Collections : [Mattatuck Museum]

The small collection contains various records of the Shoe Hardware Company from 1893-1919. The records include company advertisements, related advertisements from competing shoe buckle makers, samples of the company shoe buckle fasteners and ledgers. Of special interest is the Time Book ledger which details employee names, weekly hours, and pay.

This collection documents Sacred Heart High School which was open from 1922-2021. Sacred Heart was founded in 1922 as a Catholic all girls school, but in 1938 became a co-ed school. Types of documents include: administrative files, yearbooks, scrapbooks, school newspapers, and photographs. These materials give the viewer an insight into the activities and values at this high school.

Princeton Knitting Mills Records documents employee information and information on flood recovery. This collection gives the viewer an insight onto wages and general employee life/production records. The collection spans from 1943-1960 and is largely composed of employee bulletins.

The Anaconda American Brass Company Records contains various company publications and administrative records regarding the American Brass and Anaconda Copper Companies. The collection mainly consists of company publications which were used to advertise products to customers, as well as employee handbooks. The collection also includes documents regarding the Anaconda's history and then merger with American Brass Company. There is a small amount of material detailing the Waterbury flood of 1955, as well as photographs and original drawings for product advertisements.

The Waterbury Farrel Foundry and Machine Company made metal-working industrial machines.With the growing brass industry in Waterbury in the mid 1800s, there was a need for metal-working machinery and quicker repair services. This collection is largely composed of photographs and descriptions of the machines as well as product catalogs from the twentieth century.

The Chase Brass and Copper Records contains various professional documents regarding the Chase Brass and Copper Company. The collection is many composed of Company advertisements sent to customers and vendors detailing new products. Also represented are various employee bulletins, including Chase News, as well as photographs of company products and showrooms. The collection also contains various newspaper articles on company history. Interesting to note is a series of Chase Cartoons, as well as multiple bargaining contracts with the companies Union.

The Brass Workers History Project was a group of historians and film makers who were interested in researching the experiences of Waterbury brass workers in the early 1980s. The project collected oral history interviews, original archival materials and copies of reference material. The project culminated in a documentary film called Brass Valley and a book with the same title. This project influenced the Mattatuck Museum's oral history projects and its history gallery.

The postcard collection largely depicts scenes, places, landmarks, and events in Waterbury from 1904 through 1985. There is a small amount of miscellaneous postcards from other towns in Connecticut, as well as national and international postcards.

Reymond Baking Company was founded and operated in Waterbury by brothers Albert and Adolph Reymond and operated from 1910 through the 1980s through it's unclear when production stopped. The Reymond Baking Company Records include company advertisements and photographs of building additions, company storefronts, employees, and materials relating to Sunbeam bread. The collection also contains Miss Sunbeam advertisements and ephemera, including nail files, pin cushions, and handheld games. Interesting to note is a Little Miss Sunbeam costume.

This collection contains the research papers for Robert Austin's book "Artists of Litchfeild Hills" published in 2003 in conjunction with the Mattatuck Historical Society.