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Friends of Wood Memorial Library and Museum

Friends of Wood Memorial Library and Museum

783 Main Street
P.O. Box 131
South Windsor, CT 06074
archives@woodmemoriallibrary.org
860-289-1783
https://woodmemoriallibrary.org/
The Wood's archival collections focus on the history of South Windsor, CT, its residents and the surrounding region. Our collections include, but are not limited to, personal and professional papers and correspondence, business records, family collections, town records, oral histories, journals and diaries, genealogical records, photographs, prints, postcards, maps, architectural drawings, school yearbooks, audio or video recordings, unpublished writings, rare books and special collections, and historical objects and artifacts.
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Hildred Raymond collection, 1850-1992 3.3 Linear Feet

Raymond, Hildred Sperry
Hildred Sperry Raymond (1907-1992) lived in South Windsor, CT, and was an avid collector of local history materials. The collection consists of catalogues, memorabilia, information on the Watson House (which she owned), and photographs.
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Janette Elmore papers, 1910-1912 .04 Linear Feet 4 folders

Elmore, Janette
Mary Janette Elmore was born in South Windsor, CT, in 1832 and died in 1922. She was the daughter of Harvey and Clarrisa Burnham Elmore and sister of Samuel Edward. She never married. She did extensive research and made notes on family and neighborhood genealogy. The Janette Elmore papers contain extensive notes on the genealogy and life of the Hayes family and neighbors, correspondence concerning family data, and newspaper articles and obituaries.
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J.E. Shepard collection, 1880-1973 1.5 Linear Feet

J.E. Shepard Co. (South Windsor, Conn.)
The J.E. Shepard collection contains photographs and documents related to the Shepard family of South Windsor, CT, and tobacco growing. This includes a scrapbook, news clippings, photographs of tobacco fields and tobacco processing. Also included are photographs of the South Windsor Cigar Festival from the early 1950s.
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Jillson family papers, 1870-1910 .3 Linear Feet

Jillson family
The Jillson family lived in South Windsor, CT. The papers consist of a family journal containing transcriptions of letters sent home during the Civil War and other records and an autograph book (about 1894-1897) that belonged to Fanny Jillson.
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John Torrance diaries, 1880-1893 13 Volumes

The John Torrance diaries consists of 13 bound diaries of South Windsor, CT, resident John Torrance for the years 1875-1885 and 1888-1893. Typical entries note the weather and talk about Torrance's farming activities. There are also accounting pages with prices paid for different goods and services.
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Jonathan Pasco restaurant collection, 1890-1935 .2 Linear Feet

Pasco, Jonathan
The Jonathan Pasco restaurant collection consists of documents and photographs that were previously framed and hung on the walls of Jonathan Pasco's restaurant, which stood at 31 South Main Street in East Windsor, CT. Most of the documents name members of the Lord family, and they may relate to the property on which Jonathan Pasco's restaurant stood
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Joseph A. Bost collection of UTC Fuel Cell papers, 1964-2002 1 Linear Feet

Bost, Joseph A.
Joseph A. Bost collection of UTC Fuel Cell papers contains materials relating to the design, manufacture, and use of spacecraft fuel cells produced at the UTC Power facility in South Windsor. The materials comprise photographs, company memoranda and internal documents, blueprints and technical drawings, several printed and bound publications, NASA and UTC publications, and assorted small items and artifacts relating to United States manned spaceflight from the Apollo period through the late Shuttle period, roughly 1966-2001.
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