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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. Badolato (Dominic J.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1918-2003
195 linear feet Administrative Records, Bylaws, Correspondence, Minutes, Newsletters, Newspapers, Notebooks, Notes, Photocopies, Photographs, Press releases, Publications, Scrap-Books. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0137 Dominic J. Badolato, born in 1919, served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing New Britain, from 1954 to 1976, and was the founding head of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union, Council 4, in New Britain, Connecticut, from 1968 to 1996. Access to the collection is restricted without prior permission. 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
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. 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. Campbell (Daniel R.) Papers Finding Aid
1967-1968, 2008
.5 linear feet memoirs, Photographs. Collection Number: MSS20080137 Memoirs of Daniel Campbell, who attended the University of Connecticut from 1967-1968, and was one of the first openly gay students at the University. 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 (Samuel and Ann) Archives of Blues and Vernacular African American Musical Culture Finding Aid
undated, 1844-2001
112.5 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. Chinn (Peggy L.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1969-2003
3.1 linear feet Administrative Records, Audio visual materials, Correspondence, Fliers [printed matter], Manuscripts, Notes, Photocopies, Photographs, Publications. Collection Number: MSS 2008-0099 Professional papers of Peggy Chinn, emerita Professor of Nursing at the University of Connecticut. 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. Clark (Tom) Papers Finding Aid
Circa 1963-1978
38.85 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks, drawings, publications, broadsides. Collection Number: MSS 1978-0001 This collection is available for assisted 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. Cole and Ambler Hat Manufacturer Records Finding Aid
1852-1886
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 Political Collections Finding Aid
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. 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, Davis Family Correspondence Finding Aid
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. 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 provides some documentation and background for this period. Curial (Edward L. and Elizabeth Marvin Treat ) Correspondence Collection. Finding Aid
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. 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. Fitz (Polly) Collection (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1981-1986
.25 linear feet Ephemera. Collection Number: MSS2009-0030 The collection contains memorabilia and ephemera associated with retired Professor, former Dean of the School of Allied Health and self-employed nutrition consultant, Polly Fitz. 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 predecessor lines. Fuller (Margaret W.) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1903-1956
4 linear feet Manuscripts, correspondence, personal papers. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0202 The collection contains manuscripts of poetry, plays, lyrics and fiction, as well as correspondence and notes. Although the author changed the titles of her work more than once, all manuscript materials are filed alphabetically by the title as it appears on the documents or as otherwise indicated by the author. Gackenbach (Dick) Papers Finding Aid
1974-1991
15 linear feet Manuscripts, artwork, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1992-0043 The collection includes manuscripts, dummies, sketches, and original artwork for 21 books and one audio cassette. Gaines Collection of Americana Finding Aid
undated, 1786-1981
6.5 linear feet Manuscripts and correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1977-0002 Manuscript materials collected by Pierce W. Gaines. The collection also includes manuscripts of Mr. Gaines' published work. Galdone (Paul) Collection Finding Aid
ca. 1976
2 linear feet Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0041 The four color separations appear to be from a cover or title page for "Puss in Boots". Gallagher (Daniel J.) Papers Finding Aid
1945-1949
1 volume Scrapbook. Collection Number: MSS 1980-0002 Regional Director of the Textile Workers Union of America in Norwich, Connecticut, and Executive Secretary of the Connecticut State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Gaylord (Donald and Margaret) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1925-1984
.75 linear feet Correspondence, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1993-0042 The collection contains materials relating to the donors' education at the Connecticut Agricultural College and their careers. Gejdenson (Sam) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1981-2000
274.3 linear feet Legislative files, reports, correspondence, audiotapes, videotapes. Collection Number: MSS 2001-0008 Representative from Connecticut's second district for twenty years (1981-2001). 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. Gerson (Louis) Papers Finding Aid
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. Giaimo (Robert N.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1956-1981
344.35 linear feet Legislative records, correspondence, reports, press releases. Collection Number: MSS 1980-0003 The collection consists of Mr. Giaimo's records pertaining to his career as a United States Congressman representing Connecticut's Third District. Gilbert (Albert C. and Ralph D.) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1893-1896
.5 linear feet Notebooks. Collection Number: MSS 1990-0058 The collection contains notes taken by brothers Albert C. Gilbert and Ralph D. Gilbert while attending Storrs Agricultural College. The notes cover Agriculture, Dairy and Veterinary classes between 1893 and 1896. Gold (T.S.) Family Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1800-1907
14 linear feet Correspondence, notes, lectures, speeches and publications. Collection Number: MSS 1982-0002 The collection contains materials regarding the Gold and Cleveland families. Also included is information and publications concerning the Storrs Agricultural School (SAS), the Housatonic Valley Milk Association as well as other organizations of interest to the Gold families. Goldring (Jack) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1940-1981
1.3 linear feet Files. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0037 Political and labor activist associated with the Connecticut Communist Party. Goodwin (Dorothy C.) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1925-1993
13 linear feet Correspondence, reports, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1992-0036 The collection contains materials pertaining to Ms. Goodwin's political and academic career. Granniss and Elmore Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1880-1940
57 linear feet Financial records, invoice books. Collection Number: MSS 1985-0005 General merchandise and grocery firm of Litchfield, Connecticut. Gray (Henry D.) Papers Finding Aid
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. Greater Hartford Labor Council Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1947-1982
17 linear feet Correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1983-0004 Formed in 1957 from its predecessor, the Hartford Central Labor Union (AFL) and the Greater Hartford Industrial Union Council (CIO). Greene (John C.) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1952-1999
5.5 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts and publications. Collection Number: MSS 1996-0008 The collection contains Greeneﾒs materials pertaining to early American science, the rise and development of evolutionary ideas in Western thought, and the historical relations of science, religion, and world view. Gresser (Seymour) Papers Finding Aid
1950-1958
.25 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1980-0004 Correspondence of a literary nature to Gresser. Gunn (Charles B.) Collection Finding Aid
n.d., 1834-2002
10 linear feet Photographs, notebooks, publications, maps, administrative and financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0001 The Charles B. Gunn Collection consists of papers produced by and about Gunn, as well as materials he collected of historical information about the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, Penn Central, Amtrak, and Conrail. The collection includes photographs taken by Gunn when he served as official photographer for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, in the mid-1950s. Gunnison (Foster, Jr.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1945-1994
55 linear feet Correspondence, Organizational records, Conference proceedings, Student organization records, Periodicals, Posters, Fliers, Buttons, Newspaper clippings, and Photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1996-0009 From 1963 to 1975, Foster Gunnison, Jr. collected the records of the Eastern Conference of Homophile Organizations (ECHO), an early coalition of organizations seeking the creation of a national homophile organization, and the records of gay and lesbian organizations throughout the United States. He founded his own organization, the Institute for Social Ethics (ISE), "a libertarian-oriented research facility and think tank for controversial social issues", in the early 1960's. In 1967 Gunnison authored, and the ISE published, the pamphlet An Introduction to the Homophile Movement which outlined the history, aims and objectives of the movement and profiles of organizations active in the movement. The publication was subsequently presented to the Committee on Religion and Psychiatry of the American Psychiatric Association. H.K.H. Silk Company Records Finding Aid
1892-1924
3 linear feet Correspondence, administrative files. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0066 Silk manufacturing company established prior to 1892 as Hammond, Knowlton and Company; changed name to HKH Silk Company in 1918, and then again to Heminway Silk Corporation in 1925. H.P. & E. Day, Inc. Records Finding Aid
1854-1955
5 linear feet Financial records, administrative records, inventories, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0027 Manufacturer of molded hard rubber for small office and household items such as parts for mechanical pencils and fountain pens, established in 1902, in Seymour, Connecticut. Hafner (Marylin) Papers Finding Aid
n.d.
10 linear feet Correspondence and artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0038 The collection contains correspondence, illustrations, pre and post publication materials pertaining to 28 titles illustrated by Ms. Hafner. Haight (Lyndon A.) Central New England Railway Collection Finding Aid
ca. 1960s-1980s
3 linear feet Photocopies. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0041 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. Collected papers of Lyndon A. Haight of Auburn, New York, focusing on his research of the Central New England Railway. Hall (Charles G.) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1828-1972
2 linear feet Correspondence, diaries, publications, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1979-0006 The Charles G. Hall Papers contain correspondence, diaries, family papers, scrapbooks, photographs, publications, and other papers, relating to Hall's personal life, student days at Connecticut Agricultural College, activities as doorkeeper of Connecticut House of Representatives, state politics, events at University of Connecticut, and family affairs. Hamill Mexican Pamphlet Collection Finding Aid
undated, pre 1799-1827
827 items Photocopies. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0046 Included are sermons, letters, poems, plays, royal, as well as other types of decrees, ordinances, opinion pieces, dialogues. Although the main focus of the documents is the state of the nation and the opinions and actions of the people at the time of the Independence movement (1810-1821), they cover a variety of topics such as religion and religious celebrations. Hammer (Thorvald F.) Papers Finding Aid
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 President of Malleable Iron Fittings Company of Branford, Connecticut. Handicapped Homemakers Project Records (UConn) Finding Aid
n.d., 1954-1972
5 linear feet Administrative records, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1980-0005 Collection contains materials pertaining to a five year project. Harrison (Lou) Papers Finding Aid
1946-1971
.1 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0203 The collection contains manuscripts and correspondence concerning the publication of Harrisonﾒs About Carl Ruggles: Section Four of a Book on Ruggles Hartford Electric Light Company Records Finding Aid
1876-1962
40 linear feet Charters, contracts, financial records, legal records, maps, correspondence, photographs, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1996-0010 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. Electric power company of Hartford, Connecticut. Hartford National Bank & Trust Company Records Finding Aid
1792-1976
350 linear feet Business and financial records, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, signature books, newspaper clippings, memorabilia. Collection Number: MSS 1995-0030 Founded in 1792 as the Hartford Bank. Hartford National Corporation Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1792-1995
180 linear feet Financial, corporate, loan, and customer records, advertisements and promotional publications, reports of bank examiners, memorabilia. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0300 Created in 1969 with the purchase of Hartford National Bank and Trust Company. Merged with Connecticut National Bank in 1982 and Shawmut National Corporation in 1988. Purchased by Fleet Bank in 1995. Hartford Stock Exchange Records Finding Aid
1918-1925
.25 linear feet Financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0376 Official quotation book of stock prices from businesses in the Hartford, Connecticut, area. Hartford Voter Registration Records Finding Aid
1840-1984
linear feet Voter registration records. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0055 Checklists of voters and voter registration cards from the city of Hartford, Connecticut. Hausman (Gerald) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1981
5.2 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0133 The collection contains manuscripts and correspondence pertaining to a significant number of Hausmanﾒs published books, in addition to the books and audiobooks themselves. Haymarket People's Fund Records Finding Aid
1971-1983
3 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1995-0021 Contains organization's files for its activities in Connecticut. Health Center Records (UConn) Finding Aid
n.d., 1963-1997
117.15 linear feet Administrative records, correspondence, reports, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0129 The University of Connecticut Health Center is a vibrant organization composed of the School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, John Dempsey Hospital, the UConn Medical Group and University Dentists. Founded in 1961, the Health Center pursues a mission of providing outstanding health care education in an environment of exemplary patient care, research and public service. The Health Center's main campus is situated on 162 acres in Farmington, CT. Heinold (George) Papers Finding Aid
1916-1982
7.25 linear feet Correspondence, Publications, Photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0204 This collection chronicles the literary and photographic career of George W. Heinold, a native of Madison, Connecticut and writer of popular stories about outdoor life, fishing, and hunting. Hewitt (Martha) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1911-1969
