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Connecticut State Library, State Archives

Connecticut State Library, State Archives

Connecticut State Library
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Hartford, CT 06106
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New London County, County Court papers by subject, 1685-1856

52 cubic feet
Abstract Or Scope
Papers by Subject is an artificial collection consisting of materials removed from New London County Court Files series by State Library staff after the records were received from the New London court. Subjects include: Admissions to the Bar; Appointment of Officers; Confiscated Estates and Loyalists; Conservators and Guardians; Costs; Court Expenses; Executions; Inquests; Insolvents; Jurors; Licenses; Meeting House; Militia; Miscellaneous; Partition of Lands; Pensions, Revolutionary War; Summons for Evidence; Travel.
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Wadsworth Family collection, 1718-1921

3 cubic feet
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Wedworth Wadsworth (1782-1860) was a member of the Connecticut General Assembly from Durham, Conn. Also represented in the collection are his sons Wedworth (1811-1876), William (circa 1817-1870), a town clerk and justice of the peace, James (1819-1891) and James' son Wedworth (1846-1926), who was a painter, art teacher, and writer.
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Commission on State Government Organization records, circa 1940-1950

13 cubic feet
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The Commission used nineteen survey units to study various aspects of state government and make organizational recommendations.
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10. Licensing and examining boards Box 10

Connecticut State Council of Defense records, 1917-1919

198 cubic feet
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The Council of Defense coordinated war activities in Connecticut during World War I. Its various committees dealt with the various areas of concern, such as food supply, fuel conservation, transportation, military and naval affairs and publicity.
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Emergency Relief Commission records, 1933-1937

63.5 cubic feet
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The General Assembly created the Emergency Relief commission in 1933 as a successor to the Connecticut State Emergency Committee on Employment and the Connecticut Unemployment Commission. It had two functions: approval of local municipal bonds for relief purposes and supervision of emergency unemployment relief projects.
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Civil Service Commission records, 1913-1921

18 cubic feet
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The Civil Service Commission made rules, created classified job titles and tests, administered the tests and perepared eligibility lists, answered correspondence, and sought information about exempted or unclassified employees in State departments.
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11. Application register, 1913-1921 Box Item 33

University of Connecticut, Oral History Office interviews collection, 1980-1981, 2008

.75 cubic feet
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Oral history transcripts from the Emergence of Political Women in Connecticut, 1920-1945, project and from interviews with State Sen. George L. "Doc" Gunther.

Veterans' Advisory Commission records, 1943-1949

20.25 cubic feet
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The Commission planned for the orderly readjustment and reemployment of returning veterans and displaced war workers and coordinated the efforts of all State, local and private agencies working toward that end.
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11. Miscellaneous, 1945-1948 Box 20

Tolland County Mutual Fire Insurance Company records, 1829-1906

37 cubic feet
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The Tolland County Mutual Fire Insurance Company was chartered in 1828 with John Fitch as its first president. It ceased to exist in 1906 when, according to the Connecticut Insurance Commissioner's Report, it transacted no business and all of its policies had expired.
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Municipal Art Society of Hartford records, 1903-1940

2.5 cubic feet
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The Municipal Art Society of Hartford was organized on June 14, 1904 in the studio of Charles Noel Flagg. Its aim was to "be of service in preserving and enhancing the beauty of our magnificent city."
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