Scope and Content: The State Reform School was founded in 1847 and opened in 1848 at Westborough for the instruction, discipline, employment, and reform of male juvenile offenders in Massachusetts.  It was renamed the Lyman School for Boys in 1884 and closed in 1972.  Case histories gathered background information on each inmate upon commitment and recorded stay at the school.
Arrangement: Arranged by case. no./chronologically
Notes: Deposited in the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, May 7, 1976.  Transferred to Archives, November 11, 1982. Series incomplete.  Includes case no. 1330-6844, 7120-9787 (Oct. 1865-July 1896, June 1898-Dec. 1911). Vols. numbered 5-23, 25-49. For later admissions see: Client case files, 1901-1964 (bulk 1901-1941) ((M-Ar)884X)
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