Founded in 1863, the University of Massachusetts combines both the applied sciences and disciplines with such traditional liberal arts standards as philosophy, history, and rhetoric. Over the past few years, in keeping with their mission to provide the public with access to their holdings, their library's Department of Special Collections and University Archives has created some fine digital...

Over the past several years, the Digital UMass initiative at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst has created a number of compelling collections for the web-browsing public and scholars alike. Along with collections that feature the work and correspondence of W.E.B. DuBois, staff members have created this useful online collection of university records and publications. Visitors to the site...