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Photographs, 1870-2016

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Abstract Or Scope: This large collection holds valuable visual, historical documentation of individuals, families, buildings, the cultural history and natural environment of Lyme, Conn.

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67 Bill Hill Road - John Randall Sterling house, 1900 Box Binder 004, Item 288c

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85 Bill Hill Road - Jonathan Mack house - Glass negative, 1900 Box Glass negatives 001

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86 Bill Hill Road - Dr. Samuel Mather house - Glass plate negative, 1900 Box Glass negatives 001

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Manuscripts, 1800-2000

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Abstract Or Scope: The Manuscripts collection contains information covering numerous aspects and periods of Lyme history.

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86 Bill Hill Road - Oldfields - Clipping, "Saving 'Oldfields'", 2008 Box 004, Folder 022

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Charles Jewett Harding scrapbook, "A Commentary, Chiefly Pictorial, Somewhat Incomplete and Fairly Personal, on a Circuitous Route from New York to Norfolk during the Months of January 1942-December 1945", 1942-01-1945-12 Box 015, Folder 004

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Hiram Maxim Sr. manuscript, "Hamburg", 1920 Box 001, Folder 005

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John Randall Sterling papers, 1850-2006

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Abstract Or Scope: The collection of his personal and business papers from his short life is an excellent source of information about mid 19th century Lyme family life, Connecticut River steam boat traffic, and business enterprise extending from Lyme to the big cities.

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Agricultural award presented to James A. Bill, 1888 Box Artifact 002

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John Randall and Lizzie Bill Sterling genealogy, 1942 Box 001, Folder 001

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John Randall Sterling letters to Lizzie Bill Sterling Chapman, 1868-1870 Box 001, Folder 003

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Pierson family papers, 1809-1984

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Abstract Or Scope: Original material from eight generations of the Pierson family of Bill Hill, Lyme, Conn. â€” correspondence, hand-made "fishing book" accounts; leases to residents for shad fishing rights in the Connecticut River and shoreline; business papers for lumber and haulage; invoices and receipts for services to the Town. Many photographs include period tintypes, cartes de visite, and cabinet cards.

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Alleen Carlson certificate of home owners insurance, 1954 Box 001, Folder 016

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Alleen Carlson mortgage release, 1967 Box 001, Folder 016

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Alleen Carlson release of mortgage, 1954 Box 001, Folder 016

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Gertrude Harding Emerson papers, 1900-2005

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Abstract Or Scope: Gertrude "Trudy" Harding Emerson (1921-2013) lived her entire life on Bill Hill, Lyme, Conn., and collected many unpublished manuscripts and news articles about the area.

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Ann Brubaker letter about Edwin P. and Anna Norwood, undated Box 002, Folder 012

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Anne Norwood manuscript, "Trudy Harding and "Molly", 1930-1939 Box 002, Folder 002

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Clipping on Capt. James A. Bill and telephone service to Bill Hill, undated Box 001, Folder 003

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Town of Lyme records, 1748-2015

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Abstract Or Scope: The materials in this collection relate to town governance, residents, local churches, schools, and businesses in Lyme, Connecticut, from the early nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Topics covered include how the Town supported itself and its responsibilities to the citizens: taxes, justice, welfare, road and bridge infrastructure, education and schools, legal and property affairs.

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Annual Town Report, 1989 Box 003

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Bill Hill, Helen Meyers, and Dinker property, Cedar Lake, undated Box 009, Folder 011

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Winifred Webster photographs, 1952-1967

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Abstract Or Scope: Photographs by Winifred Webster of Hamburg Fair, farmer personalities, and landmark structures in Lyme.

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Ashlawn farm, dairy cows walking to the milking barn, 1952 Box Flat 004

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Ray Harding with dairy cows, Ashlawn farm, Bill Hill, 1952 Box Flat 004

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Elizebeth Bull Plimpton historical papers and clippings, 1625-1994

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Abstract Or Scope: Elizebeth Bull Plimpton (1921-1994), Lyme town historian and a descendant of first settlers, collected an encyclopedic range of historical material about Lyme and Old Lyme, CT, strongest for the 19th to mid-20th century â€” artists, authors, businesses, churches, community organizations, fishing, ferries, geography, historic properties and houses, military and maritime subjects, schools and much more. There are original documents, transcriptions, research notes, manuscripts, journals and ledgers, photographs, and print materials.

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Bill family

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Bill, James A., 1900 Box 001, Folder 013

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Judge William Marvin letter to Mrs. Hiram Maxim, 1943 Box 001, Folder 014

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Elizabeth Huey Putnam newspaper clippings, 1896-2003

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Abstract Or Scope: Elizabeth Huey Putnam and her mother Dora Warner collected extensive news clippings about Lyme and Hadlyme from regional newspapers (Deep River New Era, New London Day, Pictorial Gazette) spanning the 20th century. They had a special interest in artists, authors, musicians, and other notable figures who lived in Lyme, local association and organization events, churches, ferries, fishing, historic houses, mills, steamships, stores, World War I and II, and a large collection of obituaries.

