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

Newsletters and publications, including the Guidebook for Partners in Policymaking. Compiled by J. Allen Winter, Professor of Sociology at Connecticut College, in partnership with the Holleran Center, the guidebook was designed to help advocates navigate the Connecticut General Assembly as they try to address the needs of people with disabilities.

This series contains textiles related to Connecticut College dating from the 1920s to the early 2000s. This includes student clothing, athletic uniforms, banners, and flags from the early days of the college. Also contained in this series are shirts, jackets, sweaters and hats that document various eras of Connecticut College history. Of special note, are two sets of farmerettes uniforms worn by Connecticut College students.The Farmerettes were a volunter organization that brought women to farms to help with farm labor during the World Wars. Connecticut College students participated in this program working on a local farms in the area and on Long Island.

In these journals Mary Williams Crozier describes her travels in China; various parts of southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Cambodia, and Malaysia; and Egypt. A substantial part of the journals covers journeys around India, including several excursions with Viceroy Reading and his wife Alice.

This series consists primarily of letters written to and from various Williams family members while living in Europe, describing their activities and travels. There is also a telegram exchange between Mary Williams and William Crozier setting a date for their marriage. Of particular interest are two 1900 letters from William Williams to Mary giving his first-hand account of the Battle of Peking and the armed forces entrance into the Forbidden City.