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Friends of Wood Memorial Library and Museum

Friends of Wood Memorial Library and Museum

783 Main Street
P.O. Box 131
South Windsor, CT 06074
archives@woodmemoriallibrary.org
860-289-1783
https://woodmemoriallibrary.org/
The Wood's archival collections focus on the history of South Windsor, CT, its residents and the surrounding region. Our collections include, but are not limited to, personal and professional papers and correspondence, business records, family collections, town records, oral histories, journals and diaries, genealogical records, photographs, prints, postcards, maps, architectural drawings, school yearbooks, audio or video recordings, unpublished writings, rare books and special collections, and historical objects and artifacts.
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Erastus W. Burnham collection, 1848-2010

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The Erastus W. Burnham collection documents the life of Erastus W. Burnham of South Windsor. It contains Burnham's correspondence, including letters from aboard a whaling boat near New Zealand (1851-1852), 77 Civil War letters (1862-1865), and letters from Burnham's inlaws in Glasgow, Scotland (1855-1870). It also contains Civil War and veterans association ephemera, a collection of about 500 Native American artifacts from South Windsor, and biographical and genealogical material.
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East Windsor Town Records Collection, 1640-1978

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The East Windsor Town Records Collection includes publications and documents created by the East Windsor town government, including deeds, annual reports, plans, and regulations.
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South Windsor Town Records Collection, 1845-2020

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The South Windsor Town Records Collection includes publications, documents, and ephemera created by the South Windsor town government, including annual reports, newsletters, by-laws, voter registration lists, maps, post office account books, and a bee hive registration ledger.
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Hartford Audubon Society records, 1902-2023

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The Hartford Audubon Society records document the activities of the Hartford Audubon Society (HAS), formerly known as the Hartford Bird Study Club. The records are a mix of physical materials, held at the Wood Memorial Library in South Windsor, and digital materials held in cloud storage by HAS.
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South Windsor Garden Club records, 1930-1973

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Administrative records and program records documenting the South Windsor Garden Club from 1930-1973.
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Joyce B. Clapp papers, 1944-1945

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The Joyce B. Clapp papers contain a series of letters published in The Vermonter magazine from February through July 1945. These letters were written while she was on duty with the United States Army Nurse Corp in France during World War II to family members from October 1944 to May 1945.
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Schools collection, 1827-2015

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The Schools collection includes documents, photographs, and yearbooks related to South Windsor area elementary and secondary schools including (among others), East Windsor Hill Academy, Ellsworth Memorial High School, South Windsor High School, Theological Institute of Connecticut at East Windsor Hill (Hartford Theological Seminary), Union District School, Wapping Elementary School, and Wapping Grammar School.
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Friends of Wood Memorial Library & Museum records, 1900-2022

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The Friends of Wood Memorial Library & Museum records, c. 1900-2022, consists of records created in the Library's operations or documenting the Library's history. Some records are restricted.
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Paul Margiott fuel cell history collection, 1960-2018

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The Paul Margiott fuel cell history collection, 1960-2018, documents the creation and production of fuel cells by the United Technologies Corp. (UTC) Fuel Cell division, as well as the fuel cell industry more generally, both in the United States and abroad. The records consist of internal memoranda, newsletters, photographs, magazines and press clippings, promotional materials, product manuals, a fuel cell cutaway and presentation folio, and oversize items.
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Louise Crawford Evans papers, 1891-2018

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The Louise Crawford Evans papers, 1891-2018, consist of materials documenting the teaching career, public service, and personal life of Louise (Crawford) Evans, a South Windsor resident.
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