Associates of Boston Public Library

@AssociatesBPL

Committed to conserving, cataloging and digitizing the BPL's ()'s Special Collections of rare books, manuscripts, prints, photographs, and more.

Boston, MA
Vrijeme pridruživanja: ožujak 2011.

Tweetovi

Blokirali ste korisnika/cu @AssociatesBPL

Jeste li sigurni da želite vidjeti te tweetove? Time nećete deblokirati korisnika/cu @AssociatesBPL

  1. Happy 125th Birthday ! This weekend marks the 125th anniversary of the first time that the Central Library in Copley Sq. opened to the public! Newton W. Elwell took this photograph in 1896. To see more of his early images of :

    Poništi
  2. "Queen of Suspense" published more than 50 best-selling novels, which sold more than 100 million copies in the US alone. She was funny & warm when we honored her as a in 2012. Shown here with and .

    Poništi
  3. Hall of Fame legend , born in 1919, was the first African American to play professional baseball. He played for from 1947-1956. We underwrote the digitization of many of Leslie Jones' glass plate negatives from , such as this.

    Poništi
  4. proslijedio/la je Tweet

    : Franklin Park once contained several small, manmade ponds, used for activities like toy boating. We're not 100% sure where this pond was, but we love these photos of children playing on its shoreline. Where in the park do you think this was? 📸: |

    Poništi
  5. ’ personal library of 3,000+ volumes has been on deposit with since 1894. It’s one of the largest original early American libraries still intact, & is of particular interest to historians since Adams jot notes in the margins. Explore:

    Poništi
  6. proslijedio/la je Tweet
    29. sij

    More Americans are hitting the books than the movie theater. According to a new Gallup report, people go to the library an average of 10.5 times a year compared to going to the theater for an average of 5.3 times a year. – mjesto: Boston Public Library

    Prikaži ovu nit
    Poništi
  7. proslijedio/la je Tweet
    27. sij

    Research Assignments. Finding Articles. Genealogy Research. Using Scanners. Help with Citation Styles. You can schedule a 30 minute appointment with a librarian at Boston Public Library:

    Poništi
  8. Nevermore! ’s poem, , was published in 1845. ’s Rufus W. Griswold Papers collection has many letters from Poe to his publisher, including this one, wherein Poe notes corrections to be made in the proof copies of The Raven, prior to printing.

    Poništi
  9. proslijedio/la je Tweet

    Here is Frances’ arrest warrant, front and back. ( MS Ch K 1.40, vol. 2, p. 92, Rare Books & Manuscripts, Boston Public Library, Boston, MA. )

    Prikaži ovu nit
    Poništi
  10. The U.S. Coast Guard () was created 105 years ago by an Act of Congress. We're funding the digitization of highlights in the ’s Print Collection, including this 1934 etching of the Straitsmouth Station, in Rockport, MA.

    Poništi
  11. Novelist (1832-1898) was born as . Best known for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (this image is from 's 1888 edition), he also lectured in mathematics and was a pioneering photographer.

    Poništi
  12. proslijedio/la je Tweet
    24. sij

    Interesting binding idea: 1st ed. of the Monte de la orazione -- one of nine different texts printed ca. 1493 that all share identical woodcut images on the first and final leaves, thus serving as a catch-all decorative covering. BPL Q.406.27

    Poništi
  13. ’s 1977 screen print “Space Probe - Desert Departure” is part of the ’s Boston Printmakers Collection and won the ’s Award in 1978. We are underwriting the cataloging and digitization of highlights from the library’s Print Department.

    Poništi
  14. Burns Clubs exist throughout the world and hold annual suppers to celebrate the life & memory of Scottish poet, , born in 1759. This 1895 Burns Federation ad, by Sir David Young Cameron, is from & was digitized with Associates’ support.

    Poništi
  15. Tomorrow will be welcomed with a celebration including fireworks &, as in this 1972 photograph by Spencer Grant, a traditional lion dance to scare away evil spirits. We're underwriting the digitization of highlights in 's photo collection.

    Poništi
  16. This 1777 title sheet for volume one of The Atlantic Neptune atlas, from , features the elaborate and ornamental calligraphy work of T. Tomkins. Popular in the 18th century, this handwriting is executed in the decorative Rococo style.

    Poništi
  17. Happy ! Our office bookcases are packed with titles by our Writers-in-Residence authors and Literary Lights honorees. What’s on your shelf?

    Poništi
  18. The Associates is underwriting the digitization of many of ’s posters and prints - such as this vintage Cruise advertisement that has us dreaming about a mid-Winter vacation.

    Poništi
  19. proslijedio/la je Tweet
    20. sij

    Fire at Back Bay Station 1928. (courtesy BPL/Leslie Jones).

    Poništi
  20. in 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in for a second term. This photograph by Leslie Jones shows the crowd witnessing the inauguration events of that rainy day. We're underwriting the digitization of 's photography collections.

    Poništi

Čini se da učitavanje traje već neko vrijeme.

Twitter je možda preopterećen ili ima kratkotrajnih poteškoća u radu. Pokušajte ponovno ili potražite dodatne informacije u odjeljku Status Twittera.

    Možda bi vam se svidjelo i ovo:

    ·