CT History . Connecticut History
Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:
4-H Clubs of Connecticut Records
Aetna Insurance Company Records
The collection consists of periodicals, newspaper clippings, circular letters, directories, indexes, research files, management training manuals, records, reports, and press releases.
Items of particular interest in the collection include mortgage registers (1863-1995), real estate books (1875-1921), technical drawings of the World's Fair Exhibit (1939), and advertising artwork (1859-1945).
American Standard Company, Wauregan, Connecticut, Plant Records
University of Connecticut, Asian American Studies Institute Records
Founded in 1993, the Asian American Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut is a leading East Coast multidisciplinary research and teaching program that reflects the heterogeneity of both Asian American Studies and Asian America. The collection contains materials associated with the "Day of Rememberance" program that were collected, produced and/or distributed by the Institute from 1997 to the present.
Frank Ballard Papers
Frank Willard Ballard was born on 7 December 1929 in Alton, Illinois. He received his B.A. (1952) from Shurtleff College and his M.A. (1953) from the University of Illinois. Ballard was a professor of dramatic arts at the University of Connecticut, retiring in 1989. In 1966, he established the first bachelor of fine arts degree program in puppetry at any American university. A decade later he founded the National Puppetry Institute at the University of Connecticut.
Victor J. Binks Papers
University of Connecticut, Black Experience in the Arts Collection
Rufus A. Blanshard Papers
Rufus A. Blanshard was an Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Connecticut. He was involved with combating racism at the university during the 1970s and 1980s, and was influential in introducing an alternative classroom curriculum to the University. Materials in the collection are comprised of his personal papers, and include documents related to his civil rights work.
“Rip” Blevins Papers
Manuscript of "Strolling Thru Memoryland" by Rip Blevins and contains recollections of ten early 20th century sports figures.
Bruce W. Border Collection of the Friends of Farwell Barn
Clippings, photographs, photocopies, notes, drafts of articles and reports, correspondence and publications associated with the grassroots effort to save the Farwell (Jacobsen) Barn on the north end of the Storrs campus of the University.
University of Connecticut, Center for Black Studies Records
The Center was created in 1969 to facilitate interdepartmental support for research, study and outreach focused on the black experience. The collection contains materials concerning the establishment of the Center and programs of its activities from its establishment through 1980.
University of Connecticut, Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life Records
Records documenting the activities of the Center at the University of Connecticut from 1971 to the present.
Coe-Heller Correspondence Collection
The collection contains the correspondence between various Coe and Heller family members in Epsy, Pennslyvania and Wolcott, Connecticut from about 1897 through 1961 in 813 letters. Letters are sorted into broad categories by writer and recipient.
Connecticut Citizens Action Group Records
Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Records
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 Commission on Civil Rights Collection
Collection consist of pamphlets collected by the Connecticut Commission on Civil Rights, previously known as the Connecticut Inter-Racial Commission. Pamphlets were arranged and distributed to state offices as reference material regarding the Commission's approach, advancement and related issues toward Civil Rights. Material also includes bulletins and pamphlets issued by the Commission as statements on legislation and federal agendas relating to Civil Rights.
Connecticut School Desegregation Collection
The Connecticut School Desegregation Collection consisits of materials related to the legal issues surrounding school desegregation in Hartford and Bridgeport, Connecticut. The collection provides an overview of the regional and national concerns in the area of desegregation, and two court cases that fought to bring an end to school segregation and discrimination.
Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Horochivsky Family Papers
Nicholas (Army), Michael (Navy), Vasil (Navy) and Alexander (Army) Horochivsky from Norwich, CT, all served in the armed forces during World War II and/or the Korean Conflict. The correspondence between the brothers, their family and friends provides documentation of the brothers' lives and their friends during two wars and peace time with some battle details. Family papers and newsclippings are also included. Nicholas is also a 1952 graduate of the University of Connecticut.
Connecticut Soldiers Collection, James Jones Papers
Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Raymond Davis Papers
Collection contains correspondence, photographs and similar materials associated with the World War II experiences of Raymond G. Davis of Hartford, Connecticut.
Edward L. and Elizabeth Marvin Treat Curial Correspondence Collection
The collection contains correspondence between and received by Edward L. Curial and his future wife, Elizabeth Marvin Treat.
Charlotte M. Davis Papers
The collection consists of materials that primarily document the lives and concerns of educated middle class young women of the mid-nineteenth century.
Irena Urdang deTour Collection of Holocaust Materials
The collection contains a few personal materials pertaining to her experiences as well as publications, newsletters, invitations and other documents from Holocaust survivor and support organizations in the United States collected by Mrs. DeTour.
Ethel F. Donaghue Papers
Law school papers of Ethel F. Donaghue, one of the earliest women to practice law in Connecticut.
Eaton Farms Development Collection
Materials relating to the proposed development of the Eaton farmland and related zoning disputes in Mansfield Center, CT (1987-1993).
Embardo Collection of Lieberman v. Gant
In 1973, Marcia R. Lieberman was denied tenure with the University of Connecticut English Department. The same year, she initiated a class action suit against the institution, charging sexual discrimination on behalf of all women who had served or sought employment on or after 1 October 1967. The six year suit was found in favor of the University; Lieberman's appeal was denied in 1980. Ellen Embardo was a library staff member and one of the plaintiffs in the class action suit.
Fitts Family Papers
Papers concerning three individuals of the Fitts family.
Foxon Homemakers Club Records
The records of the Foxon Homemakers Club, an associate member of the New Haven County Extension Service.
Attilio Frassinelli Papers
The Attilio Frassinelli Papers contain scrapbooks, political memorabilia, and photo albums related to Frassinelli's career in politics and his activities in Connecticut's Italian-American communities.
Frederick G. Holland Company Records
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. A later addition added documentation on the history of the land and house sales.
