Publications (documents)

Abstract The 4-H Clubs of Connecticut originated in 1913 with the establishment of the first club in Mansfield, Connecticut. A part of the United States Department of Agriculture's Cooperative Extension System, 4-H clubs have aimed to educate Connecticut's youth in agriculture, home economics, and new technologies. The 4-H Clubs of Connecticut also strives to imbue its members with important life skills, building character through the teaching of a variety of practical skills. The records consist of...

Scope and Content From the Collection: The collection consists of several writings by Harry B. Chase, Jr.:"'Boston & New York R.P.O Train 500,' Letters from a New Haven Railroad Signal Maintainer to his Soldier Son in Wartime, 1942-1943. Excerpts from letters written by Harry B. Chase. Transcribed and edited by his son Harry B. Chase, Jr." The typed manuscript is 47 pages...

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Consists of materials that were either requested by Morrison or another Commissioner, or distributed to all members of the Commission for reference. Authors include the Department of Labor, Department of Justice, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Scope and Content Note Administrative (space and funding minutes, AAUP meeting agenda/minutes, academic plan task force report, board of trustees Enrollment presentation, AAUP excom) Clippings (newspaper, magazines) Emails (restructure schools in Uconn, awards, faculty issues, national council petition) manuscript (academic plan draft, graduate housing market analysis, strategic plan for uconn CLAS) publications ( Inside Higher Ed, Ethics policy results and recommendations, survey of graduates student...

Scope and Content Note Administrative (committee on research and creativity meeting minutes, Scholar’s Express Interlibrary loan application, CARES program proposal, Service-learning faculty members, Biology faculty articulation meeting minutes, Biology class syllabi, ICR redistribution models draft, CLAS faculty meeting notes, scholastic standards committee agenda/minutes, University senate minutes, branch meetings, bylaws) Emails Fliers (biology courses at Gateway college, courses at Uconn, Memos (AAUP...

Scope and Content Note Administrative (Systematic Biology program proposals to NSF, research proposal, funding applications, resumes, UCPEA evaluations forms, executive summary, department strategic plan, 125th anniversary steering committee notes, PHD proposals, committee reports on graduate program) Memo (prospectus approvals) Letters (award winner letter, thank you letters, Entomological Society of American) Emails (to faculty regarding AAUP, faculty hires/reappointments/promotions) Publications (Gloeckner...

Scope and Content Note Administrative (transfer credit requests, report to University senate, graduate faculty council minutes) Financial (budget highlights, board of governors for higher education agenda) Emails (continuing education, transfer credits, W-courses, advising) Fliers (Ecological biology 262 syllabus, library fliers) Legal documents (agreement on compensation) Publications (summer session associations joint statistical report, report on ways to reform GER system, Gen Ed Committee website...

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Administrative records of the University of Connecticut Admissions office. The collections consists primarily of enrollment reports, although several other reports and some brochures are also included.

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Documents the activities, programs and development of the University’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion since the creation of its first affirmative action plan to the current program which includes programs and training addressing accessibility, employment equity, discrimination and harassment and Title IX.

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The collection contains records from the New England regional office of the AFL-CIO.

Abstract Established in 1912, the African National Congress was created to provide a political avenue for the struggle for equality of Blacks in South Africa. Working in exile from 1960 until 1990, members of the ANC established foreign offices to continue the political work necessary to end apartheid in South Africa. The governing party since 1994, the ANC has established its archives at the University of Fort Hare, an historically Black institution. In March 1999, the ANC and the University of...

Abstract The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 4, founded in 1937 , is Connecticut's largest AFL-CIO union. Council 4, headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut, currently represents 35,000 employees who work in occupations within a diverse range of fields which include but are not limited to technical, blue collar, professional, clerical, health care, corrections and law enforcement, welfare and social services, public workers, as well as K-12 education...

Abstract The collection reflects the many bureaucratic permutations of the Agricultural Economics Department from the late 1910s until after World War II. The collection spans many institutional name changes and reorganizations. The bulk of the collection is documentation of the state of agriculture in Connecticut. The surveys, and collection of data was conducted in collaboration with The USDA, State of Connecticut and the Extension Service, which was headed by one of three Directors of the school,...

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The Martha Alexander Papers consist of the manuscripts, dummies, and proofs for a significant number of her published works, in addition to two boxes of her books.

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Irving Lewis Allen was born in Asheville, NC in 1931 and completed his undergraduate education at Morris Harvey College (1959). In 1964, he was appointed an instructor in the Sociology Department of the University of Connecticut. Dr. Allen was involved in the study of “New Towns”, a type of urban planning.

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The collection contains the original manuscripts of children's author Susan B. Aller as well as her collection of works by J.M. Barrie.

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John D. Alsop was elected to the Connecticut state legislature in 1946. He served as co-chairperson of one of the three committees that wrote the present Connecticut State Constitution at the Constitutional Convention of 1965.

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The collection contains early records of the Alumni Association associated with the University.

Abstract The American Association of University Women (AAUW) was founded in 1886 as an organization of female college graduates. The first meeting of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae (ACA) was held in Washington, D.C., on January 14, 1886. The first Connecticut branch of ACA was formed in 1892, shortly after Yale University began admitting female graduate students. The ACA was reorganized in 1920 and on May 1 the first meeting of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae Branches and College Clubs...

Abstract The American Brass Company was founded in 1893 with the consolidation of five existing brass mills in the Waterbury, Connecticut area. Intended as a holding company, American Brass absorbed the following companies: Plume & Atwood Manufacturing, Benedict & Burnham Manufacturing, Waterbury Brass, Scoville Manufacturing, Holmes, Booth and Haydens, and Coe Brass Manufacturing. The collection dates from circa 1800 to 1978 and provides a unique view of one of the major brass producers in...

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The American Montessori Society (AMS) Records document the history of an important American educational organization, and consist of printed, typescript, and handwritten materials; sound recordings; films; photographs; and slides. The collection, although not complete, reflects AMS's professional and administrative activities and also provides historical information about the Montessori system of education in general.

Abstract American Standard was created from the 1929 merger of the American Radiator Company and the Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company. The Company was then known as American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corporation. It changed its name to “American Standard” in 1967 to reflect the Company's familiar plumbing products brand name. American Standard is the world's largest producer of bathroom and kitchen fixtures and fittings and one of the world's largest producers of air conditioning and...

Abstract Archives & Special Collections, located at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, was created by the merger of Special Collections and Historical Manuscripts and Archives in 1995. The new area moved into the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center upon its opening. President William Clinton officiated at the dedication of the Center and kicked off the "Dodd Year", a year long series of lectures, exhibitions and events. Although the Center houses several entities, the vast majority of the information...

Scope and Content From the Collection: The documents in the American Montessori Society (AMS) Records extend from the mid-1950s through the mid-1990s, though the bulk falls between 1960 and 1985. They encompass a variety of subjects and activities, including routine administrative and financial records, research, historical correspondence and writings, official publications, and publicity.The early history of AMS appears in Series...

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Articles and publications on Montessori Education, AMS, the history of the Montessori movement, and Maria Montessori. For research on the application of the Montessori method, see Series XI: Research.

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Articles and publications on Montessori Education, AMS, the history of the Montessori movement, and Maria Montessori. For research on the application of the Montessori method, see Series XI: Research.

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Articles and publications on Montessori Education, AMS, the history of the Montessori movement, and Maria Montessori. For research on the application of the Montessori method, see Series XI: Research.

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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.