Collections : [G&B Cultural Center]

The Smith-Fryer Family Collection chronicles the private and public lives of members of the Smith-Fryer family, resident in the Georgetown neighborhood from the late 1800s through the late 1900s.

The collection documents the educational and related extracurricular activities of students and teachers at the Gilbert & Bennett School.

The Connecticut and New England Collection offers contextualizing information for the study of the local history of Georgetown, Conn., by providing insight into the wider world in which Georgetown residents participated, through their involvement in activities and organizations in and their visits to Danbury, Bridgeport, New York City, and beyond.

The Gilbert & Bennett Mfg. Co. Collection contains the business records and related materials of the Gilbert & Bennett Mfg. Co., its owners, and its factory site in Georgetown, Conn.

The Louis P. and Carrie Miller Collection contains papers and objects from a prominent Georgetown family closely associated with the business and social life of the local community. Also included in the collection are items associated with Louis P. Miller's father, Major David H. Miller, Sr.

The Rolan Mattson Collection chronicles the professional, public, and private life of Rolan S. Mattson, a prominent member of the Georgetown community who was at the heart of the local cultural and social scenes from the 1950s through the 1980s. The lives of select friends and associates of Mattson are also chronicled, including Olive Caroline "Carrie" Kennel Miller, Mattson's friend and patron, and Ellen Ballon, a Canadian piano prodigy.

The Georgetown Community Association Collection contains records of the activities of the Georgetown Community Association.

The World War II Collection contains information relating to the participation in and experiences of Georgetown residents during World War II.

The Georgetown History Project Collection contains materials from the development and early screenings of the documentary film A Georgetown Story (2008).

The Georgetown Churches Collection contains information related to Georgetown's Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran, Bible, Covenant (Swedish) Congregational, Gilbert Memorial Congregational, Methodist Episcopal, and Sacred Heart Catholic churches.