Collections : [Mattatuck Museum]

This collection is centered around Elizabeth Wade White, but it also includes documents relating to other members of the Wade, White, and Griggs families. The collection is largely photographs and genealogical records, though there is a small portion of correspondence, newspaper clippings, travel diaries, and school records. The collection spans from 1870-1999.

The Phillip Kappel Papers contains various correspondence and artwork files documenting Kappel's career. The collection was donated by Elton Hall, who was a museum curator and close friend to Kappel and later head of the Kappel estate. Some of the correspondence includes letters to Phillip Kappel from various colleagues regarding his artwork and letters between Elton Hall and Phillip Kappel. Also, included are re-prints of Kappel's work, various photos of his art work, and exhibit announcements. The collection also contains many photographs of Kappel and his wife, as well as photographs of their home in New Milford, Connecticut. Lastly, the collection includes files from the Kappel estate.

Minnie Rogers Steele was an artist who was born in Waterbury, CT in 1860. Between 1928 and 1929 she studied art in Paris under Andre Lhote who was known as the "academician cubist." The collection contains 21 letters from Steele during her stay in Paris, largely to her son Norman.

The Elton family have been members of the Waterbury and Watertown community since the mid 1700s and were farmers, businessmen, and medical doctors. This collection documents the professional and personal relations of several members largely through correspondence and administrative papers spanning the 1800s. The largest quantity of materials in the collection are the medical books, passed down from generation to generation. Of special interest are several family and local histories.

The Waterbury Jewish History Collection was donated Gary Broder. Broder was a Waterbury resident very interested in the Jewish history and community in the city. The collection contains various documents and books detailing the Jewish history in Waterbury. Included are photographs, articles, and appreciation certificates of Jewish war veterans, as well as a Proclamation from Mayor Bergen. The collection also includes books and photographs from the Western Connecticut Jewish community center. There are also Jewish publications represented in the collection, including The Chavurah and The Jewish Community Bulletin. There are also two autobiographical accounts from Samuel Chotzinoff and Martin Greenblatt. Lastly, there are many school records from Beth El and other religious schools in Waterbury.

This is an artificial collection composed by the archivists at the Mattauck Museum to document the railroad and transportation development in and surrounding Waterbury. The collection is largely paper based, but also includes various tokens used for passage.

The Helen Leary Papers contains documents Leary kept over the years detailing her involvement in the East End Community and other local organizations. The collection contains scrapbooks created by Leary containing newspaper articles about East End Community Club's accomplishments as well as articles and pictures of the Genlot Girls' Bowling League. There are also programs and photographs of the Chase Girls' Choir, Chase Company newsletters, as well as newsletters from the East End Community Club. Interesting to note are two awards received by Leary, one plaque of appreciation from the East End Community Club and a 1st place trophy from the Connecticut State Bowling Tournament.

This collection is an artifical collection compiled from various acquisitions by the Mattatuck Museum. The Waterbury Clock Company Collection contains bulletins, patents, price list catalogs, and Timex marketing folders spanning from the late 1800s to the late 1900s.

The Kay Sage Collection is composed of three groupings of materials: items created by Sage or collected by Sage during her lifeime, collected material by others after her lifetime, and the Kay Sage estate files. Materials include correspondence to and from Kay Sage, exhibition annoucements and catalogs, personal notebooks, published volumes of poetry, and legal documents regarding the dissolution of her estate. The Mattatuck Museum also has a large collection of Kay Sage artwork and a rare book and surrealist ephemera collection.

This collection contains photographs and postcards of Waterbury taken and collected by Dr. Dana J. Osborn