The collection contains images gathered during the “Westborough: Your Town – Your History” Scanning Day held on February 4, 2017. The Westborough Public Library asked residents to bring in historical and cultural items relating to Westborough for it to scan and digitize. Printed material includes posters, plans, and newspaper articles relating to the event. The event was made possible by a Common Heritage Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Official collection name: “Westborough: Your Town – Your History” Scanning Day, 2017
Location: Shelving and online
Local identifier: LH.059
Creator: The Westborough community
Date: 2017-02-04
Extent: 98 digital items/297 files; .25 linear feet
Subject: Local history–Westborough (Mass.); Westborough (Mass.)–Pictorial works; Westborough (Mass.)–Social life and customs
Online access:
Bound School Committee reports.
Official collection name: Westborough School Committee Reports, 1881-1900, 1910, 1970-1971
Location: Wood shelving
Local identifier: LH.050
Creator: Town of Westborough
Date: 1881-1900, 1910, 1970-1971
Extent: .5 linear feet
Subject: Schools–Westborough (Mass.)–Periodicals
Finding aid
Most of the records in this collection were created in the nineteenth century. They document planning for the repair and building of schools, splitting the town into separate districts, the hiring and firing of teachers, and the administering of schools within each district. Documents relating to disciplining students include the “Report on Events Leading to Expelling Emey Colburn by the Westborough School Association, 1840” (OS.02), “Adotped By-Laws Concerning Truant Children, 1871” (1.015), and entries from March 14-28, 1887 in School Committee Records, 1862-1892 (1.002).
Official collection name: Historical Records of the Town of Westborough: Schools
Location: Shelving and Oversize
Local identifier: OD.004 (Accession number 2015.02)
Creator: Town of Westborough
Date: 1724-1932
Extent: 3 linear feet (1 banker box + 1 oversize box)
Subject: Schools–Westborough (Mass.)
Finding aid: Westborough School Docs – 20-01-08
Bound volumes of Street Lists.
Official collection name: Westborough Street Lists, 1924-Present
Location: Wood shelving
Local identifier: LH.053
Creator: Town of Westborough
Date: 1924-Present
Extent: 3.5 linear feet
Subject: Westborough (Mass.)–Address books
Annual reports, newsletters, brochures, and maps created by the Sudbury Valley Trustees.
Official collection name: Sudbury Valley Trustees Records, 1983-2000
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.021
Creator: Sudbury Valley Trustees
Date: 1983-2000
Extent: One binder and one folder
Subject: Conservation of natural resources–Massachusetts–Sudbury River Watershed
Newsletters written and distributed by Selectman Syed Hashmi via e-mail to inform Westborough residents about issues, events, and his thoughts on how to improve Westborough.
Official collection name: Syed Hashmi Papers
Location: Shelving
Local identifier: LH.064
Creator: Syed Hashmi
Date: 2018-present
Extent: .25 linear feet
Subject: Westborough (Mass.)–Politics and government
Social media sites with a focus on the Westborough community as a whole. See individual subject collections in Westborough on the Web: Archive-It (https://archive-it.org/home/westborough) for more social media sites.
Official collection name: Westborough Social Media Collection
Local identifier: LH.077
Creator: Westborough Public Library
Date: 2018 – present
Subject: Blogs & Social Media; Social media
Online access:
Websites for Westborough sports and sports organizations.
Official collection name: Westborough Sports Websites Collection
Local identifier: LH.078
Creator: Westborough Public Library
Date: 2017 – present
Subject: Society & Culture; Sports teams
Online access:
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
