Documents, textiles, and photographs that document Westborough’s celebration of the 300th anniversary of the founding of Massachusetts in 1930.
Official collection name: Tercentenary Committee Records
Location: Shelving and Oversize
Local identifier: OD.008
Creator: Town of Westborough
Date: 1928-1931
Extent: 3 linear feet (1 box + 1 photograph box + 2 oversize boxes)
Subject: Celebrations–Massachusetts–Westborough (Mass.)–1620-1640
Finding aid: OD008 – Tercentenary Committee Records – 16-06-10
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Tercentenary Committee Records: Finding Aid
Last Revised: March 4, 2016
Collection Summary
Collection number: OD.008
Collection title: Tercentenary Committee Records
Dates: 1928-1931
Size: 3 linear feet (1 box + 2 oversize boxes + 1 photograph box)
Creator/Collector: Tercentenary Committee
Acquisitions info.: Transferred to the Westborough Public Library from the Town Clerk’s Office, which retains official custody of the collection.
Custodial history: This collection was among a group of historical records that were transferred from the Town Clerk’s Office vault to the Westborough Public Library during the renovation of Town Hall starting in 2013. The documents in the collection were originally housed in a wooden box labeled, “Tercentenary, 1930.”
Language(s): English
Repository: The Westborough Public Library
Processed by: Anthony T. Vaver, 2016
Rights and Access
Access restrictions: Collection is open for research
Physical access restrictions: None, although researchers are encouraged to use any available digital images from the collection
Publication rights: Rights status not evaluated.
Organizational History
The Tercentenary Committee was formed to organize Westborough’s participation in the state-wide celebration in 1930 of the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Program events took place on Friday and Saturday of August 15-16, 1930, along with a dedication of a boulder to John Oldham on that same Friday.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of programs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, receipts, published materials distributed by the Massachusetts Bay Tercentenary Conference, and photographs of parade floats and marchers who took part in Westborough’s celebration.
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Westborough Tercentenary Committee
Box 1: Folder
1.01 Tercentenary Celebration Program – Westborough, 1930
1.02 Dedication of Boulder to John Oldham Program, 1930
1.03 Correspondence with Other Towns, 1930
1.04 Invitation to Marlborough’s Tercentenary Celebration, 1930
1.05 Newspaper Clippings, 1930
1.06 Chronotype Article Manuscript by Charles H. Reed, 1930
1.07 Receipts, 1930
1.08 Vendor Correspondence and Brochures, ca. 1930
Series 2: Massachusetts Bay Tercentenary Conference
Box 1: Folder
1.09 Massachusetts Bay Tercentenary Conference Correspondence, 1928
1.10 Massachusetts Bay Tercentenary Conference Correspondence, 1929
1.11 Massachusetts Bay Tercentenary Conference Correspondence, 1930
1.12 Patriotic Service Invitation, 1930
1.13 Massachusetts Bay Tercentenary Brochures, ca. 1930
1.14 Material Suggested for Use in the Schools, 1930
1.15 Tercentenary News of 1930, Bulletins 22-30 (with gaps), 1929-1930
1.16 Tercentenary Events, No. 2-4, 1930
1.17 List of Massachusetts Manufacturing Establishments Open to Visitors, ca. 1930
1.18 Celebrating a 300th Anniversary, 1931
Series 3: Other Massachusetts Towns
Box 1: Folder
1.19 Brochures – Worcester, Boston, Amesbury, ca. 1930
Series 4: U.S. Senate
Box 1: Folder
1.20 Massachusetts Bay Colony and the General Court, 1930
Series 5: Photographs
Box 2 (Photograph box): Folder
2.01 Photograph #1 – Float, 1930
2.02 Photograph #2 – Float, 1930
2.03 Photograph #3 – Float, 1930
2.04 Photograph #4 – Float, 1930
2.05 Photograph #4-X – Float, 1930
2.06 Photograph #5 – Float, 1930
2.07 Photograph #5-X – Float, 1930
2.08 Photograph #6 – Float, 1930
2.09 Photograph #7 – Float, 1930
2.10 Photograph #8 – Float, 1930
2.11 Photograph #9 – Float, 1930
2.12 Photograph #10 – Float, 1930
2.13 Photograph #11 – Float, 1930
2.14 Photograph #12 – Carriage, 1930
2.15 Photograph #13 – Band, 1930
2.16 Photograph #14 – Cadets, 1930
2.17 Photograph #15 – Band, 1930
2.18 Photograph #16 – Float, 1930
2.19 Photograph #17 – Float, 1930
2.20 Photograph #18 – Float, 1930
2.21 Photograph #19 – Float, 1930
2.22 Photograph #20 – Float, 1930
2.23 Photograph #21 – Float, 1930
2.24 Photograph #22 – Fire Truck, 1930
2.25 The Oldham Monument (1), 1930
2.26 The Oldham Monument (2), 1930
2.27 Charles H. Reed with Thomas H. Reilly, 1930
Series 6: Flags
Box 3 (Oversize) – Tercentenary Flag #1
Box 4 (Oversize) – Tercentenary Flag #2
Series 7: Original Storage Materials
Box 1: Folder
1.21 Photograph Envelopes and Enclosure, 1930