Scope and Contents This collection contains copies of the charters and ordinances of the City of Waltham, as well as revisions to those documents that were published over the years. The earliest item in this collection is an 1872 copy of the By-laws of the Town of Waltham, before Waltham was incorporated as a city.Of particular interest is the proposed charter for the city, bound in a book with handwritten records of the committee who drafted it for Waltham's incorporation as a city in...

Scope and Contents These records give a bibliographic overview of Arthur A. Carey’s life and philothranpic endeavors from 1907-1917. The collection includes biographical information in the form of news clippings about Carey’s charitable work and an unpublished paper by Karen Davis (1995) about Carey’s life. This collection also includes three pamphlets written by Carey about the benefits of scouting and five years' worth of newsletters from the Free Reading Room, a nondenominational religious...

Scope and Contents The Collection on the Closing of Waltham Hospital contains materials that trace the decline and closure of Deaconess-Waltham Hospital (1998-2002); the establishment of the Coalition to Save Waltham Hospital, Inc. (2002-2003); and the revival and subsequent closure of Waltham Hospital (2002-2010).The bulk of the collection is made up of financial records and the records of various Boards of Trustees, both of which show the data behind and the process of decision making that...

Scope and Contents The Collection on the First Parish Church of Waltham includes photocopied records, published and unpublished histories, membership lists, photographs, booklets, and other materials related to the First Parish Church, Universalist/Unitarian, in Waltham, Massachusetts.The photocopied records in this collection pertain to the various Unitarian and Universalist organizations in Waltham, which eventually merged into the First Parish. Among these organizations are the First Parish...

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These records give a historical overview of the Waltham Psychomath club’s activities from 1896-1904.

Scope and Contents These records give a historical overview of the city of Waltham, the Waltham Chamber of Commerce, and Waltham Board of Trade’s activities from 1912-2014. The collection includes annual and financial reports, year-end reports, promotional guides and booklets, event programs, member directories, copies of the monthly newsletter, and news clippings. The programs and booklets in the annual reports folder were distributed at regular meetings and contained information on event...

Scope and Contents These records give an overview of the Waltham Garden Club’s activities and accomplishments from the 1940s to the present. The collection includes meeting minutes, financial reports, yearbooks, awards, event programs, copies of the monthly newsletter "The Grapevine," publicity scrapbooks, and news clippings. The news clippings contain information about the Waltham Garden Club’s activities and community-based initiatives around the Waltham area. This collection also includes...