Boylston Historical Society
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7 Central Street
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Boylston
MA
, 01505 |
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Phone: |
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(508)869-2720
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Institution Contact(s): |
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William O. Dupuis, Director of Archives
(508)869-2316
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Hours: |
Tu 9:00AM-NOON
Or by appointment
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Closings: |
Closed several weeks during July and August.
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Online Catalog: |
Services for the Disabled: |
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ADA access to first floor
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Other Services: |
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Gift shop
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Monographs: |
"The History of Boylston 1643-1741", by William O. Dupuis
"The History of Boylston 1742-1786", by William O. Dupuis
"The Boylston Sketch Book", by William O. Dupuis
"Historic Sites of Olde Boylston", by William O. Dupuis
"The History of Boylston 1786-1886", by William O. Dupuis
"The History of Boylston 1886-1979", by William O. Dupuis
"Boylston in the Revolutionary War", by William O. Dupuis
"Boylston's Taverns and Inns", by William O. Dupuis
"Boylston's Minutemen", by William O. Dupuis
"Sawyer Mills and the Bay Path", by Norman H. French and
John A. Peterson
"The Olde Burial Ground", by James G. Lewin
"The Educational History of Boylston", by William C. Noonan
"The Powder House of 1774", by William O. Dupuis
"Names and Places in Old Boylston", by George L. Wright
"Strangers and Pilgrims: Immigration in Boylston", by
William O. Dupuis
"Lives Thus Spent: Boylston Biographies", by William O.
Dupuis
"Boylston in the Civil War", by Frederick G. Brown, William
O. Dupuis, and Norman H. French
"Wish You Were Here", by Frederick G. Brown, William O.
Dupuis, and Norman H. French
"A Sword in My Hand", by William O. Dupuis
"Never Told Tales", by William O. Dupuis
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Journals: |
"Potpourri" (quarterly newsletter)
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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
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Special Collection Contact(s): |
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William O. Dupuis, Director of Archives
(508)869-2720
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Collections: |
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Formats: |
24 linear feet of manuscripts
11 linear feet of newspapers
7 linear feet of maps
5,242 photographs
1 linear foot of microforms
20 linear feet of realia/artifacts
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Collection Description: |
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Hiram Harlow Collection George L. Wright Collection Boylston Historical Society Photo Collection Marie M. Wirt Collection H. Lloyd Brigham Collection Boylston Historical Society Map Collection Boylston Historical Society Newspaper / Scrapbook Collection Boylston Manuscripts Collection Jennie Flagg Collection John B. Gough Collection
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Access: |
Collection(s) are available by appointment only
Access only in reading room, supervised
All or part of the collection(s) not accessible
Laptop computers and tape recorders allowed with staff approval
User/entrance fee required
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Copying: |
Photocopying permitted at discretion of staff
All photocopying done by staff
Restrictions on scanners
Restrictions on cameras
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Loans: |
Loans for exhibits only
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Finding Guides Available: |
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General repository guide
Guides for manuscript collection
Guides for archives' records groups
Guide to photographic collection
Specialized indexes
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Directions: |
FROM EAST OR WEST:
Take I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) the Auburn exit (Route 290 East).
Follow Route 290 to Route 140 exit. Take Route 70 North to Boylston
Center.
FROM SOUTH:
Take Route 395 North to Route 290 East. Proceed as above.
FROM THE NORTH:
Take I-93 South to Route 495 South to Route 290 West (Worcester
exit). Follow Route 290 to Route 140 and then to Route 70 North to
Boylston Center.
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