Collections : [Connecticut College -Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives]

Letters received by Rep. Nathan Belcher from his constiuents during his service in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Photographs accumulated by Ann Beck, class of 1955, while a student at Connecticut College.

This collection of materials covers the planning and founding of the Auerbach Major in Business Administration at Connecticut College.

Prudence Crandall (1803-1890) was an educator and activist who fought for women's suffrage and the rights of African-Americans. Her attempt to run an integrated school for girls in Canterbury, Connecticut resulted in protests, arrest, and two criminal trials. Although she was acquitted of all charges in 1834, she closed the school and left the state. In 1995 she was named Connecticut's official state heroine. This collection contains manuscripts and research materials gathered by Helen Earle Gilbert Sellers in preparation for a biography of Prudence Crandall.

Correspondence, notes, and fundraising material documenting Colin Sherman Buell's role in the founding of Connecticut College.

This collection contains the cartoons of John Cawood, collector and prominent member of the Beatrix Potter Society.

This collection contains the cartoons of John Cawood, collector and prominent member of the Beatrix Potter Society.

Articles, clippings, correspondence, curriculum vitae, manuscripts, poster, notes, articles, and a poster documenting the life and work of Frances Oldham Kelsey.

The Irwin Collection covers the years 1944 to 1999 with the bulk of the material from 1942 to 1945. The primary focus is correspondence with and about Irwin during his time as navigator during WW II and his captivity in a German prisoner of war camp. Other materials include photographs, news clippings, books, military records and awards, and information on other crew members.

Correspondence, reports, and press material kept by William Reeves and relating to the resignations of Frederick Sykes and Benjamin Marshall in 1917 and 1928.