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Digital CollectionsConnecticut History Online (CHO)This project, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), is a collaborative effort by the Connecticut Historical Society, Connecticut State Library, Mystic Seaport, New Haven Colony Historical Society, and the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut Libraries. Phase I of the project is now complete. Phase II of the project began in January 2003 and, when finished in late 2005, will include many new materials and formats including broadsides and maps. Many staff members throughout the University of Connecticut Libraries have contributed to CHO. CHO is an ongoing digital library project which currently consists of 19th and 20th century photographs, drawings and prints from three institutions depicting social, business, political, educational, cultural and civic life with curriculum materials for grades 7-12. The website contains over 14,000 images. Geographical sites may be searched using a Digital Geographic Locator developed by the University of Connecticut's Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC). Access CHO... Connecticut Historic Preservation Collection (CHPC)The Connecticut Historical Commission and the Office of Connecticut State Archaeology are the lead agencies for preservation of the state's archaeological and historic heritage. The Thomas J. Dodd Research Center and the University of Connecticut Libraries provide online access to a database and guide which include references to documentary, architectural and archaeological survey reports conducted in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations regarding cultural resource protection. Surveys within the online guide are housed in Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries in Storrs. Access the CHPC Database and Guide... Charles Olson Research CollectionThe website provides students, researchers and Olson-enthusiasts with remote access to many of the materials in the Charles Olson Research Collection at the University of Connecticut. Some sections, such as the Photographs and Olson's Melville Project, provide researchers with comprehensive digital images of the materials in that particular series. Other sections simply list the materials available in the Collection, inviting scholars to preview our holdings and select items they will wish to view when visiting our reading room. The Charles Olson Papers were purchased by the University of Connecticut from the Estate of Charles Olson in 1972. Since then, the original papers have been augmented by numerous additions through purchase and by gift. In 2003, the decision was made to rename the papers The Charles Olson Research Collection to better describe the scope and content of the collection. Access the Charles Olson Research Collection... Nutmeg, 1915-1989The student body of Connecticut Agricultural College produced the first official student annual to commemorate the activities of the Class of 1915. Published continuously since then, the Nutmeg has documented the growth, development, expansion and history of the University of Connecticut through its student body. Access the Nutmeg digital collection... Steam & Electric Locomotives of the New Haven RailroadThe 460 black-and-white photographs that comprise this digital collection are from the Fred Otto Makowsky Collection, held in Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center of the University of Connecticut Libraries. The photographs document steam and electric locomotives owned and operated by the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad from the 1870s to the mid-1900s. Access the Steam & Electric Locomotives digital collection... This page is maintained by L. Smith and M. Watterworth. |