Personal Papers & Organizational Records

1774-1892
29 linear feet
Financial records, diaries, journals.
Collection Number: MSS 1979-0001

The collections consists of account and daybooks of farmers, dry goods stores, and businesses in Connecticut. Towns include Brooklyn, Hazardville, Mansfield, Norwich, and Preston, and Windham.

undated, 1960-1975
3 linear feet
Notes, reports.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0149

The Irving Allen Papers consist primarily of printed research materials on "New Towns". A type of urban planning, the "new towns" approach first became popular in England after World War II to alleviate overcrowding in London. The planning involves the creation of communities that offer housing as well as schools, fire and police departments, roads, local government and enough facilities and job opportunities for its residents. Materials includes bibliographies, published volumes, a grant application and photocopied articles.

1965
.25 linear feet
Administrative records.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0140

Materials pertaining to Alsop's representation at the Connecticut Constitutional Convention in 1965.

undated, 1931-1981
3 linear feet
Correspondence, minutes and reports.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0132

Established on 27 April 1932, the name of the Chapter changed several times reflecting the growth and development of the institution.

undated, 1895-1992
60.85 linear feet
Administrative records, correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1988-0003

The first Connecticut branch of Association of Collegiate Alumnae (ACA) was formed in 1892 to promote legal, social, educational, and economic equity for women.

undated, 1907-20055
44.75 linear feet
Administrative records, correspondence, publications, scrapbooks.
Collection Number: MSS 2006-0230

The American Montessori Society (AMS) Records document the history of an important American educational organization, and consist of printed, typescript, and handwritten materials; sound recordings; films; photographs; and slides. The collection, although not complete, reflects AMS's professional and administrative activities and also provides historical information about the Montessori system of education in general.

undated, 1949-1996
.25 linear feet
Correspondence, clippings, memorabilia.
Collection Number: MSS 2005-0005

The collection contains correspondence, clippings, notes, and memorabilia associated with the Class of 1929 and Mr. Anderson's role as class representative to the Alumni Association.

undated, 1928-1994
3 linear feet
Photocopies, correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 2002-0116

The collection contains primarily photocopies of correspondence, reports and official documentation of the French government from the 1930s through the end of World War II in 1945.

undated, 1907-1993
1.5 linear feet
Publications, speeches, notes and correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0014

The collection contains materials pertaining to Dr. Barnett's many activities. He specialized in the history of social thought and the sociology of art and literature.

undated, 1976-1981
.25 linear feet
Publications.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0023

Newspaper clippings, genealogies and other literature with information about the history of French Canadians in Connecticut.

undated
.1 linear feet
Recollections.
Collection Number: MSS 2000-0109

The collection consists of a manuscript version of Mr. Blevins recollections with sports figures such as "Kid" Kaplan, Perry Hale, Jack Blott, "Big Ed" Walsh, Howard Drew, "Bat" Battalino, Commodore Phelps IngersollArthur Rudolph, Harold "Spud" Drew, and Commodore Ralph B. Britton.

undated, 1952-1962
20 linear feet
Correspondence, administrative records, speeches, press releases.
Collection Number: MSS 1991-0001

Two years after experiencing a close loss in Connecticut’s 1950 senatorial election, Bush defeated Abraham Ribicoff in a run to fill the sear left vacant by the death of Senator Brien McMahon. He was re-elected to the Senate in 1956. During his senatorial career, Bush served as a member of the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, the Senate Committee on Public Works, the Committee on Armed Services, a congressional Joint Economic Committee, and the Special Committee on Aging. Bush received national recognition as an advocate of fiscal responsibility in government, and sponsored a price stability amendment to the Employment Act of 1946. He also proposed to give the President the power to veto individual items in appropriations bills, and in bills authorizing federal departments and agencies to borrow from the Treasury. He took special interest in the national urban renewal program. Another of Senator Bush’s major legislative interests was flood and hurricane protection for New England communities.

