Nineteenth century
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Cole and Ambler Hat Manufacturers Records
Cole and Ambler was one of the more than twenty hat manufacturers in Bethel, Connecticut during the nineteenth century.
Charlotte M. Davis Papers
The collection consists of materials that primarily document the lives and concerns of educated middle class young women of the mid-nineteenth century.
Diaries Collection
Josephine A. Dolan Collection of Nursing History
Josephine A. Dolan was the first professor of nursing at the University of Connecticut School of Nursing. Miss Dolan collected materials to write a book on the history of nursing from dealers or, in the case of the Wolcott series, from descendants of the family.
Gaines Collection of Americana
T.S. Gold Family Papers
Theodore Sedgwick Gold was born in Madison, New York. T.S. Gold graduated from Yale College in 1838 and then spent four years studying and teaching at academies in Goshen and Waterbury. He moved to Cornwall in 1842 to pursue a career in farming. Mr. Gold was a trustee of the Storrs Agricultural School from 1881 to 1901 and took an active role in promoting the school's growth and development throughout his lifetime.
Charles G. Hall Papers
The Charles G. Hall Papers contain correspondence, diaries, family papers, scrapbooks, photographs, publications, and other papers, relating to Hall's personal life, student days at Connecticut Agricultural College, activities as doorkeeper of Connecticut House of Representatives, state politics, events at University of Connecticut, and family affairs.
Leavenworth Family Papers
The collection documents the personal and professional lives of several generations of Leavenworths residing in Connecticut.
Harry J. Marks Papers
Papers of Harry J. Marks, long time professor of history at the University of Connecticut.
Harold Seidman Papers
Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut from 1971 to 1984, Seidman was involved with the creation of the Marshall Plan and the development of the European Recovery Corporation under President Truman. He played a major role in the passage of the St. Lawrence Seaway Project, testified on the admission of Alaska and Hawaii into statehood and on the government's role towards the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, the Panama Canal and Ryker Island.
Burgis Pratt Starr Papers
The collection contains, among other personal papers, a diary documenting Mr. Starr's 1861-1862 travels through Europe and the Holy Land.