Town of Westford, MA - Survey Continued

WESTFORD TOWN BUILDINGS

11. Cameron Senior Center

Kinds of Records: Council on Aging Minutes; newsletters dating from 1980s Grants applications (1990s); subject files relating to elder affairs; plans of the building when it was a school (designed by H. Prescott of 259 summer St., Boston @1900); plans of the 1992 renovation that converted the building to a senior center.

Record Keeper: Joanne Sheehan

Usefulness and Importance: The records show the Towns involvement in caring for its elderly, and are an important piece of the Towns history. The plans for the building add to the completeness of the architectural record.

Dates: @1900--present

Condition: Good

Est. Cu. Ft: 28 cubic feet of records; 12 cu. ft. of rolled plans

Recommendations: The plans, which are in the basement, should be moved to a more secure spot, as should the records kept in the second floor cupboard. This is a wood framed building, and there is always the danger of fire; the plans in the basement could easily be mistaken for something unimportant and tossed out as part of a clean-up.

12. Fairview Cemetery Office

Kinds of Records: journals of burials; maps; correspondence, minutes and burial permits; two sets of cards (one arranged alphabetically by name, the other by Lot #)

Record Keeper: Mr. Baxendale

Usefulness and Importance: Records important for genealogical research

Dates: @1837-present

	Est. Cu. Ft: 7 cu. ft.
	Condition: The wood-frame building is not climate controlled or fireproof, but most materials are stored in a fireproof, locked safe. Most information has been entered onto 5 x 8" cards, which are in good condition. Most maps appear to be duplicates. Mr. Baxendale has begun entering the cards into a database.
	Recommendations: If the database were completed (or if the cards were microfilmed), they could be stored at either the J.V. Fletcher Library or another location where they could be more easily accessed as a research tool. This would also help Mr. Baxendale, who finds he is most likely to receive research inquiries during his busiest season.