undated
9 linear feet
Administrative files.
Collection Number: MSS 1999-0081

Records of the organization. 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.

undated, 1912-2002
3.1 linear feet
Administrative records, newsletters, minutes, publications.
Collection Number: MSS2005-0043

The Connecticut Association of Assessing Officers, Inc. (CAAO) is a professional organization that is affiliated with the International Association of Assessing Officers. CAAO is comprised of nearly 500 regular and subscribing members. Regular membership is open to all State of Connecticut public officials who are engaged in the administration of property assessments, including assessors, employees of assessors offices and board of assessment appeals members. Subscribing membership is open to individuals or companies interested in property assessment or a related field. The mission of CAAO is to improve the standards of assessment practices within the State of Connecticut. To that end, the organization publishes a bi-monthly newsletter (the Assessoreporter) and the Handbook for Connecticut Assessors. CAAO is also closely involved in the Annual School for Assessors and Boards of Assessment Appeals, at which all the courses that are prerequisites for assessor certification are offered. If there is sufficient demand for a particular course, it can be offered at another time of the year. Additionally, CAAOs Education Committee sponsors various educational symposiums and workshops for assessors who are already certified.

1949-2001
23.4 linear feet
Administrative records, correspondence, publications.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0291

The Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Records document the activities, history and administrative records of this organization. The collection contains the organizational documents of the New Haven Civil Liberties Council (1949-1958), administrative records of the CCLU (1958-1990) as well as the organization's materials pertaining to court cases.

undated, 1968, 1976, 1994
4.25 linear feet
Posters, Correspondence, Printed ephemera, Speeches.
Collection Number: MSS 1980-0006

The collection is an artificial one created to gather together pieces of politically related materials that are not cohesive collections in and of themselves. Presently, the collection contains political posters, printed ephemera and published speeches and one manuscript.

undated, 1894-1992
4 linear feet
Correspondence, interviews, slides.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0347

Materials relating to the preparation of a video tape and two booklets about apple growing in Connecticut, as part of a grant to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Connecticut Pomological Society. The collection was assembled by Lucy McTeer Brusic, and most of the notes and and manuscripts in the collection are her notes pertaining to the completion of these various grant projects.

1965-1994
3.75 linear feet
Legal records.
Collection Number: MSS 2002-0044

An artificial collection containing the exhibits presented by the plaintiff's or defendant's in Sheff v. O'Neill school desegregation lawsuit and materials pertaining to the Bridgeport school desegregation lawsuit instituted in 1975.

undated, 1835-2000
3.5 linear feet
Correspondence. Diary.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0101

An artificial collection, the Connecticut Soldiers Collection was created to provide a starting point for research concerning the experiences of Connecticut servicemen from the American Civil War through World War II.

undated, 1941-1945
1 linear foot
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 2002-0077

Corporal Burton Ingraham served in the 3580th QM Company, U.S. Army and was stationed at Camp Polk, Louisiana before being shipped out to England and later France. The correspondence is primarly from Cpl. Ingraham to his wife, Gladys ("Butch") Forbes Ingraham, although there are also letters from Gladys' brother, Gerald Forbes and several other acquaintances. A small portion of the collection contains information about the Colt Plant in Hartford where Gladys was employed.

1938-1945
.5 linear feet
Correspondence, Photographs.
Collection Number: MSS 2007-0039

The collection contains correspondence addressed to Lil and Carl Davis of Hartford, Connecticut, during World War II from family members serving abroad. Some of the letters included photographs which are also included in the collection.

undated, 1918-1919
.15 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 2006-0177

Sergeant Donald C. Bliss of Jewett City, Connecticut, was a soldier in the 48th Co. 20th Engineers, a Forest Engineer Regiment. He served in World War I in France from 1918-1919, primarily producing and providing construction materials to the army. Toward the end of his tour, he transferred to sing in an entertainment division.

