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The collection contains memoranda, papers, reports and a few photographs collected by Solomon Wollman, photographer for the University of Connecticut (1951-).

The collection consists of one 8mm motion picture film of men's crew races at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia as well as a DVD copy of the film. The film documents the final crew races: single and double sculls, pairs with and without coxswain, fours with and without coxswain, and eight-oar shells. The United States, represented by the Yale University Men's Crew Team, won the gold medal in the eight-oar shell race as well as the pairs with and without coxswain.

The collection comprises manuscript material concerning Matthew Shepperson, portrait copyist, art instructor to elite lords and ladies, and collector of portraits

Rev. Calvin B. McLean (circa 1876-1904) was a minister from Long Ridge (Stamford) and Salem, Conn. Drafts, notes, manuscript copies of sermons, probably collected by McLean. Some were probably written by him and others by his grandfather, Rev. Allen McLean of Simsbury, Conn. Click here to see the scanned paper finding aid and container list (pdf).​ ​

The records consist of one bound volume of meeting minutes and supporting materials of the Undergraduate Athletic Association documenting athletics at Yale.

The records consist of minutes of meetings maintained by Julian Sturtevant as a member of the Yale Science Advisory Committee.

One volume of meeting minutes and financial lists

Photographs of steam and electric locomotives of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, in the 1950s.

Appears to have been a talk regarding fishing in the Litchfield, CT area during the early 20th century.

The collection consists of miscellaneous memorabilia of Vance R. Dittman, Jr. (Yale 1924). Also included are creative works by Catherine Pierson Dittman (wife of Vance Dittman), who studied painting at Yale, and Dean B. Lyman.