ARCHIVES

Town Archives Mission Statement

The Town of Lincoln Massachusetts has a rich history. From its days as a Precinct of Concord to its leadership in land conservation, Lincoln has generated stories that must be kept and told to future generations. As a crossroads on April 19, 1775, as the home of Bauhaus and other modern architecture, as a community that has fostered authors from Thoreau to Jane Langton, as a rural farming village turned suburban commuter town, Lincoln stands among the premier places in the panorama of American life.
The Lincoln Town Archives at the Lincoln Public Library is a collection of print materials and realia that documents the history of the town from the first settlers to the present day. Books, manuscripts, correspondence, and other ephemera compose the bulk of the collection. Our primary subject areas are the town of Lincoln, its government and organizations, and Lincoln people, whether current or past.

Search through the finding aids below before your visit to the Lincoln Town Archives to find items of interest.
Before your visit, go to the forms page and read the documents there that describe the reading room regulations and how to request materials stored in the archives.

If you would like to donate materials to the Lincoln Town Archives, please read the offer of gift and deed of gift documents.

~ Finding Aids ~

Buildings/Houses

Lincoln Buildings Collection
Burnham Estate
Olmsted Drawings Collection
Codman Farm
Farrar Historical Houses Manuscript
Hartwell Farmstead
Henry Hoover House Photograph Collection
Inheritance (book) Photograph Collection
Lincoln Houses Listed on the State Inventory
Miscellaneous Photos
Ruth Williams' Photos
Smith-Sandy Pond
Town Buildings Program Transcription
Vault Flat Files Inventory

Families

Baker Genealogy
Bemis/Wheeler Collection
Clement C. Sawtell Diaries
Eleazer Brooks Scrapbook
Elizabeth Little Papers
Farrar Family
French Family
Hatheway Family Photo Collection
Helen L. Hall Collection
Isabell Peirce Collection
Jane Langton Papers
Jane Langton Papers Information Scope Abstract
Joshua Child Collection
Keeping Tradition Alive Transcript Collection
Lincoln Authors
Lincoln Family Records
Lincoln Founding Families
Lincoln Personages Collection
Miriam Sweet Coombs Collection
Miscellaneous Family Papers
Miscellaneous Journals
Nelson Family
Olive Floyd Flowers Collection
Personal Reminiscences
Powers-Floyd Tinware Manuscript
Reminiscences of Mary Macomber Leue Collection
Ruth Barbarow Collection
Smith Family
Stone Family
Tarbell Family
Vault File Cabinet Inventory
Wesson and Smith Family Papers
Wheeler Family Papers

Places

Agricultural Maps Collection
Conservation Lands
DeCordova and Dana Museum
Drumlin Farm
Ed L. Williams Photographs
Mt. Misery
Images of Lincoln
Lincoln Cemetaries
Lincoln Center Photograph Collection
Lincoln Gravestone Photos
Old Brooks Road
Pierce Park Report
Lincoln Snapshot Collection
Vanderhoof Hardware Store Booklet
Vault Atlas Inventory
Vault Flat Files Inventory
Volkert Geography Paper

History

Organizations

Boy Scout Excursions
First Parish
Garden Club
Lincoln Mohawks
League of Women Voters
Lincoln 4-H Clubs
Lincoln Aid Society of the Waltham Hospital
Lincoln Historical Society Records
Lincoln Minute Men Collection
Lincoln Post Office
Miscellaneous Lincoln Organization Records
Preston Papers
St. Anne's Parish
St. Joseph's Parish
Unitarian Society
Youth Activities Records

Town Departments

Administrative Records
Assessor's Records
Board of Health Records
Collector's Records
Council on Aging
Environmental Records
Financial Records
Fire Department
Historial Commission Records
Manuscript Records Collection - Financial Records
Planning Board Records
Public Assistance Records
Public Library
Public Library Planning Collection
Public Library Trustees Records
Public Safety
Public Schools
Public Works
Town Clerk
Town of Lincoln Misc. Records
Town Offices Records
Treasurer's Records
Vault File Cabinet Inventory
Vital Records Collection 1844-1876
Water Department

Events

4th of July
200th Anniversary
Baker Bridge Train Accident Collection
Bemis Lectures
Events / Observances
Bicentennial Photos (Henry Kane)
Miscellaneous Photos
Scrapbooks
Ted Plumbaum Photo Collection (negatives)
USA Bicentennial
Vault File Cabinet Inventory
Vault Newspaper Inventory

Legal

Land Court Records Litigation