Westfield Athenaeum Library
Archives-Centuries
1600-1700 (Please see EDWIN ONLINE for Colonial Westfield)
1600-1950 Cementeries
1600s-1800s Bartlett Notebooks
1632-1890s Sackett Family
1652-2005 Fowler Family
1673-1850 Davis, Emerson
1700-1800 (Please see EDWIN ONLINE for Colonial Westfield)
1732-1755 - Root, Moses (Ledger)
1740s-1760s - White, Jacob of Springfield (Westfield People)
1753 - Pynchon, Edward - Land Purchase (torn) (Westfield People)
1757-1812 - Sackett, William & James(Ledger)
1759 & 1761 - Eliot, Joseph – Correspondence (Westfield People)
1760-1906 - Holland Family - 19th century deeds, bills, ledgers, genealogy scrapbook, poetry, correspondence, diary, photographs (Collection)
1764-1810 - Sackett, Ozam & Aaron Fowler, Abner (Ledger)
1765 - Noble, Mark & Ann - Land Purchase (Westfield People)
1766-1790 - Southwick accounts - early settler of Fowler, Ohio (Ledger)
1770-1964 -Shepard, Gen. William & Family - Correspondence, bible, photographs (Ledger, Collection)
1772-1816 - Phelps, Moses & Aaron – Accounts (Ledger)
1776-1793 - Noble, Paul - Shoemaker(Ledger)
1776 - Gillet, Daniel - (Westfield People)
1777-1795 - Eggleston, Francis - Cookbook/scrap book written over an account book, copy of New Testament (1813)(Ledger)
1777- Parks, Roland - Fine for not serving militia (Westfield People)1781-1788 - Atwater, Noah Rev. - Diary on almanac pages, First Congregational Church(Collection)
1780s-1900s - Lay Family - News clippings of family, especially Edwin (Westfield People)
1781-1801 - Atwater, Noah Rev. - His account book with town of Westfield (Ledger)
1781-1917 - Atwater, Noah - Deeds, sermons(Collection)
1782- Whitecomb, Able - Correspondence (Westfield People)
1788-1860 - Phelps Family -Birth and death records (p. 160)(Ledger)
1789 - Burl, Jonathan - Resignation (Westfield People)
1790-1808 - Fowler, Justice of the Peace (JP-Samuel Fowler) - justice of the peace records and Samuel Fowler loan records(Ledger)
1790-1834- Noble, Jared - Maker of tanning mills, salt peter stills (Ledger)
1792-1864 - Westfield Library Company - Constitution, book records, list of physicians in back(Ledger)
1793-1841- Hatch, Harris - Daybook, tavern accounts(Ledger)
1793-1980 - Schools - District, elementary, vocational/trade, intermediate, high schools, Normal School/WSC, PTOs, school committee records, papers, meeting minutes, photographs (Collection)
1794 - Pickering, Col. - Speech to 5 Nations of Indians (Westfield People)
1794 - Parks, Samuel - Discharge payment (Westfield People)
1794 - Taylor, James Col. - Receipt (Westfield People)
1796-1861 - Hull, Hiram - (7 folders) (Westfield People)
1796 - Bull, Nehemiah – Diploma (Westfield People)
1797 - Stoddard, Ralph - Recommendation Letter for Mr. Diver (Westfield People)
1799-1809 - Moseley, Jeremiah - Daybook, family births and deaths (in back)(Ledger)
1800-1900
From previous years see also: Ledgers- William Sackett, Ozom Sackett, Moses Phelps, Jared Noble, Harris Hatch, Jeremiah Moseley, Westfield Library Co. and Fowler Justice of the Peace Ledgers. In Collections –Schools, Noah Atwater, Gen. Shepard, Holland Family Collections. Under Westfield People – Hiram Hull and Lay Family.
