This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items from the newly acquired Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection. The 1960s is one of the most iconic decades in American history. Instantly recognizable fashion, civil rights protests and legislation, Pop art, and the space race are all hallmarks of this decade that people aren’t quick Read More
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Youth quake!
This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items from the newly acquired Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection. What’s the younger generation coming to? This is a question that parents have been asking probably since the dawn of time. However it is especially interesting when looked at through the lens of the 1960s. The Read More
Feel a librarian today
This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items from the newly acquired Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection. Before Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert there was a man named Alan Abel. Actor, writer, filmmaker, comedian, jazz musician and professional prankster these are all the many faces of Abel. For the past half-century Abel has been Read More
Dogs will be 10 inches only
This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items from the newly acquired Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection. Massachusetts is known for many things- ridiculously high taxes, fanatical sports teams, and this year “historic” winter storms. What I was unaware of until now were the seemingly crazy laws that exist in our history until I started Read More
Printing press ephemera
This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items from the newly acquired Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection. Poltroon Press put out the volume Pshaw! 1975-2005 : 30 Years of Poltroonery to “celebrate thirty years of existence.” Poltroon is a small press from Berkely, California that is still printing today. The volume includes some of their Read More