The Moakley Archive and Institute at Suffolk University has many resources that illustrate the controversy surrounding school degregation in Boston during the 1970s
Boston Globe HistoricalWhy search here?
This database includes the full text and images from articles published in The Boston Globe from 1872-1988. Use this database to find news, editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, and birth and marriage announcements as well as historical photos, stock photos and advertisements.What's included?
The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue, from cover to cover, in downloadable PDF files.
Historical Abstracts plus Full TextWhy search here?
Historical Abstracts provides information on world history (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History & Life.) Topics include military, education and women's history from 1450 to the present.What's included?
Indexing of 1,800 academic historical journal articles in over 40 languages dating back to 1955.
America: History & Life plus Full TextWhy search here?
America: History and Life is a user-friendly database that contains abstracts from articles, media and book reviews, and dissertations about the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present.What's included?
It includes journals that go back to 1964, as well as English abstracts of foreign language articles.
ARCHIVES - PRIMARY SOURCES
These resources are digitized and can be accessed from any computer.
The images in this collection document Freedom House's early activities to create an integrated Roxbury, foster citizen participation in the urban renewal of Roxbury, and implement early oversight of Boston Public Schools desegregation.
Both Harvard and Northeastern have collections in their Archives Department. You will need to contact them in order to make an appointment to view the collections below.