1.25 linear feet Correspondence, Photographs. Collection Number: MSS 2008-0042 Martha Hewitt was the wife of Dr. Harold Hewitt. Dr. Hewitt was a professor of chemistry and Dean of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Connecticut from 1947 until his retirement in February 1972. The collection contains a small amount of correspondence from Martha Hewitt to her family while traveling in Europe, documentation for her application to the DAR and other random personal papers. The majority of the photographs are of Mrs. Hewitt's family, although there are some of Dr. Hewitt. Hill (Henry) Papers Finding Aid
1805-1962
2.75 linear feet Correspondence, financial documents, legal documents, artifacts. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0122 The Hill Papers primarily consist of family correspondence to and from Henry Hill. Other correspondents include his wife, Lucy M.R. Hill, several of their ten children and various family relations. In addition, the collection contains materials pertaining to the business activities of the Hill and Russel families, particularly in regard to the acquisition of property. Several members of the Hill and Russel families were interested in genealogy and a genealogical report is included in the finding aid to assist researchers in identifying how the individuals are related. Hill (James M.) Papers Finding Aid
1831-1888
.75 linear foot Financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1996-0011 General store owner of North Madison, Connecticut. History Department Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1974-1978
.25 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0039 Materials pertaining to the programs and activities of the department. Ho (Fred) Papers Finding Aid
1892-1996
20 linear feet Correspondence and publications. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0036 Collection contains essays, articles, poetry, music, commentaries, critical reviews, speeches, video recordings and musical recordings written, performed and collected by Fred Ho [Asian American Musician, composer, writer and activist]. Hoffman (Rosekrans) Papers Finding Aid
1992
3 linear feet Correspondence and artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1994-0005 The collection consists of 12 pieces of correspondence and 41 pieces of original artwork pertaining to Jane Yolen's Mother Goose Songbook (1992). Hoffman Family Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1933-1998
9 linear feet Correspondence, photocopies, photographs, audio visual materials, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0106 The principal members of the Hoffman family present in the collection are John and Florence Hoffman; Abbie, Jack, and Phyllis, their children; Rose Shanberg, Florenceﾒs sister; and Anita Hoffman, Abbieﾒs second wife. Other family members that appear in the collection include Joan Hoffman, Jackﾒs wife; Sheila, Andrew, and Ilya "Amy" Hoffman, Abbieﾒs first wife and children; america, Abbie and Anitaﾒs son; and Johanna Lawrenson, Abbieﾒs common-law wife. Holley Manufacturing Company Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1847-1933
75 linear feet Correspondence, administrative records, financial records, sales records, labor records. Collection Number: MSS 1980-0028 Lakeville (town of Salisbury), Connecticut, firm which produced pocket cutlery and related products from 1844 to 1946. Homar (Lorenzo) Collection Finding Aid
1979
3 linear feet Posters. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0014 A portfolio of 14 posters designed by Homar. Honors Theses Collection Paper finding aid available in repositorylinear feet Theses. Collection Number: MSS 1987-0008 Theses produced by students in the University of Connecticut's (undergraduate) Honors Program. Hurlburt (Lena M.) Papers Finding Aid
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). Hurlbut (Clinton C.) Papers Finding Aid
1868-1975
2 linear feet Photographs, artifacts, publications. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0059 The collection consists of a switchyard layout diagram, published materials, photographs, and a signalman's hand lamp belonging to New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad signal superintendent Clinton C. Hurlbut, who worked for the railroad from 1912 to 1961. Hutchins (Elizabeth Dennis) Papers Finding Aid
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. Ihrke (Walter R.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1925-1988
21.1 linear feet Scores, Notes, Sound recordings, Publications. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0082 Walter Ihrke, a composer and musician, headed the music department at the University of Connecticut from 1949-1965. The collection contains scores and recordings as well as correspondence, publications and documentation of Ihrke's "Automated Musical Training" ["Ihrke Method"]. Impact Visuals Photograph Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1964-2000 [bulk 1983-1999]
4.75 linear feet Photographs, slides and negatives Collection Number: MSS 2003-0047 Photographs, slides and negatives primarily of South Africa and the anti-apartheid movement. Some supporting material on photo cooperatives and the shooting death of Abdul Shariff, one of the photographers represented in the collection. Ingalls (James A.) Papers Finding Aid
n.d.
29 linear feet Publications, union contracts. Collection Number: MSS 1992-0045 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 East Granby, Connecticut. Collection consists of papers collected by Ingalls in his forty years as a representative of the IUE. Includes IUE publications, union contracts, labor publications, and information about a strike at GE and arbitrations. Ingraham (Dudley) Papers Finding Aid
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. Ingraham (Edward) Papers Finding Aid
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. Institute of Public Service (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1945-1999
2.6 linear feet Publications, Brochures, Photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0083 Publications, brochures, photographs and materials associated with the programs and training offered by the University of Connecticut Institute of Public Service. Institute of Water Resources Records (UConn) Finding Aid
n.d., 1969-1986
.5 linear feet Correspondence, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1994-0074 The collection includes correspondence, reports, notes, fliers and publications of the Institute of Water Resouces at the University of Connecticut. The Special Reports have been removed and catalogued. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Canel Lodge 700 Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1958-1981
20 linear feet Administrative files, labor relation board case files. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0024 Lodge founded in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1959, organized by the machinists at the Canel Atomic Testing Lab, which was later taken over by Pratt & Whitney. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Aeronautical Industrial District Lodge 91 Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1937-1983
95 linear feet Administrative files, legal files, correspondence, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0017 The collection contains the working administrative and legal files of the union. Some financial documents are also included. The most significant event documented in this collection is the nine week strike from July to August 1960, involving Lodges 1746 and 743. The unfair labor practice and damage suits and counter suits filed after this strike continued throughout the 1960s. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local 1746A Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1964-1983
54.85 linear feet By-laws, contracts, publications, personnel records, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1990-0040 Lodge representing production workers at United Technologies Corporationﾒs Pratt and Whitney plants in Southington, Connecticut. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Lodge 1746 Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1943-1983
49 linear feet Administrative records, contracts and negotiations, financial records, membership material, employee information, job descriptions, publications, memorabilia. Collection Number: MSS 1983-0005 Chartered in 1945 representing production workers at United Technologies Corporationﾒs Pratt and Whitney plant in East Hartford, Connecticut. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Lodge 2126 Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1958-1961
.5 linear feet Correspondence, administrative records, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0121 The collection covers the period 1958 through 1961, although the majority of the materials are dated 1959-1960. The Lodge Records include correspondence, by-laws, agreements, minutes and financial records. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Lodge 707 Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1952-2002
18 linear feet Administrative files, scrapbooks. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0014 Chartered in 1974, representing machinists at United Aircraftﾒs Pratt and Whitney plant in North Haven, Connecticut. Originally organized as the United Automobile Workers Local 1234 in 1952. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Lodge 743 Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1950-1980
33 linear feet Administrative files, membership records. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0013 Chartered in 1941 to represent members of the International Association of Machinists at Hamilton Standard in East Hartford, Connecticut. In 1952 it moved to Windsor Locks, Connecticut. International Silver Company Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1853-1916
48 linear feet Financial records, correspondence, catalogs, memorabilia. Collection Number: MSS 1980-0008 Company formed through the purchase of twelve silver and cutlery companies in Connecticut, including Holmes & Edwards Silver Company of Bridgeport, Meriden Britannia Company of Meriden, Norwich Cutlery of Hartford, and William Rogers Manufacturing Company of Hartford; and the Manhattan Silver Plate Company of Lyons, New York. International Studies Committee Records (UConn) Finding Aid
n.d., 1985-1989
.2 linear feet Correspondence, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0343 Materials concerning the review of the program at the University of Connecticut. International Union of Steam Engineers, Local 62 Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1901-1905
.1 linear feet Correspondence, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0008 Labor union of steam-driven construction equipment operators of Danbury, Connecticut. Collection consists of correspondence, grievance reports, by-laws and constitution, and membership lists. Includes information about work conditions of the union members and a strike in 1904 International Women's Year Conference Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1973-1980
2.5 linear feet Administrative records, resolutions. Collection Number: MSS 1986-0003 Materials pertaining to the activities of the representatives to the Connecticut Conference. Italians of New London Oral History Collection Finding Aid
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. J. & E. Stevens Company Records Finding Aid
1888-1898
1 linear foot Financial records. Collection Number: MSS 2008-0024 Toy company of Cromwell, Connecticut, specializing in the manufacture of cast iron toys, especially mechanical iron banks and cap pistols. Collection consists of one financial ledger of the company listing expenses, suppliers and customers, including Montgomery Ward and Gimbel Brothers. J.B. Williams Company Records Finding Aid
1853-1956
85 linear feet Administrative, general, purchasing, sales, and labor records. Collection Number: MSS 1967-0001 Maker of menﾒs fine toiletries, including shaving cream, talcum powder, toilet soaps, and other toilet preparations, established in Glastonbury, Connecticut, in 1848. J.P. Harrington and Company Records Finding Aid
1860-1900
2.5 linear feet Financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1979-0007 General merchants of Collinsville, Connecticut. Jacobus (Lee A.) Photograph Collection Paper finding aid available in repository
1975-1977
8 linear feet Photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1975-0006 The collection consists of photographs of Northeastern Connecticut made by Lee A. Jacobus under the direction of the Northeast Planning Region of Connecticut. Jarvis (Chester D.) Papers Finding Aid
1909-1913
.25 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0136 Chester D. Jarvis (1876-1948) was a horticulturist who worked at the Connecticut Agricultural College from 1906-1915. He began in the Agricultural Experiment Station and was later named director of the reorganized Extension Service in 1913. Jarvis served in the latter capacity until 1915 when he became a specialist in Agricultural Education for the Department of Agriculture. Johansen (Elaine) Papers Finding Aid
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. Johnson (Nancy L.) Papers Finding Aid
circa 1980-2007
205.4 linear feet Correspondence, reports, administrative records, clippings, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 2007-0008 The papers of Congresswoman Nancy Lee Johnson. 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. Jones (Clyde) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1962-1987
2 linear feet Administrative records, school records, photocopies, notes. Collection Number: MSS 2004-0102 The professional papers of Dr. CLyde Jones, a retired faculty member affiliated with the School of Family Studies (formerly Home Economics). Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust, Inc. Records Finding Aid
[1675], 1963-2006
3 linear feet Administrative records, By-Laws, publications. Collection Number: MSS 2007-0027 Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust is a membership organization formed in 1966 to receive gifts of money and land, or to buy land of historic, aesthetic, or scientific value, to be preserved for the benefit of future generations. Its region of concern includes the northeast Connecticut towns of Andover, Ashford, Chaplin, Columbia, Coventry, Franklin, Hampton, Lebanon, Mansfield, Scotland, Tolland, Willington, and Windham. Together with Joshua's Trust conservation restriction easements these properties create significant green corridors throughout the region, often abutting other agency's protected lands, watersheds, and trails. Records document the operations, activities and programs of the organization and include founding documents, by-laws, annual reports, meeting minutes, subject files, newsclippings, photographs and publications. Kaplan (Edward) Papers Finding Aid
1955-1983
.15 linear feet Manuscripts, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0015 Manuscripts of poems. Kellems (Vivien) Papers Finding Aid
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. Kellogg (Steven) Collection Finding Aid
1997
4 linear feet Artifact. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0072 The collection consists of a stuffed toy in a plastic jar [Mysterious Tadpole & Toy in a Jar, Penguin Putnam, 1997] and drawings by Kellogg created during a Childrenﾒs Bookfair event. Kelly (Robert) Papers Finding Aid
1967-1969
.1 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 2001-0081 The collection contains correspondence between George Minkoff, Robert Kelly and "Button", primarily in regard to the publication of a broadside of Common Shore, Book 5. Kennelly (Barbara) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1977-1998
79.3 linear feet Correspondence, reports, speeches, notes. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0369 Barbara Bailey Kennelly represented Connecticut in Congress for 17 years, leaving in 1999 as the highest ranking woman member in the history of the House of Representatives to that time. The collection includes correspondence to and from constituents and colleagues, notes, research materials, speeches, official congressional documents, congressional records, press clips, photographs, audio and video tapes, and special interest reports. Kent Iron Company Records Finding Aid