1800s -Van Hortens, Sarah (Westfield People)
1800s - Ingersol, John - (2 folders) (Westfield People)
1800s - Grant, Erastus – papers (Westfield People)
1800s - Alderman, Lucinda P. - Receipts & compositions (Westfield People)
1800 - Stare, Emaline - “Advice to Youth” (Westfield People)
1800 - 1970 - Westfield Academy - Trustee paperwork, correspondence, early papers, records, will- school, education
(Collection)
1800-1950 - Gillett Family - Deeds, bills, ledgers, speeches, genealogy, poetry, word puzzles, correspondence, photographs, news clippings
(Collection)
1801 - Parks, Warham – Estate (Westfield People)
1801-1822 - Allen, Amos - Wyben, MA 2 volumes, tannery distillery, and cobbler(Ledger)
1801-1806 - Whitney, Abel - Justice of the Peace records Westfield, Hampshire County (Ledger)
1802-1826 - Porter, Wm. Dr. – medicines (Westfield People)
1803-1840 - Fowler, Linus & Frederick - Carter of goods, 4th from last page account of births and deaths of Daniel fowler family 1755-1802 (Ledger)
1805 - Glover, Simeon - Patent rights to make & sell a “cross ramp” (Westfield People)
1806 – 1814 - Ashley, Israel - Justice of the peace records, Westfield Hampshire county 1806 - 1914, [Hamden county started in 1812] (Ledger)
1806 - Holmes, Robert - Letter of Recommendation (Westfield People)
1809-1872 - Fowler, James -Accounts, records of cattle, horses, and gardening (1825 - 1872), founder of Fowler, Ohio (Collection)
1811- Field, Warren – Indenture (Westfield People)
1811-1847 - Callins & Bates - Justice of the peace records (Ledger)
1811-1847 - Sackett, Aaron - births and deaths records, shoemaker(Ledger)
1812-1815 - Westfield Manufacturing Company - Cotton or wool mills, built by Richard Falley(Ledger)
1814-1880 - Bates, William G. - Receipts, correspondence, photographs, speeches(Collection)
1816 - Farnum, John – Correspondence (Westfield People)
1816-1817 - Post - store accounts, cash book(Ledger)
1817 - Sacket, Joel - Land Purchase (Westfield People)
1817 - Root, Samuel - Estate Inventory (Westfield People)
1818-1819 - Cloth or Thread account book(Ledger)
1818-1830 -Avery, Joseph Sheldon - Blacksmith accounts(Ledger)
1818-1851 - Sheldon, Thomas - Correspondence, deeds, notes, and diary(Collection)
1818-1856 - Davis, Emerson - Sermons, speeches, photographs(Collection)
1818-1871 - Noble, James - Account book, family history, includes guardian accounts from Eazer Weller in 1860's(Ledger)
1820 - Lathrop, Samuel – Correspondence (Westfield People)
1820s-1980 - Westfield Academy
1824-1859 - Post, Amos accounts(Ledger)
1825 - Dewey, Alvin - Correspondence (Westfield People)
1826-1913 - Hampden Bank account book(Ledger)
1826-2006 - Canals - (Western Massachusetts) (Collection)
1828 - Kitteredge, Jonathan 1828- Address on the Effects of Ardent Spirits (Westfield People)
1829,1836, - Smith, Henry B. & Silas - Correspondence (Westfield People)
1830-1850s- Hiram Hull (1976-1861) - photographs, papers, town account book from Hull's time as selectman; also a whip maker (Collection)
1831-1936 Whip Industry
