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1991
.1 linear feet Photocopies. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0005 Poems written in response to the Persian Gulf War and collected by Aaron. Account Books Collection Finding Aid
1774-1892
29 linear feet Financial records, diaries, journals. Collection Number: MSS 1979-0001 Account and daybooks of farmers, dry goods stores, and small businesses in Connecticut. Admissions Office Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1955-1996
1.5 linear feet Reports, administrative records Collection Number: MSS 1998-0236 The collections consists primarily of enrollment reports, although several other reports and some brochures are also included. Advisory Council on the Evaluation and Promotion of Professional Librarians Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1974-1998
.25 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0146 The collection contains chronological collection of revisions to the criteria for promotion and personal service record and reports on what is a librarian. Affirmative Action Office Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1971-1993
18 linear feet Correspondence, reports and administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1990-0001 Affirmative action plans for the University. AFL-CIO, New England Region Records Finding Aid
1958-1996
126.75 linear feet Administrative records, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1992-0030 Records from the Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont state and regional labor councils. African National Congress Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1993-1999
.75 linear feet Ephemera. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0022 Materials collected by University staff in preparation for the UConn-ANC Partnership. African National Congress Oral History Transcripts Collection Finding Aid
2000-2006
3.5 linear feet Transcripts. Collection Number: MSS 2007-0040 In March 1999, the ANC and the University of Connecticut signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a partnership to foster training, assistance and cooperation based on the principle of reciprocal learning and consultation. One of the projects resulting from the collaboration between the University of Connecticut and the ANC was the ANC Oral History Project, which conducted and transcribed 133 oral histories of ANC leaders in South Africa between 2000 and 2006. Agricultural Economics Department Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1840-1951
83 linear feet Correspondence, reports, surveys, administrative and financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0339 The collection reflects the many bureaucratic permutations of the Department of Agricultural Economics from the late 1910s until after World War II. The collection spans many institutional name changes and reorganizations. The bulk of the collection is documentation from the Extension Service, which was headed by one of three Directors of the school, then known as Connecticut Agricultural College, with the President as the Executive head of the College. Under him were three Directors, the two others being the Faculty and the Director of Instruction, and the Director of the Experimental Station. Allen (Irving L.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1960-1975
3 linear feet Notes, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0149 The collection highlights research materials on British and American New Towns (early planned communities). Allen Collection of Frank O'Hara Letters Finding Aid
1950-1966
1 linear foot Photocopies. Collection Number: MSS 1976-0001 Typewritten transcriptions by Donald Allen of Frank O'Hara letters. Allen collected and transcribed the letters while preparing and editing "The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara." Alsop (John D.) Papers Finding Aid
1965
.25 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0140 Materials pertaining to Alsop's representation at the Connecticut Constitutional Convention in 1965. Alumni Association Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1881-1986
4.8 linear feet Correspondence, administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0253 The collection contains early records of the Alumni Association associated with the University. American Association of University Professors, University of Connecticut Chapter Records Finding Aid
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. American Association of University Women, Connecticut Division Records Finding Aid
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. American Brass Company Records Finding Aid
undated, 1351-1978
224.5 linear feet Administrative records, financial records, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0996 Brass company of Waterbury, Connecticut. American Hardware Corporation Records Finding Aid
1859-1953
580 linear feet Financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1995-0001 The records consist of financial records associated with the American Hardware Corporation of New Britain, Connecticut, its predecessor companies P. & F. Corbin and Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company, and divisions Corbin Cabinet Lock Company and Corbin Screw Corporation. American Montessori Society Records Finding Aid
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. American Standard Company (Wauregan, Connecticut, Plant) Records Finding Aid
circa 1950-1975
.5 linear feet Photographs, clippings. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0084 Manufacturer of bathroom fixtures. American Thread Company Records Finding Aid
1953-1977
1.5 linear feet Annual reports. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0302 Manufacturer of thread and worsted and synthetic yarn with, at one time, a mill in Willimantic, Connecticut. Anderson (Charles) Papers Finding Aid
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. Athletic Communications Office (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1896-
linear feet Films, videos, press releases, statistics and media guides. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0054 The office is responsible for the creation and distribution of information pertaining to University athletics. It began as a department within the Office of Public Information, Sports Information. Atkyns (Lee) Papers Finding Aid
1931-1947
1 linear foot Scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0195 Scrapbooks documenting Atkyn's career as a painter. Babbitt (Natalie) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1906-1991
50.2 linear feet Artwork, dummies, sketches, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1994-0001 The papers of children's author and illustrator, Natalie Babbitt include correspondence, reviews, publicity, manuscripts, drafts, illustrations and finished artwork for sixteen books and several articles. Bacteriology Department Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated1922-1966
.25 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0021 Written history of the department and related publications. Bakery, Confectionery & Tobacco Workers, Local 155, Records Finding Aid
1892-1982
3 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0011 Chaters, meeting minutes, contractual agreements and a history of a local union of Waterbury, Connecticut. Ball (Don, Jr.) Railroad Photograph Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1895-1976
1 linear foot Photographs. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0093 Don Ball Jr. (1938-1986) was a railroad consultant and photographer and author of books about railroads. The collection consists of several hundred photographic images, taken by Mr. Ball, of locomotives, stations, and railroad related scenes of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and other New England and eastern United State railroad lines. Ballard (Frank) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1973-1993
1 linear foot Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0193 The collection contains biographical information on Frank Ballard and correspondence, publications, and clippings pertaining to the Puppetry Program at the University of Connecticut. Bankwitz (Philip) Research Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1928-1994
2.5 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. Barnett (James H.) Papers Finding Aid
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ﾒs many activities. He specialized in the history of social thought and the sociology of art and literature. Barnum Richardson Company Records Finding Aid