1832-1882
12.5 linear feet Administrative records, labor records, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1979-0009 Formed in 1864 by a group of residents of Kent, Connecticut. Keyes (Wilma) Papers Finding Aid
1926-1972
1.8 linear feet Correspondence, publications, administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0019 From 1938 to 1963, Wilma Keyes was an assistant professor of Related Arts at the University of Connecticut, School of Home Economics. When she arrived at the University of Connecticut only five art courses were being offered. During her tenure she developed and taught over 20 new art courses and saw the beginning of the School of Fine Arts as a distinct department from the School of Home Economics. At the time of her retirement, over 60 courses were being offered in the arts program. Khairallah (Edward) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1958-1996
13.5 linear feet Administrative Records, Correspondence, Galley proofs, Manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0305 The collection contains the professional papers of Edward A. Khairallah, Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, at the University of Connecticut. King (George, IV) Alternative Press Collection Finding Aid
2001-2003
2.5 linear feet Publications, posters, brochures, fliers. Collection Number: MSS 2001-0100 The collection includes publications, newspapers and fliers concerning the anti-war activities, independent media, People's Summit (September 2001, Washington, D.C.) the Attack on America (September 2001), and World Economic Forum (February 2002). Klak (Helen A.) Papers Finding Aid
1989-1990
1 linear foot Illustrations. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0114 The collection contains illustrations, separations, correspondence and a published copy of the book. Klar (James S.) Photograph Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1974-1976
5 linear feet Photographs, negatives, and slides. Collection Number: MSS 1990-0036 Photographer of southern New England railroad stations. Koller (James) Papers Finding Aid
1959-1986
5 linear feet Correspondence, photographs, manuscripts, typescripts, notes. Collection Number: MSS 1974-0002 The collection primarily consists of letters to James Koller from various friends and colleagues (including Philip Whalen) and original manuscripts and typescripts of Koller's poetry and novels. Krauss (Ruth) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1929-1992
40.25 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, proofs, galleys, sketches, illustrations. Collection Number: MSS 1994-0007 The Ruth Krauss Papers span the late 1920s to the early 1990s (bulk dates 1950s-1980s) and includes materials pertaining to Krauss's writing for children and for adults, from the earliest stages to final, published works. The collection also includes correspondence and financial records, and some material related to Kraussﾒs husband David Liesk (Crockett Johnson). The collection, especially in the Childrenﾒs Literature series, is incomplete; the papers contain little or no materials pertaining to some of Kraussﾒs works, especially some of the earlier ones. Krupinski (Loretta) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1990-2002
19.75 linear feet Artwork, correspondence, manuscripts, photocopies. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0116 The collection contains original and final artwork, sketches, correspondence, proofs, layouts, book dummies, illustrations, and galleys for twenty-three books illustrated by Loretta Krupinski. Labor Education Center Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1949-1970
13.25 linear feet Administrative files, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1981-0005 Established to fulfill the educational, consultation and research needs of Connecticut's union, employee organizations and their members in the field of labor education. Ladd (Everett C., Jr.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1959-2000
51.2 linear feet Correspondence, publications, research materials, survey data. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0038 The collection contains the professional papers of Dr. Ladd, professor of political science and director of the Roper Center at the University of Connecticut. LaMay (Robert A.) Railroad Collection Finding Aid3 linear feet Timetables, publications. Collection Number: MSS 2002-0121 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. Timetables and other printed literature associated with Amtrak and the New Haven Railroad. Lamson (George H.) Collection Finding Aid
ca. 1920-1935
.25 linear feet Correspondence, clippings, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1983-0006 Mr. George H. Lamson, Jr. was a faculty member at Connecticut Agricultural College for over twenty-five years. Professor of Zoology and Entomology, Lamson became the Dean of the Division of Arts and Sciences until his death in 1931. He is best known for his research on parasitic insects. Landauer (Walter) Collection Finding Aid
1919-1996
4 linear feet Correspondence, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1993-0057 The collection consists of materials pertaining to Dr. Landauer's research in genetics. Latin American Newspapers Collection Finding Aid
1800-
960 linear feet Newspapers. Collection Number: MSS 1994-0008 Politics, commerce, social life, and other Latin American and Caribbean affairs of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are covered in the approximately 2000 titles of the Latin American Newspapers Collection. The collection is strongest for the late nineteenth century and contains newspapers from virtually every country of Latin America and the Caribbean. The most notable portion of the collection is represented by newspapers from Bolivia and Peru. Twenty-nine cities of Bolivia are represented with major holdings from the cities of La Paz and Cochabamba. Newspaper titles are available from 18 cities of Peru. Examples of some of the larger runs in the collection include El Comercio (La Paz); El Comercio de Bolivia (La Paz); La (La Paz); El Tel￩grafo (La Paz); and El Heraldo (Cochabamba). Lawson (Marie) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1955-1956
1 linear foot Manuscripts, dummies, artwork. Collection Number: MSS 2002-0127 Marie Lawson, resident of Westport, Connecticut, was an author and illustrator of books for young people. The collection contains research notes, drafts, dummies, and illustrations for her "Strange Sea Stories" and a number of apparently unpublished works. Leavenworth Family Papers Finding Aid
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. Legal and Legislative Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1881-1982
1 linear foot Publications. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0125 As Connecticut's state university and its land-grant college, the University of Connecticut's history has largely been shaped by its relationships with the state and federal governments. The present collection is intended to bring together the state and federal legislation and the judicial cases, which have defined those relationships, together with contemporary discussions of these matters. Lepore (Dominick J.) Papers Finding Aid
1929-1992
1.3 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1985-0007 This collection consists of material dating from Mr. Lepore's graduation from Enfield High School in 1929 and ends with his published poetry in 1986. It includes his educational experiences as a student and then as a teacher, his work for the government, his poetry and his personal correspondence. The bulk of the collection falls into these last two areas. Levitt (Alan) Papers Finding Aid
2000-2002
.25 linear feet Documents. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0125 Collection consists of two unpublished documents compiled or annotated by Mr. Levitt, "Station names used by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and its Predecessor, Constituent, Absorbed and Operated Railways and their Successors" and "Chronological History of the New Haven Railroad, 1760-1951." Lewin (Ted and Betsy) Papers Finding Aid
ca. 1973-ca.1990
2 linear feet Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0069 The collection contains watercolor illustrations from two books by Ted Lewin [The Ghost of Grannoch Moor, William MacKellar, 1973 and The Witch of Glen Gowrie, William MacKellar, 1978] and one by Betsy Lewin [Araminta's Paintbox, Karen Ackerman, 1990]. Proofs for the last title are also included. Libassi (F. Peter) Papers Finding Aid
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. Literary Correspondence and Manuscript Collection Finding Aid
1929-1990
1 linear foot Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 2001-0078 The collection contains single letters and literary manuscripts, or groups of fewer that ten (10) items, not part of a larger collection of papers. It includes manuscripts and letters by James Broughton, Andrei Codrescu, Edward Dahlberg, Robert Duncan, William Everson, Kenneth Koch, James Schuyler, Anne Waldman, and others. Little (Eleanor H.) Papers Finding Aid
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. Lodge (John Davis) Collection Finding Aid
1950-1986
.1 linear feet Manuscript. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0038 The collection contains excerpts from the diary of John L. DeForest. Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1957-1971
2 linear feet Administrative files. Collection Number: MSS 1971-0002 Established in 1957 by Gerald M. Loeb, author of The Battle for Investment Survival, to reward authors whose writings in business and finance report and explain the mechanics, strengths, problems, and values of American capitalism and enterprise. Lowenthal (Larry) Papers Finding Aid
1980s-2000
3 linear feet Research files, publications, maps, correspondence, flyers. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0113 Research files compiled by the author of Titanic Railroad: The Southern New England, the Story of New England's Last Great Railroad War. Lubell (Samuel) Papers Finding Aid284.5 linear feet Correspondence, research, polls, reports, data. Collection Number: MSS 1996-0013 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. Luitweiler (James C.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1906-1981
2 linear feet Correspondence and reports. Collection Number: MSS 1992-0048 The collection materials concerning the activities of the Legation in South America and National City Bank of New York, as well as materials concerning the retention of the Panama Canal. Lumsden (Arthur J.) Papers Finding Aid
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. Lynch (Peter E.) Railroad Collection Finding Aid
1870, 1910-1969
.5 inear feet Administrative records, drawings, publications. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0099 The Peter E. Lynch Railroad Collection consists of materials almost exclusively associated with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (a.k.a. New Haven Railroad), including timetables, arranged package car service lists, and train order forms. Also includes a Western Maryland Railroad mortgage bond (1870) and a Penn Central timetable (1969). M.S. Brooks Company Records Finding Aid
1864-1944
5 linear feet Financial records. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0081 Screw eye and screw manufacturer of Chester, Connecticut, founded in 1848. MacDonald (Suse) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1979-2002
41 linear feet Artwork, dummies, illustrations, sketches, drawings. Collection Number: MSS 2004-0085 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. Collection contains artwork, illustrations, correspondence and related materials pertaining to Sus MacDonald, awarding winning author/illustrator of over ten children's books. Mackley (George) - Keyes (Wilma) Correspondence Collection Finding Aid
1949-1983
.25 linear feet and 8 framed pieces Correspondence. Engravings. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0205 The collection contains correspondence from George Mackley, Elizabeth (Lib) Andrews, Harold Hugo, Emily Mackley and Pamela Mackley to Wilma Keyes from 1949 through 1983. Also included are 8 examples of Mackleyﾒs work. Maker (David) Collection of the UConn Marching Band (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1969-1983
2.75 linear feet Correspondence, Design drawings, Scores. Collection Number: MSS 2009-0067 The collection contains musical scores arranged and drills designed for the University of Connecticut Marching Band by David Maker. Makowsky ( Fred Otto) Papers Finding Aid
1890s-1952
6 linear feet Photographs. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0039 Photographs of New York, New Haven & Hartford trains taken by a railroad enthusiast of Springdale, Connecticut. Malleable Iron Fittings Company Records Finding Aid
undated, 1842-1962
83 linear feet Production ledgers, melting reports, inventory and shipment books, order books, salesbooks, correspondence, payroll books. Collection Number: MSS 1982-0004 Branford, Connecticut, metal foundry, founded in 1841. Maloney (Francis T.) Papers Finding Aid
1929-1959
5 linear feet Correspondence, notes, scrapbooks. Collection Number: MSS 1979-0010 Francis T. Maloney was elected as a Democratic member to the 73rd Congress in 1933, and in 1934 was elected to the United States Senate. While in the Senate he chaired the Special Committee Investigating Gasoline and Fuel Shortages. He also was chairman of the Special Committee to Study International Petroleum Production and Distribution. Maloney was reelected to the Senate in 1940. Mansfield (CT) League of Women Voters Records Finding Aid
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. Mansfield Organ Pipe Works Records Finding Aid
undated, 1881-1934
4 linear feet Financial records, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1986-0005 Established in 1841 in Mansfield, Connecticut; specialized in making wooden pipes and other wooden organ parts such as stoppers, trackers, rack pins, and pipe feet. Marks (Harry J.) Papers Finding Aid
undated
27.3 linear feet Correspondence, notes, lectures, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0031 Inventory of the papers of Harry Marks, professor of History at the University of Connecticut. Marshall (James) Papers Finding Aid
1965-1999
14 linear feet Artwork, sketchbooks. Collection Number: MSS 1986-0006 The collection contains original art, dummies, manuscripts, proofs, and sketchbooks for approximately sixty books and short stories. There is almost no correspondence. Marzollo (Jean) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1993-2001
3 linear feet Correspondence, Drafts, CD-ROMs. Collection Number: MSS2006-0181 The collection contains professional and personal correspondence, photographs, drafts, essays, newspaper clippings and ephemera. Mason (Eva B.) Papers Finding Aid
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. May (Elizabeth E.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1901-1996
12 linear feet Correspondence, reports, administrative records, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0119 Major topics included in the collection are Home Economics, Rehabilitation and related issues, and education. Mayer Collection of Fat Liberation Finding Aid
1967-1983
.75 linear feet Correspondence, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1990-0057 Correspondence relating to fat Americans and strategies for their liberation and societal restraints, chiefly with persons associated with Fat Underground (Los Angeles), Fat Liberation Front (New Haven), Fat Liberator Publications (New Haven, Minneapolis), and National Association to Aid Fat Americans. McKain (David) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1964-1997
3.25 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 2004-0088 David McKain is an award winning author and retired University of Connecticut faculty member (Avery Point Campus). McKain's papers contain manuscripts of edited and unedited written works, as well as professional correspondence and related documents. McKinney (Stewart B.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1970-1986
