Prichard, Katharine A. (Katharine Adelaid), 1836-1922
Abstract Or Scope
The Waterbury Cemetery Collection contains documents and records detailing the history and interments of various cemeteries throughout Waterbury's history. The cemeteries represetned in the collection include Riverside, Calvary, and the no longer visible Grand Street Cemetery. The collection is largely composed of lists of internments - both original and copies. Katharine Prichard who was an active member of the Mattatuck Historical Society hand copied these records.Also represented throughout the collection is the Waterbury Cemetery Census from 1934 detailing every cemetery in Waterbury. Lastly, the collection also contains records regarding cemeteries from surrounding towns, like Watertown.
This collection documents the 1968 State Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities public hearings in Waterbury. The commission was concerned with four areas: Housing, Education, Employment, and Police-Community Relations. The collection contains the 8 volumes of verbatim testimony, reports and responses, as well as contextual newspaper clippings in the 1960s and 1970s.
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.