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Arthur J. Pierpont Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1985-0022

Scope and Content

The collection consists primarily of correspondence to Mr. Pierpont on matters concerning Maple Hill Farm, Gilbert Farm, or his association with Connecticut Agricultural College>.

Dates

  • undated, 1902-1931

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from the owner(s) of the copyright.

Biography

Arthur Joseph Pierpont was born 3 December 1876. He was a 1895 graduate of Storrs Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut. Following graduation Mr. Pierpont studied business in Hartford, Connecticut, before taking advanced agricultural sciences course at Cornell University. Upon his return to Connecticut, Pierpont took over the family homestead in Waterbury, Connecticut. At Maple Hill Farm, Pierpont established one of the first Holstein herds in the state and became a leading milk producer in the Naugatuck Valley. 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.

Mr. Pierpont married Beatrice Garrigus in 1900. The Pierponts had three daughters, the eldest of whom graduated from Connecticut Agricultural College in 1924.

Mr. Pierpont died 20 September 1912.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

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.

Arrangement

Series I: Papers (undated, 1902-1931) consists of correspondence and ephemera.

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated by Mr. Pierpont's daughter, Marion Pierpont Brown, on 5 June 1985.

Title
Arthur J. Pierpont Papers
Status
Published
Author
Archives & Special Collections staff
Date
2004 November
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

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

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