1943-1946
.25 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 2005-0142

Corporal Filias J. Plourd of Hartford, CT, served primarily in the post office of the 260th Infantry. A noncombatant over the age of thirty-five, his letters were sent primarily to his brother, Launce.

undated, 1917-1918
.25 linear feet
Correspondence, notes.
Collection Number: MSS 2005-0140

Correspondence, notes and postcards of Pfc. George W. Hanford of Kensington, CT, a soldier in the medical corps of the 306th Field Artillery.

1861-1864
.25 linear feet
Diaries.
Collection Number: MSS 2003-0079

Captain Harlan P. Rugg of Winchester Center, Connecticut, maintained a lengthy diary account of his activities from 1861 through 1864, describing many of the major battles of the conflict.

undated, 1943-1944
1.25 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 2002-0027

The collection contains correspondence from Linwood Aldrich to his wife, Esther, from July 1943 through December 1944. The correspondence documents the interests, concerns and activities of these two Connecticut residents during wartime while Aldrich was stationed in the United States and abroad.

undated, 1944-1945
1 linear foot
Correspondence, memorabilia.
Collection Number: MSS 2005-0143

Peter Lukoff, Company C, 48th Armor Infantry Battalion, lived in Norwich, Connecticut. The bulk of the collection documents Lukoff's experiences from training in the United States (South Carolina) and his activities in France, Belgium, Germany and England from 1944-1945.

1941-1947
.25 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 2006-0176

Twenty-three letters addressed to either Philip and/or Hazel Greene between 1941 and 1947 regarding life during World War II. Included are correspondence with family and friends of Winsted, Connecticut.

undated, 1938-1945
.25 linear feet
Correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, scrapbook.
Collection Number: MSS 2005-0141

Yeoman 3rd Class Phillip C. Edwards of Norwich, CT, served on the submarine U.S.S. Sand Lance during World War II.

undated, 1942-1945
.5 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 2001-0014

Correspondence of four brothers, Bernard J. Ward, Edward J. Ward, Robert F. Ward and Thomas P. Ward of Newington, Connecticut. All the correspondence is directed to Bernard "Bernie" or his wife, Louise.

1866-1875
.25 linear feet
Publications, financial records.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0269

The General Assembly accepted the new idea and chartered the Connecticut Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home in May 1864. Various locations were considered and a site of twenty acres on Prospect Hill in Cornwall had been accepted when Edwin Whitney of Mansfield, ‘who had nearly completed a fine large building for a boys’ school, offered this building with the farm of fifty acres, all valued at $12,000 or $15,000, as a gift to the Home.’ Edwin Whitney conveyed by deed, title to the property to the Connecticut Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home, September 24, 1866. Mr. Gold was the first, and apparently the only, secretary of the Home during its existence from October, 1866, to May, 1875.

1972-1986
2.6 linear feet
Administrative records.
Collection Number: MSS 1989-0070

CWEALF focuses upon discrimination in such areas as education, employment, insurance, and health care. Other concerns include reproductive rights and lesbian and gay rights. The firms uses four different methods to achieve its goal of equal rights: speaking and training; education; counseling and referral services; and litigation. CWEALF focuses upon discrimination in such areas as education, employment, insurance, and health care. Other concerns include reproductive rights and lesbian and gay rights. The firms uses four different methods to achieve its goal of equal rights: speaking and training; education; counseling and referral services; and litigation.

1993-1998
1 linear foot
Minutes, correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0355

The purpose of the Council, as stated in the by-laws, are 1--to improve services and access to resources through cooperation; 2--to benefit economically by bargaining/purchasing/applying for grants collectively; 3--to serve as a means of communication among Connecticut academic library directors; 4--to make recommendations and represent the point of view of Connecticut academic library directors to any agency affecting their library service.