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Clipping, "An actor and his prop - Henry Hull", undated Box 004, Folder Hull

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Clipping, "Art in Residence - Tom Dahlke wood working", 1995 Box 001, Folder 001

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Clipping, "Cemetery brought back from the dead", 1997 Box 001

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Sylvia Daniels Harding papers, 1831-2004

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Abstract Or Scope: The Sylvia Daniels Harding (1911-1997) papers include her personal and many Harding, Ely, and Daniels family papers. Included are her own and her mother's diaries; photographs and vintage postcards of local sites and community life in late 19th and early 20th century Lyme â€” domestic life, farming, dairying, shad fishing, fur trapping, and the raw fur business, one-room schools, church, Grange, Sylvia's community work, organization memberships, and folk art "needle painting".

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Clipping, "Sam holds fast to the farmland", 1989 Box 002, Folder 012, Item 012

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William Beebe papers, 1782-2016

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Abstract Or Scope: The papers, correspondence, and genealogical research of William Beebe include more than two hundred fifty Lyme families from the 17th into the 20th century including his own Beebe and Royce families. His work includes many families in the northeast area of the town and often includes property boundary sketches.

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Correspondence on Bill Hill and Bill family history, 1943 Box 007, Folder 015

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Oral histories, 1988-2010

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Abstract Or Scope: The Oral histories collection provides information on prominent Lyme citizens of the twentieth century, and their experiences of life in Lyme, predominantly in the early through the mid-twentieth century.

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Dorothy Hosford Brubaker (audio), 1988-05 Box Audio 002

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Dorothy Hosford Brubaker (audio), 1998-06-10 Box Audio 002

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Dorothy Hosford Brubaker (transcription), 1988-05 Box OH 001

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Art, 1900-2020

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Harry Lindley Hosford print, "Merry Christmas Gertrude and Lindley Hosford", 1900 Box Flat 003

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Tom Torrenti print of the Harding Farm, Bill Hill, undated Missing

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Books, 1854-2016

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Abstract Or Scope: The Book collection contains books about Lyme, or on topics relevant to interpreting or contextualizing Lyme's history.

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James Ely Harding, "Lyme Yesterdays - How our forefathers made a living on the Connecticut Shore", 1967 Box Pamphlet 002

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James Ely Harding, "Lyme Yesterdays - How our forefathers made a living on the Connecticut Shore", 1967 Case Bookcase

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Mary Sterling Bakke, "Sampler of Lifestyles, Youth and Womanhood in Colonial Lyme", 1976 Case Bookcase

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Ely family papers, 1815-2012

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Abstract Or Scope: The Ely papers are the papers of three prominent physicians of Lyme from the Ely family: Dr. Josiah Griffin Ely, Sr. (1829-1887), Josiah Griffin Ely, Jr. (1857-1935), and Julian Griffin Ely (1894-1980).

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James Ely Harding, "Lyme Yesterdays - How Our Forefathers made a Living on the Connecticut Shore", 1967 Box Pamphlet 001

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Main Street News collection, bulk 1993-2004

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Abstract Or Scope: A collection of newspaper supplements on Lyme published by the Main Street News of Essex, Conn.

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Joanne Godfrey, "Ashlawn: Part of the countryside that's Lyme", 1997 Box Flat 013, Folder 009

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Skip Hubbard, "Never 'Ashlawn Acres' Sam Harding's farm and house on Bill Hill Road in Lyme are safe from development, thanks to state protection", 1997 Box Flat 013, Folder 009

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Artifacts collection, 1843-2007

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Abstract Or Scope: The Artifact Collection holds a variety of small objects having historical significance for Lyme's cultural history and community life.

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Kansas Nebraska Bill's award for Merino sheep from the Connecticut Agricultural Society, 1852 Box Artifact 002

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Doris Reynolds Jewett papers, 1870-2006

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Abstract Or Scope: The Doris Jewett papers contain material about her childhood, teacher training, and career. They also shed light on the Lyme community, particularly the Hamburg and Sterling City areas, from the late 19th through the early 20th century.

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Obituary of Annie Davis Bill Lord of Bill Hill, undated Box 001, Folder 015, Item 004

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Judy Friday papers, 1940-2003

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Abstract Or Scope: The history and operational detail in photographic and text form of A Year at Tiffany Farms, 2002, documenting a full year on one of few dairy farms left in Connecticut at the time. The collection provides a unique look at the operations of a small Connecticut dairy farm and its struggles.

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Photograph of Jack and Leon Tiffany on Bill Hill, 1940 Box Binder 005, Item 313c

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Maps, 1651-2008

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Abstract Or Scope: The Maps collection is made up of 19th and 20th-century maps of the Lyme, Conn. area and lower Connecticut River Valley.

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Saybrook, showing Lyme, 1893-1942 Drawer 004

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