1831-1843 - Humaston, Orrin - Shoemakeraccounts(Ledger)
1833 - Chapman, Elijah & Emily - 1st Congregational Church (Westfield People)
1836-1849, 1897 - Western Railroad Company - Railroad Map (1897)
1836- Bush, Frank & Phelps, Harriett - Intentions of Marriage (Westfield People)
1840s - Misc. Correspondence - Diary, genealogy, etc. (Westfield People)
1840-1857 - Chicopee Bank - Stock transfers(Ledger)
1840's - Youth Company Newspaper (Collection)
1841 - 2002 Celebrations
1843-1888 - Wolcott, Erastus & Ralph (Westfield People)
1844-1856 - Shepard,Lysander - Carpenter Account Book (Shepard Collection)
1844-1915 - Diaries, Various - Ellen Mixter (1870), George Smith (1878), Mary J. Kelso Wells/J. Smith Huntington (1864) (Ledger)
1845-1846 - Fowler, L.D. - Store accounts(Ledger)
1845-1850 - Company D. Co. B 10th Mass. Militia "Hampden Guards" Orderly Book (Ledger)
1845-1857 - Knowles, Milton D. - Cash book and accounts, whip company(Ledger)
1845-1857 - Yoeman, Ira - Sawmill and gristmill accounts (Ledger)
1845 -Egleston F.S. - Account book(Ledger)
1846-1870 - Dean, William - Personal accounts, whip maker(Ledger)
1847-1960 - Post Office (Ledger)
1847,1850,1853,1860,1867 - Dewey, Jason - Taxes (Westfield People)
1848-1850 - Clarke, Asa B. - Gold rush diary and ephemera(Collection)
1848 - Warriner, F. (Westfield People)
1849,1887 – Clark - Correspondence (Westfield People)
1849-1974 - Adams Nursery - Catalogues, clippings, photos, company letterhead, Misc.(Collection)
1850 -Noble, James – Correspondence (Westfield People)
1850s - 1980's c - Truelove's Business Collection - memorabilia for most Westfield business arranged by type (Collection)
1850 - 1978 - H.B. Smith Co. - Westfield Steam and Water Heating Industry, Boiler Industry, Late 19th Century Cough Drops. (Collection)
1853-1859 - Livery Stable - Account book(Ledger)
1853-1865 - Whitcomb, Phineas - Blacksmith accounts (Ledger)
1855-1979 - Westfield Theater –Opera houses, entertainment(Collection)
1856, 195?, 1955 -Bosworth – Correspondence (Westfield People)
1856 - Unknown -Essays, music, papers (Westfield People)
1857-1858 - Young Men’s Musical and Literary Club - High school society minutes(LEDGER)
1857-1966- 2nd Congregational Church (Collection)
1857-1910 - Crane Paper Company (Ledger)
1860s - Moody, Ashel & Arnold - Life Insurance Co. & Loan Notes, mortgages to Mass. Hospital (Westfield People)
1862-1890 - Peck, Edwin L. - Manuscripts, memorabilia, photographs, maps concerning the Civil War and GAR(Collection)
1862-1863 - Wheller, A. M. - Bills & Receipts (Westfield People)
1862-1943- LaValley, William - Short biography (Westfield People)
1864-1867 - Gillett & Munson - Cash account book for store in Westfield(Ledger)
1865- Lozer, J. S. - Letter of Recommendation (Westfield People)
1865- Loomis, J.W. - powder purchase receipt (Westfield People)
1865-1931 - Dewey, Louis M. - Genealogies, news clippings, notes, correspondence, scrap books, deeds, photographs(Collection)
1866-1881 - Chamberlain, Constable - diaries (Collection)
1867 - Hull, Linru - Whip stock claim (Westfield People)
