Color photographs of the former Lyman School property, Bay State property, and Westborough’s 275th anniversary celebration and parade.
Official collection name: Charles Fay Collection of Westborough Photographs
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.028
Creator: Charles Fay
Date: ca. 1992
Extent: One photo album
Subject: Westborough (Mass.)–Pictorial works; Celebrations–Westborough (Mass.)
Descriptions and photographs of fires in Westborough for the years 1939 and 1940.
Official collection name: Paul D. Blois Fire Records
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.014
Creator: Paul D. Blois
Date: 1939-1940
Extent: 1 linear foot (one box)
Subject: Fires–Westborough (Mass.)
Chronotype Poster from 1899; slides, articles, and postcards of Westborough.
Official collection name: Glenn R. Parker Collection
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.061
Creator: Glenn R. Parker
Date: Undertermined
Extent: 1.5 linear feet (2 boxes; 1 photo album)
Subject: Local history–Westborough (Mass.); Westborough (Mass.)–Pictorial works
A-Z scrapbook chronicling life in Westborough.
Official collection name: Westborough Grange (#116) Scrapbook, 2008
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.029
Creator: Westborough Grange (#116)
Date: 2008
Extent: One scrapbook
Subject: Westborough (Mass.)–Societies and clubs; Westborough (Mass.)–Social life and customs
Photographs, CD-ROM, film negatives, glass negatives. Miscellaneous collection of photographs and negatives relating to Westborough.
Official collection name: Historical Photographs of Westborough
Location: Filing cabinet and Shelving
Local identifier: LH.011
Creator: Westborough Public Library
Date: Undetermined
Extent: 3 filing cabinets +
Subject: Westborough (Mass.)–Pictorial works
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Various postcards depicting buildings and sites in Westborough. The “Duplicates” packet may repeat those stored in the photo album.
Official collection name: Historical Postcards of Westborough
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.036
Creator: Westborough Public Library
Date: Undetermined
Extent: One photo album plus one packet
Subject: Postcards–Westborough (Mass.); Westborough (Mass.)–Pictorial works
Photo album and DVD chronicling the Town celebration of Nikki Stone winning the Olympic Gold Medal in Aerial Freestyle Skiing in 1998.
Official collection name: Records of Westborough’s Celebration of Nikki Stone Winning an Olympic Gold Medal, 1998
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.023
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1998
Extent: 0.5 linear feet (one box)
Subject: Celebrations–Westborough (Mass.)–Pictorial works; Olympic athletes–Westborough (Mass.)
The Photographer-in-Residence program at the Westborough Public Library was created as part of the Westborough Center for History and Culture in 2018. Brandin Tumeinski served as the first Photographer-in-Residence from 2018-2019. The collection includes a book of all the photographs.
Official collection name: Photographer-in-Residence Photograph Collection
Location: Shelving and Digital Repository
Local identifier: LH.068
Creator: Westborough Public Library
Date: 2018 – 2019
Extent: 1.5 feet
Subject: Westborough (Mass.)–Pictorial works; Westborough (Mass.)–Social life and customs
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This collection contains important images, records, and ephemera of Westborough and its history.
Official collection name: The Philip M. Kittredge Collection
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.085
Creator: Philip M. Kittredge
Date: Undetermined
Extent: Undetermined
Subject: Local history–Westborough (Mass.); Westborough (Mass.)–Pictorial works; Westborough (Mass.)–Social life and customs; Business enterprises–Westborough (Mass.)
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Special Note: This collection is currently in the donation process. Please see the Local History Librarian for more details.
Photographs, letters, diaries, maps, administrative documents, scrapbooks. Papers and records relating to Westborough history collected by Charles H. Reed and later his daughter, Rachel Deering. Some of the items form the core of the book collection and the Genealogies of Westborough Families collection.
Official collection name: Historical Papers of Dr. Charles H. Reed (a.k.a., the Reed Collection)
Location: Shelving; Map case; Roll Box.
Local identifier: LH.013
Creator: Charles H. Reed and Rachel Deering
Date: Undetermined
Extent: 5 linear feet (8 boxes + one oversize box + map case + Roll Box)
Subject: Local history–Westborough (Mass.); Westborough (Mass.)–Social life and customs
Finding aid: LH013 – Reed Collection Finding Aid
