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A History Intern at Work
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
Posted in Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, New Bedford History, Portuguese, Uncategorized
Tagged Julian Silva, Stephen Cabral, UMass Dartmouth, UMD
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When Colleges Went on Strike in 1970
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
Posted in New Bedford History, Newspapers, UMass Dartmouth Archives and Special Collection, UMass Dartmouth History, Uncategorized
Tagged protest, SMU, strikes, Torch, UMass Dartmouth
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The Torch and Student Protests of 1969
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
Posted in Newspapers, UMass Dartmouth Archives and Special Collection, UMass Dartmouth History, Uncategorized
Tagged 1969 protest, campus unrest, SMTI, Torch, UMass Dartmouth
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Consolidation at Last! July 1, 1964
This summer, while UMass Dartmouth celebrates the 50th anniversary of the official groundbreaking for the North Dartmouth campus, which took place on June 14, 1964, another significant celebratory mark in our history came only two weeks later, on July 1, … Continue reading
Posted in UMass Dartmouth Archives and Special Collection, UMass Dartmouth History
Tagged Endicott Peabody, Joseph Driscoll, Joseph Souza, Mary Fonseca, SMTI, UMass Dartmouth, UMD
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AZOREAN GENEALOGY MICROFILMS FROM 1541 TO 1898 NOW AVAILABLE AT THE FERREIRA-MENDES PORTUGUESE AMERICAN ARCHIVES
Baptismal record from Achadinha (S. Miguel), 1893 The Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese American Archives at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is pleased to announce the availability of a collection of microfilmed reproductions of thousands of original … Continue reading
Posted in Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, Portuguese, UMass Dartmouth Archives and Special Collection, Uncategorized
Tagged Azorean geneaology, baptisms, deaths, Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, marriages, Portuguese Archives, Portuguese Genealogy, UMass Dartmouth
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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
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Tagged Save SMU, SMU, Torch relay, UMass Dartmouth
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