Connecticut (state)

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Collection contains significant documentation of the University's Centennial Celebration which took place in the academic year 1980-1981.

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The Centennial Coordinating Committee was responsible for the extensive planning of the university of Connecticut's centennial celebration. The official observance of its 100th anniversary began 23 September 1980. William C. Orr served as chairman of the committee from its inception in 1979 to a successful conclusion at the Ninety-Eighth Annual Commencement, 24 May 1981.

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The Center was created in 1969 to facilitate interdepartmental support for research, study and outreach focused on the black experience. The collection contains materials concerning the establishment of the Center and programs of its activities from its establishment through 1980.

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The Center began operation during the 1967/1968 academic year and served as an interdisciplinary focus for the study of modern Italy. The Center was active in establishing courses, contacts abroad and increasing the level of appropriate library acquisitions. The Center was discontinued at the end of the 1974/1975 academic year.

Abstract The Dexter Corporation originated from a family-owned saw and grist mill that began in 1767 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, and evolved into a multi-national producer of long fiber papers and chemical laminates. In its 233 years of operation, the company grew from manufacturing tissues, toilet paper, and tea bags to marketing more specialized products like medical garments and industrial finishes. Faced with a proposed buyout by International Specialty Products Incorporated in 2000, the...

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The collection contains artwork, notes, correspondence, photographs and other materials pertaining to Normand Chartier's illustrations of many of his children's books.

Abstract The Chatham Quarry, or Town Quarry, was a small part of the extensive brownstone quarries located on the banks of the Connecticut River near the towns of Portland and Middletown, Connecticut. The Chatham Quarry, which took in about two acres, remained under municipal control for the use of the inhabitants of the towns of Chatham and Middletown throughout its existence. In 1824, the town of Middletown leased the quarry to John Lawrence Lewis for five years in order to extract stones for the...

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

Abstract In 1838, six Cheney brothers established the Mount Nebo Silk Company in Manchester, CT. The company adopted the family name in 1843. Aided by booming national markets, a protective tariff, and innovative production methods, the company grew into the nation's largest and most profitable silk mill by the late 1880s. The company pioneered the wastesilk spinning method and the Grant's reel. The company reached its peak in 1923, after which it quickly declined due to industry wide overproduction...

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Resident of Waterbury, Connecticut, and historian of Connecticut business and industry. Collection includes collected literature about the early iron industry in the United States, particularly Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

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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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The Child Development Laboratories (CDL) are part of the School of Family Studies and serve the university, community and state as a model demonstration laboratory center.

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.

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.

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.

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Founded by Carlton J. Bates (1848-1941) in 1907, the C.J. Bates Company manufactured manicure sets, crochet hooks, and knitting needles in Chester, Connecticut.

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Hugh Clark received his bachelor's degree from Clark University in 1934 and a doctoral degree from the University of Michigan in 1941. He was employed by the University of Iowa from 1945 to 1947, when he joined the faculty at the University of Connecticut. Clark specialized in developmental biology and retired from the University in 1983. The collection contains correspondence, administrative, professional and personnel files relating to Clark's responsibilities and interests.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.