UMass Boston Archive

Welcome back, Beacons! To celebrate the beginning of semester, take a look at this aerial photograph of the Boston skyline and UMB campus taken in 1974. For more photos of UMB (& other great archival materials), go to openarchives.umb.edu Hope to see you in the archives!

Check out our e-books about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ideas and philosophy before the Trotter Institute virtual panel discussion on January 23rd from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Register for the panel discussion at bit.ly/MLKJan23. More resources at umb.edu/library/.

Graphic novels reads coming in HOT! Check out comics and graphic novels from Healey's 2nd floor display! Or check them out online at bit.ly/HealeyHOT #graphicnovels #comics #librariesofinstagram #bookshelf #booklove #bookstagram #library #librarylove

Interested in working at Healey library? We’re hiring a Circulation Student Supervisor for nights and weekends. To apply, please send your resumé to library.circulation@umb.edu. For more information, visit UMB’s Handshake platform: umb.joinhandshake.com/login.

Huge thanks to @UrbanHistoryA and @ryanreft for the chance to talk about the @BTU66 Collections Project at @HealeyUMB. It's fun to share and celebrate this history one week after BTU reached a landmark tentative agreement AND hosted the @AFT convention!

You made it! Congratulations on the last day of Spring classes! Healey Library will be open extended hours May 12th-20th for your studying needs. Monday-Friday 7:30am-11pm Saturday 9am-7pm Sunday 11am-5pm Good luck on your final exams!

And we're live with the @BTU66 Collection at @HealeyUMB! Union newspapers, oral histories, & photos, documents, and videos from a community-based collecting event. Celebrate #TeacherAppreciationWeek by learning more about Boston educators and their union! openarchives.umb.edu/digital/collec…

We want to hear from you! Let Healey Library staff know how we're doing at bit.ly/healeyfeedback Hit us up if you have comments, questions, or concerns about the library!

Healey Library is closed for President's Day 2/21. But we've still got you covered! Check out our virtual offerings including: 24/7 Reference Chat, Black History Month e-books, and Black History Month Streaming Movies

Among the many places he graced with his efforts and wisdom was @UMassBoston, where he was a lecturer in our College of Public and Community Service. @HealeyUMB holds the digitized transcripts of his interviews with Pullman Porters. openarchives.umb.edu/digital/collec…

Celebrate Book Love at Healey Library! Beacon Book Swap Spot is now open and stocked with FREE books! Free cocoa, coffee, cookies & candy in the lobby! Check out our Black History Month display while you enjoy a sweet treat.

Today, I was helping a student at Burke High do research for his history paper about Franklin Field and we found this photo of the Franklin Field Spartans at @UMB_Archives. We both thought it was incredibly cool and now, I want to show it to everyone. openarchives.umb.edu/digital/collec…

Happy Black History Month! Today we are highlighting our collection of Robert C. Hayden's oral histories with African American railroad workers in Boston. Learn more about the collection and read the interview transcripts: blogs.umb.edu/archives/2022/…

MWPC is excited to donate its archive to @UMassBoston, where the library archivists are assembling a collection of 20th century paper from women in MA politics. Women have fought hard to get a foothold in local and state politics--often without recognition.

Read the Healey Library's Statement on Violence against Black People: blogs.umb.edu/library/healey…

#BlackLivesMatter. We mourn the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and all other Black Americans who have been killed by acts of racist violence. instagram.com/p/CA-bi3mpeED/

Black Lives Matter. #blackouttuesday

Explore our digital collection of children's drawings that document life in Vietnam in the 1960s. The drawings range from lighthearted cartoon characters and nature scenes to emotional depictions of soldiers and war. blogs.umb.edu/archives/2020/…

How has #COVID19 changed life for you as a student, as a staff member, or as a member of the #UMassBoston faculty? @UMBalumni: How are you staying connected to the people in your life? Record your history: Submit photos, essays & videos to @UMB_Archives: direc.to/dPMT

In 1988, @UMassBoston alumnus Doug Clifford, an aerial reconnaissance film-lab technician in the #VietnamWar, returned to photograph “the reality of Vietnam...where people lived, worked, went to school, and struggled with their lives, in spite of the war." blogs.umb.edu/archives/2020/…