Parent Institution
Site Type
Supervisor Name(s)
Ashley Serveiss
Supervisor Title(s)
Archivist
Supervisor Email(s)
Department Address
45 Pleasant Street, Woburn, MA 01801
ADA Compliant
Yes
Parking
Yes
Transportation
The 354 bus (MBTA) makes a stop across the street from the Library at the Pleasant St @ Abbott St stop.
Site Description
The Glennon Archives is the repository for Woburn Public Library’s historical collections. Dr. Thomas J. Glennon (1903-1994) was a local historian and Library Trustee between 1947 and 1994. For nearly 145 years, the Archives has collected and preserved the history of Woburn. The Archive’s holdings include Woburn’s original printed copy of the Declaration of Independence, many Revolutionary and Civil War records, and a wealth of unpublished material documenting life in Woburn over the past 385 years.
There are three collections of books within the Archives: the Woburn Collection, consisting of titles related to Woburn’s history; the Local History Collection, which includes town and county histories, military histories, and genealogies from Massachusetts as a whole; and the Winn Collection, consisting of rare books collected by early Woburn libraries. The Winn Collection contains many first editions, collectible books, and signed copies.
The Manuscript Collection includes personal papers, organizational records, and other original documents pertaining to Woburn history, organized in fourteen different categories. The Archives holds over 200 distinct manuscript collections. A guide to the Collections, the Classification Guide, can be found under Finding Aids. Finding Aids are added regularly.
The Photograph Collection consists of tens of thousands of historical photographs, spanning more than one hundred years of Woburn history, including the Patrick J. Farino Photograph Collection and the Dexter B. Johnson Photograph Collection.
The Museum Collection includes over one thousand objects from Woburn’s past, shedding light on everything from the early leather industry to the Civil War to famous Woburn citizens. Much of the Museum Collection can be viewed in the Historical Artifacts Room.
The Glennon Archives holds a great deal of resources for Genealogy Research. The Archives also hosts the monthly meeting of the Woburn Genealogy Group.
Woburn Public Library resides on the lands and waterways originally belonging to the Naumkeag, Pawtucket, and Massachusett peoples. WPL acknowledges this history and the people who have stewarded this land though the generations, past and present.
There are three collections of books within the Archives: the Woburn Collection, consisting of titles related to Woburn’s history; the Local History Collection, which includes town and county histories, military histories, and genealogies from Massachusetts as a whole; and the Winn Collection, consisting of rare books collected by early Woburn libraries. The Winn Collection contains many first editions, collectible books, and signed copies.
The Manuscript Collection includes personal papers, organizational records, and other original documents pertaining to Woburn history, organized in fourteen different categories. The Archives holds over 200 distinct manuscript collections. A guide to the Collections, the Classification Guide, can be found under Finding Aids. Finding Aids are added regularly.
The Photograph Collection consists of tens of thousands of historical photographs, spanning more than one hundred years of Woburn history, including the Patrick J. Farino Photograph Collection and the Dexter B. Johnson Photograph Collection.
The Museum Collection includes over one thousand objects from Woburn’s past, shedding light on everything from the early leather industry to the Civil War to famous Woburn citizens. Much of the Museum Collection can be viewed in the Historical Artifacts Room.
The Glennon Archives holds a great deal of resources for Genealogy Research. The Archives also hosts the monthly meeting of the Woburn Genealogy Group.
Woburn Public Library resides on the lands and waterways originally belonging to the Naumkeag, Pawtucket, and Massachusett peoples. WPL acknowledges this history and the people who have stewarded this land though the generations, past and present.
Website URL
https://woburnpubliclibrary.org/archives/about-the-archives/