A collection of 956 film negatives that document James Michael Curley during the years 1934-1958.
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A short biography of this Candidate for the Republication Nomination for Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts 1932
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Reminiscenses of the final months of the Rascal King himself, James Michael Curley and a discussion of his legacy in Boston.
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Th\rying to make since of why Mayor Curley (or anyone else) would go to such lengths over a license plate.
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John Albion Andrew, two-term Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, saw the state through the Civil War while pushing for the formation of all-Black regiments in the Union Army.
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One of the most frequently asked questions of the Jamaica Plain Historical Society concerns the location of John Hancock's house in our area. This article answers that question.
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Mayor Curley was a lifelong Democrat, but his distancing himself from Al Smith of New York when Smith sought the presidential nomination for a second time in 1931 is well known, though he had heartily supported Smith in his bid against Herbert Hoover in 1928.
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How did Paul Gore Street get its name? Here's the explanation
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