undated, 1793-1925
12.75 linear feet Correspondence, administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1980-0037 Iron manufacturing company of Salisbury, Connecticut. Barth (Peter S.) Papers Finding Aid
1971-1972
.5 linear feet Photocopies. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0015 The collection contains annotated photocopies of the hearings and statements presented to the National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws for discussion in 1971-1972. Bartow (Maxine) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1958-1991
.15 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 2002-0140 The collection contains correspondence from Fielding Dawson to Maxine Bartow from 1959 through 1990. Also included are jacket proofs from several Dawson publications, two black and white photographs (1958) and the manuscript of a short story, "Her Royal," written by Dawson. Bates (Peter) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1965-1973
.75 linear feet Photocopies, carbons. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0196 Copies of typescript novels, plays, poems, stories and other writings. Baum (Arline) Papers Finding Aid
1987-1993
4.3 linear feet Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0045 Collection consists of original artwork for "Opt, An Illusionary Tale", along with two textbooks (and associated teaching guides) in which the "Opt" book was reprinted. Beach, Calder, Anderson & Alden Records Finding Aid
1940-1980
63 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0016 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. Law firm founded in 1919 in Bristol, Connecticut. Collection consists of documents relating to the firmﾒs representation of Bristol Brass Company and E. Ingraham Company. Beaujon (Leroy Y.) Railroad Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1885-1903
17 linear feet Payroll vouchers, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0042 Payroll vouchers and correspondence pertaining to the Central New England Railway, the Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad, and the Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad. Beck (Audrey) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1930-1983
65 linear feet Correspondence, administrative records, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1992-0020 The collection chronicles the eighteen year political career of Audrey Beck focusing on her terms as State representative (1969-1975) and State Senator (1975-1983). Becker (Henry) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1917-1989
16 linear feet Correspondence, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0004 Labor organizer associated with various Connecticut and national unions and service organizations, including the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and the Greater Hartford Labor Council. Beckwith Card Company Records Finding Aid
1888-1894
. 25 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0304 Maker of hand and stripper cards, used to separate cotton and wool before spinning, of Stafford Springs, Connecticut. Belden (Robert F.) Papers Finding Aid
1919-1921
.25 linear feet Manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0098 The collection contains papers produced by Mr. Belden while he was a student at the Connecticut Agricultural College. Belding Brothers and Company Records Finding Aid
1893-1903
.5 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0076 Silk manufacturers of Rockville, Connecticut. Bentz (Brooks A.) Railroad Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1889, 1913-1975
.75 linear feet Publications, photographs, administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0113 The Brooks A. Bentz Railroad Collection consists almost exclusively of materials associated with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, including passenger and employee timetables, a parlor car wine list and dining car cafe menu, information about the railroad equipment provided for railroad employees, information about the railroad's merger with what became Penn Central in the late 1960s, a vehicle decal, a map of the railroad system (ca. 1925), and photographs of locomotives. Berkson (Bill) Papers Finding Aid46 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0018 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. Berrigan (Ted) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1962-1983
2.5 linear feet Correspondence, interview. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0020 Letters to and interviews with Berrigan by other poets. Bertolette (Peter) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1953-1990
4 linear feet Correspondence, photographs, literary manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0197 Literary and editorial work. Bisaillon Collection of French Canadians in Connecticut Finding Aid
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. Bishop (Merlin D.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1924-1975
7.5 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0024 Labor activist involved with the United Automobile Workers of America, the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, and the Connecticut Governor's Fact-Finding Commission on Education and other education-related commissions and committees. Black (Robert) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1944-1980
4 linear feet Reprints, reviews, manuscripts, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0375 The collection contains materials collected or written by Dr. Black pertaining to the geology of Connecticut, Wisconsin and Antartica. Blanck (Jacob) Papers Finding Aid
undated.
1.3 linear feet Typescripts, proof sheets. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0198 Working papers of distinguished bibliographer. Blevins ("Rip") Papers Finding Aid
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. Bloom-Slayton Correspondence Collection Finding Aid
1988-1992
.1 linear feet (4 items) Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0091 The collection contains the initial letter from Slayton to Bloom and Bloomﾒs response. Also included is a photocopy of the cover of Yonder and one letter from John Atwater to Roger Crossgrove conveying the Bloom-Slayton correspondence. Board of Trustees Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1881-
73 linear feet Minutes, reports, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1987-0007 The collection contains the official minutes, reports, recommendations and resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the University of Connecticut. The records date from the founding of the institution in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School through the present. Bonelli Project 2000/Locomotive FL-9 Collection Finding Aid
1978-1984
.25 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0052 The collection contains correspondence, photograph, diagram, and a copy of the article "How the ﾑNHﾒ was put back on the ﾑNew Haven.ﾒ" Bongiorno (Joseph A.) Collection of Passenger Operation Services of the New Haven Railroad Finding Aid
1966-1980
.5 linear feet Publications, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0061 Publications, annual reports, and other reports used by Bongiorno for his paper "The Administration of the Passenger Operation Services of the New Haven Railroad." Bookstore Press Records Finding Aid
undated, 1967-1976
5.3 linear feet Correspondence and audio tapes. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0027 Press records, primarily comprised of correspondence to Gerald Hausman, his wife, Lorry, and David Silverstein regarding submissions to and publications of the press. Borrup (Roger) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1933-1986
6 linear feet Correspondence, administrative records, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0023 Collection consists of literature related to the Hartford Typographical Union, no. 127, and the Connecticut Electric Railway. Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad Collection Finding Aid
1863-1885
4.25 linear feet Legal records, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1992-0007 Railroad chartered in May 1863 and reorganized in 1873 as the New York and New England Railroad Company. Brakhage (Stan) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1953-1966
.1 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0199 The collection contains Barkhageﾒs correspondence to Robert Duncan, Jess Collins and Mary Shore and a celluloid strip from the film "Mothlight". Brasher (Rex) Collection Finding Aid
undated.
