Monthly Archives: March 2014
Save SMU Rally 32 Years Ago This Week
On March 25, 1982 between 2,500 and 3,000 SMU students and faculty (UMass Dartmouth was known as Southeastern Massachusetts University from 1969 to 1991) marched on the State House in Boston in support of appropriate funding for their school. On … Continue reading
Posted in UMass Dartmouth Archives and Special Collection, UMass Dartmouth History, Uncategorized
Tagged Save SMU, SMU, Torch relay, UMass Dartmouth
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The Cabral de Mellos and New Bedford – Photographic Album – 1893-1931
On Monday, March 10, 2014 UMass Dartmouth hosted a book presentation of The Cabral de Mellos and New Bedford – Photographic Album – 1893-1931, by Dr. José de Almeida Mello on in the Claire … Continue reading
Posted in Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, Portuguese
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Lily Dumont Mindus, Concert Pianist
To celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8th), I would like to highlight the story of an extraordinarily successful woman whose legacy is preserved in the Archives and Special Collections. Lily Dumont Mindus was born in Berlin, Germany on July 12, … Continue reading
Posted in Archives of the Center for Jewish Culture, Uncategorized
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