Collections : [Mattatuck Museum]

This collection contains ledgers, records, letters, photographs, posters, scrapbooks, and ephemera pertaining to the military history of Waterbury, Connecticut. Major conflicts of the United States from the Revolutionary War to the Korean War are represented with documents from military and civilian life. Waterbury contributed many soldiers to the wars fought by the United States, and the record of their service is reflected in this collection. As a brass manufacturing center, Waterbury's civilians provided critical assistance to the country's ability to wage war.

The postcard collection largely depicts scenes, places, landmarks, and events in Waterbury from 1904 through 1985. There is a small amount of miscellaneous postcards from other towns in Connecticut, as well as national and international postcards.

This is an artificial collection composed by the archivists at the Mattauck Museum to document the railroad and transportation development in and surrounding Waterbury. The collection is largely paper based, but also includes various tokens used for passage.

The Waterbury Regional Map Collection is divided into 3 series or topics based on location: Waterbury; Connecticut; and Other. A large portion of the maps are rolled, and require advance notice for viewing. The collection contains several maps of Waterbury from 1852, 1909, and 1932 which show how much the landscape of Waterbury has changed. Of interest are the maps which "map" abstract concepts like time, or the celestial heavens.

The first newspaper published in Waterbury, CT was The American on December 14, 1844. Since 1844 Waterbury has had a variety of professional and amateur newspapers. This collection is composed of both professional and amateur newspapers. While the archive does not have a complete run of any one newspaper – the collection has focused on specific events and time periods: the Fire of 1902, the Flood of 1955, and the nineteenth century as examples. The newspaper collection offers an interesting glimpse into both national and local events from the 1840s until today. The collection will have additional accruals in the future.

This artificial collection largely represents records of public and private schools in Waterbury, CT. In addition to materials about K-12 schools, there is also a small amount of material about the local universities. Document types include: newspaper clippings, yearbooks, programs, early tax records, curriculum, student newspapers, student publications, play bills, and academic brochures.

This collection contains material related to the Waterbury Spirit Minor League Baseball Team (1997-2000), including programs, schedules, team rosters, and ephemera.

The Waterbury Town and City Records contains documents from Connecticut's early colonization and Waterbury's incorporation as a city. Some of the documents include documentation of town debts and minutes from town meetings. There are various records collected by the Selectmen of Waterbury, as well as court rulings between Waterbury and other cities regarding landownership. Interesting to note are documents containing information on the architecture of Fulton Park.

The Waterbury Women's Civic League Records document the activities of the League from the late 1940s through the mid 1990s. The Civic League was founded on April 27, 1942 by Corinne Thomas as a club for African American women who were interested in affecting change in their community. The club raised funding to provide scholarships for black youth to attend college and created programming celebrating black arts and culture. The collection is largely newspaper clippings detailing events and scholarship recipients, although there are also photographs, correspondence, and broadsides.

This collection contains records of the Waterbury YMCA from 1889-2000. The collection includes newsletters, newspaper clippings, and various photographs. This collection documents the YMCA's activities and community involvement.