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Wadleigh (Ralph E.) Photograph Collection    Finding Aid

undated, 1886-1965
.1 linear feet
Photographs.
Collection Number: MSS 2002-0002
The collection consists of 42 photographs of railroad locomotives and scenes related to the Monadnock Northern, the New Haven Railroad, Grand Trunk Railroad, and the Central Vermont Railroad.

Wall (James W.) Photograph Collection    Finding Aid

circa 1930-1980
2 linear feet
Photographs.
Collection Number: MSS 1993-0062
Photographs of railroad cars, cabooses, engines, depots, tracks, and yards, many associated with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the Central Vermont Railroad.

Wardwell (Walter I.) Papers    Finding Aid

1946-1984
4.4 linear feet
Correspondence, personal papers.
Collection Number: MSS 1990-0018
Personal and professional papers of former University professor of Sociology.

Waring, Charles E. Papers (UConn)    Finding Aid

undated, 1914-1988
1.5 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS2008-0008
The collection contains correspondence to and from Charles E. Waring and Geraldine H. Waring. Dr. Waring was a professor in the Chemistry Department at the University of Connecticut from 1946 until his retirement in 1979.

Warner (Rex) Papers    Finding Aid

undated, 1945-1970
1.25 linear feet
Correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks.
Collection Number: MSS 1969-0003
The collection contains manuscripts and typescripts of essays, articles, lectures, translations, reviews, broadcasts and notes pertaining to Warner’s interests in Greece and Greek authors.

Warren (Fred D.) Papers    Finding Aid

1899-1917
.25 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1976-0003
The collection is, presumably, only a portion of the business correspondence of Fred D. Warren, the managing editor of the Appeal to Reason, a Socialist weekly with the largest circulation in the United States.

Waterbury (CT) Area Immigrant Oral History Collection    Finding Aid

2003-2008
.5 linear feet/23 PDF files
Oral histories.
Collection Number: MSS2009-0014
The collection consists of transcripts of interviews conducted by students enrolled in Professor Ruth Glasser's history classes as part of the Urban and Community Studies Program on the Waterbury campus of the University of Connecticut. The collection is primarily interviews of immigrants living in Waterbury and nearby towns although some other towns in other parts of Connecticut are also represented. Most of the collection consists of interviews with more recent [post 1965] immigrants but there are a few with immigrants or children of immigrants who came in an earlier era.

Waugh (Albert E.) Papers    Finding Aid

1926-1984
22.75 linear feet
Correspondence, journal.
Collection Number: MSS 1988-0059
Personal and professional papers of former University professor of Agricultural Economics and administrator. Book collection concerning sundials and calendars has been catalogued in HOMER.

Wauregan-Quinebaug Company Records    Finding Aid

1795-1979
206 linear feet
Administrative records, correspondence, general accounts, labor records, sales and shipping records, photographs, architectural drawings, fabric samples.
Collection Number: MSS 1981-0010
The collection includes family records and materials as well as records of the Wauregan Mills, Wauregan Company, Quinebaug Mill, Wauregan-Quinebaug Company, and Wauregan Mills, Inc.

Webster-Doyle (Terrence) Papers    Finding Aid

undated, 1975-2003
9 linear feet
Correspondence, artwork, manuscripts.
Collection Number: MSS 2004-0028
Dr. Terrence Webster-Doyle is the author of twenty internationally acclaimed, award-winning books. The Collection contains notes, manuscripts and copies of Dr. Webster-Doyle's publications as well as correspondence, publications, and audio-visual materials associated with Dr. Webster-Doyle's programs and publications.

Weil (James L.) Papers    Finding Aid

1963-1980
.15 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0217
The collection contains correspondence and manuscripts from Cid Corman (46 letters, 1977-1980), Larry Eigner (12 letters, 1 ms, 1978), Ed Sanders (1 ms, 1974), and Diane Wakoski (4 letters, 1963).

Weyler (Valeriano) Papers    Finding Aid

1863-1930
4.5 linear feet
Correspondence, administrative records.
Collection Number: MSS 1970-0006
The collection includes administrative, military, and personal correspondence between Valeriano Weyler and several individuals during his years as a public officer of the Spanish Government. There are letters and documents from governors, missionaries, and other officials in the Philippines. Newspaper clippings, military documents and hospital records for his years in Canary Island. It also includes manuscripts, typescripts and reports concerning the activities of the Ten Years War in Cuba, the Carlista War in Spain, the Philippine Guerrillas War, and Barcelona disturbance between 1910 and 1913. Moreover, there are also certificates of merit and offices held by Weyler throughout his career as a Military Attaché in Cuba, Santo Domingo, Haiti, Philippines, Valencia and Catalu?a.

Whalen (Philip) Collection    Finding Aid

1958-1977
.15 linear feet
Correspondence, typescript.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0218
The collection contains a typescript of Whalen’s "Seven Newport Poems" (1958), with textual variations from the published version, accompanied by a letter to Cid Corman (25 October 1958). Also included is a postcard from Whalen to Alan Marlowe (1975), letters to Whalen from Anne Waldman (1975-1977) and Clark Coolidge (1971-1977).

