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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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“Stop Mis-Filing!” 1913 Office Publication
“Stop Mis-Filing! Use this New ‘Y and E’ Direct Name system of Vertical Filing” is the title of a trade publication from Yawman and Erbe Mfg. Co. of Boston, MA. It is part of a collection of trade literature and … 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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Rudolph’s Original Master Plan for the UMD Campus
Architect Paul Rudolph and the firm Desmond & Lord created this plan for the campus in 1965 or 1966, when UMD was known as SMTI, or Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute (established in 1960). It laid out the location of major … 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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Segall Square Dedication April 10, 1949
On June 24, 1948, the New Bedford City Council designated “that part of County Street immediately at the easterly end of Hawthorn street” as the Ensign Joseph Irving Segall Square. The designation was made after a request by the Jewish … Continue reading
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Swain School of Design Catalogs and Circulars Digitized
Through the Claire T. Carney Library’s participation in the Boston Library Consortium’s Open Content Alliance book scanning project, the Archives and Special Collections at UMass Dartmouth has digitized a complete set of Swain School catalogs and circulars from 1910 through … Continue reading
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SMTI and SMU Commencement Recordings Preserved
The Archives and Special Collections staff have recently completed a project to clean and reformat the early university commencement recordings made from 1966 to 1984. 1966 was the first year the UMass Dartmouth commencement (then known as SMTI, or Southeastern … Continue reading
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