549 linear feet Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0030 Rex Brasher (1869-1960) was one of America's greatest bird painters. He painted almost twice as many North American birds as Louis Aggasiz Fuertes or John James Audubon. He painted a total of 875 water color paintings of 1200 species or subspecies of birds in their natural habitats, based on American Ornithologists Union Checklist of North American Birds. Bread and Puppet Theater Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1967-1988
.5 linear feet Publications. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0031 The collection includes illustrated story scripts, handbills and performance programs, illustrated calendars and other related ephemera and publications. Bristol Brass Company Records Finding Aid
undated, 1911-1982
145.7 linear feet Administrative records, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0029 Brass manufacturing company of Bristol, Connecticut. Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Records Finding Aid
1910-1931
1.8 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0001 Business files, documentation about its internal functions, publications and correspondence to its members, and information on government regulation of railroads and railroad employees, focusing specifically on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company and the Central New England Railway, and the Hartford Lodge Number 186. Brown (Harry F.) Papers Finding Aid
1908-1933, 1959, 1964
4 linear feet Photographic prints, negatives. Collection Number: MSS 2002-0105 The Harry F. Brown Papers consist of 478 photographic images in various media of railroad electrification equipment along electrified main line section of the Shoreline route of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Brundage (Augustus J.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1884-1981
6 linear feet Correspondence, memorabilia. Collection Number: MSS 1981-0001 The collection consists of materials relating to Brundage's interests and career. Topics include education, agriculture, University and Connecticut history, the 4-H and family materials. Buck (Margaret Waring) Papers Finding Aid
undated, circa 1860-1993
7 linear feet Correspondence, artwork, personal papers. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0034 Margaret Waring Buck has produced a number of self-illustrated books explaining how animals live in the wild. The typical Buck nature book contains detailed black-and-white drawings of the plants, animals, insects and birds to be found in a particular outdoors location, along with an explanatory text ideal for young naturalists who are beginning to learn about the subject. Building Names Committee Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1963-1976
.5 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0082 Committee materials pertaining to the naming of University buildings. Bush (Prescott, Sr.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1952-1962
20 linear feet Correspondence, administrative records, speeches, press releases. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0001 The collection contains materials pertaining to Mr. Bush's years as a United States Senator representing Connecticut. Butler (Francelia) Papers Finding Aid
undated
12 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, publications, audio visual materials. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0056 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. Butterworth (Oliver) Papers Finding Aid
1934-1996
5.25 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0052 The papers of Oliver Butterworth, native of Connecticut and educator and author of children's books. The collection contains correspondence, notes, drafts, manuscripts, galleys, proofs, artwork, scripts and published books pertaining to Butterworth's career and interests. C.H. Dexter Company Records Finding Aid
1829-1999
112.5 linear feet Correspondence, reports, administrative, financial and legal records, trademarks, patents. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0128 The collection contains materials relevant to the production and sale of paper products, including administrative, property, financial, and legal records, in addition to product samples, advertising, publications, reports and photographs. This collection also includes a small number of administrative and financial documents from water and electric companies in the Windsor Locks, Connecticut, area in which Dexter had interests. C.J. Bates Company Records Finding Aid
1817-1980
132 linear feet Financial records. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0076 Manufacturer of manicure sets, crochet hooks, and knitting needles in Chester, Connecticut. Cabinet Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1979-1990
5.5 linear feet Minutes. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0161 Minutes of meetings between the President and Vice Presidents of the University. Cambon (Glauco) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1940-1987
1.3 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1992-0041 The collection is principally letters received by Glauco Cambon from poets, scholars and friends in Italy and America. Capra (Paul) Papers Finding Aid
1966-1975
4.25 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1977-0001 The collection contains materials pertaining to Mr. Capra's political career. Carle (Eric) Collection Finding Aid
1991
.1 linear feet Artifact. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0092 The collection contains one artifact ("The Very Hungry Caterpillar"). Carroll (David M.) Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1996
.1 linear feet Artwork and correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1996-0020 One folder containing correspondence, notes, sketches and a calendar created in conjunction with an exhibition held in the Libraries in 1996. Carstensen (Fred) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1973-1995
2.3 linear feet Reports, Minutes, Publications. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0085 Fred Carstensen is a Professor of Economics at the University of Connecticut. The collection documents University committees and programs with which he was invovled. Caucus of Connecticut Democrats Records Finding Aid
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. Cazel (Fred) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1939-1988
14 linear feet Correspondence, administrative records, notes. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0006 The collection contains materials pertaining to Professor Cazel's interests and activities at the University of Connecticut. Cazenave (Noel) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1988-1999
1 linear foot Correspondence, administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0055 The collection contains materials collected by Dr. Cazenave in his struggle to develop and teach a course on White Racism at the University of Connecticut. Centennial Collection (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1978-1981
1.25 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1981-0002 Collection contains significant documentation of the Universityﾒs Centennial Celebration which took place in the academic year 1980-1981. Centennial Coordinating Committee Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1964-1981
1.8 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1981-0003 The Centennial Coordinating Committee was responsible for the extensive planning of the university of Connecticutﾒs centennial celebration. The official observance of its 100th anniversary began September 23, 1980. Center for Black Studies Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1969-1980
