Awards

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Approximately 131,500 negatives documenting all aspects of University life and the town and residents of Storrs, Connecticut.

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Papers of individuals who took the AMS Teacher Training Course, were trained by Montessori, or were otherwise associated with AMS but did not serve on the Board of Directors. Includes notes and notebooks from AMS Teacher Training Courses, diplomas, and journals documenting the experience of Montessori training.

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The collection contains memorabilia and ephemera associated with retired Professor, former Dean of the School of Allied Health and self-employed nutrition consultant, Polly Fitz.

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Materials collected by Eleanor Herrmann, Professor of Nursing at the University of Connecticut, regarding the history of nursing.

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Illustrations, drawings, and proofs of works by children's book author and illustrator Nonny Hogrogian. The collection contains materials related to more than two dozen works by Hogrogian.

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Contains approximately 136,060 photographic prints and negatives documenting all aspects of University life and the town and residents of Storrs, CT.

Scope and Content Note From the Series:

Approximately 131,500 negatives documenting all aspects of University life and the town and residents of Storrs, Connecticut.

Scope and Content Note From the Series:

Approximately 131,500 negatives documenting all aspects of University life and the town and residents of Storrs, Connecticut.

Abstract 2005 Inge Morath Awards for Recognition and Celebration of Women in the Arts in Litchfield County. Davyne Verstandig, Director of LCWP, interviews recipients of these awards, who have had a significant social and economic development of the region through the arts. Recipients were Sharon Charde, Director of Creative Writing Program at Touchstone for her dedication to Touchstone; Vita West Muir, Executive Director of the Litchfield Performing Arts, Inc. for founding the organization; and...

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The Loeb Awards were designed to reward authors whose writings in business and finance report explain the mechanics, strengths, problems, and values of American capitalism and enterprise. The Advisory Board of the Loeb Awards at the University of Connecticut sought those meritorious journalistic contributions which combined superior writing, clarity, accuracy, and analysis of subjects of import to the growth and development of the American enterprise system.

Abstract An illustrator and author of picture books for children, Marc Simont illustrated books for numerous authors in addition to his own, among the most notable being James Thurber and Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. His illustrations for Janice May Udry's A Tree is Nice won the Caldecott Award in 1957, and he received Caldecott Honors for Ruth Krauss's The Happy Day and his own The Stray Dog. Simont was...

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Grace E. Snow was one of the first women to graduate from Storrs Agricultural College (1896), now the University of Connecticut. Collection contains her diploma, report card, dance program and publications.

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The collection contains trophies and awards that have been transferred by departments, divisions and student groups.

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The Leonard Weisgard Papers document the creative processes of this award-winning author and illustrator, with his book art, commercial and promotional illustration, correspondence, and an extensive reference material series. The collection was donated in 2009 by Weisgard's children, Abigail, Christina and Ethan, all of whom reside in Denmark.

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The collection contains preliminary and original art created by Ed Young as illustrations for children's books.