Collections

A collection of correspondence; government documents, including reports, and decrees; church documents;writings; and published illustrated material from Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) on civil, military, economic, religious, political, linguistic and social topics.

These are the official archives of the Central Asia Fellowship, which was established in 1989 by Christian mission organizations, churches, and individuals coming together to form a network and a resource organization in order to reach Tibetan Buddhist peoples in Bhutan, China, the Commonwealth of Independent States (Russian republics), India, Mongolia, and Nepal. Portions of the archives are restricted due to security concerns.

The collection contains approximately 350 pieces of correspondence and financial documents from the archive of the Central Committee Knesseth Israel Charity of Rabbi Meier Baal Haness in Jerusalem, an organization providing financial assistance to the poor. The archive includes letters from Jewish businesses on letterhead stationery, as well as from private individuals, with handwritten notes concerning their contributions, frequently accompanied by requests for information, prayers, or items from the Holy Land. The majority of the letters are from the United States, but others are from locations in Canada, England, and other countries.

The collection includes printed matter and publicity material related to the Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago (1933-1934) and the New York World's Fair (1939-1940), including such miscellaneous administrative records of the New York World's Fair as the annual report for 1938 and organizational charts. A main strength of the collection is the printed material from more than one thousand exhibitors at both fairs, comprising business, non-profit institutions, and governments. The manufacturers' catalogues in many cases offer lists of specifications and illustrations of both capital and consumer goods, which also provide a broad sampling of advertising and design of the period.

Correspondence, manuscripts, and biographical material of Cephas Brainerd.

The materials consist of copyright certificates, an index, and miscellaneous notes documenting copyrights held by the Yale University Library.

The collection consists of printed material relating to the political and economic conditions in Chad, and photographs of Chad.

This collection primarily consists of personal correspondence between sea captain Charles Chadwick, his wife Mary Rowland Chadwick, and their daughter Mary Amelia Chadwick of Lyme, Connecticut. The letters were written while Charles was away at sea during the period 1828-1851. Also included are miscellaneous documents pertaining to ship and family business.

Chamberlain Ferry (1907-1998) spent his retirement in Lyme in the area of the Ely landing area on the Connecticut River. The bulk of the collection deals with the history of the Ely's Ferry area, and includes significant coverage relating to local environmental preservation and open spaces.