173.5 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1992-0049 McKinney served as a State Representative in Connecticutﾒs General Assembly, 1966-1970 and was a minority leader of the State House of Representatives, 1969-1970. McKinney was first elected as a Republican from the 4th District to the 92nd Congress on November 3, 1970, and was re-elected 8 times, 1972-1986. Mead (Robert G., Jr.) Papers Finding Aid
1939-2000
5 linear feet Correspondence, articles, notes. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0027 The collection includes materials pertaining to Dr. Mead's work with the Office of Strategic Services and his career as a language professor at the University of Connecticut. Mechanical Bank Research Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1867-2008
2.5 linear feet Photocopies, DVD Collection Number: MSS 2008-0098 The Mechanical Bank Research Collection consists of copies from scrapbooks compiled about the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America and mechanical banks, copies of patents and advertising, publications created and compiled for the MBCA annual conventions, newsletters, an issue of "Mechanical Music: Journal of the Music Box Society International," and a DVD comprised mostly of lectures done at the MBCA meetings. Meriden-Wallingford Hospital School of Nursing Records Finding Aid
undated, 1929-1999
7.5 linear feet Administrative records, minutes, correspondence, publications. Collection Number: MSS 2005-0092 The Meriden-Wallingford School of Nursing traces its history to the establishment of the Meriden Hospital Nursing program in 1892. The program flourished from the 1890s until 1973 when it was phased out, following the national trend to move nursing programs from the hospital environment to a collegiate environment. The last class graduated in 1976. Mexican Broadsides and Pamphlet Collection Finding Aid
early 19th century
circa 300 items Broadsides, pamphlets. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0110 Approximately 300 Mexican broadsides consisting mainly of governmental decrees, proclamations, and circulars from the first half of the nineteenth century. This collection includes documents on such subjects as the economy, farming, elections, and military and ecclesiastical communications. Also included is a manuscript hacienda account book of the Marquesa de Apartado from 1850. Mikhailov (Georgii) Collection Finding Aid2.25 linear feet Collection Number: MSS 1991-0058 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. Miles (Garry A.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1926-1969
1 linear foot Diaries. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0145 Garry A. Miles was an instructor at the University of Connecticut from 1933 (Extension, Asst. Poultryman 1933-?; Instructor, Poultry Husbandry by 1940-1943) . Mills (Lauren A.) Papers Finding Aid
1986-1993
2.75 linear feet Sketches, illustrations, manuscripts, dummies. Collection Number: MSS 1994-0009 The collection contains sketches, illustrations, correspondence, manuscripts, drafts, dummies and proofs for six books illustrated by Lauren Mills. Of these six books, Ms. Mills authored two as well as illustrating them. The collection includes "The Rag Coat", "Tatterhood and the Hobgoblins, A Norwegian Folktale", "Where the Towers Pierce the Sky" (jacket only)," Anne of Green Gables", "Elfabet, An ABC of Elves" (CLC C1842), and "The Tsar's Promise". Minor (Wendell) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1970-2004
8.25 linear feet Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 2004-0075 The Wendell Minor Papers include incomplete sets of manuscripts, dummies, sketches, drawings, illustrations, and proofs associated with fifteen books illustrated by Wendell Minor. The collection also contains greeting cards and posters illustrated by Minor. Morico ( Lawrence F.) Papers Finding Aid
ca. 1954-1958
1 linear foot Syllabi, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0076 The collection includes materials relating to Mr. Morico's education at the University of Connecticut. Mr. Morico graduated in 1958. Morrison (Bruce A.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1980-2000
106 linear feet Administrative records, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0021 The collection contains materials pertaining to Mr. Morrision's activities while serving as United State Congressman representing Connecticut's Third District. Moser (Barry) Papers Finding Aid
1968-1998
34 linear feet Artwork, research notes, sketches, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1992-0050 The holdings do not include many original watercolors, the collection does contain a wide assortment of supplementary materials used in the design and production of Moserﾒs childrenﾒs books. Moss (Alfred E.) Collection Finding Aid
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. Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Connecticut Records Finding Aid
1925-1987
6 linear feet Correspondence, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1994-0061 The collection contains materials dating from 1925 through 1987, although the bulk of the collection dates from 1971-1981. The files are the result of a letter sent to several Grand Masters of the Lodge requesting their personal papers concerning freemasonry in Connecticut. Included in the collection is correspondence, reports, publications, photographs, addresses, lectures, ephemera and newspaper clippings all concerning the Lodge and its activities and members. National Conference on Organized Resistance Collection Finding Aid
2001-2003
l.75 inear feet Publications, posters, fliers, brochures. Collection Number: MSS 2002-0013 The collection contains materials distributed at the Conference to attendees. Groups and organizations staff tables which contain fliers, publications, brochures and other materials describing the groups' interests and activities. Additional materials are also distributed at topic specific presentations and discussions. Nelson (Marilyn [Waniek]) Papers Finding Aid
1963-1992
2 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, poetry. Collection Number: MSS 1992-0056 The collection contains correspondence from Nelson's MFA students at Vermont College and from other poets, personal notebooks, photographs, manuscripts of poetry and translations and term papers written while Nelson was a student. New American Poetry Circuit Records Finding Aid
1969-1974
1 linear foot Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0206 A cooperative organized to arrange and promote poetry readings for its registered poets in universities and colleges; founded and directed by Jeanetta L. Jones from an office in Berkeley, California. The idea of the cooperative was mooted by Jeanetta Jones through her correspondence with Clayton Eshleman. New England Anarchist Bookfair Collection Finding Aid
2001
.15 linear feet Publications, fliers, brochures. Collection Number: MSS 2002-0012 The collection contains fliers, brochures and publications collected at the Third Annual Bookfair held at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. New England Archivists, Inc. Records Finding Aid
1969-
28 linear feet Administrative records, minutes, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1992-0012 The collection consists of the official records of the organization. New England Steam Gauge Company Records Finding Aid
n.d., 1912-1961
3.25 linear feet Correspondence, shipping orders, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1980-0030 Niantic, Connecticut, manufacturer of locomotive and air brake gauges and parts. New Haven Railroad Construction Photograph Collection Finding Aid
ca. 1890
.25 linear feet Photographs. Collection Number: MSS 2002-0023 The collection consists of 19 photographs of the construction of New Haven Railroad tracks and bridges in the Norwalk and East Norwalk area in Connecticut, from the 1890s. New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association Collection Finding Aid
1886-1970
linear feet Financial records, administrative files, annual reports. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0177 Association dedicated to preserving the history of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (also known as the New Haven Railroad, or NHRR), a major freight and passenger carrier in southern New England. Collection consists of records of the railroad, not the historical association. New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association Map Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1872-1930s
57.5 linear feet Maps. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0377 Maps and track plans of property in Connecticut, Massachusetts, eastern New York, and Rhode Island belonging to the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company and its predecessors, including the Hartford & New Haven Railroad, the Housatonic Railroad, the Naugatuck Railroad, the New York & New England Railroad, and the New York & New Haven Railroad. New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association Valuation Map Collection Finding Aid
1915-1916
50 linear feet Maps. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0378 Archival and working maps of rail lines and real estate in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, some originating with companies like the Old Colony Railroad. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Abandoned Structures Collection Finding Aid
1911-1964
1 linear foot Floor plans, survey cards, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0025 Information about structures that the New Haven Railroad either abandoned, sold, or razed between 1911 and 1964. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Bridge Capacity List Collection Finding Aid
ca. 1969
1.5 linear feet Track lists. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0135 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.Tables representing trackage in New England, with a record of the computations of capacity of bridges along various routes, done for the Penn Central Railroad, which succeeded the New Haven Railroad in 1969. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Electrification Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1914-1973
4 linear feet Correspondence, blueprints, publications, photocopies. Collection Number: MSS 2002-0016 The focus of the collection is on electrification, or the installation of overhead wire or third rail power distribution facilities to enable operation of trains hauled by electric locomotives, of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Glass Negative Collection Finding Aid
circa 1900-1922
4 linear feet Negatives. Collection Number: MSS 2007-0055 This collection consists of 149 plate glass negatives of images of railroad cars, primarily those of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, from the early 20th century. Many of the negatives are exterior shots of coaches, dining cars, state room/sleeping cars, parlor cars, and freight cars. The collection also includes interior views of these various railroad cars. One image of particular interest is an overhead view of a gondola car with a locomotive in the background. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Photograph Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1900-1971
1.5 linear feet Photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0132 Photographs of railroad equipment, stations, and crossings associated with the New Haven Railroad. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Photographic Negative Collection Finding Aid
ca. 20th century
.5 linear feet Photographic negatives. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0134 Photographic negatives of railroad stations associated with the New Haven Railroad. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Predecessor Companies Collection Finding Aid
1880-1910
.5 linear feet Correspondence, administrative records, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0136 Historical documents associated with fourteen southern New England railroads, including the Central New England Railway, the Housatonic Railroad, and the New York and New England Railroad. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Records Finding Aid
1802-1980
linear feet Administrative files, legal records, financial records, annual reports. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0009 Major railroad system in southern New England from 1872 to 1969. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Scrapbook Collection Finding Aid
1880-1889
.5 linear feet Scrapbooks. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0137 Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings concerning schedule changes, accidents, stock sales, complaints about train whistles associated with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Small Format Photograph and Postcard Collection Finding Aid
1870s-1960s
.5 linear feet Photographs, postcards. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0133 Photographs of cars, trains, locomotives, and stations associated with the New Haven Railroad and the Central New England Railway. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Station and Structure Drawings Collection Finding Aid
1886-1964
295 items Architectural drawings. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0138 The collection consists of 295 architectural drawings of 36 railroad stations, engine houses, signal stations and towers, and auxiliary buildings built by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad from 1886 to 1964. The maps are organized by job number; following the description of each plan is its print number. It is worth noting that two of the stations were designed by prominent architects Henry Bacon and Cass Gilbert. Newcomer (Earl H.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1940-1969
.25 linear feet Articles. Collection Number: MSS 1987-0028 Earl Newcomer worked at the University of Connecticut from January 1, 1948 until his retirement on September 20, 1968. He was hired as an Associate Professor of Botany and was promoted to full professor in 1962. Professor Newcomer was a nationally recognized cytogist. Niagara Frontier Review Records Finding Aid
1964
.1 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1990-0055 The collection consists of correspondence and submissions addressed to Charles Boer from LeRoi Jones, Robert Creeley and Robert Kelly. Also included are photocopies of manuscripts by Charles Olson. Nirenstein National Realty Map Company Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1909-1983
28 linear feet Administrative records, financial records, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0039 Map and atlas company based in Springfield, Massachusetts, founded in 1925 by Nathan Nirenstein (1890-1973). Nolan (Dennis) Papers Finding Aid
ca. 1976-1994
10.5 linear feet Manuscripts, drafts, dummies, proofs. Collection Number: MSS 1994-0010 The collection contains materials relating to twenty-two books. Mr. Nolan has either written, illustrated or contributed to the design of all of the books represented in the collection. Materials include manuscripts, book plans, revisions, drafts, sketches, some original drawings, dummies, proofs, paste ups, and production proofs (folded and gathered). There is very little finished artwork in the collection (identified as illustrations rather than sketches). Norse (Harold) Collection Finding Aid
1967-1968
.1 linear feet Correspondence, manuscript. Collection Number: MSS 2001-0027 The collection consists of one yearﾒs correspondence between Harold Norse and George R. Minkoff. The topic of the correspondence is the publication of the "long poem" entitled Christmas on Earth. A manuscript of the poem is included with the correspondence as is a copy of the contract between the two men detailing the publication of the poem. North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) Collection Finding Aid
1950s-1990s
