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The Transit Department collection consists of records created by the Rapid Transit Commission, Boston Transit Commission and the Boston Transit Department. The collection dates from 1891-1949 and includes minutes, journals, photographs, publications and annual reports.

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Includes publications produced by the Transportation Department from 1986-1987, 1989, and 1999.

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Includes copies of annual reports for the years 1954-1964, 1966 and 1968-1976 and miscellaneous publications. Annual reports can also be found in the City Documents series.

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Includes trustees papers which consist of correspondence, receipts, votes etc. relating to city trust funds, 1917-1978; investment ledgers, circa 1905-1979; cashbooks and journals, 1923-1962; and other miscellaneous financial records.

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Yearbooks from 1979-1980, 1982-1983 and 1987.

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United States Census of Boston presented to the City Council to be kept for public inspection in the City Council room.

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Minutes of the meetings of the Vaccinating Committees for the several wards of the cities to discuss plans for the use of kine pock for the vaccination of residents against small pox.

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Under Chapter 12 of the Acts of 1943, individuals serving in the military could apply for a temporary exemption from real and personal estate taxes. Includes one volume of applications for exemption from 1944-1947.

Scope and Contents note This collection includes voter registration records for men from 1857-1900, women from 1920-1940 and men from 1921-1940. The registers are not a comprehensive listing of all registered voters. The period 1857-1895 includes only naturalized males and for the period 1920-1940 other sets of registers were used to register voters. The collection has been divided into four series: Naturalized male voter indexes; Naturalized male voter registers; Naturalized and Native male voter registers; and...

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Warrants issued for General Meetings, 1825-1836. Includes warrants, petitions, notifications and copies of acts.

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The Washington Statue Committee records contain contracts, insurance certificates, bills and receipts, correspondence, and proposals concerning the fabrication, erection and dedication of the statue, as well as, a journal and ledger documenting the finances of the committee. The Washington Statue Fair records include bills, statements, an insurance policy, and counterfeit or broken bank notes from the fundraising event held in November 1859.

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Includes copies of annual reports of the Cochituate Water Board for 1869-1870 and the Boston Water Board for 1879 and 1892-1893; reports of the Cochituate Water Board from 1851 and 1874; History of the Introduction of Pure Water into the City of Boston…, 1868; History of the Boston Water-Works from 1868-1876, 1876; and Short Description of the Boston Water-Works, 1895. Annual reports and other documents can be found in the City Documents series.

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This series includes photographs of the demolition of Boston's West End during July and November 1959.

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Records of West Roxbury High School formerly called Roslindale High School. Includes yearbooks 1977-2007, graduation programs, student newsletters, and student produced slide presentation and audio cassette narration on construction of new Southwest High School, ca. 1976-1977. See also Roslindale High School.

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(Old) West Roxbury High School was renamed Jamaica Plain High School in 1923. Includes 1919 yearbook; issues of the student magazine "The Clarion" 1895-1923 with gaps; record of gifts, 1886-1927; and record of alumni in war, circa 1918. See also Jamaica Plain High School.