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New CityLab Acquisitions

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The New (right foreground) and Old (back left)
Union Stations in Washington Square. 
CityLab has recently acquired a good number of research materials from a bulk purchase at an antiquarian book sale. 

Among the new volumes are additional City Directories and House Directories, some institutional histories, and three years of the monthly Worcester Magazine (1912-1914). Of particular interest in the Worcester Magazines are the descriptive articles and images including the one on the right. 

Below you can find a detailed list of the new materials.  You can also go to the developing CityLab webpage to explore an in-progress listing of the CityLab Collection.


A Tribute to the Columbian Year by the City of Worcester, a graphic exhibit of a city of diversified industries Board of Trade Book 1893 Purchase, November 2013
Annual Report, No. 144, fiscal year ending June 30, 1990 City of Worcester Report 1990 Purchase, November 2013
Our Progress, History 1861-1927 Scandinavian Societies' Building Association, Inc., Worcester, Mass Book 1927 Purchase, November 2013
The Constitution and By-Laws and House Rules of the Worcester Club, with Lists of Officiers and Members The Worcester Club Book 1895 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester City Directory, 1897   Book, Directory 1897 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester City Directory, 1901   Book, Directory 1901 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester City Directory, 1921   Book, Directory 1921 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester City Directory, 1922   Book, Directory 1922 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Classical and English High School, a record of forty-seven years Roe, Alfred S. (principal, 1880-1890 Book 1892 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester House Directory, 1906   Book, Directory 1906 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester House Directory, 1910   Book, Directory 1910 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester House Directory, 1926   Book, Directory 1926 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, April 1912   Periodical 1912 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, April 1914   Periodical 1914 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, April, 1913   Periodical 1913 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, August 1914   Periodical 1914 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, August, 1913   Periodical 1913 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, December 1912   Periodical 1912 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, December 1914   Periodical 1914 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, December, 1913   Periodical 1913 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, February 1912   Periodical 1912 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, February, 1913   Periodical 1913 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, January 1912   Periodical 1912 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, January 1914   Periodical 1914 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, January, 1913   Periodical 1913 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, July 1912   Periodical 1912 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, July 1914   Periodical 1914 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, July, 1913   Periodical 1913 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, June 1912   Periodical 1912 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, June 1914   Periodical 1914 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, June, 1913   Periodical 1913 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, March 1912   Periodical 1912 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, March 1914   Periodical 1914 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, March, 1913   Periodical 1913 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, May 1912   Periodical 1912 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, May 1914   Periodical 1914 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, May, 1913   Periodical 1913 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, November 1912   Periodical 1912 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, November 1914   Periodical 1914 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, November, 1913   Periodical 1913 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, October 1912   Periodical 1912 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, October, 1913   Periodical 1913 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, September 1912   Periodical 1912 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, September 1914   Periodical 1914 Purchase, November 2013
Worcester Magazine, September, 1913   Periodical 1913 Purchase, November 2013
Location: Worcester, MA, USA

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