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.
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.