Tag: Springfield College
Celebrating Women’s Sports on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX
More than a century ago, the first women’s collegiate basketball championship was played in Massachusetts between Smith College sophomores and freshman. “Smith March Madness 1892” is a 8:20 minute video about the game. Senda Berenson, known as the “Mother of Women’s Basketball” and Director of Physical Training at Smith, introduced the game of basketball, developed…
New Collections Added to Digital Commonwealth in July
Although summer slips away too quickly for some of us, those of us who wilt in the heat and humidity are happy to see the end of July. If you’re not, don’t fret. August is promising more of the same. The Boston Public Library was busy this month, adding to the Leslie Jones Collection as…
New Collection Added to Digital Commonwealth in October
As is appropriate for this autumn season, a lot of the collections added to Digital Commonwealth in the past month have been harvested (pun, obviously, very much intended). Don’t miss out on exploring all of the wonderful new items added to the site! Boston Public Library Anti-Slavery (Collection of Distinction) – 1819 items Charlestown Lantern Slides –…