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Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library

Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library

925 Broad Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
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203-576-7400, #7
http://bportlibrary.org
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Films of Frank Borres, 1997

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Frank Borres is a Connecticut-based multi-Emmy award winning television producer, filmmaker, and 40-time Emmy nominee. The materials within this collection relate to the series "Remember When - Fairfield County" produced in the 1990s. It highlights local events in living memory, and features interviews with Bridgeport mayor Bill Finch and former Bridgeport History Center head archivist Mary Witkowski among others.
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Films of Frank Borres, 1997 3 Linear Feet

Borres, Frank
Frank Borres is a Connecticut-based multi-Emmy award winning television producer, filmmaker, and 40-time Emmy nominee. The materials within this collection relate to the series "Remember When - Fairfield County" produced in the 1990s. It highlights local events in living memory, and features interviews with Bridgeport mayor Bill Finch and former Bridgeport History Center head archivist Mary Witkowski among others.
    Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library

    Joseph Caesar Cardozo Collection, bulk 1982-1999

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    Founder of major Bridgeport institutions such as Harborfest and the Ocean Classroom, Joseph Caesar Cardozo was a remarkable educator and member of the Bridgeport community. Much of his work related to Bridgeport's maritime history and helped to strengthen ties and highlight the importance of Bridgeport's relation to Cape Verde.
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    Joseph Caesar Cardozo Collection, bulk 1982-1999 .2 Linear Feet

    Cardozo, Joseph Caesar
    Founder of major Bridgeport institutions such as Harborfest and the Ocean Classroom, Joseph Caesar Cardozo was a remarkable educator and member of the Bridgeport community. Much of his work related to Bridgeport's maritime history and helped to strengthen ties and highlight the importance of Bridgeport's relation to Cape Verde.
      Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library

      History of the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry by William Warren, bulk 1901-1918

      15 Volumes
      Representing a unique dedication to his regiment, William Warren's ambition was to write a complete history of the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Partially typed and partially hand-written, the 11 volumes and two indexes that make up the collection collect the experiences of the 17th and showcase Warren's unceasing pursuit of his goal.
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      History of the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry by William Warren, bulk 1901-1918 15 Volumes

      Warren, William
      Representing a unique dedication to his regiment, William Warren's ambition was to write a complete history of the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. Partially typed and partially hand-written, the 11 volumes and two indexes that make up the collection collect the experiences of the 17th and showcase Warren's unceasing pursuit of his goal.
        Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library

        Papers of Ethan Ferris Bishop, bulk 1851-1864, 1851-1864

        9 manuscript boxes 3.75 Linear Feet 9 manuscript boxes 3.75 Linear Feet
        The papers of Ethan Ferris Bishop (1825-1883) are primarily letter books that relate to the business and personal life of Ethan Ferris Bishop. Later a minister in the Episcopal Church (ordained 1863), Bishop heavily invested in railroads, as did other men in his family. That investment is reflected heavily in the papers, as is the impact of the Civil War upon commerce and railroads â€" especially those out west along the American frontier.
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        Joseph E. Shadek Civil War Sketchbook, 1861-1862

        1 Volumes
        This book is a hybrid sketchbook-scrapbook that contains many wonderfully detailed color and monotone watercolor, pen, and pencil depictions of encampment sites, battle scenes, landscapes, and buildings that were witnessed and unofficially recorded by Corporal Shadek during his tour of duty in the Burnside expedition through the Southeast (1861-1862). Each watercolor is carefully labeled with dates and place names so that the sketches themselves provide a chronicle of the Eighth Connecticut Volunteers, Company A's (8CV, Co. A) travels in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina.
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        Joseph E. Shadek Civil War Sketchbook, 1861-1862 1 Volumes

        Shadek, Joseph E.
        This book is a hybrid sketchbook-scrapbook that contains many wonderfully detailed color and monotone watercolor, pen, and pencil depictions of encampment sites, battle scenes, landscapes, and buildings that were witnessed and unofficially recorded by Corporal Shadek during his tour of duty in the Burnside expedition through the Southeast (1861-1862). Each watercolor is carefully labeled with dates and place names so that the sketches themselves provide a chronicle of the Eighth Connecticut Volunteers, Company A's (8CV, Co. A) travels in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina.
          Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library

          Records of Editor A.H. Saxon for the Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, 1978

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          Contains the typescript and page proofs for the Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by A.H. Saxon. Mrs. Tom Thumb is also known as Lavinia Warren, a little person who gained fame and fortune through her work with P.T. Barnum.
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          Records of Editor A.H. Saxon for the Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, 1978 .4 Linear Feet

          Saxon, A.H.
          Contains the typescript and page proofs for the Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by A.H. Saxon. Mrs. Tom Thumb is also known as Lavinia Warren, a little person who gained fame and fortune through her work with P.T. Barnum.
            Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library

            Papers of the Reese Family, 1911-2008

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            Frank D. Reese, son of Francis A. Reese, is a Bridgeport resident. Frank Reese's family has roots that go back several centuries in Connecticut and include extensive ties to the state's African American and Native American populations, as well as Cape Verdean. The collection consists largely of family photographs or copies of family photographs, photocopied vital records and family genealogies, and scanned and printed ephemera.
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            Papers of the Reese Family, 1911-2008 .2 linear feet;

            Reese, Frank D.
            Frank D. Reese, son of Francis A. Reese, is a Bridgeport resident. Frank Reese's family has roots that go back several centuries in Connecticut and include extensive ties to the state's African American and Native American populations, as well as Cape Verdean. The collection consists largely of family photographs or copies of family photographs, photocopied vital records and family genealogies, and scanned and printed ephemera.
              Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library

              Records of the Locomobile Company of America, 1895-1986, bulk 1910-1929

              44 manuscript boxes, 22 oversize, 1 flat file drawer
              The Locomobile Company of America was founded in 1898 in Watertown, Massachusetts, and moved to Bridgeport in 1900. From 1900 to 1929 the company produced steam cars, and then luxury internal combustion engine cars, with custom body work for the wealthiest of Americans and international customers. Locomobile was a key player and employer in Bridgeport's economy, and speaks to the city's manufacturing power at the start of the 20th century. Within the records of the Locomobile Company of America are advertisements, catalogues, correspondence, legal documentation, and a wealth of images that document the history of the company from its start in 1898 to its close in 1929.
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              Records of the Locomobile Company of America, 1895-1986, bulk 1910-1929 44 manuscript boxes, 22 oversize, 1 flat file drawer

              Locomobile Company of America
              The Locomobile Company of America was founded in 1898 in Watertown, Massachusetts, and moved to Bridgeport in 1900. From 1900 to 1929 the company produced steam cars, and then luxury internal combustion engine cars, with custom body work for the wealthiest of Americans and international customers. Locomobile was a key player and employer in Bridgeport's economy, and speaks to the city's manufacturing power at the start of the 20th century. Within the records of the Locomobile Company of America are advertisements, catalogues, correspondence, legal documentation, and a wealth of images that document the history of the company from its start in 1898 to its close in 1929.
                Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library

                Select Records of Bryant Electric from Roy Wiley, 1888-1988, bulk 1888-1930

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                Small Archives and Manuscripts (ARC), bulk 1800-2024

                20 Linear Feet
                The ARC collection represents small archival collections, single items, and other material held by the Bridgeport History Center that does not have enough volume to constitute an entire archival collection.
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                Small Archives and Manuscripts (ARC), bulk 1800-2024 20 Linear Feet

                Various creators, American
                The ARC collection represents small archival collections, single items, and other material held by the Bridgeport History Center that does not have enough volume to constitute an entire archival collection.

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