Advertise with Googlier.com UMassD Library Archives and Special Collections Blog https://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/ UMass Dartmouth Archives News Blog Mon, 02 May 2022 19:33:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 1922 Commencement -100 Years Ago http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/2022/05/02/1922-commencement-100-years-ago/ Mon, 02 May 2022 19:33:33 +0000 https://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/?p=1360 As commencement approaches this year, I look back on commencement of 100 years ago. At that time there were two textile schools, Bradford Durfee Textile School (BDTS) and the New Bedford Textile School (NBTS). One graduated 32 day students with … Continue reading →

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]]> AZORES – USA:  A JOURNEY INTO THE FUTURE” http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/2022/03/24/azores-usa-a-journey-into-the-future/ Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:36:52 +0000 https://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/?p=1353 The Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives is currently hosting the traveling exhibit “Azores – USA: A Journey into the Future,” which will remain open through March 31st.  The eight-panel exhibit offers a synthesis of the history of the connections between the Azores … Continue reading →

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]]> UMass Dartmouth Alumni Bulletins in the Digital Archives http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/2019/11/06/umass-dartmouth-alumni-bulletins-in-the-digital-archives/ Wed, 06 Nov 2019 21:19:36 +0000 http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/?p=1348 Did you know Alumni Bulletins from 1969 to 1974 are available to view online in the Digital Archives? These bulletins include interesting gems from when UMass Dartmouth was the Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute and Southeastern Massachusetts University. Class notes, campus … Continue reading →

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]]> UMass Dartmouth’s Rainbow Flag http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/2019/06/14/umass-dartmouths-rainbow-flag/ Fri, 14 Jun 2019 18:08:04 +0000 http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/?p=1333 For Pride Month, I looked into the origin of the rainbow flag flown at the entrance to the university. UMass Dartmouth’s flag was raised 27 years ago, on January 16, 1992 in recognition of the university’s commitment to cultural diversity. … Continue reading →

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]]> Event: “The Carnation Revolution in the Feminine” on April 24 http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/2019/04/23/event-the-carnation-revolution-in-the-feminine-on-april-24/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 15:49:05 +0000 http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/?p=1321 The post Event: “The Carnation Revolution in the Feminine” on April 24 appeared first on UMassD Library Archives and Special Collections Blog.

]]> A History Intern at Work http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/2018/05/02/a-history-intern-at-work/ Wed, 02 May 2018 16:52:50 +0000 http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/?p=1303 A familiar site in the Archives and Special Collections this semester has been the presence of Bryce King, a UMass Dartmouth senior history major completing his “Learning Through Engagement” 5B requirement in history by interning with Sonia Pacheco in the … Continue reading →

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]]> Council of Women’s Organizations Archives Project Completed http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/2018/03/09/council-of-womens-organizations-archives-project-completed/ Fri, 09 Mar 2018 20:28:14 +0000 http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/?p=1279 In October of 2017 I began a one-semester internship at the Claire T. Carney Archives and Special Collections at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. As a first semester graduate student of Simmons College of Library and Information Science, pursuing a … Continue reading →

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]]> Simmons Archival Intern David Boerman Creates Online Finding Aids http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/2017/05/12/simmons-archival-intern-david-boerman-creates-online-finding-aids/ Fri, 12 May 2017 19:30:57 +0000 http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/?p=1240 As a graduate student from Simmons College in the archival track of the Library and Information Sciences program, I completed a semester long internship at the Claire T. Carney Library Archives and Special Collections at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. … Continue reading →

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]]> When Colleges Went on Strike in 1970 http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/2017/02/17/when-colleges-went-on-strike-in-1970/ Fri, 17 Feb 2017 20:20:23 +0000 http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/?p=1226 The anti-war movement gained momentum in 1970 after four unarmed college students were killed by the National Guard in a protest at Kent State University in Ohio.  Students were protesting America’s invasion of Cambodia and President Nixon’s escalation of the  … Continue reading →

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]]> The Torch and Student Protests of 1969 http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/2017/01/20/the-torch-and-student-protests-of-1969/ Fri, 20 Jan 2017 19:26:33 +0000 http://archivesblog.lib.umassd.edu/?p=1214 In light of the Million Women March on January 21st and the many other protests happening before, after and during the inauguration of President Trump, I wondered if UMass Dartmouth students had historically been involved in protests in Washington, DC.  … Continue reading →

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