1867-1931 - Clark Family - Patty Lee Waterman & Anna G. Clark's diaries and scrapbooks (news events and plays), Hopefully Well Affected Club(Collection)
1868 - Loud, J. H. - Payment dispute (Westfield People)
1870s- Hedges Family - photographs of family and school in Middle Farms, organ shop and baseball camp, few documents (Collection)
1870s-1900 - Mechanical Street Cemetery - Gravestone list(Ledger)
1871-1875 - Woronoco Savings Bank - Accounts and receipt books(Collection)
1871-1879 - Morand, Dorothy O. - Religious entries(Ledger)
1872 - Seaconnet, Susan B. – “Innocents Abroad” (Westfield People)
1872 - Weller, R. – Check (Westfield People)
1873-1986 - Fire Department -Fire records, photographs, news clippings, ephemera(Collection)
1874-1879 - Cash Book accounts for ?Ledger)
1874-1909 - Westfield Club - Minutes of annual and special meetings, constitution(Ledger)
1876-1877 - Scott & Dunlop Trail for Robbery in Northampton (Westfield People)
1877 - Jennie – correspondence (Westfield People)
1879-1910 - Westfield Power Company - Minutes and records(Ledger)
1879-1895 - Fox, Hiram - Theater records of Westfield (1878 - 1904), Fire records (1881 - 1883), some records of theater in Springfield and Holyoke(Ledger)
1880-1914 - Cigar Industry – Ephemera, bills, (Collection)
1880s-1910 - Loomis Automobile - notes, diary entries, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks
1880s-1950s - Women's Clubs
1880-1900s - Advertising - Late 19th Century Business Cards (Collection)
1880-1885 - Rhoades, Rosetta (1853-1924) - Autograph book, with sayings & drawings, from friends & coworkers at Textile Mfg. Co; box is handmade. (Westfield People)
1882-1919 - Fowler, C. - Cashbook, crop insurance records, tobacco wholesaler
1883c - Fogg Family Papers (Westfield People)
1886-1920s - Kittredge Family (Collection)
1887-1889 - Fowler, Frances - Journals including European tour (Ledger)
1888-1992 - Shurtleff Children’s Services Orphanage (Collection)
1888-1934 - Duport, Joseph - papers, photographs, correspondence (Collection)
1888-1963 - Free Masons (Collection)
1890s-1910 - Loomis Automobile - Notes, photographs, scrapbooks, diaries and news clippings of Gilbert J. Loomis designs for cars; including Mechanical Tire Co. (1898) (Collection)
1890s-1920 - Collins, John Edward
1890-1917 - Alderman, Ladd - Scrapbook, receipt book, partial diary. Used by a man, woman, and child at various times (Ledger)
1890-1930s - Whip Industry - Westfield Whip Companies (Collection)
1891-1895 - Chester Savings Bank - Cash books (Ledger)
1891-1991 - Columbia Bicycle - Pictures, news clippings and other ephemera from the company (Collection)
1892 - Searle Correspondence (Westfield People)
1892-1938 - Bryant Box Company - Paper, Cigar, and Lunch Box Industry (Collection)
1893- Simmons, William & Lakin, Lizzie -Bank Robbery (Westfield People)
1893- Russell, George - House Construction Plans (Westfield People)
1894-1927 Streetcar Railways / Trolleys Pictures, Postcards, Pamphlets, Contracts, Newspaper Articles.
