Hampton Antiquarian and Historical Society Collection
Scope and Content
This broad collection dates from the early nineteenth to the early twentieth century. Featuring Administrative records, awards, books, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, financial records, interviews, legal documents, manuscripts, military records, oral histories, photographs, postcards, posters, publications, realia, and scrapbooks, the collection offers a wide range of sources relevant to the history of Hampton.
Dates
- undated, 1768-1977
History
Founded in 1968, the Hampton Antiquarian and Historical Society is located at the Burnham-Hibbard House. In 1984, Archives & Special Collections received the Hampton Antiquarian and Historical Society's collections on deposit.
Extent
24.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the archive of the Hampton Antiquarian and Historical Society. Built on a diverse collection of documents, photographs and artifacts, the collection showcases the history of Hampton from the nineteenth century through early twentieth century.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by broad category determined by format or subject.
Custodial History
With the exception of the records of the Hampton Antiquarian & Historical Society (Series IV), the materials in the collection were donated over time to the HA&HS located in Hampton, CT, as part of the organization's ongoing mission to document the history of Hampton and its environs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The entire collection was donated by the officers of the Society in February 2016.
Location of Copies or Alternate Formats
Digital reproductions of materials in this collection may also be found in the Archives & Special Collections digital repository
Separated materials
The following titles associated with this collection have been cataloged: Hampton Gazette Dodd Periodicals Plan of Development Dodd C 11630
- Administrative records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Legal documents Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Postcards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Publications (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Hampton Antiquarian and Historical Society Collection
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Archives & Special Collections staff
- Date
- 2014 January
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository
University of Connecticut Library
405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
860-486-2524
archives@uconn.edu
