Collections : [Friends of Wood Memorial Library and Museum]

Albertus Eugene Jones (1882-1957) was one of the most influential artists and art teachers in Connecticut's history. He was born in South Windsor, CT. The collection collection consists of a small group of biographical materials and several photographs.

Barney E. Daley (1909-2008) was a South Windsor, Connecticut native who grew up in a tobacco farming family. As an amateur archaeologist, Daley amassed a large collection of Native American artifacts. He served in Europe during World War II and returned to South Windsor after the war. He was a historian, preservationist, and collector on various topics including local Anglo and Native American history, tobacco farming, and veterans affairs. The bulk of the materials are more than 5,000 archeological artifacts, including Native American projectile points, pottery shards, and tools. In addition, there is location data for almost all of the artifacts about where they were found. The photographic collections include photos of Daley's life in South Windsor and during World War II, slides of archaeological digs, and historical images of South Windsor, the region, and its residents, some of which came from the photo departments of local newspapers.

Ellsworth Fairbanks was born in South Windsor, CT, and operated a photography business from 1954 until his death at age 58 in 1966. The collection consists of black and white negatives and photographic prints and was given to or purchased by Barney Daley, who then donated the collection to the library.

Bill of sale from Dr. S. W. Rockwell to Theordore Elmer.

The Bonnie Enes Kings Island research files, 1975-2010, consist of research files documenting the history of Kings Island (Terry's Island), created by writer Bonnie Enes in preparation for a book.

Two pages from the family bible of George Burnham inscribed with genealogical information about the Burnham and Wood familities of South Windsor, CT, 1772-1856.

Autograph books belonging to Bessie Andross Chandler and Fred Chandler, containing autographs from family and friends in South Windsor, Connecticut.

The Charles G. Griffin papers include booklets, a magazine, tobacco festival programs, and eight black and white photographs. Most documents are undated, but items with dates span 1948-1958. They contain information on the history of the tobacco industry in the Connecticut River Valley. Among the subjects covered are the different types of tobacco cultivated, their uses, and the agricultural, harvesting, and processing methods that were utitlized. Major tobacco producers from South Windsor, Windsor, East Windsor, and other towns are highlighted.

Autograph book belonging to Charlotte T. Barnes, containing autographs from residents of the East Windsor Hill neighborhood of South Windsor.

The Clapp family papers, 1900-1989, consist of documents kept by multiple generations of the Clapp family of South Windsor, documenting their tobacco farm and local history more generally.