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New Haven Museum, Whitney Library

New Haven Museum, Whitney Library

114 Whitney Ave. New Haven, CT
New Haven, CT 06510
library@newhavenmuseum.org
(203) 562-4183
The Whitney Library of the New Haven Museum is a unique resource center concerning the history of New Haven and its families from the time of the New Haven Colony in the 17th century to the present. Founded in 1862, the library provides the materials and assistance required by the scholar and the student of the history and genealogy of New Haven. Collections include 30,000 printed works, 300 manuscript collections, architectural drawings, maps, broadsides, newspapers, scrapbooks, photographs, and microfilm. The Whitney Library services over 1,300 researchers each year, including college students, professors, genealogists, local historians, and many others who are interested in their houses, families, businesses, and towns.

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Fort Nathan Hale Restoration Projects, Inc. Records, 1813-2004

1.68 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
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The Fort Nathan Hale Restoration Projects, Inc. Records document the activities of Fort Nathan Hale Restoration Projects, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of Fort Nathan Hale in New Haven, Connecticut. The collection includes administrative and financial records, correspondence, planning and site development materials, and photographs. Together, these materials reflect the organization's efforts from the late twentieth century to maintain the historic site, undertake restoration projects, engage the public through educational programming, and preserve the historical significance of Fort Nathan Hale. The collection also contains historical reference materials dating from the seventeenth through twentieth centuries that provide broader contextual background on the fort, the surrounding region, and related military history.
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Fort Nathan Hale Restoration Projects, Inc. Records, 1813-2004 1.68 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

New Haven City Burial Ground Records, 1793-2020

20.5 Linear Feet (40 boxes + 18 broadside folders + 1 roll)
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The New Haven City Burial Ground Records document the founding, development, and administration of a historically important graveyard in New Haven, Connecticut, known as the Grove Street Cemetery. The records cover the activities of both the Standing Committee of Proprietors—the cemetery's governing board—and the various clerks and superintendents who have administered the institution's daily business since its founding in 1796.
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New Haven City Burial Ground Records, 1793-2020 20.5 Linear Feet (40 boxes + 18 broadside folders + 1 roll)

New Haven Museum, Whitney Library repository description, 1639-2025

100000 Linear Feet
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The Whitney Library of the New Haven Museum is a unique resource center concerning the history of New Haven and its families from the time of the New Haven Colony in the 17th century to the present. Founded in 1862, the library provides the materials and assistance required by the scholar and the student of the history and genealogy of New Haven. Collections include 30,000 printed works, 300 manuscript collections, architectural drawings, maps, broadsides, newspapers, scrapbooks, photographs, and microfilm. The Whitney Library services over 1,300 researchers each year, including college students, professors, genealogists, local historians, and many others who are interested in their houses, families, businesses, and towns.
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New Haven Museum, Whitney Library repository description, 1639-2025 100000 Linear Feet

Susan Neale Papers Related to Planned Parenthood, 1965-1975

0.25 Linear Feet 1 box
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The Susan Neale Papers Related to Planned Parenthood consist of newsletters, pamphlets, training materials, organizational forms, news clippings, and personal papers documenting the work of Susan W. Neale and the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut (PPLC) between 1965 and 1975.
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Susan Neale Papers Related to Planned Parenthood, 1965-1975 0.25 Linear Feet 1 box