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City of Waltham Charters and Ordinances
Collection
Identifier: WPL-031
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...
Dates:
1872 - 2014
Collection on Arthur Astor Carey
Collection
Identifier: WPL-032
Abstract
These records provide a bibliographic overview of Arthur A. Carey’s life, philanthropic endeavors, and charitable contributions to the city of Waltham from 1907-1917.
Dates:
1907-1917, 1995
Collection on Historic Homes and Buildings in Waltham
Collection
Identifier: WPL-028
Scope and Contents
This artificially arranged collection includes papers, publications, newsclippings, photographs, correspondence, and ephemera about various Waltham homes, buildings, and historical districts.The majority of these materials are focused on individual buildings, while the remaining files cover multiple farms, inns/taverns, neighborhoods, and veterans' squares. There are also several papers - both published and unpublished - about Waltham's historic buildings in general.A...
Dates:
1836 - 2023
Collection on the Closing of Waltham Hospital
Collection
Identifier: WPL-009
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...
Dates:
1998 - 2010
Collection on the First Parish Church of Waltham
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WPL-007
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The Collection on the First Parish Church of Waltham includes photocopied records, published and unpublished histories, membership lists, photographs, booklets, and other materials related to the First Parish Church, Universalist/Unitarian, in Waltham,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...
Dates:
1697 - 1998
Collection on the Waltham Police Department
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WPL-006
Scope and Contents
The Collection on the Waltham Police Department includes booklets, flyers, newsclippings, photographs, and programs. Of historical interest is a copy of the 1921 Rules and Regulations for the WPD, as well as a centennial history of the department covering 1884-1984.The bulk of the collection consists of Waltham Police Association business directories. These primarily include advertisements for area businesses, but also include some departmental information, including photographs...
Dates:
1921 - 2023
Psychomath Club records
Collection
Identifier: WPL-024
Abstract
These records give a historical overview of the Waltham Psychomath club’s activities from 1896-1904.
Dates:
1896 - 1914; Majority of material found within 1896 - 1904
Trustees of the Annie L. Sears Scholarship records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WPL-002
Scope and Contents
The records of the Trustees of the Annie L. Sears Scholarship consist of administrative records, meeting minutes, correspondence, news clippings, and materials related to the annual scholarship luncheon.Also included in this collection is a folder titled "Waterhouse Wallpaper," which contains newspaper clippings, programs, and correspondence. A sticky note affixed to one of the clippings reads "Waterhouse Wallhangings of Boston likely to be a company started by our Dorothy...
Dates:
1936 - 2019
Waltham Chamber of Commerce records
Collection
Identifier: WPL-026
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...
Dates:
1912 - 2014
Waltham Garden Club records
Collection
Identifier: WPL-025
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...
Dates:
1940s - 2023
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