Articles

Nov 6, 2023
Madeline Webster and Garrett Dash Nelson

Highlights From The Vault: Past and Future of Boylston Street

Discover how Boylston Street has changed over time with this selection of documents shown at our October 27 "From the Vault"

Oct 30, 2023
Ian Spangler

Improved features for georeferencing in our digital collections portal

Using the Allmaps platform, we're making it easier for anyone with to get started georeferencing maps in the Leventhal Center's collections

Oct 20, 2023
Micaela Kahn

Highlights From The Vault: Hispanic Heritage Month

Check out these highlights from last week's From The Vault: Hispanic Heritage Month

Sep 18, 2023
Megan Nally

Highlights from From The Vault: Global Transit

Check out these highlights from last week’s edition of From The Vault: Global Transit

Sep 15, 2023
Deland Chan

Putting Chinatown on the Map: Resisting Displacement through Infrastructural Advocacy

How San Francisco's Chinatown community used infrastructure as a conduit for identity, empowerment, and resilience

Sep 13, 2023
Zoe Colimon

Pride and Progress: A Journey Through Boston's LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces

Through a network of safe spaces, the LGBTQ+ community of twentieth-century Boston forged connections and navigated adversity together. Exploring the timeline of these places and spaces reveals how a true sense of community can facilitate progress against all odds.

Sep 11, 2023
Salman Uddin

Town and Gown: How Communities Resisted Institutional Expansion in Boston

Though not the sole reason, college expansion in Boston has heavily contributed to the increasing cost of living and decreasing amount of space in neighborhoods. It may feel impossible to prevent, but it is amazing what a loud, vocal, and persistent community is capable of.