1880-1912
.5 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 2006-0187

The collection contains correspondence between and received by Edward L. Curial and his future wife, Elizabeth Marvin Treat. Correspondence in 1880 was received by Edward Curial and is, primarily, from his parents. Correspondence between 1882-1883 was received by Elizabeth Curial from Edward Curial. Correspondence between 1911 and 1912 was sent by the Curial's daughter, Mary, to her parents.

undated, 1794-1960
.75 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1996-0006

The collection consists of materials that primarily document the lives and concerns of educated middle class young women of the mid-nineteenth century.

1851-1943
1 linear foot
Diaries.
Collection Number: MSS 1984-0029

Diaries dating from the 19th century provide information on mid-century farm life, social activities, local travel and education at a one room school. Two "thoughts diaries" of the same period give one man’s views on Christianity, human nature and slavery. Travel journals from the later part of the century describe trips through European countries; these also contain information on transportation and lodging. Those dating from the 20th century reveal much about the life of a Connecticut female artist and her thoughts and feelings concerning World War II. Also included is the 1943 diary of a University of Connecticut coed and the 1902 diary of a Hartford store employee.

1959-2002
4.75 linear feet
Correspondence, administrative records.
Collection Number: MSS 2002-0028

Materials relating to the proposed development of the Eaton farmland and related zoning disputes in Mansfield Center, CT (1987-1993).

1938-1996
1.75 linear feet
correspondence, newspaper clippings, facsimiles, photographs, memorabilia.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0040

Formed in 1987 to alert federal and state officials on issues concerning Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and to provide the media with accurate information about Baltic causes. Collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, facsimiles, photographs, and memorabilia of ELLA, as well as information from other lobbying groups, such as the Joint Baltic American National Committee and the Baltic, Central, and East European Coalition.

1962-1979
2.6 linear feet
Landscape plans.
Collection Number: MSS 1988-0009

Plans for various Connecticut towns drawn up between 1962 and 1979, including plans for schools, town greens, town halls, state parks, and libraries. Specific plans include planting revisions for the Jonathon Trumbull House in Lebanon, CT, and for the Governor’s mansion (CT). Also included in the collection are University of Connecticut departmental annual reports.

1770-1909
.5 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0137

The papers concern three individuals from Ashford, Windham County, CT. Stephen Fitts, John Moore and Frederick Knowlton are all mentioned in the papers. One 1834 letter of interest was written by Lorraine Preston, probably the sister of John Moore, describing the migration to Ohio and the great opportunities that existed there at the time.

undated, 1912-1959
13.75 linear feet
Financial records, Legal documents, Blueprints, Drawings, Newspaper clippings and photosgraphs.
Collection Number: MSS 2005-0066

The collection contains financial records, legal documents, blueprints, drawings, newspaper clippings and photographs of the houses built by the Frederick G. Holland Company between 1923 and 1959. The houses were constructed primarily in a housing development in East Hartford, Connecticut, although additional properties in Bloomfield, Hartford, Wethersfield and South Windsor are included.

undated, 1920-2003
1 linear foot
Audio visual materials.
Collection Number: MSS 2009-0037

The collection contains materials collectioned by Dr. Gerson, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, for his research.

n.d., 1800-1907
14 linear feet
Correspondence, notes, lectures, speeches and publications.
Collection Number: MSS 1982-0002

Mr. Gold was a trustee of the Storrs Agricultural School from 1881 to 1901 and took an active role in promoting the school’s growth and development throughout his lifetime. He was a member of the Board of Control of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station since its establishment in 1877. Mr. Gold was also a member of numerous agricultural and historical associations.

n.d., 1953-1970
12 linear feet
Research files.
Collection Number: MSS 1984-0009

The Henry D. Gray Papers contain materials pertaining to the Hartford Commission on the City Plan.

n.d., 1854-1987
27.5 linear feet
Correspondence, reports, surveys, personnel records, production and reference materials, photographs, drawings and blueprints, malleable iron casting models, historical data and biographical information.
Collection Number: MSS 1989-0096

