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Collection from Former Professor Antone Rodil

The Archives and Special Collections recently received a small collection of materials that once belonged to former textile professor Anton Rodil, by way of his son, Norbert Rodil.  The elder Rodil, who graduated from the New Bedford Textile School, taught … Continue reading

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New Bedford Textile School and the Paris Exposition Universelle Internationale 1900

The Paris Exposition Universelle Internationale of 1900 was one of a series of world’s fairs held up to the end of the 19th century.  Surrounding the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, with 530 acres of gardens, buildings, walks and waterways, … Continue reading

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Madeiran Feast of the Blessed Sacrament

              Starting August 1st, 2013 New Bedford will once again host the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament, also known as the Madeiran Feast or Portuguese Feast. Founded in 1915 by four immigrants from the … Continue reading

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La Bonne Chanson

Among the many French-Canadian-American materials in the Archives and Special Collections are ten volumes of songbooks published by Charles-Émile Gadbois as a series entitled La Bonne Chanson. Charles-Émile Gadbois was born in St-Barnabé-Sud, near St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada in 1906. According … Continue reading

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First New Bedford Textile School Catalogue for 1895

In 2012 the Archives and Special Collections digitized all of the New Bedford Textile School yearbooks and catalogues through the Boston Library Consortium’s OCA (Open Content Alliance) scanning project with the Internet Archive. They are accessible through the Internet Archive … Continue reading

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New book: Madame Chiang Kai-shek’s trip through the United States and Canada (1944)

              The Archives and Special Collections recently received this rare book as a gift from the late Mrs. L. Meiling Yen of Mattapoisett, MA.  Published by the Chinese-American press in 1944, it documents the … Continue reading

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1911 Fall River Cotton Centennial Postcard

In 1911 the city of Fall River celebrated the Cotton Centennial Carnival, which marked one hundred years of achievement in cotton manufacturing.  “Fall River Looms Up” was the slogan for the festivities that lasted six days, June 19th through the … Continue reading

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Famous Group I Lounge Photo

This color photo was taken by Joseph W. Molitor for the Architectural Record article on the SMTI campus, which appeared in print in October 1966.  It depicts the South Lounge in Group I, now the Liberal Arts Building (LARTS).  At … Continue reading

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The Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives and the University Archives and Special Collections will be closed December 22 to January 1.

As part of the library construction project, the archives will be getting some additional fire suppression equipment installed.   We will reopen with regular hours on January 2nd.

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Exhibition “Presepios de Lapinha”

Only two more days left to view this exhibit of Portuguese traditional sea-themed nativity scenes made by local artisans!  The first lapinhas were made by nuns in convents in the 17th century in S. Miquel, Azores.  They were decorated with … Continue reading

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