Scrapbook of newspaper clippings documenting the September 21, 1938 hurricane.
Official collection name: 1938 Hurricane Scrapbook
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.045
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1938
Extent: One scrapbook
Subject: Hurricane damage–Westborough (Mass.)
Newspapers, film, videos, DVD. Collection of Chronotypes and a movie documenting the 1953 tornado.
Official collection name: Records Documenting the 1953 Tornado
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.039
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1953
Extent: 1 folder (newspapers); film; 2 videos; DVD
Subject: Tornado damage–Westborough (Mass.)
Descriptions and photographs of fires in Westborough for the years 1939 and 1940.
Official collection name: Paul D. Blois Fire Records, 1939-1940
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.014
Creator: Paul D. Blois
Date: 1939-1940
Extent: 1 linear foot (one box)
Subject: Fires–Westborough (Mass.)
Fire reports from Westborough that were submitted to the Department of Public Safety – Division of Fire Prevention, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Official collection name: Westborough Fire Reports to the Department of Public Safety – Division of Fire Prevention, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1931-1945
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.024
Creator: Department of Public Safety – Division of Fire Prevention, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Date: 1931-1945
Extent: Packet of filing cards
Subject: Fires–Westborough (Mass.)
The coronavirus that causes the disease Covid-19 began to spread worldwide in late 2019. In response, Massachusetts shut down to stem the spread in March 2020. This collection gathers websites and social media, photographs (including Face Mask Selfies), face masks, reflections, and other items that document Westborough’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Official collection name: Westborough’s Coronavirus Pandemic Response Collection
Location: Digital Repository; Shelving; Westborough on the Web: Archive-It
Local identifier: LH.069
Creator: Westborough Public Library
Date: 2020
Extent: .5 linear foot
Subject: Science & Health; Government – Cities; Spontaneous Events; Disease Outbreaks; Outbreaks of Disease; Epidemics; Coronavirus infections; Coronavirus diseases; Virus diseases
Online access:
Finding aid:
LH069 – Westborough Coronavirus Pandemic Response
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