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Newspapers, clippings, illustrations. Some photocopies. Focus is on the period of time leading up to the Civil War, slavery and anti-slavery, and Reconstruction. Some articles are about the opening of the Prudence Crandall Museum. Copies of Prudence Crandall's obituaries from various newspapers. Rare illustrations from the time of the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Pamphlets, many rare and original, some photocopies, primarily regarding African American History. Some pamphlets are directly related to the Prudence Crandall story, while others are only related thematically. The focus of the Prudence Crandall Library is African American History, Slavery, Antislavery, Education, and Women's History. Most pamphlets date from the 19th century.

This collection includes publications published by the American School for the Deaf as well as collected publications related to deaf education and the American School for the Deaf.

Public meeting transcripts.

The records consist of electronic files documenting the changes made to the library web site ("Front Door") by the Yale Library Public Interfaces Committee (PIC).

The collection consists of correspondence from Republican soldiers during the Spanish Civil War. Most were written by Isidoro Puertes, a soldier who served with the 4th Company, of the 4th Battalion of the 225 "Brigada Mixta." Antonio Puertes, probably Isidoro's cousin, served with him. Letters, sometimes written by both men jointly, were sent to their family members.

The collection comprises correspondence and other manuscript material concerning the family of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852).

Letter from Putnam Catlin to his Steuben Butler explaining his family's financial situation and the difficulties he faces providing his children with education due to both tuition costs and to the loss of labor on his farm if he doesn't have them there to help. He notes that he may be able to sell land to pay for his son George Catlin to attend the Litchfield Law School for a year. He writes, "If he shall persist in the choice of law he will have to glean for himself an Education in some law office, perhaps, I may indulge him a year at Litchfield."

Letter from Putnam Catlin to his Steuben Butler explaining his family's financial situation and the difficulties he faces providing his children with education due to both tuition costs and to the loss of labor on his farm if he doesn't have them there to help. He notes that he may be able to sell land to pay for his son George Catlin to attend the Litchfield Law School for a year. He writes, "If he shall persist in the choice of law he will have to glean for himself an Education in some law office, perhaps, I may indulge him a year at Litchfield."

Correspondence of a loyalist family regarding confiscated estates, debts, and obtaining permission to return to Connecticut.