Collections

Correspondence, research files, teaching materials, and writings relating to Barnett F. Dodge's (1895-1972) position as chairman of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale University, 1931-1963, his participation in professional organizations and his activities as consultant to governments and corporations on technical problems. Among the teaching materials are lectures, problems, examinations, and reports of students. Included also are offprints of papers by Dodge published between 1922 and 1964, speeches, a biography and a small amount of personal papers.

Barney E. Daley (1909-2008) was a South Windsor, Connecticut native who grew up in a tobacco farming family. As an amateur archaeologist, Daley amassed a large collection of Native American artifacts. He served in Europe during World War II and returned to South Windsor after the war. He was a historian, preservationist, and collector on various topics including local Anglo and Native American history, tobacco farming, and veterans affairs. The bulk of the materials are more than 5,000 archeological artifacts, including Native American projectile points, pottery shards, and tools. In addition, there is location data for almost all of the artifacts about where they were found. The photographic collections include photos of Daley's life in South Windsor and during World War II, slides of archaeological digs, and historical images of South Windsor, the region, and its residents, some of which came from the photo departments of local newspapers.

Ellsworth Fairbanks was born in South Windsor, CT, and operated a photography business from 1954 until his death at age 58 in 1966. The collection consists of black and white negatives and photographic prints and was given to or purchased by Barney Daley, who then donated the collection to the library.

Barnum, Richardson Company was established in 1830 in Salisbury, CT. The company was based on a foundry that remelt pig iron. Barnum, Richardson and Company, as it was first called, was a small firm specializing in the production of clock and sash weights, plow castings, and other small items. In the 1860s there were several reorganizations and name changes. The company merged and expanded into the turn of the century and was purchased in 1920 by the Salisbury Iron Company. The Salisbury Iron Company went out of business in 1923 and shut down what was then the last of Connecticut's iron furnaces.

The bulk of the collection consists of letters written by Cecil to his wife Catherine while he was serving in the army during the Civil War.

The Barrett H. Clark Papers document the work of American writer, editor, translator, and drama scholar, Barrett H. Clark, spanning the dates 1905 to 1953. The papers contain correspondence, writings, personal papers, photographs, and printed material providing insight into Clark's scholarship on drama. Correspondents include: Maksim Gorky, Paul Green, Eugene O'Neill, and Betty Smith.

Barry Moser had already established a reputation for himself as the premier American engraver of woodcuts in the 20th century before he turned to working primarily on designing and illustrating children's books. Moser has worked on over 200 books. He is the winner of an American Book Award. Barry Moser takes an active role in the design of any book that he illustrates, often contributing to type choice, layout, and cover design.

recorded interviews between Barry Shapiro and Abbie Hoffman.

Record books of the Bartholomew Alpress & Company of Bristol, Connecticut. The saw mill supplied its products to many of the town's carpenters and cabinet makers, as well as to a large number of clockmakers. The records consist of two of the company's financial ledgers and account books from the years 1835 to 1846.

The bulk of this collection relates to the Bartholomew family, with additional material belonging to the Stiles and French families, and records of the towns of Bristol, Southbury and Woodbury.