contains approximately 25,000 office proofs of postcards of the United States published by the Boston firm Tichnor Brothers Inc. These are color postcards with a linen texture dated ca. 1930-1945. The concentration is on American vacation places. Boston City…
New Collections Added to Digital Commonwealth in June
Boston Public Library Boston Pictorial Archive (Collection of Distinction) (310 items)* added to existing collection The Boston Pictorial Archive is one of the largest distinct collections of images related to Boston held by a public institution and the essential resource for Boston architectural, social, and neighborhood history. It includes more than 6,000 images on paper representing…
Digitizing Morgan v. Hennigan
By Andrew Begley Archives Specialist, National Archives at Boston; Co-Chair, Digital Commonwealth Outreach and Education Committee Over the last five to ten years, a number of archives and libraries in the Boston area have digitized rich collections of materials related to school desegregation and busing in the city of Boston. Collections at the Boston City…
New Collections Added to Digital Commonwealth in May
Boston Public Library Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection (1,162 items)* The Tichnor Brothers Collection contains approximately 25,000 office proofs of postcards of the United States published by the Boston firm Tichnor Brothers Inc. These are color postcards with a linen texture dated ca. 1930-1945. The concentration is on American vacation places. National Archives of Boston Tallulah…
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…