Resident of Branford, Connecticut; President of Malleable Iron Fittings Company (MIF) from 1935 to 1962. MIF was founded in 1864 by the Hammer family. During Thorvald Hammer’s tenure as President he modernized the production of malleable iron castings on an assembly line basis and installed dust elimination systems and shower bath facilities to protect the health and safety of employees. Malleable Iron Fittings was sold in 1969 to Waltham Industries. Collection consists of Hammer’s personal and business correspondence, company records such as reports and surveys, personnel records, production and reference materials, photographs, drawings and blueprints, malleable iron casting models, historical data about MIF and the Connecticut iron industry, and biographical information about Hammer.

1840-1984
linear feet
Voter registration records.
Collection Number: MSS 1989-0055

1840-1984. 261 linear feet. Collection consists of checklists of voters and voter registration cards from the city of Hartford, Connecticut. Include volumes listing eligible electors and registration cards listing name, residence, caucus and party affiliation, place and date of birth, and other information about each voter.

1971-1983
3 linear feet
Administrative records.
Collection Number: MSS 1995-0021

The Haymarket People's Fund is an activist-controlled foundation committed to radical social change. It gives grants to grassroots groups throughout New England, which fight violence, poverty, and injustice, in an effort to empower oppressed communities.

n.d., 1905-1910
.25 linear feet
School records, photographs.
Collection Number: MSS 2002-0124

In 1906, Lena H. Hurlburt (Class of 1908) became the first woman on the student newspaper editorial board. The collection contains 3 small photograph albums documenting campus life and activities and one volume documenting her work as a teacher (1909-1910).

n.d., 1935-1936
.25 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 2005-0068

Correspondence to Elizabeth Dennis from home while she attended college and law school. The letters detail the events and activities of interest in the mid to late 1930s in rural eastern Connecticut (Scotland, CT).

1852-1979
26.5 linear feet
Correspondence, personal papers, and business records.
Collection Number: MSS 1980-0036

President (1954-56) of E. Ingraham Company, manufacturer of clocks and watches in Bristol, Connecticut. Served successively as director, treasurer, and vice-president of the company from 1927 to 1954 and was involved in several organizations in Bristol, including the Bristol Boys Club, the Board of Education, and the Chamber of Commerce. Collection consists of correspondence , personal papers, and company records of E. Ingraham Company.

n.d., 1787-1971
12 linear feet
Correspondence, business records.
Collection Number: MSS 1980-0035

President (1927-54) of E. Ingraham Company, manufacturer of clocks and watches in Bristol, Connecticut. Collection consists of the personal and business papers of Edward Ingraham, including correspondence, company records, materials concerning the National Association of Clock and Watch Manufacturers, and his writings about Connecticut clockmaking, Ingraham family genealogy, personal reminiscences, and other topics. Also includes information about the establishment of the American Clock and Watch Museum in Bristol.

n.d., 1973-1980
2.5 linear feet
Administrative records, resolutions.
Collection Number: MSS 1986-0003

The Connecticut State conference of the International Women's Year was held at the University of Bridgeport on 11-12 June 1977. The women's conference was sponsored by the National Committee on the Observance of International Women's Year in order to elect delegates to attend the National Conference in Houston in November and to adopt resolutions to present to the National Conference.

n.d., 1997-1998
3.3 linear feet
Video tape.
Collection Number: MSS 2001-0118

Video tape interviews with individuals of Italian descent in the New London, Connecticut area.

undated, 1920-1989
12 linear feet
Research notes, manuscripts.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0368

The collection contains materials pertaining to Dr. Johansen's research and publications on comparable worth and pay equity, in addition to some lecture notes.

undated, 1883-1976
80 linear feet
Personal papers, administrative records, financial records, publications.
Collection Number: MSS 1992-0033

(Only Series I has been processed for research use.) Vivien Kellems, Connecticut businesswoman and activist, served as president of the Kellems Cable Grip Company into the early 1960s. She also devoted herself to challenging the United States Government on issues such as personal rights during war time, business tax withholding from employees, inflated singles income tax and fair voting procedures.

