19 color photos taken by the donor in 2025 of the former B&M Railroad building at the intersection of Merrimack and South Union Sts.  The building is set to be demolished.

Scrapbook

This scrapbook contains a wide-ranging collection of newspaper clippings spanning the years 1934 to approximately 1944, capturing the community life and history of Lawrence, Massachusetts during this period. The first section, approximately forty pages, features individual portrait clippings believed to be alumni and teachers of Lawrence High School (LHS). These are not standard yearbook photographs, as many of the individuals are older and several are shown in military uniform, suggesting updates on former students and faculty.

A significant portion of the scrapbook is dedicated to LHS and other local school athletics, with extensive sports page coverage of football, basketball, baseball, and women’s athletics including basketball, softball, and tennis. Additional clippings highlight various LHS club activities, reflecting the vibrant student life of the era.

The final section focuses primarily on World War II-related content. These articles document local men enlisting or being deployed, notices of those wounded or killed in action, and reports on War Bond drives and community efforts supporting the war. Of particular note are multiple clippings about U.S. Navy Petty Officer Julian Stopypa, the first Lawrence native killed in World War II, who perished aboard the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.

Also included are articles related to the Polish National Church and its fundraising efforts for Polish Relief during the war years.

The scrapbook consists of 81 pages. While the binding has separated and is in fair condition, the individual clippings remain in good condition, making this a valuable resource for researchers studying Lawrence High School history, local athletics, and Lawrence’s contributions to the World War II home front and military service.

Assorted pamphlets, documents, newspaper articles, and other written information relating to Lawrence, and in particular the Lawrence community

• Print featuring portraits of the Lawrence Bench and Bar members for 1926
• Print showing the schedule of minimum fees adopted by the Lawrence Bar Association, June 25, 1970

• Book – La lezione di Josephone “All for the Love of Teaching”; a book about the first Sicilian teacher in Lawrence, MA

• Lawrence High School football captain letterman sweater, which belonged to William Rossi

• Signed Lawrence High School football

• Photograph of William Rossi

• Football game programs

• William Rossi’s graduation certificate

• Community Savings Bank metal bank

• Bresnahan’s Ice Company ice pick

• Merrimade Catalog, Fall 1994

• Lawrence High School General Science notebook, 1941

Booklet, “Views of Lawrence, Mass” published by L.H. Nelson Co., Portland, ME – was donated to the "Hands-On" Collection on January 4, 2025. 

• Book - Historical Sketches of The Lawrence Family by Dr. R.M. Lawrence, June 1890

Film reel of the first Air Mail flight from the Lawrence Municipal Airport, May 19,1938 filmed by Paul Leslie of Summer Street, Methuen.  This particular flight came to Lawrence from the Plum Island Airport (Newburyport, MA). The film was given to David Fletcher after Mr. Leslie’s death in the 1980s. Mr. Fletcher kept the film safe for many years before gifting it to Lawrence Municipal Airport on June 6^th 2025, where director Francisco A. Urena and the Lawrence Municipal Airport had the film digitized and then donated the original reel and digital file to LHC on July 15, 2025. 

The plane in the used for the flight is now in a museum in CA.  

Book about Lawrence-born artist Margaret-Hall Sweeney (1904-1973), featuring biographical information and her artwork