Arthur J. Lumsden Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2006-0243

Staff Only

Scope and Content

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. Files identified as "Devco" refer to the Greater Hartford Community Development Corporation which may or not be the same as the Greater Hartford Corporation.

Dates

undated, circa 1960-circa 1985.

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

Biography

Arthur J. Lumsden was born in Lorain, Ohio, and graduated from the Case Institute of Technology (Cleveland, OH). From 1956 to 1981, Lumsden headed the Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce and was a founder of the Community Renewal Team, an antipoverty agency. After retiring from the chamber, he formed Arthur Lumsden Associates, Inc., which coordinated the financing of private businesses in the Caribbean and Central America through the United States Agency for International Development and Caribbean/Central American Action, Inc. In 1986, he became chairman of Dodd, Mead & Company.

Mr. Lumsden, who resided in West Hartford, CT, and Delray Beach, FL, died of lung cancer on January 3, 1988.

Extent

43 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Arrangement

This collection is unprocessed.

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated by the University of Hartford Library in 2006. Additional materials were received from the donor in January 2007.

Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to various aspects of Connecticut history. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the Reading Room desk.

Separated Material

The following materials have been separated from the collection and cataloged:

Dodd

Subjects

Administrative records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
City planning Subject Source: Fast
Civic leaders Subject Source: Fast
Connecticut (state) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Hartford (inhabited place) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Notes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Photocopies Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Press releases Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Publications (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Speeches (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
minutes (administrative records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus