Photocopies, newspaper clippings, documents, pamphlets, booklets, periodicals. In lieu of adequate backfiles to local Westborough newspapers, Local History Librarians clipped articles relating to Westborough, photocopied them, and then filed them by subject. Some files also include subject-related items and documents. See also the Westborough Historical Newspaper Collection – LH.006 and the Westborough News Websites Collection – LH.074.

Books, hard drive. Ledger book detailing the lives of boys at the State Reform School in Westborough from 1856-1857, annual reports, and a book about the history and life at the school. See also the folder for “Lyman School” in the Local History by Subject collection (LH.001). The Lyman School is also featured in the Westborough Center online exhibit, “Changing Pictures of Childhood: A Comparative History of Child Welfare in Westborough.” See also the The Robert Cleaves Collection of Lyman School Records.

Binder. Meeting minutes, memoranda, and reports resulting in recommendations for the redevelopment of the Lyman School property.

Around 200 postcard-size colored pictures of birds drawn by Lewis E. Forbush, the son of the ornithologist Edward Howe Forbush. From the donor, James A. Newton: “I grew up in Westborough in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1968 I inherited a collection of about 200 3 x 5 inch cards, each bearing a painting of

Scrapbooks. Newspaper clippings, brochures, correspondence, photographs, and newsletters documenting the activities of The Listening Ear, a help phone line for people in need.

Photocopies, newspaper clippings, documents, pamphlets, booklets, periodicals. A miscellaneous collection of information and primary sources relating to Westborough local history, organized by subject.

Newspaper clippings, brochures, pamphlets, manuscripts, photograph, and other materials about Westborough history gathered by Kristina Nilson Allen. Includes the manuscript for her book, On the Beaten Path. The collection also includes “The Suppers of the Club” cookbook, “A Collection of Historical Articles” written by Helena Engberg of the Evangelical Congregational Church,” gravestone rubbings, and Lyman School materials.

Cassette tapes. Oral histories by Westborough residents who served in the Korean War.

Various postcards depicting buildings and sites in Westborough. The “Duplicates” packet may repeat those stored in the photo album.

Photographs, CD-ROM, film negatives, glass negatives. Miscellaneous collection of photographs and negatives relating to Westborough.