Series 5 : Municipal

Anthony H. Coppola Collection
Series 5: Municipal
Sub-Series 1: Annual Reports

Box#Folder#Collection#Description
312018.01.05.01.011880 – Town of Douglas. Annual reports of the town officers of the town of Douglas for 13 months ending March 1, 1880. East Douglas, MA: Charles J. Batcheller, 1880.
Annual reports of the school committee of the town of Douglas for the year ending April 1, 1880.
322018.01.05.01.021882 – Town of Douglas. Annual reports of the town officers of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1882. East Douglas, MA: Charles J. Batcheller, 1882.
Annual reports of the school committee of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1882.
332018.01.05.01.031886 – Town of Douglas. Annual reports of the town officers of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1886. East Douglas, MA: Charles J. Batcheller, 1886.
Annual reports of the school committee of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1886.
342018.01.05.01.041887 – Town of Douglas. Annual reports of the town officers of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1887. East Douglas, MA: Charles J. Batcheller, 1887.
Annual reports of the school committee of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1887.
352018.01.05.01.051889 – Town of Douglas. Annual reports of the town officers of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1889. East Douglas, MA: Charles J. Batcheller, 1889.
Annual reports of the school committee of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1889.
~ 2 Copies
362018.01.05.01.061891 – Town of Douglas. Annual reports of the town officers of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1891. East Douglas, MA: Charles J. Batcheller, 1891. 
Annual reports of the school committee of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1891.
~ 2 Copies
372018.01.05.01.071893 – Town of Douglas. Annual reports of the town officers of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1893. East Douglas, MA: Charles J. Batcheller, 1893.
Annual reports of the school committee of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1893.
382018.01.05.01.081894 – Town of Douglas. Annual reports of the town officers of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1894. East Douglas, MA: Charles J. Batcheller, 1894.
Annual reports of the school committee of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1894.
392018.01.05.01.091895 – Town of Douglas. Annual reports of the town officers of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1895. East Douglas, MA: Charles J. Batcheller, 1895.
Annual reports of the school committee of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1895.
3102018.01.05.01.101900 – Town of Douglas. Annual reports of the town officers of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1900. East Douglas, MA: Charles J. Batcheller, 1900.
Bylaws of the town of Douglas.
Annual reports of the school committee of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1900.
3112018.01.05.01.111905 – Town of Douglas. Annual reports of the town officers of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1905. Uxbridge, MA: L.H. Balcome, Printer, 1905. 
Bylaws of the town of Douglas.
Annual reports of the school committee of the town of Douglas for the year ending March 1, 1905.
~ 2 Copies

Anthony H. Coppola Collection
Series 5: Municipal
Sub-Series 2: Real Estate Valuations

Box#Folder#Collection#Description
412018.01.05.02.011891 – Town of Douglas. Valuation of the town of Douglas for the year 1891. East Douglas, MA: Charles J. Batcheller, 1891.
422018.01.05.02.021935 – Town of Douglas. Tax book and valuation of property, 1935, town of Douglas. Central Massachusetts Printing Company.
432018.01.05.02.031940 – Town of Douglas. Tax book and street list, 1940, town of Douglas. Millbury, MA: Millbury Journal Press, 1940.
442018.01.05.02.041949 – Town of Douglas. Tax book and street list, 1949, town of Douglas. Millbury, MA: Millbury Journal Press, 1949.
452018.01.05.02.051954 – Town of Douglas. Tax book and street list, 1954, town of Douglas. Webster, MA: Times Publishing Co., 1954.
462018.01.05.02.061966 – Town of Douglas. Tax book and street list, 1966, town of Douglas. Webster, MA: Times Publishing Co., 1966.
472018.01.05.02.071975 – Town of Douglas. Real estate and personal property list of the town of Douglas Massachusetts.

