Records of the Lyman School for Boys [State Reform School]

Title

Records of the Lyman School for Boys [State Reform School]

Subject

Reformatories--Massachusetts--Westborough (Mass.)
Lyman School for Boys

Description

The State Reform School for Boys was established in Westborough in 1848 and is considered the first publicly-funded reform school in the United States. It was later reorganized and replaced by the Lyman School for Boys in 1886 and was closed in 1971.

Books, hard drive. The collection contains annual reports, a ledger book detailing the lives of boys at the State Reform School in Westborough from 1856-1857, and a book about the history and life at the school.

Creator

Westborough Public Library

Date

1847-1959

Identifier

LH.016

Coverage

Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Westborough

Collection Items

100 Years of Progress in the Making of Men
Pictures and descriptions of life at the Lyman School for Boys.

Lyman School Photo Album
A collection of photographs of the Lyman School for Boys collected into a photo album.
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