This collection consists of items from the J. H. Williams collection (PC059) collection hosted by Historic New England. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection consists of items from the Jack J. and Therese G. Katz Chinese snuff bottles collection hosted by Brandeis University Libraries. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

John B. "Jack" Miller (1924-1948) was a Black photojournalist active from 1939-1948. Jack Miller was born and raised in Boston, and during his high school years he worked as a photographer and columnist for the Boston Chronicle, a newspaper representing the West Indian community in Boston. After... more

This collection consists of items from the Jacob Luippold architectural collection (AR016) collection hosted by Historic New England. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection contains a selection of letters written to Jacob Norton (1814-1897). Norton, a Polish Jew who immigrated to England, was a furrier by trade. He was raised to the degree of Master Mason in Lodge of Joppa, No. 188 (London, England) on August 5th, 1839. Norton took his business to... more

60 color photoprints and one color slide of Jamaica Plain buildings, primarily residences, ca. 1990-2010.

The Jamaica Plain Citizen is a weekly newspaper published by Citizen Pub. Co. in Boston, Massachusetts from 1936 to the mid-1900s (the exact date of last publication is unknown).

This collection consists of items from the Jamaica Plain Committee on Central America Collection, 1982-2001 (MS103) collection hosted by Suffolk University, Moakley Archive & Institute. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in... more

Graduation program, 1957.

This collection consists of items from the Jamaica Plain High School Records collection hosted by Boston City Archives. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

The Jamaica Plain Historical Society preserves and promotes the rich history of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. This digital set includes photographs from their photo collections.

A black and white photoprint on board of two delivery men for the Jamaica Plain Ice Co. beside their horse-drawn wagon, date unknown.

The Jamaica Plain News is a weekly newspaper published by R.S. Barrows in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts (a neighborhood of Boston) from 1872 to the early or mid-1910s (the exact date of last publication is unknown).

The Jamaica Plain Press is a weekly newspaper published by Press Pub. Co. in Brookline, Massachusetts from 1939 to 1940.

Photographs of facilities, staff, and patrons of the Forest Hills Riding Academy (a.k.a. Forest Hills Stables), 19 Lotus Street and Arby's Stables, Williams Street. Photographs also include the City's Park Ranger presence at the Arnold Arboretum, ca. 1979-1989.

Two black and white photographic postcards showing street scenes on Boylston St., ca. 1900.

The records and images in this collection begin with documents relating to the Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club's 1924 purchase of the historic Loring-Greenough House, which then became the meeting place and focal point for social and education programming for the club. In more recent decades,... more

Materials written by or pertaining to W.E.B. Du Bois, collected by James Aronson, who was executive editor of the "National Guardian" from 1948 to 1967. Includes correspondence, speeches by Du Bois in published form, articles by Du Bois, biographical sketches and tribute articles about Du... more

James Baker was a member of the Brotherhood of the Spirit commune (later the Renaissance Community) in the early 1970s, and a key contributor to the Free Spirit Press, the commune's publishing operation. Part promotion, information, and entertainment, the Free Spirit Press magazine ran... more

James Fergusson (1808-1886) was an amateur architectural historian and the publisher of important works on architectural history, particularly the history of Indian architecture. The photographs in this collection were part of Fergusson's personal reference library, amassed while living a... more