135 linear feet Photocopies, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0119 Ephemera and serials relating to socioeconomic and political conditions in Latin America. Its principal strength is in primary sources such as serials, reports, fliers, pamphlets, posters, manuscripts, and correspondence. The most notable holdings occur for Central America, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Latin America and Nicaragua. North East Map Organization (NEMO) Records Finding Aid
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). North East Organization for Nursing (NEON) Records Finding Aid
1968-1995
2.5 linear feet Minutes, correspondence, publications, and meeting materials. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0130 Official records of the major New England regional nursing association. Notley (Alice) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1970-1992
2 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0222 The collection consists primarily of correspondence and collages. Nutmeg Finding Aid
1915-1989
74 digital files Digital PDF files. Collection Number: The student body of Connecticut Agricultural College produced the first official student annual to commemorate the activities of the Class of 1915. Published continuously since then, the Nutmeg has documented the growth, development, expansion and history of the University of Connecticut through its student body. Olcott (James B.) Papers Finding Aid
1883-1916
1.75 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1977-0003 James B. Olcott was a member of the first Board of Trustees of Storrs Agricultural School, now the University of Connecticut. Olson (Charles) Research Collection Finding Aid
ca. 1930-1969
130 linear feet Correspondence, personal papers, manuscripts, notebooks, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1969-0001 The Charles Olson Research Collection contains the literary works, correspondence, photographs, and personal, professional, and family papers of writer and poet Charles Olson. This collection also includes some administrative records of Black Mountain College. Only the portions of the collection that have been processed are represented in the finding aid. As additional series are processed the information will be updated. Olson (Ernest R., Jr.) Railroad Collection Finding Aid
1890-1979
8 linear feet Broadsides, correspondence, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0053 Broadsides from the 1890s relating to railroads in the Pennsylvania and Maryland region, and correspondence, memos, and ICC reports about transportation regulation. One Hundred Years of Women at UConn Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1991-1992
2.5 linear feet Correspondence, clippings, flyers, brochures. Collection Number: MSS 1993-0060 The 1991-1992 academic year at UConn marked the 100th anniversary of women on the Storrs campus. The anniversary was celebrated by a year-long series of programs to commemorate the achievements of women, particularly those at the University of Connecticut. Oppenheimer (Joel) Papers Finding Aid
1947-1988
100 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts. Collection Number: MSS 1990-0056 Born in Yonkers in 1930, Joel Oppenheimer was a student of Charles Olson's at Black Mountain College from 1950-1953. He published over a dozen books of poetry, a play, a book on baseball, and was a columnist for the "Village Voice" from 1968 to 1984. Oppenheimer was the first director of the St. Mark's Poetry Project in Greenwich Village (from 1966 to 1968) and was an active teacher of poetry throughout his life. He died of complications from cancer in 1988. The collection contains only a small amount of Oppenheimer's writing and correspondence prior to his time at Black Mountain College. The Black Mountain period itself is also represented somewhat poorly, although there are a few items of ephemera. The content of the collection becomes more comprehensive in the late 1950s and into the 1960s, with a substantial number of poetry manuscripts and a wider range of correspondence. While most all of Oppenheimer's published poems are represented in the collection, it is difficult to discern between first drafts and later copies. Oyez Press Records Finding Aid
1963-1987
24 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0208 The collection consists largely of Robert Hawley's personal papers and records with regard to the Oyez Press from 1963 to 1988. Pancallo (Ralph J.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1882-1984
7.25 linear feet Publications, by-laws, administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1994-0077 Mr. Pancallo was a long-standing member of the International Typographical Union (now the Communications Workers of America). He joined ITU in 1935 and in 1958, he took the position of Representative of the I.T.U., a position he held until his retirement in 1979. Ralph Pancallo also served as vice president of the Connecticut State Labor Council, secretary and president of the New Britain Central Labor Council, and as both president and treasurer of the New Britain Typographical Union #679 (now the Connecticut Typographical Union #679). Parker (Robert Andrew) Papers Finding Aid
1996
2 linear feet Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0153 Born in 1927 in New Jersey, Parker is the illustrator of over forty childrenﾒs books. His work has been recognized with several prizes: 1970 Caldecott Honor for Pop Corn and Ma Goodness by Edna Mitchell Preston, 1972 American Institute of Graphics Arts Book Show for Liamﾒs Catch by Dorothy Parker and a 1982 American Library Association Notable Book award for The Whistling Skeleton edited by John Bierhorst. Paterson (Thomas G.) Papers Finding Aid
1836-2002
40 linear feet Correspondence, research notes, lectures. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0365 The collection contains Paterson's working and professional papers including research, manuscripts, lectures, and correspondence. Pendleton (Susan B.) Papers Finding Aid
1926-1969
.4 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1969-0002 The collection contains letters written to Charles Coleman Sellers of Ardmore,, Pennsylvania from Susan B. Pendleton of Hebron, Connecticut. Some of the letters are also addressed to "Helen", presumably Mrs. Charles Sellers. The poems in folder #10 were all included in correspondence sent to Mrs. Catherine Maybury Seelye of the Acquisitions Department in Wilbur Cross Library, University of Connecticut. Penmaen Press Records Finding Aid
1967-1999
6 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0025 Collection consists primarily of correspondence and other materials relating to projects undertaken by McCurdy under the Penmaen imprint. Project folders typically include correspondence, manuscript drafts, galley proofs, and publicity materials relating to the work (sometimes including reviews). The published versions of most of these works are available through the Dodd Center (the call numbers are listed in a note at the end of this finding aid). The materials making up the Face to Face project are comprehensive, detailing preliminary visions for the project, working correspondence with each of the contributors, and specific records dealing with the binding and production of the finished work. The collection also includes broadsides signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Allen Ginsberg. Penmaen/Busyhaus Collection: The Correspondence of Michael McCurdy and Robert Hauser Finding Aid
1967-
5 linear feet Correspondence. Artwork, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0126 The collection consists of primarily of the correspondence of Robert Hauser and Michael McCurdy, friends and business partners from 1967 to 2003, as well as detailed documentation of the their collaboration in the creation of "Face to Face". In addition, the collection contains prospectus mailers, signed prints, original wood block engravings, and photographs ranging from 1967 to 2000, which document both the friendship and professional collaboration of the two men. Peoples of Connecticut Project Records Finding Aid
1897-1980
24 linear feet Correspondence, financial records, reports, newletters, cookbooks, oral history interviews, publications Collection Number: MSS 1979-0014 Records associated with an interdepartmental project at University of Connecticut, founded in 1974 to provide learning and teaching tools to Connecticut secondary schools, in order to increase awareness of ethnic groups and cultural diversity in the Connecticut. Petersen (Will) Papers Finding Aid
1957-1990
.15 linear feet Correspondence. Typescripts. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0209 Collection includes correspondence from Cid Corman (1957-1960), written while Petersen was living in Japan and Corman was in Europe, Japan and San Francisco. The letters contain extensive discussions of literature and philosophy, Cormanﾒs experiences as a teacher in Japan, and the literary scene in San Francisco. Also includes one letter from Corman to Gary Snyder (1957) and a copy of Petersenﾒs The Day of the Hundred Dances (1975) with holograph notes, two versions of ﾓSeptember Ridgeﾔ (photocopies of annotated and corrected typescripts), published in Gary Snyder: Dimensions of a Life; and photocopies of Berkeley Bussei 1956, with holograph notes. Phi Kappa Phi Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1951-1994
.1 linear feet Programs, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1995-0054 The collection primarily consists of the organization's published programs. Pierpont (Arthur J.) Papers Finding Aid
n.d., 1902-1926
.25 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1985-0022 Arthur Joseph Pierpont was born 3 December 1876. He was a 1895 graduate of Storrs Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut. A noted authority on agricultural matters, Mr. Pierpont was a member of the Waterbury Milk Producers Association, Trustee of his alma mater (Connecticut Agricultural College as of 1899) and manager of the College's Gilbert Farm, a working farm in Georgetown, Connecticut bequeathed to the College in 1906. Podwal (Mark) Papers Finding Aid
1998-2000
1 linear foot Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0093 The collection includes promotional materials, three pieces of original art and an incomplete set of proofs for "King Solomon and his Magic Ring." Poras Collection of Vietnam War Memorabilia Finding Aid
undated, 1931-2001
1.2 linear feet Artifacts, Books, Comic Books, Clippings, Pamphlets, Photographs, Posters, Video Recordings. Collection Number: MSS 2007-0124 Materials from the American Vietnam War era, including American and Vietnamese propaganda, posters from the pro-war and anti-war movements, as well as artifacts from American soldiers who served in the war. Powys Family Collection Finding Aid
1927-1959
1 linear foot Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1968-0001 The collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence of four members of the Powys family: (John, Theodore, Laurence (Francis) and Gertrude May (1877-1952); and newsclippings, portraits (sketches), and photographs. Also included is a portfolio of wood engravings by Gertrude. The bulk of the collection concerns John Cowper Powys and was acquired from him by a collector, Rex Parady. This portion of the collection includes correspondence between Powys and Parady in which Powys identifies various manuscripts and other items. President's Office Records (UConn) Finding Aid
n.d., 1881-
linear feet Administrative records, financial records, correspondence, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1969-0004 Records of the chief administrative officer of the University of Connecticut and its predecessor institutions. The records are subdivided by administration and identified by the name of the president. Price Administration, Office of, Hartford Branch Records (CT) Finding Aid
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. Provost's Office Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1931-
linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0003 Administrative files from the Office of the Provost, including the administrations of C.B. Gentry and A.E. Waugh through the more recent tenures of Anthony DiBenedetto and Julius Elias. Public Information (Office of--University Communications) Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1922-1981
linear feet Administrative records, press releases, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, Collection Number: MSS 1979-0011 Administrative files from the University's Office of Public Information. The office was responsible for the creation and distribution of information about the University, its faculty, staff and students until the establishment of the current University Relations office. Puerto Rican Civil Court Documents Collection Finding Aid
1844-1900
5.2 linear feet Legal records. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0130 Included are approx. 5000 documents dated between 1840s to the 1890s, many of which are from the Arecibo civil (corte de primera instancia) court districts, covering the full range of cases that might have been brought to civil courts in those times including robbery, assault, lover's quarrels, and adultery as well as disputes over economic holdings such as land disputes, sale of slaves, and similar materials. Quinebaug Pomona Grange No. 2 Collection Finding Aid
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. Quirk (Edward J.) Railroad Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1924-1989
1.95 linear feet Administrative Records, Ephemera, Photographs, Publications. Collection Number: MSS 2006-0261 The collection consists of train passes, railroad memorabilia and photographs gathered by Mr. Quirk while he was a railroad employee. Ratchford (William R.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1961-1986
215.3 linear feet Administrative records, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0021 Materials pertaining to Mr. Ratchford's term of office as United States Congressman representing Connecticut's fifth district. Registrar's Office Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1881-1997
474.05 linear feet Administrative records, School records. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0018 The Office of the Registrar compiles information about undergraduate courses and programs. The staff registers students, creates and maintains their records, provides certified documents, issues transcripts, processes grades, monitors NCAA student athletes' academic progress, and audits degrees. A significant portion of the collection is restricted from general use. Riggio (Anita) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1964-2000
17 linear feet Artwork, Correspondence, Drawings, Galley proofs, Illustrations, Notebooks, Sketches. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0121 Anita Riggio has illustrated a number of children's books and has also worked as a cartoonist and a commercial illustrator. The collection consists of original artwork and manuscripts for 25 children's books and two magazine articles, in addition to a selection of Ms. Riggio's production materials for her commercial work. Ritvo (Lucille B.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1968-1988
3.1 linear feet Correspondence. Publications Collection Number: MSS 1996-0015 The collection includes materials pertaining to Ritvo's political activities. Roberts (Leroy) Railroad Collection Finding Aid15 linear feet Photographs, maps. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0073 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. Photographs of Connecticut railroad stations and railroad maps and documents of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Rogasky (Barbara) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1988-1996
1 linear foot Correspondence and manusripts. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0112 The collection contains research notes, correspondence, drafts, revisions and other materials pertaining to stories or books written by Ms. Rogasky. Rogers Corporation Collection Finding Aid
1945-1950
.25 linear feet Annual reports, correspondence, business records. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0057 Maker of paper, plastic, laminates and special products used in wireless communications; one of the oldest manufacturing companies in Connecticut. Roper (Elmo) Papers Finding Aid