1755-2004
37 linear feet
Legal records, financial records, correspondence, ephemera, artifacts, books.
Collection Number: MSS 2003-0089

The family papers document the lives and activities of the Connecticut Leavenworths and their extended family from the mid 18th century through the late 20th century.

undated, 1963-1977
1.3 linear feet
Notes, Photocopies, Photographs, Publications.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0333

The collection contains publications, proposals, petitions, photographs and plans for the "new community" and documentation of the Greater Hartford Process, Inc.

undated, 1915-1986
2 linear feet
Correspondence, publications, reports, photographs, newspaper clippings.
Collection Number: MSS 1982-0003

Documentation of the career of Eleanor Little, primarily with the Emergency Relief Commission. Little worked as a parole officer and psychologist for the Clinton Farms for Women, another correctional institution, in Clinton, New Jersey before serving as Secretary for the Connecticut Unemployment Commission. By 1933, with the creation of the Connecticut Emergency Relief Commission by Governor Wilbur Cross, she became secretary and later administrator of this agency. Little was responsible for administering the entire statewide relief program until 1937. Little was elected representative to the General Assembly in 1941 and again in 1945.

undated, circa 1960-circa 1985
43 linear feet
Correspondence, reports, minutes, memoranda.
Collection Number: MSS2006-0243

The collection contains documentation of Mr. Lumsden's activities and association with the Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce, Greater Hartford Corporation, Hartford City Council from the 1960s through the 1980s.

undated, 1942-2009
5.45 linear feet
Administrative Records, By-Laws, Correspondence, Minutes, Newsletters, Notes, Photocopies, Photographs.
Collection Number: MSS 2005-0159

The materials that compose the records of the Mansfield League of Women Voters in this collection begin with minutes documenting a meeting that took place on 5 February, 1942. As the League gained strength in membership and purpose the records of its activities have included: organizational documents such as histories of the League, by-laws, Board policies, Board rosters and membership directories; minutes of Board meetings, annual meetings, and sporadic general membership meetings; financial reports relating to budgetary matters; newsletters; study reports based on intensive study of mostly local issues.

circa 1900
4.1 linear feet
Notebook, photocopies.
Collection Number: MSS 2005-0064

Eva Belle Mason (Mrs. Henry Knowlton) graduated from Connecticut Agricultural College in 1900. The collection contains her notebook from her Sewing class and the dress she made to wear to Commencement.

1711-1976 [1910-1965, bulk]
10 linear feet
Correspondence, Deeds, Field notes, Land surveys, Lantern slides, Leases, Maps, Motion picture film, Photographs, Plats.
Collection Number: MSS 1990-0031

Mr. Alfred E. Moss was a faculty member at Connecticut Agricultural College (now the University of Connecticut) for twenty-nine years. He is best known for his work in the field of Forestry. Focus of the collection is survey work on the transfer of land to and from the University of Connecticut.

1969-
28 linear feet
Administrative records, minutes, correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1992-0012

The organization is incorporated as a nonprofit organization under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Its purpose as defined by the Bylaws is as follows: "to foster the preservation and use of records of enduring value in New England, public and private, corporate and individual, and to improve the management and public awareness and understanding of such records, by providing pre-professional and continuing education in archival theory and practices; a forum for the exchange of information among individuals and institutions having responsibility for records of enduring value in the region; and appropriate means of communication and cooperation with other archival organizations and with individual and groups of allied professions."

n.d., 1985-2003
1.25 linear feet
Correspondence, programs, newsletter.
Collection Number: MSS 2000-0044

The official records of the organization including correspondence, membership lists, programs and the organization's newsletter (incomplete). The states that comprise the region of interest to NEMO include: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.

