This page contains links with downloadable PDFs of Worcester’s city documents from 1848 to 1887, these volumes were digitized by the Worcester Public Library. WHM has the same books in our research library beginning in 1848, the year Worcester became a city. Each book is listed by year and volume number.
Our city documents start in 1848 No. 1 up to the year 1984 No. 138.
Worcester city documents include the Mayor’s Inauguration Address, and reports from various city departments; Committee on Finance, the City Treasurer, School Committee, Teachers, Fire Dept, Chief Engineer, Parks Commission, Overseers of the Poor, Committee on Highways, Sewer Dept, Water Commissioner, lists of City Officers and other departments and administrative documents that come into existence over time.