The Cambridge Public Library is now officially part of the Digital Public Library of America or as it is informally called DPLA. The Cambridge City Directories are now available at the DPLA. As we digitize more and more historical materials, we’ll add more items to the DPLA.
You can search the Cambridge Public Library’s collection here. The DPLA has a nice timeline feature that you can search here.
Photograph of a Painting of Washington Taking Command of the American Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts, from NARA: http://research.archives.gov/description/532915.
Today, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) launched. So what’s that mean? The DPLA is a project aimed at bringing about a large-scale public digital library, free to anyone with an internet access. It aims to unify several digital collections like the Library of Congress, the Internet Archive, NARA, and academic institutions, and public libraries.
The Cambridge Public Library’s Archives and Special Collection’s materials will be added to the DPLA through its partnership with the Boston Public Library, Digital Commonwealth, and the Internet Archive. Stay tuned for more.
In the meantime, check out these search results on Cambridge, Mass.
The Cambridge Room 