13. Fire Department:
Kinds of Records: Fire Department records, including invoices, applications, daily logs and permits, many of which fall under retention schedules; some older materials, including Annual Reports. Record Keeper: Fire Chief
Usefulness and Importance: Some of these are permanent records the department must maintain; others may be discarded after their retention periods have passed. |
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Dates: 1950s-1990s Est. Cu. Ft. 48 Condition: Material is stored in the attic, most of it in two rooms on either side of a loft area. While some material is in file cabinets and boxes, it was difficult to accurately determine the cubic footage because coats, flags, educational materials and electronic equipment are also heaped in these rooms. |
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Recommendations: This area should be cleaned and inventoried by someone who understands the State's Retention Schedules and the Fire Department's needs. Material should not be stored in the attic, as it is difficult to reach (accessible by ladder) and not climate controlled.
14. J.V. Fletcher Library
Kinds of Records: In Mary Atwood Hall: One box of materials relating to the dedication of the J.V. Fletcher Library in 1896; (including invitations and announcements); Town of Westford Valuation Lists, bound volumes, 1831-1857; Tax Lists, 1745-1847 (10 volumes); historic photographs of Westford; large framed photographs; glass negatives; maps; records of the Westford Light Cavalry, (1861); scrapbooks. Main Room: Microfilmed records, including: the Westford Eagle, 1978-1998; Town Vital Records, 1726-1902; Westford Academy Trustee Archives, 1792-1892; Westford Recollections by June Kennedy; 1 cabinet of maps; 6 binders of material about the Westford Knight Contact: Ginny Moore
Usefulness and Importance: An important collection of materials, many of which document areas not represented in other collections -the Westford Light Cavalry records, for example. |
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Dates: Late 1700s - present Est. Cu. Ft. 65 |
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Condition: Collections are partially processed. Some are in archival enclosures. Those that have had conservation work are kept in a locked case. The room is climate controlled, but must be used for many other purposesmeetings, etc.--not staffed for research all the time. Therefore public access to this material is limited. |