.15 linear feet Programs, announcements. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0064 The collection contains materials concerning the establishment of the Center and programs of its activities from its establishment through 1980. Center for Italian Studies Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1967-1975
.5 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1975-0002 The collection includes materials concerning the establishment and closure of the Center. Center for Oral History Interviews Collection (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1974-
87.45 linear feet Interviews, transcripts. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0025 The collection contains the transcripts of interviews conducted by the University of Connecticut Center for Oral History. A complete description of the projects is located at: http://www.oralhistory.uconn.edu/ Chaffee (Orwell S.) Papers Finding Aid
1846-1854, 1903
.25 linear feet Correspondence, Financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0138 Orwell S. Chaffee (1807-1887) was a silk manufacturer in the Mansfield/Willimantic area of eastern Connecticut. Charters (Ann) Papers Finding Aid
1966-1982
5.5 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0200 Typescripts and correspondence with contributors to Charter's compilation of Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 16: The Beats: Literary Bohemians in Postwar America. Includes 30 photographs of literary personalities. Charters Collection of African American Music Paper finding aid available in repository
ca. 1845-2000
350 linear feet LP Albums, reel to reel and audio cassette recordings, 45 rpm, sheet music. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0105 Despite its primary emphasis on the blues and ragtime, the Samuel and Ann Charters Collection spans the entire 20th century, beginning with African-American Spirituals and the ragtime of Scott Joplin and other early composers, and ending with Snoop Doggy Dogg and the rappers of the late 20th century. The collection holds thousands of hours of recorded music on LP and 45 records, compact discs, audio cassettes, and reel-to-reel cassettes. Though some LP records date back to the 1940s, the compact discs in the collection include both recent and reissued material. Most of these recordings are commercial; and the Archives holds a complete catalog of music produced by the Arhoolie label, courtesy of label owner, Chris Strachwitz. The artists included in the Charters collection range from the most famous blues performers such as B.B. King and Robert Johnson, to obscure ragtime musicians. Many of the ragtime recordings are from concerts, conventions, and meetings hosted by the Maple Leaf Club. Chartier (Normand) Papers Finding Aid
circa 1974-1992
4 linear feet Correspondence and artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1993-0070 The collection contains artwork, notes, correspondence, photographs and other materials pertaining to Chartier's illustrations of several children's books. Chase (Harry B., Jr.) Papers Finding Aid
2003
.25 linear feet Manuscript. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0037 The collection consists of excerpts from letters written by Harry B. Chase to his son, Harry B. Chase Jr., from 1942 to 1943, entitled "ﾒBoston & New York R.P.O Train 500,ﾒ Letters from a New Haven Railroad Signal Maintainer to his Soldier Son in Wartime, 1942-1943." Excerpts from letters written by Harry B. Chase. Transcribed and edited by his son Harry B. Chase, Jr. Chatham Quarry Records Finding Aid
1818-1842
.5 linear feet Financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1980-0001 Ledger sheets and financial documents detailing daily sales and expenses of a brownstone quarry located on the Connecticut River near the towns of Portland, Chatham, and Middletown, Connecticut. Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company Records Finding Aid
undated, 1734-1979
136.25 linear feet Administrative records, financial records, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0026 Silk manufacturers of Manchester, Connecticut. Records consist of administrative, personnel (in particular, material documenting the relationship of Cheney Brothers with its union, Local 63 of the Textile Workers Union of America), arbitration, and production records, as well as general accounts and blueprints. Chess (Victoria) Papers Finding Aid
1985-1994
3 linear feet Correspondence and artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1992-0042 The collection contains materials pertaining to eleven books or stories illustrated by Victoria Chess. Chesson (Fred) Connecticut Industry Collection Finding Aid1 linear feet Newspaper and magazine clippings. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0114 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. Resident of Waterbury, Connecticut, and historian of Connecticut business and industry. Collection includes collected literature about the early iron industry in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Child Development Laboratories Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1961-1991
3 linear feet Administrative records, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1995-0018 The Child Development Laboratories (CDL) are part of the School of Family Studies and serve the university, community and state as a model demonstration laboratory center. Clark (Hugh) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1947-1998
32 linear feet Notes, Correspondence, Personal Papers, Administrative Records. Collection Number: MSS 1995-0016 Hugh Clark received his bachelor's degree from Clark University in 1934 and a doctoral degree from the University of Michigan in 1941. He was employed by the University of Iowa from 1945 to 1947, when he joined the faculty at the University of Connecticut. Clark specialized in developmental biology and retired from the University in 1983. The collection contains correspondence, administrative, professional and personnel files relating to Clarks responsibilities and interests. Cole and Ambler Hat Manufacturer Records Finding Aid
1852-1986
2.5 linear feet Financial records, payroll accounts. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0041 Hat manufacturer of Bethel, Connecticut. Records consist of general accounts, payroll and employee accounts, and sales records. Comix Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1968-1984
linear feet Comic books. Collection Number: MSS 2001-0084 Incomplete runs of over 70 underground comics titles. Commencement Committee Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1926-1985
1.3 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0051 This is a collection of files pertaining to University Commencement Ceremonies beginning in 1929 through 1971, with some gaps. Commission on University Governance (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1968-1972
linear feet Correspondence, minutes, administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0242 In 1971, a Commission was established to investigate proposals for University governance and report back to the University community. Dr. Albert Cohen chaired the Commission. The collection contains the working papers, reports, studies, and correspondence pertaining to the work of the Commission. Committee of Five Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1953-1954
.25 linear feet Minutes, final report. Collection Number: MSS 1970-0002 University committee files concerning charges of communism against four faculty members. Committee on Degrees with Distinction Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1930-1948
