Collections : [Connecticut State Library, State Archives]

Rev. Comfort Williams was a pastor of Wethersfield and Rocky Hill, Conn. and Rochester, N.Y. Letters between Williams and his cousin, Lucy Williams, whom he married in 1811, with a few sermons and three diaries of Lucy. Click here to see the scanned paper finding aid and container list (pdf).​ ​

Contains a list of Committee members, 1991-1992; minutes, April-May, 1991 and February, 1992; and 1991 Joint Favorable List.

The Commissioners of Steamship Terminals were empowered, in addition to general liaison assistance in the promotion of water transportation and port development throughout the state, specifically to acquire, own, construct, maintain and operate docks, piers, terminals, equipment, warehouses, etc. "or any other appropriate harbor facilities" in New London, Waterford, Groton, Stonington, Ledyard, Preston, Montville and Norwich.

The Commission was established by Special Act 81-72 to address the ongoing concerns of cities and towns regarding state mandated programs and regulations. The legislature charged the Commission with identifying and cataloguing existing state mandates as well as studying the fiscal impact on local governments. The Interim Study Committee on State Mandates was established by Public Act 83-12. The records consist of memorandums, correspondence, notices of meetings, meeting minutes of both the full Commission and the subcommittees, reports, surveys, hearing transcripts, lists of mandates, lists of Commission members, text of legislation, notes, fiscal notes and impact statements, newspaper clippings, consultants reports, and research reference materials.

Meeting minutes, transcripts, and report related to Gloria Bogen, Republican Candidate for office of State Representative in the 73rd Assembly District, challenge of the results of the November 6, 1984 election and the recanvas thereof.

Early deeds, land records, turnpike records.

Court cases and documents, wills and inventories.

Minutes, records of acts, letters, etc. of the New England Confederation comprised of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven.

In 1943, the General Assembly created the first state race relations board in the nation, known as the Interracial Commission. Over the years, the agency's name has changed, and today it is called the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. CHRO seeks to eliminate discrimination based on race, sexual preference, gender, age, or religion in Connecticut by enforcing statutes, monitoring state agencies' affirmative action plans and reports, and engaging in advocacy and public education. Click here to see the scanned paper finding aid and container list (pdf).

The Connecticut Optometric Society, formerly known as the Connecticut State Optical Society, was organized July 29, 1908. The records include minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, membership lists, and general records of the society.