1883-1916
1.75 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1977-0003

James B. Olcott lived in Manchester, Connecticut. He was appointed to a committee of three to investigate and report on an offer of land and money from Augustus and Charles Storrs to establish a school of agriculture in Storrs, Connecticut. The report from the committee was favorable, and the 1880 offer was accepted in 1881 by the General Assembly, and the Storrs Agricultural School was established. The organization of the school was entrusted to T.S. Gold, J.B. Olcott, and S.W. Johnson. James B. Olcott was a member of the first Board of Trustees of Storrs Agricultural School.

1897-1980
24 linear feet
Correspondence, financial records, reports, newletters, cookbooks, oral history interviews, publications
Collection Number: MSS 1979-0014

Correspondence, administrative, financial, and personnel records, grant proposals, job descriptions, reports, curriculum guides, press releases, newsletters, newspapers, biographies, ethnic cookbooks, research papers, oral histories, clippings, articles, and other materials, of the interdepartmental project at University of Connecticut, founded in 1974 under the auspices of the U.S. Office of Education, to provide learning and teaching tools to Connecticut secondary schools, in order to increase awareness of ethnic groups and cultural diversity in the state. Includes papers of William D'Antonio, Sociology Dept., Frank Stone, School of Education, Bruce Stave, History Dept., and Fred Grupp, administrative assistant, each responsible for various aspects of the project; research papers of Bessie Bloom Wessel, chiefly relating to ethnicity in New London, Connecticut; research materials pertaining to all Connecticut ethnic groups including the Armenians, Irish, Italians, Jews, Puerto Ricans, Poles, and Scots/Scotch-Irish; and information concerning general topics of ethnicity, immigration, ethnic heritage programs in the U.S., and local history, including church and community histories.

undated, 1941-1951
linear feet
Administrative records, reports.
Collection Number: MSS 1979-0013

Established in 1941, the Office of Price Administration was responsible for setting maximum prices on most products. The Hartford Office was a regional branch office of the OPA.

1952
.15 linear feet
Mimegraph copies.
Collection Number: MSS 2003-0141

In 1952 the Connecticut State Grange sponsored a year long lecture series in the Granges across the state of Connecticut. This collection contains mimeograph copies of the lectures presented by the subordinate Granges of Quinebaug Pomona No. 2.

undated, 1968-1988
3.1 linear feet
Correspondence. Publications
Collection Number: MSS 1996-0015

Lucille B. Ritvo has been active in Connecticut politics for decades. She chaired the Caucus of Connecticut Democrats and worked on several political campaigns from the 1960s through the 1980s.

1896-1898-1945
.25 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 2006-0240

The majority of the collection consists of correspondence from Max to his brother Paul Schaffrath while they were both students between 1896 and 1898. Max Schaffrath was a student at Storrs Agricultural College located in Storrs, Connecticut, and Paul attended Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. There are two letters from Max to Paul in 1945 at which time Max was living in upstate New York. The correspondence documents Max's activities and concerns while at school, as well as family events and experiences. The collection does not contain any replies to Max's letters.

1908-1920
.15 linear feet
Financial Records, School Records.
Collection Number: MSS 2002-0100

August Frederick Schulze, Jr., originally from Brooklyn, New York, was a student at the Connecticut Agricultural College. He graduated in 1913 with a B.S. in Investigative Work. He was hired by CAC as an instructor in Botany, a job he held, according to university records, until spring of 1915.

undated, 1991-2006
174.2 linear feet
Correspondence, reports, clippings.
Collection Number: MSS 2007-0029

The papers of Congressman Robert "Rob" Simmons. 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.

1895-1903
2.25 linear feet
Correspondence, publications.
Collection Number: MSS 1988-0034

Materials represent selections from Mr. Smith's activities in the fields of journalism, international diplomacy and as postmaster general. Of particular interest are three letters to Mr. Smith from President Theodore Roosevelt.