1.75 linear feet Administrative records, memoranda, examinations. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0263 The collection contains memoranda, minutes, examinations and questions pertaining to the development of a comprehensive examination program at the University of Connecticut for undergraduates culminating in the ability of students to graduate with distinction from their degree programs. Connecticut Association of Assessing Officers, Inc. (CAAO) Records Finding Aid
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. Connecticut Citizens Action Group Records Finding Aid
undated, 1964-1990s
linear feet Correspondence, reports, minutes, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1987-0024 The Connecticut Citizen Action Group was the first state-based consumer interest group. Created in 1971 by Ralph Nader and directed by Toby Moffett, CCAG was designed to represent, inform, unite, and empower the citizens of Connecticut in their roles as consumers, workers, tax payers, and voters. CCAG has taken on such issues as illegal business practices, utility rate increases, environmental pollution, and consumer fraud. Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Records Finding Aid
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. Connecticut Electric Railway Association Collection Finding Aid
1865-1963
221.5 linear feet Financial ledgers, timetables, ephemera. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0051 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. Railroad association in eastern Connecticut who runs the Connecticut Trolley Museum in East Windsor, Connecticut. Collection consists of financial ledgers of unidentified railroads and timetables and ephemera of assorted railroad lines in the United States. Connecticut Employees Union Independent Records Finding Aid
1937-1985
8 linear feet Administrative files, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0025 Administrative files and outgoing correspondence of Salvatore Perruccio, President of the union, based in Middletown, Connecticut, from its formation in 1967 to 1985. Connecticut Historic Preservation Collection Finding Aid
circa 1960-
linear feet Reports, studies, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0028 Collection of Connecticut documentary, architectural and archaeological survey reports of historic sites and structures conducted in accordance with federal, state and local regulations regarding cultural resource protection. Connecticut League for Nursing Records Finding Aid
undated, 1952-2003
4.25 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0083 Administrative records of the Connecticut League for Nursing whose mission is to: Foster partnerships between academic and clinical nursing leaders; Facilitate access to formal nursing education programs in the State of Connecticut; Provide affordable, accessible, and contemporary continuing education programs and forums; and Support the National League for Nursing's initiatives related to Nurse Faculty Development, Nursing Research and Nursing Workforce Demographics (from CLN mission statement). Connecticut Milk Producers Association Records Finding Aid
1919-1947
85 linear feet Publications, ledgers Collection Number: MSS 1979-0004 Professional organization besed in Hartford, Connecticut for milk producers in the state. Connecticut Nurses Association Records Finding Aid
1893-1996
19 linear feet Minutes, financial records, photographs, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0098 The Connecticut Nursesﾒ Association is the primary professional organization for nurses in Connecticut. Connecticut Pomological Society Records Finding Aid
undated, 1894-1992
4 linear feet Correspondence, interviews, slides. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0347 Since its founding, the Connecticut Pomological Society has been involved in development of pest management and disease control for Connecticutﾒs orchards. Connecticut School Desegregation Collection Finding Aid
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. Connecticut Soldiers Collection Finding Aid
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. Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Burton Ingraham Papers Finding Aid
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. Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Donald C. Bliss Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1918-1919
.15 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 2006-0177 Donald C. Bliss of Jewett City, Connecticut, served in a Forest Engineer Regiment, 48th Co. 20th Engineers, in France during the first World War. Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Filias J. Plourd Papers Finding Aid
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. Connecticut Soldiers Collection, George W. Hanford Papers Finding Aid
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. Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Harlan P. Rugg Papers Finding Aid
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. Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Linwood Aldrich Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1943-1944
1.25 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 2002-0027 The collection contains correspondence from Linwood Aldrich to his wife, Esther Aldrich, between 1943 and 1944. Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Peter Lukoff Papers Finding Aid
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. Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Philip and Hazel Greene Correspondence Collection Finding Aid
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. Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Phillip C. Edwards Papers Finding Aid
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. Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Ward Family Papers Finding Aid
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. Connecticut Soldiers' Orphans' Home Records Finding Aid
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ﾒ Orphansﾒ 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, ﾑwho had nearly completed a fine large building for a boysﾒ school, offered this building with the farm of fifty acres, all valued at $12,000 or $15,000, as a gift to the Home.ﾒ Edwin Whitney conveyed by deed, title to the property to the Connecticut Soldiersﾒ Orphansﾒ 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. Connecticut State Labor Council Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1909-1991
196 linear feet Correspondence, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0080 In 1957, the Connecticut Federation of Labor and the Connecticut State Industrial Union Council (CSIUC) merged to form the Connecticut State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, generally referred to today as the Connecticut State AFL-CIO. The stated purpose of the new organization was to provide a more effective means of promoting and coordinating the principles and objectives of the AFL-CIO in Connecticut. Connecticut Training School for Nurses, Alumnae Association Records Finding Aid
1891-1964
1 linear foot Minutes, publications, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1996-0021 The Connecticut Training School (CTS) for Nurses opened in 1873 and closed in 1926. The Connecticut Training School for Nurses Alumnae Association was formed in January 1891 and was dissolved in 1964. The records document the activities of the school's graduates and include minutes of the association's meetings (1891-1964), annual reports, and financial records. Connecticut Valley Tobacco Grower's Association Records Finding Aid
1920-1949