Whaples (Randolph and Beatrice) Papers    Finding Aid

undated, 1923-1957
5 linear feet
Correspondence, Examinations, Notebooks, Notes.
Collection Number: MSS 1989-0049
Randolph W. Whaples and Beatrice C. H. Whaples graduated from Connecticut Agricultural College in 1927. Mrs. Whaples returned to the University of Connecticut in the mid 1950s and was awarded an M.S. degree in 1957. The collection contains course notes, assignments, papers, quizzes, examinations and similar materials related to the academic career of the Whaples.

Wheeler (Charles A.) Papers    Finding Aid

1886-1926
.15 linear feet
Correspondence, ephemera
Collection Number: MSS 2004-0056
The Charles A. Wheeler Papers contains correspondence and ephemeral materials pertaining to his association with Connecticut Agricultual College, now the University of Connecticut.

Whetten (Nathan L.) Papers    Finding Aid

1932-1970
.75 linear feet
Lectures, administrative records, publications.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0131
Professional papers of former University professor of Sociology and Graduate Dean.

Wieners (John) Papers    Finding Aid

1958-1986
.75 linear feet
Correspondence, manuscripts.
Collection Number: MSS 1986-0010
The collection consists of correspondence and a few manuscripts.

Wilcox (Ona M.) College of Nursing Records    Finding Aid

undated, 1907-2007
75.25 linear feet
Administrative records, photographs, financial records and correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0018
The Wilcox School of Nursing trained nurses in Middletown, Connecticut from 1908 thorugh 1997.

Willard (Samuel) Papers    Finding Aid

undated, 1816
.1 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 2003-0009
A small collection consisting of photocopies of several letters and one document written by Samuel Willard in 1816.

Willimantic Food Co-Op Records    Finding Aid

1972-1994
7.75 linear feet
Administrative records, publications, photographs.
Collection Number: MSS 1991-0061
Formed in the early 1970s as the Willimantic Buyer’s Club in Willimantic, Connecticut, as a private pre-order food buying organization.

Wolf (Herman) Papers    Finding Aid

undated, 1926-1981
202.5 linear feet
Administrative records, correspondence, publications.
Collection Number: MSS 1985-0008
The collection reflects Mr. Wolf's interest in Connecticut and national politics through his public relations firm, Herman Wolf Associates. He was also Executive Vice President of the Design Science Institute (Washington, D.C.) for a brief time.

Wolk (Elliot S.) Papers    Finding Aid

1961-1985
2.6 linear feet
Correspondence, reports.
Collection Number: MSS 1988-0002
The papers in this collection document Wolk’s membership on the Faculty Advisory Committee to the Board of Higher Education from 1977-1983. The papers include data on such subjects as the unionization of faculty and the reorganization plans for higher education in Connecticut.

Wollman (Solomon) Papers    Finding Aid

undated, 1951-1969
.25 linear feet
Memoranda, reports, photographs.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0235
The collection contains memoranda, papers and reports collected by Solomon Wollman, photographer for the University of Connecticut (-).

Women's Club of Storrs Records    Finding Aid

undated, 1933-2001
6 linear feet
Administrative records.
Collection Number: MSS 1992-0028
Begun as the College Club in 1903, the Women's Club of Storrs was established to promote literary and social culture.

Women's Studies Program Records (UConn)    Finding Aid

undated, 1979-2007
.75 linear feet
Administrative records, publications.
Collection Number: MSS 2008-0003
The Women's Studies Program at the University of Connecticut began in 1974 and was the first formal program of its kind in the state. The collection consists of Connecticut Humanities Council grant files, administrative records, announcement, fliers and publications.

Woodbridge (CT) Vote Registration Records    Finding Aid


5 linear feet
Voter registration cards.
Collection Number: MSS 2000-0132
This collection has not yet been organized for unassisted research use. Researchers wishing to access this collection must make prior arrangements with the Curator before visiting Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.

Woodhouse (Chase Going) Papers    Finding Aid

undated, 1900-1984
97.3 linear feet
Correspondence, reports, speeches, and publications.
Collection Number: MSS 1983-0009
The collection reflects Mrs. Woodhouse’s activities and interests including family and women’s issues, service to the state of Connecticut and people in her community, and her professional life.

Woodmansee (Stanley D., Jr.) Papers    Finding Aid

1945-1995
5.25 linear feet
Correspondence, scores, manuscripts, notes.
Collection Number: MSS 2002-0034
A graduate of the University of Connecticut (B.A., 1951) and the University of Texas--Austin (M.A.), had a long career in all aspects of music and musicology, including teaching, writing, performing, conducting and directing.

World Federalists, Mansfield (Connecticut) Chapter Records    Finding Aid

undated, 1948-1993
3.5 linear feet
Administrative records, correspondence, publications.
Collection Number: MSS 1989-0006
Office files of the Connecticut Chapter from the 1940s through the 1980s. Contains printed materials on the arms race, nuclear winter, and star wars.

Wright (Wynna) Collection    Finding Aid

undated
2 linear feet
Sketches.
Collection Number: MSS 1999-0118
The collection contains small pencil, ink and watercolor sketches of women, doll clothes and other small images on cards, envelops and strips of paper.