The Wilton Historical Information Collection is in large part a historiographical collection: taken as a whole, it represents how Wiltonians have told their stories, and what individuals, events, businesses, places, practices, and institutions have become central to our production of local history. Contents include local histories and profiles of prominent local residents as told in newspapers and periodicals, as narrated by local historians and displayed by the Wilton Historical Society and Museum, as celebrated during Bicentennial and other commemorative events, and as followed, forsaken, or reformed in the plans that Wilton clubs, organizations, and local governing bodies have made, the reports they have produced, and the changes they have introduced.

This collection houses much of the Wilton History Room's mid- to late-twentieth century content. The frequency and number of new accessions, and the collection contents' relevance to most Wilton research questions – excepting genealogy and local houses – makes this one of our most active collections.