1909-1972
67.15 linear feet Correspondence, speeches, articles, scrapbooks. Collection Number: MSS 1995-0050 Elmo Roper (1900-1971) was a pioneer in the fields of market research and public opinion polling. The collection contains correspondence, speeches, speech cards, articles, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks, some job files from Roper Research Associates, and a variety of press releases, advertisements, and legal papers from the various groups and corporations with which he was involved. Rubins (Edward J.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1942-1950, 1958-1964
.25 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 2006-0285 The collection primarily consists of correspondence between Edward J. Rubins and his wife, Ruth, between 1942 and 1943. Also included is a mansucript copy of Rubins' dissertation (1948, University of Maryland) and two letters from Albert Jorgensen, President of the University of Connecticut, concerning Rubins' employment at the University. Rudberg Research Collection of the Central New England Railway Finding Aid
2002-2008
.5 linear feet Photocopies. Collection Number: MSS 2008-0043 The collection consists of tour guidebooks compiled by Bernard L. Rudberg of photocopies of photographs, maps, correspondence, and documents related to the history of the Central New England Railway, which ran from Maybrook, New York, to Hartford, Connecticut, in the period between 1898 and 1927, at which point it was taken over by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Rudd (Malcolm Day) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1796-1939
4.5 linear feet Correspondence, family papers. Collection Number: MSS 1980-0033 Personal correspondence, family papers, and other papers of the general manager of the Holley Manufacturing Company from 1901 to 1942. Rumaker (Michael) Papers Finding Aidlinear feet Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0007 This collection has not yet been organized for unassisted research use. Researchers wishing to access this collection must make prior arrangments with the Curator before visiting Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. Russell (Ralph) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1939-1977
1 linear foot Correspondence, legal files. Collection Number: MSS 1995-0009 Collection documents Russell's dismissal from and eventual reinstatement with the Interior Department in the 1950s after he was accused of being a member of the Communist Party. Samponaro (Phil) Papers Finding Aid
1992-2000
.5 linear feet Syylabi, notes. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0049 Phil Samponaro graduated from the University of Connecticut with degrees in History (M.A. 1994, Ph.D. 2003). During his graduate career at the University he worked with several professors in the History Department as a Teaching Assistant. The collection contains syllabi, typed class notes, handouts, memoranda and articles pertaining to the classes in which Dr. Samponaro was enrolled or a Teaching Assistant (TA). Sanders (Ed) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1955-1976
12.25 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, audio visual materials, poems, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1978-0002 Beat poet and writer; publisher and editor, "Fuck You A Magazine of the Arts" and Fuck You Press; proprietor, Peace Eye Bookstore, New York; peace and free- speech activist; rock performer. Born 1939, Kansas City, Mo. Sanders's papers. Includes manuscripts for poetry and other writing projects, including Shards of God (1970), The Family (1971), and Tales of Beatnik Glory (1975); publication files for Fuck You Press; files relating to 1966 obscenity case; files relating to peace and civil rights demonstrations, 1960s; correspondence, principally (more than 20 letters each) from Harry Fainlight, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Al Glover, John Keys, Tuli Kupferberg, and Gerard Malanga. Sarg (Tony) Collection Finding Aid
undated
2 linear feet Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0192 The collection contains one ink, crayon (?) and watercolor sketch. Sargent and Company Records Finding Aid
undated, 1720-1955
188 linear feet Administrative, legal, and labor records; financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1980-0038 Manufacturer of locks and hardware, established in 1842 by Joseph B. Sargent (1822-1907), with headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut. Saroyan (Aram) Papers Finding Aid
1974-1977
5.5 linear feet Correspondence, personal papers, manuscripts, audio cassettes. Collection Number: MSS 1978-0004 Incoming correspondence for the years 1975-1977, manuscripts and audio cassette interviews. Savings Bank of Manchester Records Finding Aid
undated, 1839, 1905-2004
76.65 linear feet Administrative Records, Audio visual materials, Correspondence, Financial Records, Histories, Minutes, Newsletters, Posters, Press releases, Publications. Collection Number: MSS 2004-0048 The Savings Bank of Manchester was founded in 1905 as a mutual savings bank, owned by and serving its depositors in the Manchester, Connecticut, community. SBM existed for 99 years, opening a total of 28 branch offices in the eastern half of Connecticut. In 2004, SBM merged with New Haven Savings Bank to become part of NewAlliance Bank. The collection, the bulk of which ranges from 1905 to 2003, contains administrative and financial records, including the original ledgers and account books, as well as a rich collection of advertisements, public relations records, photographs, and audio/video of commercials. Scarry (Richard) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1946-1997
106.3 linear feet Administrative Records, Artwork, Audio cassettes, Book dummies, Books, Correspondence, Drawings, Financial Records, Galley proofs, Illustrations, Manuscripts, Notes. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0048 The Richard Scarry Papers contain materials related to Scarry himself, but the majority of the archives pertains to the creation, production, and distribution of his books for children. The archives contains materials and correspondence concerning Scarry's early work, with Western Publishing and Little Golden Books, beginning in the 1950s. A greater amount of material concerns the works produced by Scarry during his later association with Random House. Schaefer (Carl W.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1963-1992
20.8 linear feet Correspondence, publications, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 2001-0016 Dr. Carl W. Schaefer is a professor in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department at the University of Connecticut. The collection documents his professional interests and activities. Schaffrath (Max) Papers Finding Aid
1896-1898-1945
.25 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 2006-0240 The collection contains correspondence from a student at Storrs Agricultural College to his brother who was at Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. Schenker (Andre) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1918-1972
12.5 linear feet Radio broadcast transcripts, correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1983-0008 Personal papers of former University History professor and radio commentator. School of Insurance Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1937-1969
1 linear foot Administrative records, fliers, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0086 In 1936, the School established a Department of Insurance that was incorporated as the Hartford College of Insurance by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1939. In 1943, the Connecticut General Assembly authorized a five-year lease of the Hartford College of Law and Insurance, located at 39 Woodland Street in Hartford, to the University of Connecticut. The collection contains fliers, brochures, course related materials and brief historical details pertaining to the Hartford College of Insurance and the subsequent integration of its programs into those of the University of Connecticut. School of Nursing Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1938-2008
5.2 linear feet Minutes, Photographs, Reports. Collection Number: MSS19980276 Records of the University of Connecticut School of Nursing, established in 1942 and accredited since 1943. The collection contains faculty meeting minutes, project documentation, photographs, multimedia and ephemeral materials. School of Pharmacy Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1925-
9.5 linear feet Newspaper clippings, speeches, reports, administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1993-0077 The Connecticut College of Pharmacy was established in 1925 in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1941, the Connecticut General Assembly enacted legislation to incorporate the College as part of the University of Connecticut. The collection contains an extensive collection of clippings (scrapbooks) concerning the program and its faculty, students and graduates in addition to historical papers, documents and reports about pharmacy and the program at the University. School of Social Work (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1947-2001
2.75 linear feet Publications, Administrative Records, Financial Records. Collection Number: MSS1998-0105 Established in 1946, the School of Social Work is located on the Greater Hartford campus of the University of Connecticut. The University of Connecticut School of Social Work promotes social and economic justice by providing high quality education in social work. The School prepares competent professionals with knowledge, as well as general and specialized method skills for helping people enrich their lives, improve their communities, and contribute to a more just social order. Schulze (August) Papers (UConn) Finding Aid
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. Schuyler (James) Papers Finding Aid
1971, 1980, 1985-1986
.1 linear feet Correspondence, clippings. Collection Number: MSS 2004-0083 James Schuyler, American poet, novelist and art critic, won the Pulitzer Prize, for his book The Morning of the Poem. The collection contains three letters from Schuyler to Donald Allen, and several articles about Schuyler and his work. Scovill Manufacturing Company Records Finding Aid6 linear feet Administrative records, plans. Collection Number: MSS 1993-0078 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. Textile business records; engineering plans for tools. Seckerson (Howard A.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1921-1961
3.35 linear feet Personal papers. Collection Number: MSS 1990-0043 Personal and professional papers of former University English professor. Seelye (Catherine) Papers Finding Aid
1917-1978 [bulk 1973-1976]
1.5 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0211 Research notes, correspondence, and transcriptions for "Charles Olson and Ezra Pound: An Encounter at St. Elizabeths" (NY: Grossman, 1975), edited by Catherine Seelye. Seiden (Art) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1950-1996
2 linear feet Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0359 Assorted pieces of original art by Art Seiden. Most pieces are matted, many have captions written on the artwork by the artist. No complete texts are represented. Seidman (Harold) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1930-1980
12.35 linear feet Administrative records, correspondence, personal papers, research notes. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0031 A management analyst with the United States government, Seidman was responsible for a variety of public policy issues. Former University professor in the Political Science Department (1971-1984). Seymour Specialty Wire Company Records Finding Aid
1920-1990
47.6 linear feet Administrative records, personnel records. Collection Number: MSS 1993-0039 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. Wire and lock company of Seymour, Connecticut, established in 1888. Collection consists of administrative, personnel, and other records. Shea (Pegi Deitz) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1989-2005
6.25 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0068 The collection includes materials associated with both of the authorﾒs books. Materials for "Bungalow, Fungalow" and "The Whispering Cloth", originally titled "Stitches", include correspondence, research materials, photographs, manuscripts and galleys of the book, in addition to clippings, presentation and marketing materials. Simmons (Robert R.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1991-2006
174.2 linear feet Correspondence, reports, clippings. Collection Number: MSS 2007-0029 The papers of 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. Simont (Marc) Papers Finding Aid
1939-1997
131 linear feet Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0002 The collection contains illustrations and text for approximately eighty books. There is almost no correspondence and several of the titles are missing illustrations. Slater Company Records Finding Aid
1795-1892
147.25 linear feet Administrative records, labor records. Collection Number: MSS 1979-0017 Textile manufacturer of Jewett City (town of Griswold), Connecticut. Slow Loris Press Records Finding Aid
1971-1984
1 linear foot Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0212 The Slow Loris Press was a independent non-profit venture headed by Anthony and Patricia Petrosky. The Slow Loris Press focused on publishing a poetry magazine called "Rapport" which evolved into a more wide ranging format with the start of the "Slow Loris Reader" (SLR) in 1978. The Press also published chapbooks and broadsides. It ceased operation in 1984 principally due to insufficient financial support. Smith (Charles Emory) Collection Finding Aid
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. Smith (Joseph A.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1983-2002
91 linear feet Artwork, correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0066 Collection consists of original illustrations for over thirty books that Smith has illustrated. Collection also includes a number of publisher proofs for the color art. There are preliminary dummies available for several of the titles, and a few assorted pieces of correspondence between Smith and his publishers. Smith Family Papers Finding Aid
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. Snopek (Joseph) Railroad Photograph Collection Finding Aid
1920-1999
5 linear feet Photographs, timetables, maps, manuals. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0035 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. Author of "Diesels to Park Avenue" (New England Rails Publishing Company, 1997). Collection consists of photographs, timetables, track guide maps, operator manuals, freight schedules principally of northeastern United States railroads, including the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, and Amtrak. Snow (Walter) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1926-1973
7.5 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1975-0005 Writer and journalist, b. 1905, Gardner, Mass., d. 1973, Willimantic, Conn. Affiliated with the New York Rebel Poets, 1930s; contributor to New Masses, Daily Worker, Anvil, and other leftist publications; co-editor of Anvil, with Jack Conroy; organizer for the American Newspaper Guild and the American Labor Party. Journalist for various New York and Willimantic Sobek (Joseph) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1951-1981
8.25 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1980-0039 Personal papers of the inventor of raquetball (1950, Greenwich, Connecticut). Southern New England Telephone Records Finding Aid
undated, 1877-1998
631 linear feet Financial records, photographs, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0122 Established in January 1878 as the District Telephone Company of New Haven [Connecticut]; opened the world's first telephone exchange that same year. Reorganized as the Southern New England Telephone Company in 1882. Spanish Periodicals and Newspapers Finding Aid
