Vincent "Jake" Powers Archives

CityLab has a variety of non-circulating materials for local research. These include City Directories, House Directories, City Documents, and many secondary sources for Worcester History. It also houses the paper and research/lecture notes of Dr. Vincent "Jake" Powers, Professor of Urban Studies.

The archives keeps alive Jake's desire to put good history and sources into the hands of interested people by putting many of its collections online and accessible.

Worcester Image Collections

Images of Historical and Contemporary Worcester

Browse and use our image collection. Usage of the collection is free, but please indicate where you saw them by crediting, "courtesy of the Vincent "Jake" Powers Archives, CityLab at Worcester State University."

Historical Maps

A collection of maps and plans of Worcester from the 18th century through the early 20th century.

Postcards and Scenes Collection

This scanned collection of historical postcards and other images contains views of the city, iconic buildings, and places.