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This collection documents the life and work of journalist and writer Sigrid Schultz. Among the earliest women to hold a high position in international journalism, Schultz was appointed Central European Bureau Chief in the Chicago Tribune's Berlin office in late 1925. She reported for the Tribune and the Mutual Broadcasting Service until her return to the U.S. in 1941. Schultz gave early warning about the rise of the National Socialist party in Germany, cultivating connections with Nazi leaders that enabled her to do in-depth reporting.

The W. Todd Furniss papers consist of two autobiographical volumes which describe the life of the Furniss family from 1927-1942.

The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut was organized in 1893 to "perpetuate the memory of the events of American Colonial History, and of the men who assisted in the establishment, defense and preservation of the American Colonies." Membership is composed of male descendants of men who rendered military or civil service to the colonies from the settlement of Jamestown, May 13, 1607 to the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775. The collection consists of supplemental and original applications for membership in the state organization. .

Typed manuscript (mimeograph) "Soil, Forest, and Water Conservation in China, Israel, Africa, and the United States," oral history interview (703 pages in two volumes) conducted by Malca Chall for the Regional Oral History Office at the University of California at Berkeley, illustrated, 1969, Berkeley, California. Also included is a typed manuscript (mimeograph) "The Heavens Cooperate," by Inez M. Lowdermilk.

The research materials related to Dr. Solyman Brown compiled by Dr. Leonard Elkins, who was working on an uncompleted biography of Dr. Brown.

The records consist of memoranda, correspondence, reports, and lists documenting the Southeast Asia Collection at Yale University Library.

Meeting minutes of the South Windsor Baseball Club for the 1928 season.

The South Windsor Historical Society collection consists of news clippings about the historical society and their activities.

The South Windsor Public Library collection (1990.01) consists of accessions books, a bound catalog, and press clippings related to the South Windsor Public Library system. Wood Memorial Library was part of the South Windsor Public Library system from when it opened in 1928 until 1971.

The South Windsor Women's Club records consist of event programs during 1965.