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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: Tercentenary Committee Records – 16-06-10
Description and photographs of the July 4th, 1991 celebration welcoming home Westborough veterans who served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Official collection name: Welcome Home Celebration for the Westborough Veterans of Desert Shield and Desert Storm Photo Album, 1991
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.027
Creator: Frederick Brown, with photographs by Richard Cesary
Date: 1991
Extent: One photo album
Subject: Operation Desert Shield, 1990-1991; Persian Gulf War, 1991; Celebrations–Westborough (Mass.)
Three scrapbooks containing newspaper announcements and reviews of stage productions, playbills, and photographs of performances.
Official collection name: Westborough Players’ Club Records, 1937-1981
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.009
Creator: Westborough Players’ Club
Date: 1937-1981
Extent: 1 linear foot (3 binders)
Subject: Theater–Westborough (Mass.)–Societies, etc.
Photo album that documents buildings and life at the Westborough State Hospital from 1923-1955.
Official collection name: Westborough State Hospital Photo Album, 1923-1955
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.022
Creator: Barbara (Whitney) Wagner
Date: 1923-1955
Extent: One photo album
Subject: Westborough State Hospital (Mass.)–Pictorial works
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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
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LH069 – Westborough Coronavirus Pandemic Response
Scrapbook with photographs of Westborough soldiers and newspaper clippings about Westborough’s involvement in World War II.
Official collection name: World War II Memorial Scrapbook, 1942-1948
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.015
Creator: Daisy V. Parker
Date: 1942-1948
Extent: 1.5 linear feet (one scrapbook)
Subject: World War, 1939-1945–Westborough (Mass.)
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