Collections : [Hartford Public Library Hartford History Center]

The Hartford City Parks Collection documents the city's pioneering effort to establish and maintain a viable system of municipal parks, connected by a system of parkways.

Real estate records including site plans and photographs for various properties in Hartford.

35mm slides, color transparencies, and photographic prints by professional photographer Lanny Nagler document the changing face of Hartford in the late twentieth century.

Collection of Hartford photographs.

Pamphlets pertaining to many aspects of society, including politics and religion, collected by Noah Webster.

Papers of Hartford, Connecticut radio legend, Bob Steele.

Photographs from the morgue of the Hartford Times newspaper, including many images of Hartford during the third quarter of the twentieth century.

Photographs of historic buildings in Hartford renovated by Smith Edwards Architects between the 1970s and 1990s.

Maps tracing the development of the city of Hartford from the 1600s to the 2000s.

The archive is a comprehensive record of the City of Hartford, as collected by the Town and City Clerk Office. It includes record groups by department, government entity, or area of focus, as well as single subjects, such as bridges, railroads, and celebrations. Additionally, the collection holds vital statistics for select years.