271.5 linear feet Administrative records, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1979-0005 Cooperative of tobacco growers which operated in Connecticut and Massachusetts in the early 1900s. Journal holdings have been removed for cataloging. Connecticut Women's Educational and Legal Fund Records Finding Aid
1972-1986
2.6 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0070 The Connecticut Womenﾒs Educational and Legal Fund (CWEALF), a non-profit public interest law firm, was founded in 1973. CWEALF helps women gain equality under the law. Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, Haddam Neck Plant Records Finding Aid
undated, 1963-2004
130 linear feet Correspondence, publications, blueprints, photographs, financial and administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 2006-0202 Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company was a nuclear power plant located in Haddam Neck, Connecticut. It began commercial operation in 1968 and produced over 110 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in its 29 years of service. In 1996 the CY Board of Directors voted to permanently close the plant and decommissioning of the plant has been underway since then. The records consist of plant design drawings, plant historical records, employee newsletters, scrapbooks, plaques, photographs, and other audiovisual materials. Cooney (Barbara) Papers Finding Aid
1953-1999
58 linear feet Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0102 Barbara Cooney (1917-2000) was a freelance author and illustrator of over 100 books for children. Cooper (Floyd) Collection Finding Aid
1999
1 item Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0094 The collection consists of one illustration on matte board. Mr. Cooper uses a watercolor wash and erasure process to create his illustrations. Cooperative Extension Service of New Haven County Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1944-1987
1 linear foot Reports, newsletters, clippings. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0191 The collection documents the activities of the organization in New Haven County, Connecticut. Corman (Cid) Papers Finding Aid
1954-1989
.5 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0103 The collection consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, with some poetry manuscripts interfiled with the correspondence. Corso (Gregory) Papers Finding Aid
1957-1980
.25 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0105 The collection contains correspondence pertaining to the publication of Corsoﾒs poems in an anthology and manuscripts of poems, a notebook and an essay. Cos Cob Power Plant Collection Finding Aid
n.d., 1891-1986
20 linear feet Blueprints, administrative records, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0024 Electrical power plant located in Greenwich, Connecticut, part of a pioneering venture in mainline railroad electrification. Collection consists of blueprints and wiring diagrams for the electrical systems of the New York to New Haven line, with architectural drawings, foremen's log books, records of coal received, and administrative correspondence. Cosier (Edward Henry) Family Papers Finding Aid
1896-1999
.25 linear feet Papers, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0017 Cosier was an employee of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Collection consists of information about the Cosier family and images of railroad accidents. Cotter (William R.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1970-1981
179.8 linear feet Correspondence, administrative records, legislative records. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0002 The collection consists of materials pertaining to Mr. Cotter's political career as a United State Congressman representing Connecticut's First District. Council of Connecticut Academic Library Directors Records Finding Aid
1993-1998
1 linear foot Minutes, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0355 The collection conists of materials relating to the activities of organization. Creeley (Robert) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., ca. 1940-1978
1 linear foot Correspondence, manuscripts.. Collection Number: MSS 1978-0008 The collection consists chiefly of letters from Creeley to Jacob R. "Bob" Leeds (ca. 1940-1955), including drafts of Creeleyﾒs stories and poems sent to Leeds. Crisis at UConn Collection Finding Aid
1968-1969
.1 linear foot Typescript. Collection Number: MSS 2004-0115 In the late 1960s, the University experienced significant changes, disruption and unrest among the faculty and student body. The white paper proves some documentation and background for this period. Daigon (Ruth) Papers Finding Aid
1966-1986
3.75 linear feet Correspondence, personal papers, manuscripts, notebooks, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1970-0004 The collection consists of nearly two decades of poetry by Daigon, including some correspondence with publishers. Davis (Charlotte M.) Papers Finding Aid
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. Davis and Geck Company Records Finding Aid
undated, 1909-1997
14.5 linear feet Publications, floorplans, newsletters. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0297 Company specializing in surgical sutures based in Danbury, Connecticut. Records include histories of the company, promotional literature, and newsletters. Dawson (Fielding) Papers Finding AidCorrespondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0003 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. Deep River Lace Company Records Finding Aid
1922-1981
35.5 linear feet Administrative records, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1990-0002 Lace patterns, business and financial records, and sample books of a lace manufacturer of Deep River, Connecticut. dePaola (Tomie) Collection Finding Aid
n.d., 1949-1999
70 linear feet Correspondence, Artwork, Realia. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0033 The Tomie dePaola collection contains Tomie's art-work, sketch books and paintings from the beginning of his career, as well as many different editions from each book he wrote or illustrated, including foreign editions. Di Prima (Diane) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1934-1990
6 linear feet Correspondence, books, personal papers, manuscripts, publications, photographs, audiotapes, fliers (printed matter). Collection Number: MSS 1991-0042 The collection contains primarily correspondence between DiPrima and colleagues, friends and family. Also included are journals and diaries, poetry and a manuscript of Memoirs of a Beatnik. Diaries Collection Finding Aid
1851-1943
1 linear foot Diaries. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0029 Artificial collection of diaries all having a Connecticut relationship. Diocesan Labor Institute Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1944-1973
4 linear feet Correspondence, minutes, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0030 Founded in 1942 to instruct workers on Catholic social philosophy and trade unionism. Collection consists of correspondence to and from the institute, minutes of meeting of the directors of the Diocesan Labor Institute of Hartford, institute and monthly chapter reports, subject files, publications, and photographs of institute lecturers. Dodd (Thomas J.) Papers Finding Aid
1919-1971
270 linear feet Legal records, correspondence, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1994-0065 The collection illuminates the diverse public life of a self-styled crusader. The collection consists primarily of material from Dodd's Senate years (1959-71) and the Nuremberg war crimes trial before the International Military Tribunal from 1945-46. Dolan (Josephine A.) Nursing History Collection Finding Aid