1790-1923
9.25 linear feet
Correspondence, financial records, business records.
Collection Number: MSS 1965-0001

Family of Canterbury, Connecticut, and owner and operator of mills from the mid-1700s to the 1940s. Types of mills included carding and spinning, grist, saw, and shingle. The papers consist of personal and business correspondence of several generations of the family, with information about the history of the town of Canterbury.

undated, 1951-1981
8.25 linear feet
Correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1980-0039

Personal papers of the inventor of raquetball (1950, Greenwich, Connecticut).

undated, 1861-1887
2 linear feet
Diaries, Drawings, Photographs, Sketches.
Collection Number: MSS 2008-0063

The collection contains, among other personal papers, a diary documenting Mr. Starr's 1861-1862 travels through Europe and the Holy Land.

undated, 1895-2006
171.6 linear feet
Correspondence, Photocopies, Notes, Administrative Records.
Collection Number: MSS2003-0054

The collection contains the professional papers of Professor Bruce M. Stave, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus and Director of the Oral History Office at the University of Connecticut. He served as Chair of the Department of History between 1985 and 1994.

undated, 1975-1998
4.8 linear feet
Artifacts, audio-visual materials.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0124

The collection consists of materials related to Armenian culture and efforts to establish Armenian Studies at the University of Connecticut.

undated, 1737-1972
1.5 linear feet
Administrative Records, Bylaws, Correspondence, Deeds, Financial Records.
Collection Number: MSS 2006-0256

The collection contains administrative records and historical documents of the Storrs (Connecticut) Congregational Church.

undated
.25 linear feet
Photographs.
Collection Number: MSS 2007-0005

The collections contains photographs of the property of Augustus Storrs in Mansfield, Connecticut that is now part of the Storrs campus of the University of Connecticut. Monographs associated with the photographs have been separated and catalogued.

1915-1947
.1 linear feet
Administrative records, financial records.
Collection Number: MSS 1974-0005

The Storrs Tennis Association was established to foster the game within the environs of Storrs, Connecticut, and was open to residents over the age of eighteen. The Association was in existence from circa 1915 through 1947.

1993-1994
.5 linear feet
Publication, fliers.
Collection Number: MSS 1994-0064

The Taxpayers’ Alliance to Serve Connecticut (TASC) lobbied the state government and the public against the balanced budget amendment and in favor of the Connecticut Income tax. The Taxpayers’ Alliance to Serve Connecticut Records include correspondence, newspaper clippings, flyers, promotional materials, as well as memoranda and information generated for use by the organization in its efforts to defeat the Connecticut balanced budget act. Other organizations represented in the collection include: National Organization for Women, the War Resistance League, several animal rights groups and the U.S. Communist Party.

1966-1998
1.75 linear feet
Administrative records, financial records and ephemera.
Collection Number: MSS 2002-0098

The collection contains documents related to the administrative, financial, social and cultural functions of the University of Connecticut League from 1966-1998. Founded "to promote social and friendly relations within, and to provide worthwhile service to the University and community," the UConn League has sponsored a variety of social, cultural, and fundraising events for the local and UConn communities and for its own membership.

undated, 1938-1996
.15 linear feet
Photographs, broadsides.
Collection Number: MSS 2001-0089

Carl Viggiani, Emeritus Professor of Romance Languages and Literature at Wesleyan University, was a member of a "Spearhead Military Government Team" attached to the 83rd Infantry Division during World War II. The collection includes a set of 17, possibly inspirational, broadsides issued as a series to Nazi officials, photographs of Dachau concentration camp (mostly of victims) and a brief fictionalized article about Viggiani’s reaction to the photographs and his experiences at Dachau.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

undated, 1867-1988
38.45 linear feet
Administrative records, correspondence.
Collection Number: MSS 1991-0024

The records of the YWCA of Greater Hartford document its growth and evolution as a service organization for women from its inception in 1866 through the early 1980s.