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FALL 1976
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HISTORY DEP~~TMENT
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGE
V olume I V
N umber 1
CONTENTS
PA.GE
E ditor's N nte
C onnecticut's F irearms P roduction i n t he 1 800's
A . C ragin
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c c.n:necticut I s U nderground R ailroad
R onald D ouglass
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C ontinuing H eritage:
N ational G overnment
S teve F lanagan
S ketches o f C onnecticut Men i n
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C harles B eard f C onnecticut F armer
Dr. ~ l he rt V agts
I ntroduction b y D r. H erbert J anick
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C hase G oing W oodhouse
M ary O 'Connell
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E ditor:
Typist~
S a.rah S chwerin
C over:
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S teve F lanagan
D ro H erhert J anick
S pecial T hanks t o:
G ene K rause
A nne K rizan
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O ften \ ·Jhen p eople h ear t he t em h istory t hey t hink n f K ings a nd
p residents, n ames, d ates, v Tars a nd r evolutic·ns.
T he h istory o f
c ountries an0. t he w orld h as i n l arge p art h een n ational h istory.
T hc,t i s t o s ay u ntil r ecently h istorians h ave c oncentrated t heir
e ffcrts o n t he s tudy o f l eaders a nd h ave l argely i gnored t hose
h eing l ed.
I n t his i ssue c f C lio w e h ave t urned t he t ables o n t he t raditionF.ll o utlook o f h istorians. P e h ave t aken a l ook R t C onnecticut's
h istory t o s ee h ow i t a ffected t he n ational d irection i nstead o f
t he e ther T.J.!ay u .round.
T he p urpose o f t his i :ssue o f C lio, a s p erhaps
s hould b e t he p urpose o f a ll w riting, i s t o i nterest, e ntertain 9 a nd
h opefully s ome'\-rhat e nlighten t he r er.der.
I \.Vant t 0 t hcmk t he a uthors o f t hese a rticles f or g iving u p
p<".rt 0 f t heir s urmner t o i nvestigate a reas u nfamiliar t o t heM.
S pecial t hanks ~ust g o t o D r. H erbert J anick f or h is a dvice, e ncour~gernent, a nd c ontagious e nthusiasm t hat m ade t he p rnduction o f
t his i ssue ~uch e asier.
~he m ural o n t he c over, t itled ~~erican H istory, i s i n t he
N eu B ri t c=dn H igh S chool L i"brary a nd s pans a n e ntire ' t·.rall.
I t ~:.ms
p ainted i n t he 1 930's u nder t he W .Pon. F ederal ~rt P roject b y a
C onnecticut a rtist n amed R utjowskio
P hotos o f a ll t he m urals a re
i n t he C onnecticut S tate L ibrary i n H artford i n t he W .P.A. f iles,
r ecord g roup { !33. D r. P ert-.ert J anick b ecame a'''c>.re c f t hese m urals
w hile d oing r esearch f or h is b ook P.. D iverse P e0ple ~
C onnecticut
191~ t o t he P resent.
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K evin C rAgin i s a s enior m ajoring i n h istcry a t W esconn.
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r eadily a ccepted t he s uggestion t hc.t h e \ 'Iri t e a n a rticle a nd p ursued
i t ~·ri t h c..n e nerqy thc>.t p eople f amiliar w ith K evin ~!ill r ecognize.
P on D ouglass i s a s ophomore h istory m ajor h ere.
H is i nter0st
i n t his i ssue w as s o g reat t hat h e s ought o ut t he ~ditor a nd
v olunteerec h is s ervices.
r1~ry O ;Connell i s i n s econdary e ducation w ith a c oncentration
i n h istory a nd i s c urrently s tudent t eaching.
r~a.ry w ent t o t~e
t rouble 0 f a rrc.nging a n i nterview a nd t raveling t o s ee H rs. C hase
G 0ing r ,JoodhNtse.
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S teve F lqnagan i s a jQ~ior m ajoring i n h istory.
He u sed t his
r .pportuni t y t o i nvestigate t\,70 a reas o f i nterest t o h im--Connec ·ticut
h istory a nd n ational p olitics.
D r. H erhert J anick i s w~ll kno"t:m t o R nyr.ne i n t he H istory
D epartment. He a rranged t o u se a n e xerpt f rom a p aper d elivered
l ast s pring o n ca..--npus :Dy D r. 1 \lbert V agts.
D r o J anick a lso toe:~ t he
t ime t o , ,rri t e a n i ntroduction t o D r. V agts' p aper.
T he j cb o f e diting t his i ssue o f C lio w as m ade m uch e~sier b y
t he h igh q uality o f t he a rticlE!s
T ilanks a lso t o S ar2,!1 Sch~verin f or
~~inn ~ll t he t yping.
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