Series 04 Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains newspaper articles, correspondence, and a report presented to Springfield, Massachusetts Planning Board on when the Lake Massasoit Dam broke in1956. The bulk of the series is made up of newspaper articles about the dam burst and the struggle to get the dam fixed and the lake levels restored. Most articles are dated. Most seem to be from local newspapers. Correspondence is mostly from and to the committee for the preservation of watershops pond, specifically Frederick S....