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University Archivist to discuss community archiving projects as part of BPL lecture series
When: May 22, 2012 | 6:00-7:00 pm Where: Boston Public Library, Commonwealth Salon, Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02117 This talk is FREE and open to the public. University Archivist Joanne Riley will present a talk titled "Memories and Mortuary Records: Community Archiving Projects at UMass Boston" in the Commonwealth Salon at the Boston Public Library (700 Boylston Street, Read full article »
Exhibition features interviews, photographs about Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo
On Monday, April 22, 2013, University Archives & Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston opened an exhibition in the Library's Grossmann Gallery about the history and work of Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo (Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo). The exhibition, titled “Nunca Más”: Niños Desaparecidos en Argentina y Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Read full article »
Lexington Mass. Memories Road Show a resounding success
Volunteers and contributors at the Lexington Mass. Memories Road Show, March 16, 2013 On Saturday, March 16, 2013, as part of the town's 300th Anniversary Celebration, the Mass. Memories Road Show visited Lexington, Massachusetts, and collected more than 300 photographs and stories from community members about their lives, their families, and their memories of Lexington. Two hundred and eighty-one community members Read full article »
Archives of an Activist: Celebrating the Donations of Rita Arditti to UMass Boston
Date: Monday, April 22, 2012 Time: 4:00 – 6:00 pm Location: Joseph P. Healey Library (5th floor), University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125-3393. Please RSVP for this event by emailing library.archives@umb.edu or by calling 617-287-5944. The Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston invites you to celebrate the life and work of Rita Arditti, as well as the many donations Read full article »
Snow, sledding, and Thompson’s Island
A residential school for boys was located on Thompson's Island since 1835 when the Boston Asylum for Indigent Boys and the Boston Farm School Society merged and moved to the Island as the Boston Asylum and Farm School for Indigent Boys, popularly called the Boston Farm School. In 1907 its name was changed to the Farm and Trades School to Read full article »
category: Collections
Introducing Carolyn Goldstein, the new Mass. Memories Road Show manager
We're delighted to announce that Carolyn M. Goldstein has joined University Archives & Special Collections as Public History and Community Archives Program Manager. Carolyn is an experienced public historian, having worked as a museum curator at Lowell National Historical Park and the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Her publications include Creating Consumers: Home Economists in 20th-Century America (University of North Read full article »
category: Announcements, Mass. Memories Road Show
Unveiling the Mercedes Agulló y Cobo Digital Library, an Open Access Week event at UMass Boston
On Tuesday, October 23 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., UMass Boston celebrates Open Access Week with the unveiling of the Mercedes Agulló y Cobo Digital Library, an ongoing project of the University Library, University Archives & Special Collections, and the University’s Latin American and Iberian Studies Department. The event will feature light refreshments, as well as remarks by University Librarian Daniel Read full article »
category: Collections, Outreach
Boston in the Era of School Desegregation
EVENT POSTPONED! Please note that this program, originally scheduled for Sat Jun 23rd has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for Fall 2012. Stay tuned for rescheduling announcements, or contact the the Boston Busing/Desegregation Project (BBDP) for further information. ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT The Mass Memories Road Show, a project of University Archives & Special Collections at UMass Boston, and The Boston Busing/Desegregation Project present Read full article »
The Power of Real Life Real Stories: Eighth Annual Asian American Digital Storytelling Festival
The Asian American Studies Program at UMass Boston will host its 8th Annual Asian American Digital Storytelling Festival, “The Power of Real Life Real Stories,” on May 3 in the Healey Library, 11th Floor. This exhibition of digital stories by students in ASAMST 370, Asian American Media Literacy, runs from 12:00 to 3:00 pm. View videos and stories from this ongoing Read full article »
Foresters Mortuary Records
University Archives & Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston recently acquired the historical organizational records of the Catholic Association of Foresters, thanks to the efforts of members of The Irish Ancestral Research Association. TIARA rescued the records from consignment to the dumpster and served as able custodian of this collection from 2005 – 2011. To learn more about this collection and to search the Foresters Records, click here.
Digital Collections
Explore the Open Archives Digital Collections of the University of Massachusetts Boston. University Archives & Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston collects materials related to the University's history, as well as materials that reflect the university's urban mission and strong support of community service, notably in collections of records of urban planning, social action, alternative movements, community organizations and local history related to neighboring communities including the Boston Harbor Islands.
Mass. Memories Road Show
The Mass. Memories Road Show is a state-wide project that documents people, places and events in Massachusetts history through family photographs and stories. In partnership with local organizations, we organize public events to scan family and community photographs and videotape “the stories behind the photos.” The images and video are indexed and incorporated into an online educational database, with more than 3,000 images and hundreds of audio stories collected to date.