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University of Massachusetts Boston: Human Rights Working Group Records – Now open for research

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Guest post by Kristen Weischedel

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University Archives & Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston is pleased to announce that the records of the Human Rights Working Group at the University of Massachusetts Boston are now open to researchers.

This relatively small collection, one linear foot, chronicles the evolution of the University of Massachusetts Boston’s Human Rights Working Group, which was created in March 2001 with the goal of establishing a human rights minor and center at the university. The group also worked to collaborate with communities outside UMass Boston, bringing activism to the campus and campus activism to the greater community.

This collection reveals daily activities of the organization from 2001 to 2006. Included among these materials are research, petitions, correspondence, mission statements, and meeting documents, which provide unique insight into the workings of this important student and faculty collaboration.

View the finding aid for this collection.

For questions about this collection or to schedule a research appointment, please contact library.archives@umb.edu or 617-287-5469.

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 institution’s urban mission and strong support of community service, notably in collections of records of urban planning, social welfare, social action, alternative movements, community organizations, and local history related to neighboring communities.

University Archives & Special Collections welcomes inquiries from individuals, organizations, and businesses interested in donating materials of an archival nature that that fit within our collecting policy. These include manuscripts, documents, organizational archives, collections of photographs, unique publications, and audio and video media. For more information about donating to University Archives & Special Collections, click here or email library.archives@umb.edu.

UMass Boston newsletters from 1965 to 2009 now available online

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University Newsletters

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the University of Massachusetts Boston, University Archives & Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library is pleased to announce that we’ve digitized nearly 50 years of campus newsletters and have posted the full, searchable run online here.

These newsletters, starting with the Bulletin in 1965 and ending with the University Reporter in 2009, show how our campus has evolved since our early years in Park Square. What began as a simple, single-page leaflet announcing campus events and news over time evolved into a twelve page publication like the University Reporter, with photographs, longer feature stories, and more. These newsletters cover a wide range of topics from campus BBQs, to faculty hirings and retirements, to book releases, to information about new programs and community-focused initiatives.

The University Reporter was replaced in 2009 by The Point, a biweekly e-newsletter featuring faculty achievements, student successes, and Campus Notes.

If you’d like to learn more about the history of UMass Boston, or if you simply want to take a walk down memory lane, visit scholarworks.umb.edu/university_pubs.

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 institution’s urban mission and strong support of community service, notably in collections of records of urban planning, social welfare, social action, alternative movements, community organizations, and local history related to neighboring communities.

University Archives & Special Collections welcomes inquiries from individuals, organizations, and businesses interested in donating materials of an archival nature that that fit within our collecting policy. These include manuscripts, documents, organizational archives, collections of photographs, unique publications, and audio and video media. For more information about donating to University Archives & Special Collections, click here or email library.archives@umb.edu.

 

Remembering Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Class of 1988

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Mayor Thomas Menino, Verizon's Robert Mudge, UMass Boston Chancellor Sherry Penney, and Ira Jackson at the Business-Higher Education Forum, 1998. UASC-UAPHO-0002-0063-0004

Mayor Thomas Menino, Verizon’s Robert Mudge, UMass Boston Chancellor Sherry Penney, and Ira Jackson at the Business-Higher Education Forum, 1998. UASC-UAPHO-0002-0063-0004

Today, the City of Boston bids farewell to beloved five-term mayor Thomas M. Menino, who passed away last Thursday, October 30.

Menino received his bachelor of arts in 1988 from UMass Boston’s College of Public and Community Service with a concentration in community planning. Menino took part in the 1987 commencement exercises, but received his degree in January 1988. View the commencement program here (his name appears on page 21 of the PDF). Seven years later, in 1994, he was on the commencement platform again, but this time he was giving the principal address to the graduates as The Honorable Thomas M. Menino, Mayor, City of Boston. View the 1994 commencement program here.

Over the years, Mayor Menino visited the campus often in support of the university’s strong programs in urban planning and community service. A number of images in the photograph collections of University Archives & Special Collections document Mayor Menino’s commitment to the mission of UMass Boston. Click here to view photographs of Mayor Menino from our collection.

Mayor Menino views Road Show photographs from Dorchester with University Archivist Joanne Riley.

Mayor Menino views Road Show photographs from Dorchester with University Archivist Joanne Riley.

Finally, the mayor’s office was a strong supporter of the Grub Street Memoir Project, which partnered with UMass Boston’s Mass. Memories Road Show project in 2007 for a reading and photo scanning evening at the Boston Public Library’s Central Library in Copley Square. Learn more about the Grub Street Memoir Project here and view the images collected at the Grub Street Mass. Memories Road Show.

The Healey Library joins the UMass Boston community and the City of Boston in offering condolences to the Mayor’s family on the loss of a remarkable man and a tireless public servant who transformed our city for the better. Mayor Menino will be missed.

Thursday, Oct. 30 – I Can See For Miles: The Past, Present, and Future of the Nantucket Field Station

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Nantucket Field StationWhen: Thursday, October 30, 2014 | Noon – 2:00 pm

Where: Campus Center, 3rd floor Ballroom, section C (3550C), University of Massachusetts Boston

Light lunch and refreshments will be provided.

The Nantucket Field Station was donated to the University of Massachusetts in 1963 and became a part of the teaching and research activities of UMass Boston when the university first opened its doors in 1965. At this event, part of celebrations around UMass Boston’s 50th anniversary, speakers will discuss the early history of the Field Station, as well as current and future teaching and research activities on the island.

Nantucket Field StationSpeakers include:

  • Richard Gelpke, Professor of Geographic Science (retired), UMass Boston
  • Sarah Oktay, Director of the Nantucket Field Station, UMass Boston
  • Special guest lightning-round panelists, each charged with briefly describing their work with the Field Station, include Ginger Andrews, who has a family connection to the Nantucket Field Station; Robyn Hannigan, Dean of the School for the Environment; Jim Lentowski, Executive Director of the Nantucket Conservation Foundation; Conevery Valencius, Associate Professor of History; Jack Wiggin, Director of the Urban Harbors Institute; and Roberta Wollons, Chair and Professor of History.

Light lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Free and open to the public. RSVP to library.archives@umb.edu.

Learn more about this event here.

Co-sponsored by the School for the Environment, the Nantucket Field Station, the Urban Harbors Institute, and the Friends of the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston.

For disability-related accommodations, including dietary accommodations, please visit www.ada.umb.edu two weeks prior to the event.

Who’s Who? — Chancellor Carlo L. Golino and others look at plan for Columbia Point campus

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As part of UMass Boston’s 50th anniversary celebrations, students working with University Archives & Special Collections have been digitizing, describing, and making available photos from the school’s past. View our collection of University Archives Historic Photographs.

While every effort is made to identify individuals and events pictured, we can always use your help filling in some of the gaps! Every week we will post a new photo with missing information, and if you recognize the people or event simply make a comment below or email library.archives@umb.edu telling us what you know. With your help we can create an even better record of UMass Boston’s history!

In this photo, UMass Boston Chancellor Carlo L. Golino, left, and two unidentified men are photographed in front of a plan for the new Columbia Point campus detailing its different phases of construction. The Columbia Point campus first welcomed students in 1974 after spending the previous decade in Boston’s Park Square.

If you can help identify individuals in the photograph, please comment below or email library.archives@umb.edu.

Chancellor Carlo L. Golino (left) and two unidentified men in front of a plan for Columbia Point campus detailing its different phases of construction.

Chancellor Carlo L. Golino (left) and two unidentified men in front of a plan for Columbia Point campus detailing its different phases of construction. UASC-UAPHO-0003-0048-0003