1895-1947 - Park Family Oren B. and Oren E. – Diaries covering Westfield events, weather, engineering works (Collection)
1896-1950's - Westfield Marble - Newspaper clippings, geological report and a box of slides of the quarry (Collection)
1898 - Mechanical Tire Co. - Brochures on early Westfield car (Collection)
1899-1916 - Aged Women’s Home of Westfield - Record of members, minutes, becomes Sarah Gillett Home (Ledger)
1900-2000
From previous years see also: Ledgers - Diaries, C. Fowler, Ladd Alderman, Westfield Power Co., Westfield Club. In Collections see- Gen. Shepard, Holland Family, Lewis Dewey, Fire Department, First Congregational Church, Clark Family, Adams Nursery, H.B. Smith, Methodist Church, Truelove Business, Cigar Industry, Westfield Marble, Park Family Diaries, Bryant Box Co., Columbia Bicycle, Whip Industry, Gillett Family, Rotary & Men's Clubs, Westfield Academy, Women's Clubs
1901 - Van Deusen, Wm. Lyman - Daughter Bessie Maud Wedding Announcement, photo & Guest Book (Westfield People)
1900-1980 - Hospitals - Health in Westfield (Collection)
1900s - Johnson, Mary Ann Douglas - Photographs of family and listing of her paintings(Collection)
1900s-1945 - YMCA - Education, Social, Recreational, Camp Driftwood(Collection)
1902-1941 - Westfield Almshouse - Records of admission(Ledger)
1902-1955 - Westfield Fortnightly Club - Women's Club(Collection)
1906/1907 - Dental Registry (Ledger)
1908-1948 - City Hall's Records of Business (Collection)
1909-1940s - Pratt Family - School report cards, scrapbooks, ration card, vignettes, photographs, music(Collection)
1910-1940's - Searle, George - Correspondence, Taxes, Public Services(Collection)
1911 - Westfield Shooting Association (Ledger)
1912- - First Congregational church- King's Daughters and Sons-contains ledgers, flyers and minutes of the organization(Collection)
1912-1924 - Agan Family & Business - Account book, inventory, and genealogy, of Agans 1857 - 1910(Ledger)
1915-1919 - Westfield Rifle Club minutes(Ledger)
1917-1938 - Slauter, George T. - Bills and receipts, one family photograph (Collection)
1919-1969 – Celebrations – Tercentennial, bicentennial, and other Celebrations(Collection)
1920 - 1950s - Chambers, Thelma - High school dance, minstrel shows, Westfield dance stars-photographs mainly(Collection)
1920-1930s - White's Quaint Shop - Westfield General Goods Company-scrapbooks of the company's advertisements, photographs and ephemera (Collection)
1920-1940 - Westfield River Parkway - Maps, brochures, & documents relating to this tourism endeavor (Collection)
1920-1960 - Tekoa Country Club Country Club(Collection)
1920s-1950s - Robbins, Frank - Photo albums of Westfield, family and travels, sketches, genealogy, and documents, and a tiny (1"x2") book of poetry.(Collection)
1920s-1960 - Robinson's Reminders - Westfield Pocket Reminder Booklet Industry, Westfield Manufacturing Industry(Collection)
1920s-1986 - Banks - Flyers and ephemera of early banks (Collection)
1921-1938 - Westfield Board of Public Works - Minutes, 2 volumes(Ledger)
1923-1935 - Washington St. Hotel - Register(Ledger)
1928-1960’s - Westfield River Parkway Association
1930s-1980s -Barnes Airport – Early aviation, airport growth, Air National Guard (Collection)
1930s - 1950s - Burke, Alice –Newspapers and scrapbooks from her political career(Collection)
1930s - Walcofsky, John A. (1909-1970) - Correspondence from Hazel Doocut (Westfield People)
1930s-1955 - Brady, George - Insurance agent, city councilor and Post master- (Collection)
1931-1970 - Stanley Corporation - Home Product Industry(Collection)
1938-1955 - Floods (Western Massachusetts)(Collection)
1940s - Fuller, Richard - Mayoral Photographs (Collection)
1944-2006 - Ayers, Walter -Preservation of cemeteries, bike trail(Collection)
1945-1995 - Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary
1947-1963 - Sewage Treatment Plan - Scrapbook, Sewage Treatment(Ledger)
1949, 1955 -Adams Correspondence (Westfield People)
1950 -Lusk, George Joel - “The Smile” poetry (Westfield People)
1950s - 2008 - Palczynski, John – Electoral and mayoral papers covering many of Westfield’s developments including the expansion of the fire stations and building the new, high school (Collection)
1950s-1960s - Foster Machine - Photographs and information relating to the company, textile machinery(Collection)
1950s-1960s - Littleville Dam (Collection)
1966-1974 - Hawkins, Gordon- poems, photographs and correspondence (Westfield People)
1980-2005 - Hugh (Huck) Lamb- Photographs, newspaper, magazine articles reguarding Westfield soldiers and Westfield' s history (Collection)
2000-2100