Anthony H. Coppola Collection
Series 5: Municipal
Sub-Series 3: Street Lists

Box#Folder#Collection#Description
412018.01.05.03.01Town of Douglas. Street list, January 1, 1952, men – women, town of Douglas 1952. Webster, MA: Times Publishing Co., 1952.
412018.01.05.03.02Town of Douglas. Street list, 1954, town of Douglas. Webster, MA: Times Publishing Co., 1954.
422018.01.05.03.03Town of Douglas. Street List, 1966. Millbury, MA: Millbury Journal, 1966.
422018.01.05.03.04Town of Douglas. Street List, 1968. Webster, MA: Times Publishing Co., 1968.
432018.01.05.03.05Town of Douglas. Street List, 1977. Millbury, MA: Millbury Journal, 1977.
442018.01.05.03.06Town of Douglas. Street List, 1980. Millbury, MA: Millbury Journal, 1980.
442018.01.05.03.07Town of Douglas. Street List, 1982. Millbury, MA: Millbury Journal, 1982.
442018.01.05.03.08Town of Douglas. Street List, 1985. Douglas, MA, 1985.

Anthony H. Coppola Collection
Series 5: Municipal
Sub-Series 4: School Committee

Box#Folder#Collection#Description
412018.01.05.04.011865–6 – Douglas School Committee. Report of the school committee of Douglas, for the school year 1865–6. Worcester: Chas. Hamilton, Palladium Office, 1866.

Anthony H. Coppola Collection
Series 5: Municipal
Sub-Series 5: The Moses Wallis Devise/Town Hall

Box#Folder#Collection#Description
412018.01.05.05.01Abramson, Brad. “Douglas seeks use ideas for 5 buildings.” Tribune. February 24, 1988.
412018.01.05.05.02Coppola, Anthony H. Letter to the Douglas Board of Selectmen regarding The Moses Wallis Devise/Town Hall. February 26, 1988.
422018.01.05.05.03Coppola, Anthony H. “Douglas, Massachusetts. The history of the MOSES WALLIS DEVISE with an account from its beginning to the present time, including observations in regard to certain findings.” March 1987.

Anthony H. Coppola Collection
Series 5: Municipal
Sub-Series 6: Douglas Historic Committee

Box#Folder#Collection#Description
412018.01.05.06.01December 29, 1972 – Letter from the Douglas Board of Selectmen appointing Miss Jennie Holbrook as a member of the Douglas Historical Study Committee.Includes envelope
412018.01.05.06.02February 1, 1973 – Historic District Study Committee Meeting MinutesIncomplete
412018.01.05.06.03February 15, 1973 – Letter from Paul D. Manning, III (Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission, Principal Regional Planner) to Merritt D. Tetreault (Douglas Historic District Study Committee, Chairman) regarding the Preliminary Draft of Historic District By–Law for Consideration and Comment
412018.01.05.06.04February 15, 1973 – Proposed Douglas Historic District
412018.01.05.06.05February 19 & 26, 1973 – Correspondence between Leonard W. Rowley (resident of Douglas) and Jennie Holbrook (Douglas Historic Study Committee) regarding a home in the vicinity of the Jenckes Store.
412018.01.05.06.06June 4, [1975] – Meeting notice for the Historic District Study Committee
412018.01.05.06.07n.d. – Handwritten notes regarding the ByLaws of the Douglas Historic Study Committee
412018.01.05.06.08n.d. – handwritten notes from the Douglas Historic Study Committee
422018.01.05.06.09Massachusetts Historical Commission. Procedures manual for an inventory of the historical assets of the commonwealth, part I, sites and structures. June 1966, Boston MA: Massachusetts Historical Commission.
422018.01.05.06.10Massachusetts Historical Commission. Guidelines for establishment of historic districts. April 1974 (Reprinted), Boston MA: Massachusetts Historical Commission.
432018.01.05.06.111870 – Map of East Douglas, Town of Douglas and Uxbridge Centerville Wheelockville, Town of Uxbridge [Massachusetts].
432018.01.05.06.121870 – Map of Douglas, [Massachusetts].
432018.01.05.06.13Marsh, Lucius J. Historical facts about Douglas. ca. 1968, Douglas, MA: Douglas Historical Society.
432018.01.05.06.14Handwritten and typed notes about multiple locations in East Douglas, MA. These notes are taken from Lucius J. Marsh’s History of Douglas, April 15, 1971
442018.01.05.06.15December 11, 1970 – Preliminary report of the Northborough Historic District Study Committee.

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