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Lyme Public Hall & Local History Archives

Lyme Public Hall & Local History Archives

Lyme Public Library
Local History Archives
482 Hamburg Road
Lyme, CT 06371
lymepublichall1887@gmail.com
(860) 598-9760
https://lymepublichall.org/
The Lyme Public Hall & Local History Archives (LPHLHA) is a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to the appreciation of Lyme's history, culture, and community. The Lyme Public Hall, originally built in 1887, is a community gathering place. With the help of community participation, the LPHLHA puts on events and programs throughout the year including suppers, lectures, musical programs, historical programs and exhibits, walks, workshops, and more. These events and programs are open to everyone, members and non-members, locals and visitors alike. The archives section of the LPHLHA, located in the Lyme Public Library, collects and preserves historical materials about the town of Lyme, its history, culture, life-ways, institutions, and people. The archives holds historical documentary and cultural heritage materials dating from the 17th century to the present. Collections include genealogical materials, family and personal papers, institutional records, manuscripts, newspapers and clippings, books, photographs, artwork, artifacts, maps, and exhibit records from LPHLHA programs and events.
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Alberta and Homer Pfeiffer papers, bulk 1945-1951

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The Alberta and Homer Pfeiffer papers contain a scrapbook kept by Homer, two account books kept by Alberta, and a few loose notes and correspondence found in the account books.
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Alberta and Homer Pfeiffer papers, bulk 1945-1951 1 Linear Feet

Pfeiffer, Alberta, 1899-1994
The Alberta and Homer Pfeiffer papers contain a scrapbook kept by Homer, two account books kept by Alberta, and a few loose notes and correspondence found in the account books.
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    Art, 1900-2020

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    Art, 1900-2020 6 Linear Feet

    Lyme Public Hall Association, Inc.
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      Artifacts collection, 1843-2007

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      Audiovisual, 1926-2016

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      Books, 1854-2016

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      The book collection contains published works about Lyme and neighboring towns and books by Lyme authors — histories, monographs, biographies, memoirs, pictorials, scholarly journals, and guides for reference and interpretation. There are also a number of family genealogies.
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      Books, 1854-2016 12 Linear Feet

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      The book collection contains published works about Lyme and neighboring towns and books by Lyme authors — histories, monographs, biographies, memoirs, pictorials, scholarly journals, and guides for reference and interpretation. There are also a number of family genealogies.
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        Carol Hardin Kimball papers, 1880-2006

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        Included are magazine and newspaper articles, research notes, drafts, maps, interviews and Kimball's own photographs related to Connecticut River sites which she knew and loved as an avid conservationist, bird watcher, canoeist, and kayaker. Topics include: Abigail's Hole, Brockway Island, Calves Island, Hamburg Cove, Selden Island, Whalebone Cove and Poverty Island. Related land sites are included such as Ely's Ferry, Reed's Landing and Sterling City in Lyme, Cove cemetery in East Haddam, and Gillette Castle.
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        Carol Hardin Kimball papers, 1880-2006 .25 Linear Feet

        Included are magazine and newspaper articles, research notes, drafts, maps, interviews and Kimball's own photographs related to Connecticut River sites which she knew and loved as an avid conservationist, bird watcher, canoeist, and kayaker. Topics include: Abigail's Hole, Brockway Island, Calves Island, Hamburg Cove, Selden Island, Whalebone Cove and Poverty Island. Related land sites are included such as Ely's Ferry, Reed's Landing and Sterling City in Lyme, Cove cemetery in East Haddam, and Gillette Castle.
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          Chamberlain Ferry papers, 1900-1998

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          The collection includes Ferry's research notes, correspondence, unpublished manuscripts and publications in his areas of interest, particularly the Ely family, Ely's Ferry, Ely's Tavern and Lord's Cove. Other topics covered are archaeology, shipping and boating life on the Connecticut River, and the ecological preservation of marshlands around Lord's Cove. There is also material about the Connecticut River Gateway National Park proposal (also known as the Connecticut Historic Riverway) in the 1980s and the community organizing effort against the park which would have included Connecticut River frontage in Lyme.
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          Chamberlain Ferry papers, 1900-1998 2.5 Linear Feet

          The collection includes Ferry's research notes, correspondence, unpublished manuscripts and publications in his areas of interest, particularly the Ely family, Ely's Ferry, Ely's Tavern and Lord's Cove. Other topics covered are archaeology, shipping and boating life on the Connecticut River, and the ecological preservation of marshlands around Lord's Cove. There is also material about the Connecticut River Gateway National Park proposal (also known as the Connecticut Historic Riverway) in the 1980s and the community organizing effort against the park which would have included Connecticut River frontage in Lyme.
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            Doris Reynolds Jewett papers, 1870-2006

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            Edith Anderson Raymond papers, 1732-1939, bulk 1900-1939

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            Elizabeth Huey Putnam newspaper clippings, 1896-2003

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            This Collection contains more than one thousand articles and clippings about the people, events, community institutions of Lyme and neighboring towns, spanning the 20th century and late 19th century. The largest number are about individuals who lived and worked in Lyme such as artists, authors and crafts persons as well as individuals involved in political, civic, church, charitable, commercial, farm and club work. But all the other interests and issues of community life are touched on: land conservation, government, disaster, history, etc.
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            Elizabeth Huey Putnam newspaper clippings, 1896-2003 1.5 Linear Feet

            Putnam, Elizabeth Huey
            This Collection contains more than one thousand articles and clippings about the people, events, community institutions of Lyme and neighboring towns, spanning the 20th century and late 19th century. The largest number are about individuals who lived and worked in Lyme such as artists, authors and crafts persons as well as individuals involved in political, civic, church, charitable, commercial, farm and club work. But all the other interests and issues of community life are touched on: land conservation, government, disaster, history, etc.