18th-20th centuries, bulk 1800-1840
linear feet Periodicals, newspapers. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0303 Spanish periodicals and newspapers with information on all aspects of Spanish society. Covering three centuries, the bulk of the materials is from 1800-1840. Sposato (Joseph A.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1934-1972
.75 linear feet Administrative files, memorabilia, photographs, speeches. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0032 Labor activist and president of the Textile Workers Union of America, Local #110. St. Pierre (Eugene J.) Papers Finding Aid
1933-1974
13.5 linear feet Administrative records, personal papers, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1986-0007 Labor leader in Hartford, Connecticut. President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1013. Starr (Burgis Pratt) Papers Finding Aid
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. Stave (Bruce M.) Papers Finding Aid
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. Steele and Johnson Manufacturing Company Records Finding Aid
undated, 1837-1937
246.05 linear feet Correspondence, inventories, labor records, business directories, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1980-0040 Brass manufacturer of Waterbury, Connecticut. Stemmons (Walter) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1882-1964
6.25 linear feet Personal papers, correspondence, research materials, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0123 Walter Stemmons became Agricultural Editor at the Connecticut College in 1918. The scope of his official responsibilities expanded rapidly as the college grew into a state university. He was director of the Division of Publications and University Editor until he retired in 1954. Stern (Milton) Papers Finding Aid
1968-1975
.25 linear feet Correspondence, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0054 The collection contains materials concerning Stern's efforts on behalf of Workday College, a series of flexible, non-credit seminars aimed at the working adult population. Stickels (Dudley) Photograph Collection of Central New England Railway Finding Aid
1880s-1950s
3 linear feet Photographs, negatives. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0120 The Stickels Photograph Collection of Central New England Railway contains 639 negatives and black and white photographic prints. The majority of the images were taken between the 1880s and the 1930s, with just one from the 1940s and only two from the 1950s. A majority of the images are of steam locomotives from various New England railroads, although the Central New England Railway steam locomotives are the most heavily represented. Also in the collection are images of railroad stations and yards, wreck scenes, bridges, and work scenes. Some of the more unique images include a negative image of a map of the Hartford, Connecticut, to Springfield, Massachusetts, rail line, as well as a promotional photographic print displaying the interior of a new passenger car. Stieg (Henry) Pratt & Whitney Tools Company Collection Finding Aid4 linear feet Collection Number: MSS 1998-0015 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. Stieg (Karl) Railroad Collection Finding Aid
1880s-1960s
168.35 linear feet Property records, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0038 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 property leases and documents associated with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Stone (Frank) Collection Finding Aid
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. Stone (Lois Greene) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1952-1996
.5 linear feet Correspondence, clippings, notes. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0029 The collection contains personal materials pertaining to Ms. Stone's years at the University of Connecticut, including clippings, scrapbook pages, grades and correspondence. Artifacts, dance cards, programs, jewelry and similar items have been identified and incorporated into the larger University Memorabilia Collection. Storrs Congregational Church Records Finding Aid
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. Storrs Family Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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. Storrs School Literary Society Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1894-1987
.25 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0112 The collection contains correspondence, reports, membership lists and other pertinent and ephemeral materials concerning the history, organization, and fraternal affiliates of the Storrs School Literary Society (later the College Shakespearean Club). Storrs Tennis Association Records Finding Aid
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. Summit of Sweden Collection Finding Aid
2001
1 linear foot Publications, flyers. Collection Number: MSS 2001-0075 In June 2001, the World Trade Organization met in G?teborg, Sweden, amidst much protest. The collection contains publications and flyers relevant to the summit. Summit of the Americas Finding Aid
1998-2001
1 linear foot Publications, flyers. Collection Number: MSS 2001-0037 The Summit of the Americas was held in Montreal, Quebec, in April 2001. The collection contains materials pertaining to the protests surrounding the summit meeting. Swanberg (J.W.) Papers Finding Aid
undated
2 linear feet Correspondence, Galley proofs, Photocopies, Manscripts. Collection Number: MSS 2006-0251 The J.W. Swanberg Papers consist of chapter and caption drafts, galley proofs, correspondence, and other materials associated with Mr. Swanberg's book "New Haven Power." Symonds (Richard) Railroad Annual Report Collection Finding Aid
1886-1910
21 linear feet Annual reports. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0062 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. Annual reports of eighty Connecticut railroads. Szekeres (Cyndy) Papers Finding Aid
1961-2004
56.25 linear feet Correspondence, artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0078 The Cyndy Szekeres Papers consist mainly of correspondence, artwork, and publishing materials for over two dozen Cyndy Szekeres titles, dating from 1961 to the 1980s. The collection also includes pieces from later dates. The collection includes both preliminary and finished artwork, dummies, separations, and proofs, as well as typescripts for select titles. Taggart (John) Papers Finding Aid
1974-1975
.15 linear feet Correspondence, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0214 The collection contains one letter from John Taggart and numerous letters and postcards to Taggart. All materials are date 1974-1975. There is a significant quantity of correspondence from Theodore Enslin and James Weil. Talbot (Clare) Papers Finding Aid
1751-1985
2.6 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0224 The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, papers, articles, reviews, notes, publications, background materials, photos, photocopies, photostats, negatives, and order forms related to Clare Talbotﾒs writings as well as her business activities (her shop and Hilprand Press). A substantial proportion of the collection is comprised of materials relating to Clare Talbotﾒs work on "The Bookplates of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence". Talmadge (Daniel W.) Papers (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1949-1976
1.25 linear feet Correspondence, publications. Collection Number: MSS 2007-0012 The collection contains the research, publications and correspondence of Daniel W. Talmadge, a professor of Poultry Science at the University of Connecticut from 1949 until his retirement in 1979. Tambo (Oliver) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1960-1991
19 rolls of microfilm Microfilm. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0144 Microfilm copies of manscript collection located at the University of Fort Hare (Alice, South Africa). Papers of anti-apartheid activist Oliver Tambo. Taxpayers' Alliance to Serve CT Records Finding Aid
1993-1994
.5 linear feet Publication, fliers. Collection Number: MSS 1994-0064 The Taxpayersﾒ 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. Teale (Edwin Way) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1799-1995
238 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, drafts, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1981-0009 Tealeﾒs papers include field notes and drafts for each of his books, early childhood writings, professional writings for magazines, newspapers and book reviews, correspondence- both personal and professional, personal and family documents, scrapbooks, and memorabilia, as well as his photographs (prints, negatives, and transparencies) and his personal library. There is also one box of original John Burroughs material Teale collected over the years. Temple (John) Papers Finding Aid
1968-1974
.1 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0215 Letters and manuscripts of John Temple sent to Andrew Crozier, editor of Ferry Press. Terres (John) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1901-1989
1 linear foot Correspondence, manuscripts, publications, photographs, negatives, financial records. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0287 The collection contains correspondence, publications, research notes, photographs, and manuscript versions of some of Terres' work. Thermos Company Collection Finding Aid
1918-1987
10 linear feet Annual reports, newsletters, catalogs and price lists, photographs and negatives, memorabilia. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0098 Manufacturer of vacuum bottles with a plant in Norwich, Connecticut. Thomas (L. Eugene) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1979-1990
2.6 linear feet Interviews, notes. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0309 Collection consists of interviews collected in India in 1983 and in 1989-90, and in England, also in 1983 and 1990. Thomas J. Dodd Research Center Records (UConn) Finding Aid
1965-
36.1 linear feet Administrative records, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0290 The collection contains correspondence, publications, fliers, brochures, plans, drawings, photographs and ephemeral materials pertaining to the operation of the Dodd Research Center and its programs. Thorson (Robert) Papers Finding Aid
1851-2005
5.5 linear feet Artwork. Correspondence. Publications. Field notes. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0026 Collection contains copies of articles about and sketches and dummy for "Stone Wall Secrets". Tilton (Eleanor Taft) Papers Finding Aid
1939-1976
8.25 linear feet Personal papers, correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1979-0018 The collection contains materials reflecting Mrs. Titlon's interests in civic and state affairs, particularly the I-84 Extension (Bushnell Park Connector), Election Laws, PTA, Fine Arts Commission and the Hartford League of Women Voters. Tomassetti (Nicholas J.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1916-1978
4.5 linear feet Labor records, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0033 International representative (1942-78) of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union (UE), and a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1938-1944). Torrey (George Safford) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1910-1980
7.3 linear feet Personal papers, research materials. Collection Number: MSS 1982-0008 Personal and professional papers of former Unviersity professor of Botany and administrator. Trecker (Harleigh B.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1921-1981
26.9 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, research materials. Collection Number: MSS 1986-0008 Personal and professional papers of former University Dean of the School of Social Work, located in West Hartford, CT. Troiani Studio Photograph Collection Finding Aid
circa 1940
3 linear feet Photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0126 Collection consists of studio portraits by Troiani Studios of Hartford, Connecticut. The bulk of the portraits are c. 1940. Turkle (Brinton) Collection Finding Aid
undated, circa 1981
2 linear feet Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0115 The collection contains the black plate and color plate illustration for p. 27 in "Do Not Open". Turnbull (Gael) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1965-1973
.1 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0216 Letters of Turnbull to Melville Hardiment on personal and literary matters. The collection also includes a few poems and an essay on Basil Bunting (cf. 17 January 1965). Undergraduate Student Government Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1944-2005
13.2 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1987-0009 The collection documents changes in the name and structure of the student government, as well as the different topics and issues the organization addressed. United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters of the United States and Canada, Hartford Journeyment and Apprentices, Local 76 Records Finding Aid
1909-1983
linear feet Financial records, correspondence, strike assessments, dues records. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0012 Union of Hartford, Connecticut, area plumbers and steamfitters. United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters of the United States and Canada, Local 305 Records Finding Aid
undated, 1934-1974
2.3 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0034 Established in 1910 in Norwich, Connecticut; affiliated with the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada. United Auto Workers, Local 1010 Records Finding Aid
undated, 1957-1985
.75 linear feet Publications, newsletters. Collection Number: MSS 2002-0007 Documentation of the relationship between Lycoming Division (Stratford Plant) of the AVCO Manufacturing Corporation and Local 1010 of the International union, United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW). United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, Local 210 Records Finding Aid
undated, 1901-1986
4 linear feet Administrative files, publications, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1984-0016 Carpenters union formed in 1892 in the Stamford, Connecticut, area. United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, Unity Lodge, Local 251 Records Finding Aid
1937-1948
2 linear feet Administrative and financial records. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0074 Materials associated with the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, Unity Lodge, Local 251, which represented workers at the Pratt & Whitney Machine Tools Division of Niles-Bement-Pond in West Hartford, Connecticut, from 1938 to 1948. Collection consists of a membership dues book, a large scrapbook of newspaper clippings and bulletins involving a strike of the union members at the West Hartford plant from March to August 1946, the local's charter, and other administrative records. University Club Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1960-1968
.5 linear feet Administrative records, financial records, correspondence, minutes. Collection Number: MSS19980260 Organized in February 1960, the University Club was created by the merger of two former Faculty Clubs with (dining) facilities in the new "Commons" building. It ceased to exist in the spring of 1968 when its functions were undertaken by the new Faculty-Alumni Center. University Memorabilia Collection (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1881-
52.55 linear feet Artifacts, Ephemera. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0026 The collection contains ephemeral and artifactual materials created, collected, utilized, worn and/or associated primarily with students in conjunction with their experiences at or with the University of Connecticut. University of Connecticut League Records Finding Aid
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. University of Connecticut Libraries Records Finding Aid
undated, 1882-
