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Portrait of Du Bois family, from left to right: W.E.B., his son Burghardt, and his wife Nina.

W. E. B. Du Bois Papers

Search and view correspondence, writings, and photographs in the W. E. B. Du Bois Papers.

Horace Mann Bond at his desk

Horace Mann Bond Papers

Explore the Bond Papers, richly documenting Bond's work in higher education, including African and African American education, and his role as educator, leader, and scholar.

Adeleine Hicks by a pond shielding her eyes from the sun.

University Photographs

Browse an ever-expanding collection of photographs documenting the history of UMass from its founding to its present.

Mark McCormack standing by golf scoreboard reading the names, Palmer, Nicklaus, Player.

Mark H. McCormack Papers

Search tens of thousands of letters from the Mark McCormack Papers, who was described by Sports Illustrated as "the most powerful man in sports."

Thee boys in a garden wearing colorful Kimonos

Frank A. Waugh Slides

View almost 1000 hand-colored slides of Western Mass. and national landscapes taken by Waugh, founder of the UMass Landscape Architecture Dept.

Rod Stewart, lying in a bed and Ron Wood sitting on the edge of the bed in a hotel room.

Peter Simon Photographs

Discover thousands of photographs by the groundbreaking photojournalist covering music, activism, communal living, and more.

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