n.d., 1833-1993
6.5 linear feet Correspondence, articles, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1995-0028 Josephine Dolan was a nationally recognized nurse educator who served as the first professor of nursing at the University of Connecticut. The collection contains historical research materials including a significant collection on American Civil War Nursing. Donegan (Edward F.) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1916-1982
3 linear feet Blueprints, Correspondence, Bylaws, Financial Records. Collection Number: MSS 2005-0078 Papers collected or created by Edward F. Donegan, a conductor for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad from 1941 to 1967. The materials include labor contracts, conductor fare cards and instructions, safety bulletins, diagrams of the railroad's interlocking stations along the right-of-way, and photographs. Dorn (Ed) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1956-1993
28 linear feet Correspondence, personal papers, manuscripts, notebooks, publications. Photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1990-0049 Correspondence to Edward Dorn from 1956-1993 comprises over half of the collection. Includes extensive notes, drafts, and rewrites of Edward Dornﾒs poetry and prose. Driscoll (Jeremiah J.) Collection Finding Aid
1951-1953
.1 linear feet Photocopies. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0077 Driscoll was President of the Royal Industrial Union at Royal Typewriter Company. The collection consists of a photocopy of scrapbook. Driscoll (John J.) Papers Finding Aid16 linear feet Correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1987-0025 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. Papers of John J. Driscoll, labor leader in the Connecticut state AFL-CIO. Materials include photographs, framed certificates of appreciation, day books, published material (newspaper and magazine articles, labor literature), and scrapbooks. Also includes some legal papers created by Bridgeport, Connecticut, judge Margaret Driscoll, John's wife. Dumaine (Pierre Thomas) Papers Finding Aid
1952-1955
2 linear feet Scrapbook and photograph albums. Collection Number: MSS 2002-0080 Businessman involved with the development of the Mack "FCD" RailBus who served as president of the New England Transportation Company, a bus and trucking company based in Boston, Massachusetts, in the early to mid-1950s. Papers include a scrapbook of newspaper clippings featuring information about Dumaine's work for the NET Co. and a mechanic's strike in 1953; a proxy fight between Dumaine's brother F.C. Dumaine, Jr. and Patrick McGinnis for control of the New Haven Railroad in 1954; and a move by Patrick McGinnis, president of the NHRR in the mid-1950s, to merge the New Haven Railroad with the Boston and Maine Railroad in 1955. Also includes two photograph albums of photographs of a New Haven Railroad commuter car and a New England Transportation Company bus. Dyer (Jane) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1986-2000
6 linear feet Manuscripts, artwork and correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0043 The collection contains materials pertaining to the development and creation of 14 books. E. E. Dickinson Company Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1840-1979
95 linear feet Correspondence, administrative records, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1996-0001 Manufacturers of witch hazel, originally founded in the 1860s in Essex, Connecticut. Collection consists of company correspondence, travel files, correspondence, administrative and promotional material, and publicity and financial information. E. Ingraham Company Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1840-1967
268 linear feet Correspondence, administrative records, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1980-0034 Clock and watch manufacturer of Bristol, Connecticut. Collection consists of administrative records; correspondence of company officials; general accounts; labor, production and sales records; and photographs, maps, and blueprints. Eastern Nursing Research Society Records Finding Aid
undated, 1986-2006
5 linear feet Correspondence, minutes, agendas. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0141 The Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) is comprised of RNs and others interested in nursing research. It was established in 1988 as the research arm of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Nursing Association (MARNA) and the New England Organization for Nursing (NEON). The purpose of the ENRS is to create a community for nurses interested in research in the Eastern region of the United States. The ENRS region includes Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington, D.C. Eaton Farms Development Collection Finding Aid
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). Edwin O. Smith High School Records Finding Aid
undated, 1956-1968
39 linear feet Blueprints, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0294 In 1955, the Connecticut General Assembly authorized funding for the construction of a junior-senior high school in Mansfield, Connecticut, to be administered by the University of Connecticut. The school opened in the fall of 1958 and remained a division of the UConn School of Education until the summer of 1987. Eigner (Larry) Papers Finding Aid
1950-1979
1 linear foot Correspondence, personal papers, manuscripts, notebooks, publications, audio cassette. Collection Number: MSS 1974-0001 Incoming and outgoing correspondence of Larry Eigner and acquaintances Embardo Collection of Lieberman v. Gant Finding Aid
1973-1984
.5 linear feet Legal files, minutes, correspondence and newspaper clippings. Collection Number: MSS 1990-0045 Materials collected by eighteen plaintiffs in a legal suit against the University of Connecticut. Emhart Corporation Records Finding Aid
1883-1989
23 linear feet Administrative files. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0085 Manufacturing company of Farmington, Connecticut, established in 1912 when the American Hardware Company of New Britain, Connecticut, merged with Hartford-Empire Company, a glass factory, to create the Emhart Manufacturing Company. Englehart (Bob) Collection Finding Aid
1987, 1995-1996, 2005-2006
.5 linear feet Editorial cartoons. Collection Number: MSS 2004-0026 The collection contains forty-three original editorial cartoons drawn by Bob Englehart. The cartoons are generally 8.5 inches by 11.5 inches in size. Estes (Eleanor) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1900-1988
10.05 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, ephemera. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0049 The collection contains professional and personal correspondence, photographs, drafts, essays, newspaper clippings and ephemera related to Estes long career as a children's book author and illustrator. Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian Alliance of Connecticut (ELLA) Records Finding Aid
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. Evans (George) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1931-1991
3 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0341 The collection consists of correspondence between the author and several individuals as well as photocopies of the correspondence between Charles Olson and Cid Corman. Faculty Club Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1915-1968
