Since 1978, Lawrence History Center, formerly Immigrant City Archives, has collected and preserved documents and artifacts pertaining to the history of Lawrence, Massachusetts and its people. The collection contains the bulk of the business and planning records of the Essex Company that created Lawrence, non current municipal records, thousands of historic photographs and glass plate negatives, organizational records from local businesses and agencies, 700 oral histories with eye witness accounts as far back as 1910, and an array of family and individual records that document the diverse and intellectually challenging nature of Lawrence. LHC employs those materials through exhibits, educational programs and research services to foster understanding of the interaction of the built community and the lives of ordinary people. The Lawrence History Center: Immigrant City Archives and Museum is located in the Essex Company complex, included on the National Register of Historic Places.

The community of ICA includes those with a potential interest in the history Lawrence has to offer in terms of 19th century engineering and 19th – 21st century industrialization, labor, ethnicity and immigration, health and social change and economic patterns.

The Lawrence History Center is open 4½ days a week:
• Tuesday – Friday 9:00 – 4:00
• Saturday 9:00 – 12:00
Note: Please call or email for appointment. We request that researchers be members.

In the event of a snow storm, if the Lawrence Public Schools are closed, the History Center will also be closed.

Lawrence History Center
6 Essex Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
978 686 9230
www.lawrencehistory.org

Acting Executive Director:Barbara Brown: barbara@lawrencehistory.org
Collections Manager: Barbara Brown: barbara@lawrencehistory.org
Oral Historian: Joan Kelley: joan@lawrencehistory.org
Education & Research Fellow: Patricia Jaysane: pat@lawrencehistory.org

Membership Information:
Tel: 978 686-9230
Email: membership@lawrencehistory.org

Research Information:
Tel: 978 686-9230
Email: research@lawrencehistory.org