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Publisher: University of Massachusetts Du Bois: The Activist Life 
 This site features a biographical essay and chronology of the scholar, author, sociologist, co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and editor of The Crisis and other journals. Also contains a description of the W.E.B. Du Bois Papers collection and an exhibit of materials from the collection. From the University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries. http://www.library.umass.edu/spcoll/exhibits/dubois/intro.htm Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Notable People, Social Issues Last updated Nov 21, 2005 DEFA Film Library: Cinema of East Germany at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
DEFA's [(Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft)] Film Library "is the only archive and study center outside Europe devoted to the study of the cinema of the former GDR [German Democratic Republic] as well as films dealing with Eastern Germany since unification." The site features a list of available films, and a variety of teaching and resource materials, including bibliographies, information about DEFA film criticism, a list of archives and study centers, a discussion list, and related links. Searchable. http://www.umass.edu/defa/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video Last updated Sep 17, 2003 A Historical Investigation into the Past: Lizzie Borden/ Fall River Case Study
Contains "late nineteenth century primary source materials from the Lizzie Borden axe murder trial and from Fall River, Massachusetts." Includes photographs, illustrations, census data, maps, newspaper clippings, Borden family documents (land purchases and sales, wills, credit ratings, a family tree), and transcriptions of Edmund Pearson's "Trial of Lizzie Borden" (1937) and Edwin H. Porter's "The Fall River Tragedy: A History of the Borden Murders" (1893). From the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. http://ccbit.cs.umass.edu/lizzie/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Crime, Geography, History, Mysteries and More, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, U.S. History By Place, Water Last updated Jun 24, 2003 Free (Public-Access) Online Journals
A list of online medical journals "freely available to all." From the Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School. http://library.umassmed.edu/ejournals_free.cfm Topics: Health, Health, Magazines Last updated Aug 10, 2009 The Goody Parsons Witchcraft Case: A Journey to 17th Century Northampton
"Mary Parsons is perhaps the most infamous resident of Northampton's early settlement period. She was involved in witchcraft-related trials in 1656 and 1674, and possibly again in 1679. Her story is a fascinating one that sheds light on the workings of the Puritan mind and the complicated social and cultural situation of the period." Includes material about the trial, witchcraft, and related topics. From the Center for Computer-Based Instructional Technology (CCBIT), University of Massachusetts. http://ccbit.cs.umass.edu/parsons/hnmockup/ Topics: Faiths, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Oct 27, 2008 Recycling Gray Water for Home Gardens
"Gray water is all the non-toilet wastewater produced in the average household. ... Although gray water does not need extensive chemical or biological treatment before it can be used in the garden as irrigation water, it still must be used carefully" because it usually contains contaminants. This paper describes how much gray water can be used in a home garden, precautions, and how to transport the gray water. From University of Massachusetts Amherst Extension. http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/plant_culture/gray_water_for_gardens.html Topics: Water Last updated Aug 25, 2008 Changing Lives Through Literature (CLTL): An Alternative Sentencing Program
Website for this Massachusetts alternative criminal sentencing program in which "CLTL participants, judges, probation officers, and instructors believe that bringing carefully selected works of literature to criminal offenders may help these men and women gain insight into their lives and behavior, while learning that they are not alone with their problems." Includes material for students and instructors, discussion of key issues (such as sentencing), bibliographies, and related material. From the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. http://cltl.umassd.edu/Home-html.cfm Topics: Crime, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Mar 26, 2009 |
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