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Written on box: "Lee Farm" "[farming]"; "Albert E. Wilkinson Extension Service4 Storrs, Conn." Written on cardboard in box: "Lee Farm - [misc] - maching [plowing]" Film depicts young men transplanting seedlings and several examples of machine farming at Lee Farm in Coventry, CT. A tractor-mounted tiller, probably on a McCormick-Deering Farmall tractor, is shown at 1 min. 30 sec. A horse-drawn plow is used at 2 min. 13 sec. A tractor with what is mostly likely a John Deere 290 corn planter attached is shown at 2 min. 30 sec. Albert E. Wilkinson served as the Extension Service's vegetable gardening specialist as part of his duties in the Horticulture Department at the Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs starting in 1930. Wilkinson shot over 1000 feet of film documenting vegetable growing and harvesting throughout the country to share with his classes and during community movie nights throught the Extension Service Program. More information on the Extension Service program can be found in the Cooperative Extension Service collection (MSS19700003). Total run time 3 min. 47 sec.

Written on box: "Fruit blossoms Lee Farm"; "Albert E. Wilkinson Extension Service Storrs, Conn." Film begins at 3 min. 49 sec. and documents ornamental flowers and flowering fruit trees at Lee Farm in Coventry, CT. Film also depicts young women doing farm work as part of the Connecticut Women's Land Army (CWLA). The women use hoes, hand plows, and a tractor-mounted tilling machine. This video was most likely taken the same day as the machine plowing video (1081.0001/MP1) as several of the young men from the first video can be seen in the background. More information on the CWLA can be found in the University of Connecticut Agriculture and Resource Economic Department Records collection (MSS1998-0069). Photographs of the CWLA can be found in the University of Connecticut Photograph Collection (MSS1998-0010). Albert E. Wilkinson served as the Extension Service's vegetable gardening specialist as part of his duties in the Horticulture Department at the Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs starting in 1930. Wilkinson shot over 1000 feet of film documenting vegetable growing and harvesting throughout the country to share with his classes and during community movie nights throught the Extension Service Program. 3 min. 46 sec. run time.

Written on box: "Albert E. Wilkinson Storrs, Connecticut (University of Conn.)" This short film (run time 3 min.) contains footage of men harvesting potatoes, probably on Lee Farm. At 8 min. 30 sec. the harvester (digger) can be seen, which required twelve men to drive the tractor, sort, bag, and load potatoes on to a second truck. Researchers of the history of agricultural technology may be interested in this video. Albert E. Wilkinson served as the Extension Service's vegetable gardening specialist as part of his duties in the Horticulture Department at the Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs starting in 1930. Wilkinson shot over 1000 feet of film documenting vegetable growing and harvesting throughout the country to share with his classes and during community movie nights throught the Extension Service Program. Total run time 3 min. 47 sec.

Written on box: "Potato field day L.L. Grant." Footage is of a demonstration of potato digging machine at the farm of Louis L. Grant in Attwaugan, Connecticut on September 9, 1946. The end of the video depicts close shots of the machinery and would be of interest to historians of agricultural technology. Film most likely shot by Albert E. Wilkinson. For Wilkinson's report on the field tour see box 4 of the Cooperative Extension Service collection (MSS19700003) Total run time 3 min. 49 sec.

Written on box: "potatoe harvesting" " [?] Potato [?]" "Dust [?] [1946]"; "Albert E. Wilkinson University of Conn. Storrs, Conn." Footage depicts potato harvesting demonstration at the farm of noted jurist Simon S. Cohen in Rockville, Connecticut. Video begins at 14 min. 44 sec. Potatoes are unearthed by a digging machine, collected in baskets, and then put in barrells which are picked up by men using small crane mounted to flatbed truck. A number of black farm employees are shown packing the potatoes into barrells and two children are prominant at the start of the film (15 min. 25 sec).The machinery depicted here is less developed than that shown in 1981-0001/MP3 and 1981-001/MP4. At 15 min. 55 sec. the film cuts, possibly to Lee Farm, also to potato harvesting. In this portion the equipment shown in 1981-001/MP3 is shown and several women are assisting with sorting the potatoes. Albert E. Wilkinson served as the Extension Service's vegetable gardening specialist as part of his duties in the Horticulture Department at the Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs starting in 1930. Wilkinson shot over 1000 feet of film documenting vegetable growing and harvesting throughout the country to share with his classes and during community movie nights throught the Extension Service Program. Total run time 3 min. 49 sec.

Written on box: "potato [digging]" "ice storms John Morris [soil sh...?] "[slanety ? potato ? harvesting?]" "Albert E. Wilkinson Hillside Rd. Storrs Conn." Video footage depicts the aftermath of an ice storm and minor snow accumulation at the farm of John E. Morris in Wethersfield, CT. Bags of potatoes are shown in the fields waiting to be gathered. The storm likely occoured in early November, 1944. Total run time 1 min. 24 sec.

A special committee was appointed by the Norwich City Council to investigate alleged misconduct within the city's police department. The authority came from the City Charter, Chapter V, Section15. Over the course of seven weeks the committee called members of the police department as well as several State Police officers to testify. The testimonies were transcribed by various court reporters.