3.2 linear feet Correspondence, membership records, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1970-0005 The Faculty Club of the Connecticut Agricultural College was founded in 1915. It was established as a social organization open to "all male members of the several college staffs whose names appear in the catalog." It had ceased to exist by 1968 and it is presumed that some of its functions were incorporated into those of the University Club. Fagin (Larry) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1958-1977
4.25 linear feet Correspondence, personal papers, manuscripts, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1981-0004 The Collection is comprised primarily of correspondence to Larry Fagin from literary colleagues. Fallows (Marjorie) Papers Finding Aid
1947
.1 linear feet Manuscript. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0136 The collection consists of one manuscript, a Junior honors project, completed by Ms. Fallows for the Sociology/Anthropolgy Department at Wellesley College in 1947. The manuscript documents the early ethnic history of Granby, Connecticut and the reactions of the long-time residents to the arrival and assimilation of several ethnic groups. Fanzine Collection Finding Aid
n.d., 1945-1985
16.25 linear feet Fanzines. Collection Number: MSS 2001-0012 United States and Western European fanzines, primarily science fiction and fantasy. Farnham (Elmer F.) Railroad Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1966
.5 linear feet Photographs, newspaper clippings. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0032 Elmer F. Farnham was a resident of Norwich, Connecticut, and a features writer for the Norwich Bulletin. He was author of "The Quickest Route: The History of the Norwich & Worcester Railroad," published in 1973 by Pequot Press. The collection consists of photographs of locomotives and railroad scenes of the Norwich & Worcestor Railroad, the Central Vermont Railway, and other southern New England railroads. Farrel Company Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1800-1989
152 linear feet Administrative files, correspondence, sales and marketing records, general accounts, production records, labor records, newspaper clippings and publications, audio-visual records (including photographs, reel-to-reel tapes, plans and blueprints, and memorabilia), and historical papers. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0053 Ansonia and Derby, Connecticut, foundry and manufacturer of heavy machinery. Favretti (Rudy) Papers Finding Aid
1962-1979
2.6 linear feet Landscape plans. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0009 Landscape plans for several Connecticut towns and University department reports. Ferlinghetti (Lawrence) Papers Finding Aid
ca. 1963
.25 linear feet Manuscripts, galley proofs. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0201 Typescript for Unfair Arguments with Existence (New Directions, 1963), with authorﾒs corrections, annotated as "Copy #3." Accompanied by uncorrected galleys. Ferrini (Vincent) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1949-1977
2.25 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks, publications, photographs, audio tapes. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0107 The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, notes, newspaper clippings, photographs and literary ephemera (posters, broadsides, and pamphlets). Finch (James M.) Collection Finding Aid
n.d., 1946-1985
18 linear feet Time tables, rules booklets, annual reports, bridge lists, valuation maps, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1993-0044 Railroad materials collected by an employee of the New Haven Railroad, Penn Central and Amtrak. Finkelstein (Norman H.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1983-2007
7.75 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, galleys, proofs. Collection Number: MSS 2001-0115 Norman H. Finkelstein is a Massachusetts-based writer of nonfiction for children and adults.The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, galleys, proofs and further editorial material pertaining to the author's career and his 16 published and 19 unpublished works. First Casualty Press Records Finding Aid
1960-1981
7.84 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1973-0001 Manuscripts of published and unpublished submissions, including numerous unpublished novels. Fisher (Clavin) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1943-1998
.1 linear feet Manuscripts and publications. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0045 The collection contains copies of publications in which the author published short stories and photocopies of correspondence, articles, reviews and related information. Fisher (Leonard Everett) Papers Finding Aid
1929-1999
14.5 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0064 The collection contains materials pertaining to the development and creation of over 50 books. Fitts Family Papers Finding Aid
1770-1909
.5 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0137 Papers concerning three individuals of the Fitts family. Flannigan (Louise Gaffney) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1887-1897, 1911, 1915
.5 linear feet Correspondence, Diaries, Manuscripts, Notes, Photocopies, Poems. Collection Number: MSS 2007-0066 Louise Gaffney Flannigan (1867-1949) of New Haven, Connecticut, was the sister and wife of railroad brakemen, and frequently wrote poems and other writings about railroad workers, particularly those who were members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen Elm City Lodge #201 in New Haven, in memorial to those who died while in service to the railroad, or in celebration of their good work and bravery. The Papers consist of poems and writings, including about train trips she took to Orlando, Florida in 1888, and to California in 1897. Flora (James) Papers Finding Aid
1955-1994
2.5 linear feet Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0071 The collection consists of original art and sketches, in some cases providing complete art for the books. Other assorted materials include color separations and two complete book dummies. Forman (Mary W.) Photograph Collection Finding Aid
n.d.
10 linear feet Photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1990-0051 Collection contains black and white and color images taken by Forman, of subjects within the city of Hartford Connecticut, American West, Europe and India. Foxon Homemakers Club Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1934-1994
2 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1990-0033 The collection consists of the organization's files. Frattasio (Marc J.) Papers Finding Aid
2000-2002
.5 linear feet Typescripts. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0092 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. Typescript drafts of "The New Haven Railroad In the McGinnis Era", and "Dining on the Shore Line Route: The History and Recipes of the New Haven Railroad Dining Car Department", written by Marc J. Frattasio. Frederick G. Holland Company Records Finding Aid
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. French (Mildred P.) Papers Finding Aid
1930-1968
.25 linear feet Correspondence, clippings, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 2001-0041 Mildred P. French was the Dean of Women and Dean of the School of Home Economics at the University of Connecticut from 1928 until her retirement in 1953. Froman (Margarita) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1916-1971
.5 linear feet Photographs, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1971-0001 Materials documenting Ms. Froman's dance career. Fuller (Allyn) Collection Finding Aid
n.d., 1836-1979 4.5 linear feet Photographs, train tickets, timetables. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0175 Collector of railroad photographs and historical documents, particularly those related to the Cetnral New England Railway and its pred |