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University of Connecticut Photograph Collection [photographic prints]

 Collection
Identifier: 1988-0010-RG1

Scope and Content Note

Approximately 857,000 photographic prints, mounted and unmounted, document the University of Connecticut.

Dates

  • 1881-2006

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

History

The University of Connecticut originally came into being as a farm school approved by the General Assembly of the State on April 21, 1881. It was to be called the Storrs Agricultural School, after Augustus and Charles Storrs, who donated 170 acres of land and five thousand dollars for its establishment. The school officially opened on October 7, 1881, with a class of twelve men. In 1893, women were officially admitted to the school, although uunofficial attendance began in 1891. As the institutions grew, the name changed to reflect its maturation: Storrs Agricultural College (1893), Connecticut Agricultural College (1899), Connecticut State College (1933), and the University of Connecticut (1939).

Extent

266 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Glass negatives, nitrate negatives, w-negatives, prints dated from the Manter period were transferred from the University Center for Instructional Media and Technology photography lab.

Title
University of Connecticut Photograph Collection [photographic prints]
Status
Published
Author
Archives & Special Collections staff
Date
1999
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository

Contact:
University of Connecticut Library
405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
860-486-2524