59.15 linear feet Administrative records, publications, memoranda, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0024 The University of Connecticut Libraries (UCL) collection contains library office files from 1940-1994, including accession records dating back to 1882. The collection includes the files of university librarians, a staff member, and several directors of the university libraries, as well as meeting minutes, staff and personnel records, and records concerning the construction of Homer Babbidge Library. University of Connecticut Railroad Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1848-1993
35 linear feet Publications. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0041 Publications pertaining to railroads. University Scrapbook Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1884-1981
42 linear feet Scrapbooks. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0028 The scrapbooks were created by individuals and entitities associated with the University of Connecticut and maintained as a separate collection because of format requirements. The collection is arranged chronologically, although provenance links are provided. University Senate Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1929-2000
24.1 linear feet Minutes, reports, administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1978-0006 The University Senate is a legislative body responsible for establishing minimum rules and general regulations pertaining to all undergraduate schools and colleges. The collection contains the officials minutes of the organization as well as reports, studies and working materials of the Senate and its associated committees. Upton (Charles) Papers Finding Aid
1932-2002
1.75 linear feet Mansuscripts, correspondence, publications. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0017 Charles Upton published two volumes of poetry at the age of 19, and despite his relative youth, has been considered a member of the Beat Poet generation ever since. Upton was also involved in peace activism, alternative spiritualities and later in traditionalist metaphysics. This collection contains Upton's writings, poems and correspondence relating to his work. Vicary (James M.) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1936-1967
5.2 linear feet Correspondence, reports, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0320 James M. Vicary operated his own public polling firm working with clients in the public and private sector. He is best known for his work on subliminal messages in advertising. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Office Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1875-1986
29.3 linear feet Correspondence, reports, legal records, memoranda. Collection Number: MSS2006-0171 Office records for the office responsible for the administration of operations and fiscal activities for the University of Connecticut. Viggiani (Carl) Papers Finding Aid
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. von der Mehden (J. Louis) Papers Finding Aid
1908-1955
15 linear feet Diaries, personal papers, manuscripts, wax cylinders. Collection Number: MSS 1979-0019 Personal and professional papers of musician and composer von der Mehden. Wadleigh (Ralph E.) Photograph Collection Finding Aid
undated, 1886-1965
.1 linear feet Photographs. Collection Number: MSS 2002-0002 The collection consists of 42 photographs of railroad locomotives and scenes related to the Monadnock Northern, the New Haven Railroad, Grand Trunk Railroad, and the Central Vermont Railroad. Wall (James W.) Photograph Collection Finding Aid
circa 1930-1980
2 linear feet Photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1993-0062 Photographs of railroad cars, cabooses, engines, depots, tracks, and yards, many associated with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the Central Vermont Railroad. Wardwell (Walter I.) Papers Finding Aid
1946-1984
4.4 linear feet Correspondence, personal papers. Collection Number: MSS 1990-0018 Personal and professional papers of former University professor of Sociology. Waring, Charles E. Papers (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1914-1988
1.5 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS2008-0008 The collection contains correspondence to and from Charles E. Waring and Geraldine H. Waring. Dr. Waring was a professor in the Chemistry Department at the University of Connecticut from 1946 until his retirement in 1979. Warner (Rex) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1945-1970
1.25 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks. Collection Number: MSS 1969-0003 The collection contains manuscripts and typescripts of essays, articles, lectures, translations, reviews, broadcasts and notes pertaining to Warnerﾒs interests in Greece and Greek authors. Warren (Fred D.) Papers Finding Aid
1899-1917
.25 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1976-0003 The collection is, presumably, only a portion of the business correspondence of Fred D. Warren, the managing editor of the Appeal to Reason, a Socialist weekly with the largest circulation in the United States. Waterbury (CT) Area Immigrant Oral History Collection Finding Aid
2003-2008
.5 linear feet/23 PDF files Oral histories. Collection Number: MSS2009-0014 The collection consists of transcripts of interviews conducted by students enrolled in Professor Ruth Glasser's history classes as part of the Urban and Community Studies Program on the Waterbury campus of the University of Connecticut. The collection is primarily interviews of immigrants living in Waterbury and nearby towns although some other towns in other parts of Connecticut are also represented. Most of the collection consists of interviews with more recent [post 1965] immigrants but there are a few with immigrants or children of immigrants who came in an earlier era. Waugh (Albert E.) Papers Finding Aid
1926-1984
22.75 linear feet Correspondence, journal. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0059 Personal and professional papers of former University professor of Agricultural Economics and administrator. Book collection concerning sundials and calendars has been catalogued in HOMER. Wauregan-Quinebaug Company Records Finding Aid
1795-1979
206 linear feet Administrative records, correspondence, general accounts, labor records, sales and shipping records, photographs, architectural drawings, fabric samples. Collection Number: MSS 1981-0010 The collection includes family records and materials as well as records of the Wauregan Mills, Wauregan Company, Quinebaug Mill, Wauregan-Quinebaug Company, and Wauregan Mills, Inc. Webster-Doyle (Terrence) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1975-2003
9 linear feet Correspondence, artwork, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 2004-0028 Dr. Terrence Webster-Doyle is the author of twenty internationally acclaimed, award-winning books. The Collection contains notes, manuscripts and copies of Dr. Webster-Doyle's publications as well as correspondence, publications, and audio-visual materials associated with Dr. Webster-Doyle's programs and publications. Weil (James L.) Papers Finding Aid
1963-1980
.15 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0217 The collection contains correspondence and manuscripts from Cid Corman (46 letters, 1977-1980), Larry Eigner (12 letters, 1 ms, 1978), Ed Sanders (1 ms, 1974), and Diane Wakoski (4 letters, 1963). Weyler (Valeriano) Papers Finding Aid
1863-1930
4.5 linear feet Correspondence, administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1970-0006 The collection includes administrative, military, and personal correspondence between Valeriano Weyler and several individuals during his years as a public officer of the Spanish Government. There are letters and documents from governors, missionaries, and other officials in the Philippines. Newspaper clippings, military documents and hospital records for his years in Canary Island. It also includes manuscripts, typescripts and reports concerning the activities of the Ten Years War in Cuba, the Carlista War in Spain, the Philippine Guerrillas War, and Barcelona disturbance between 1910 and 1913. Moreover, there are also certificates of merit and offices held by Weyler throughout his career as a Military Attach￩ in Cuba, Santo Domingo, Haiti, Philippines, Valencia and Catalu?a. Whalen (Philip) Collection Finding Aid
1958-1977
.15 linear feet Correspondence, typescript. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0218 The collection contains a typescript of Whalenﾒs "Seven Newport Poems" (1958), with textual variations from the published version, accompanied by a letter to Cid Corman (25 October 1958). Also included is a postcard from Whalen to Alan Marlowe (1975), letters to Whalen from Anne Waldman (1975-1977) and Clark Coolidge (1971-1977). Whaples (Randolph and Beatrice) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1923-1957
5 linear feet Correspondence, Examinations, Notebooks, Notes. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0049 Randolph W. Whaples and Beatrice C. H. Whaples graduated from Connecticut Agricultural College in 1927. Mrs. Whaples returned to the University of Connecticut in the mid 1950s and was awarded an M.S. degree in 1957. The collection contains course notes, assignments, papers, quizzes, examinations and similar materials related to the academic career of the Whaples. Wheeler (Charles A.) Papers Finding Aid
1886-1926
.15 linear feet Correspondence, ephemera Collection Number: MSS 2004-0056 The Charles A. Wheeler Papers contains correspondence and ephemeral materials pertaining to his association with Connecticut Agricultual College, now the University of Connecticut. Whetten (Nathan L.) Papers Finding Aid
1932-1970
.75 linear feet Lectures, administrative records, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0131 Professional papers of former University professor of Sociology and Graduate Dean. Wieners (John) Papers Finding Aid
1958-1986
.75 linear feet Correspondence, manuscripts. Collection Number: MSS 1986-0010 The collection consists of correspondence and a few manuscripts. Wilcox (Ona M.) College of Nursing Records Finding Aid
undated, 1907-2007
75.25 linear feet Administrative records, photographs, financial records and correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0018 The Wilcox School of Nursing trained nurses in Middletown, Connecticut from 1908 thorugh 1997. Willard (Samuel) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1816
.1 linear feet Correspondence. Collection Number: MSS 2003-0009 A small collection consisting of photocopies of several letters and one document written by Samuel Willard in 1816. Willimantic Food Co-Op Records Finding Aid
1972-1994
7.75 linear feet Administrative records, publications, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0061 Formed in the early 1970s as the Willimantic Buyerﾒs Club in Willimantic, Connecticut, as a private pre-order food buying organization. Wolf (Herman) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1926-1981
202.5 linear feet Administrative records, correspondence, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1985-0008 The collection reflects Mr. Wolf's interest in Connecticut and national politics through his public relations firm, Herman Wolf Associates. He was also Executive Vice President of the Design Science Institute (Washington, D.C.) for a brief time. Wolk (Elliot S.) Papers Finding Aid
1961-1985
2.6 linear feet Correspondence, reports. Collection Number: MSS 1988-0002 The papers in this collection document Wolkﾒs membership on the Faculty Advisory Committee to the Board of Higher Education from 1977-1983. The papers include data on such subjects as the unionization of faculty and the reorganization plans for higher education in Connecticut. Wollman (Solomon) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1951-1969
.25 linear feet Memoranda, reports, photographs. Collection Number: MSS 1998-0235 The collection contains memoranda, papers and reports collected by Solomon Wollman, photographer for the University of Connecticut (-). Women's Club of Storrs Records Finding Aid
undated, 1933-2001
6 linear feet Administrative records. Collection Number: MSS 1992-0028 Begun as the College Club in 1903, the Women's Club of Storrs was established to promote literary and social culture. Women's Studies Program Records (UConn) Finding Aid
undated, 1979-2007
.75 linear feet Administrative records, publications. Collection Number: MSS 2008-0003 The Women's Studies Program at the University of Connecticut began in 1974 and was the first formal program of its kind in the state. The collection consists of Connecticut Humanities Council grant files, administrative records, announcement, fliers and publications. Woodbridge (CT) Vote Registration Records Finding Aid5 linear feet Voter registration cards. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0132 This collection has not yet been organized for unassisted research use. Researchers wishing to access this collection must make prior arrangements with the Curator before visiting Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. Woodhouse (Chase Going) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1900-1984
97.3 linear feet Correspondence, reports, speeches, and publications. Collection Number: MSS 1983-0009 The collection reflects Mrs. Woodhouseﾒs activities and interests including family and womenﾒs issues, service to the state of Connecticut and people in her community, and her professional life. Woodmansee (Stanley D., Jr.) Papers Finding Aid
1945-1995
5.25 linear feet Correspondence, scores, manuscripts, notes. Collection Number: MSS 2002-0034 A graduate of the University of Connecticut (B.A., 1951) and the University of Texas--Austin (M.A.), had a long career in all aspects of music and musicology, including teaching, writing, performing, conducting and directing. World Federalists, Mansfield (Connecticut) Chapter Records Finding Aid
undated, 1948-1993
3.5 linear feet Administrative records, correspondence, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1989-0006 Office files of the Connecticut Chapter from the 1940s through the 1980s. Contains printed materials on the arms race, nuclear winter, and star wars. Wright (Wynna) Collection Finding Aid
undated
2 linear feet Sketches. Collection Number: MSS 1999-0118 The collection contains small pencil, ink and watercolor sketches of women, doll clothes and other small images on cards, envelops and strips of paper. Xuma (A. B.) Papers Finding Aid
1917-1960
7 rolls of microfilm Microfilm. Collection Number: MSS 2000-0143 Microfilm copies of manuscript collection located at the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa). Papers of anti-apartheid activist A. B. Xuma. Yankelovich (Daniel) Papers Finding Aid
1959-1994
50.5 linear feet Correspondence, reports, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1995-0027 Daniel Yankelovich is a noted social researcher and public opinion analyst who worked in both universities. He was the found of Yankelovich, Skelly, & White, a well-known public polling firm and created what is now the Times/CBS Poll. Young (Ed) Papers Finding Aid
1939-1997
100 linear feet Artwork. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0132 The collection contains preliminary and original art created by Young and used in the publication of children's books. A few pieces of correspondence are included in the collection. Some of the pieces are framed or under Plexiglas. Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Greater Hartford Records Finding Aid
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. Zallinger (Jean Day) Papers Finding Aid
undated, 1969-1994
12 linear feet Artwork, dummies, proofs. Collection Number: MSS 1997-0077 Collection consists of Ms. Zallingerﾒs original artwork for more than 20 books. In addition to the original art, collection contains a number of book dummies, publisherﾒs proofs, and print editions for a few of the titles. Zolot (Norman) Papers Finding Aid
1947-1975
53.5 linear feet Legal records, publications. Collection Number: MSS 1991-0003 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. Attorney of Hamden, Connecticut, who served as the chief counsel for the Connecticut State Labor Council (now the Connecticut AFL-CIO) beginning in 1949. |