Collections : [Eastern Connecticut State University Archives]

The Burstermann Collection is a history of Juliette P. Burstermann's life at Eastern Connecticut State University, commencing in August of 1948 and continuing through her retirement 1974. The collection includes materials relating to her involvement with numerous outside organizations and committees during that same period as well as information related to her post-retirement activities from 1975-1992.

Series I - 1989-1994 - This series includes 23 theses representing a variety of topics including: biology, sociology, environmental earth science, history, communications, mathematics, economics and psychology.

During World War II, Dr. Helena Miller, Dean of Women at the Willimantic State Teachers College, sent copies of a school publication entitled The Dean's Den to a number of students from the college who were serving their country. Many of the young people responded to Dr. Miller, to express their great appreciation for her efforts to keep them in touch with home as well as to keep her abreast of their wartime experiences. These correspondences cover an approximate 3 year period - 1943 through 1945. While some of these students were graduates of the college, a number of them left prior to graduation with the intent that they would resume their education on their return from the war.

The University Events Collection includes information on various campus-wide events. The type of information varies. It may include programs, invitations, flyers, or general support paperwork as with the annual commencement. The material in this collection ranges in years from 1891 through the present day. Material is chronological with in each series. This collection is added to semi-annually.

The Annual Report Collection consists of reports submitted to the Office of the President from each department of the university in the spring semester. The first group of reports sent to the University Archives for preservation dated from 1991-1997. Earlier annual reports dating from 1973-1990 were collected from various sources and later added to the collection. Current and past reports are added as they become available. The reports appear in the order in which they were received unless otherwise indicated. Access to faculty resumes or other personalized information included in the reports is restricted.