Collections : [New Haven Museum, Whitney Library]

The New Haven City Burial Ground Records document the founding, development, and administration of a historically important graveyard in New Haven, Connecticut, known as the Grove Street Cemetery. The records cover the activities of both the Standing Committee of Proprietors—the cemetery's governing board—and the various clerks and superintendents who have administered the institution's daily business since its founding in 1796.

The Priscilla Searles Papers Related to Fort Nathan Hale Restoration Projects, Inc. consist of records maintained by Searles during her tenure as Executive Director of Fort Nathan Hale Restoration Projects, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of Fort Nathan Hale in New Haven, Connecticut. The collection includes administrative and financial records, correspondence, planning and site development materials, and photographs. Together, these materials reflect the organization's activities during the period of Searles's involvement, including efforts to maintain the historic site, undertake restoration projects, engage the public through educational programming, and preserve the historical significance of Fort Nathan Hale. The collection does not represent the complete institutional records of the organization but rather Searles's working files related to its operations.

The Susan Neale Papers Related to Planned Parenthood consist of newsletters, pamphlets, training materials, organizational forms, news clippings, and personal papers documenting the work of Susan W. Neale and the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut (PPLC) between 1965 and 1975.

The Priscilla Searles Papers Related to Fort Nathan Hale Restoration Projects, Inc. consist of records maintained by Searles during her tenure as Executive Director of Fort Nathan Hale Restoration Projects, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of Fort Nathan Hale in New Haven, Connecticut. The collection includes administrative and financial records, correspondence, planning and site development materials, and photographs. Together, these materials reflect the organization's activities during the period of Searles's involvement, including efforts to maintain the historic site, undertake restoration projects, engage the public through educational programming, and preserve the historical significance of Fort Nathan Hale. The collection does not represent the complete institutional records of the organization but rather Searles's working files related to its operations.

The Whitney Library of the New Haven Museum is a unique resource center concerning the history of New Haven and its families from the time of the New Haven Colony in the 17th century to the present. Founded in 1862, the library provides the materials and assistance required by the scholar and the student of the history and genealogy of New Haven. Collections include 30,000 printed works, 300 manuscript collections, architectural drawings, maps, broadsides, newspapers, scrapbooks, photographs, and microfilm. The Whitney Library services over 1,300 researchers each year, including college students, professors, genealogists, local historians, and many others who are interested in their houses, families, businesses, and towns.