Collections : [The Litchfield Historical Society]

Agreement concerning the division of land and buildings in Middletown (Conn.) left by Caleb Galpin to his children: Amos, Caleb Jr., Peet, and Benjamin.

Deeds of land to Caleb Gibbs of Litchfield (Conn.)

A small collection of emphemera and correspondence related to a stay by Barbara Buell at Camp Mohawk, a camp for girls in Litchfield, CT.

"Camp Wonposet: A Camp for Boys" promotional brochure

19 photographs of Open House days including Junior Hostesses for the 1947 Open House day for the Antiquarian and Landmarks Society of Connecticut; views of house interiors and exteriors, and related subjects; also a clipping concerning the Junior Hostesses in 1947. Photographs taken by Clinton Kellogg.

Carte de viste of an unidentified girl.

Deeds for land in East Litchfield, Conn., and Torrington, Conn. relating to the Carter family of East Litchfield. Most involve Joseph E. Carter, Elizabeth Clark Carter, Effie Ruth Curtiss Carter, and Alfred H. Perkins among others. Also the discharge record for Charles Carter from the 2nd Regiment Conn. Heavy Artillery on September 9, 1865.

Two copies (2017-06-0 and 2022-07-0) of a catalog; includes history of the 575 acre farm owned by Karl Milde; conditions of sale; and pedigrees. Prices of cows are penciled in in one.

A poem written by Catharine Beecher titled "The Classical Wedding of Betsey Burr and Stephen Mason, 1816"

The Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion (CWBL) was a fraternal and insurance society founded in 1895. The Emma Deming Council No. 265 was founded in Litchfield in 1907. Membership was limited to Catholic women ages 17 to 50. The records document the activities of the Deming Council; some relate to the dealings between the main office in New York and the local council. Membership applications, lists, and investigating committee report and notices of members provide personal details about members. Other records consist of correspondence; canceled checks, receipt and bank books, and associated records; insurance forms; constitutions of the CWBL; religious and welcoming poems; the Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion Bulletin (1909); medical examiner's blanks; and a CWBL manual of procedure.