Collections : [University of Hartford -Archives and Special Collections]

This collection contains every issue of the University of Hartford Studies in Literature (UHSL) from 1969 - 1991, as well as a few memorandums, press releases, clippings, and a photograph.

The collection consists of the artwork, papers, and photographs of Alan Tompkins during his career as an artist and teacher from the 1930s to 2007. Tompkins artwork in this collection consists of a wide variety of mediums including drawings, sketches, studies, as well as final versions of illustrations, prints, paintings, pastels, and watercolors. These works vary in style and subject matter. His papers consist primarily of his writings which consist of journal entries, notes, and his written thoughts on art and art education. His papers also include some lectures, speeches, research materials, publicity materials, correspondence, as well as items pertaining to his work and family history. The photographs in the collection are often of his artwork. These include photographs of works in progress in his studio and completed murals. However, there are also personal photographs of Tompkins and people who were close to him.

This collection houses the personal and professional papers of Stuart Saunders Smith from the beginning of his career in 1960 to the present (last additions to the collection were in 2018). The most extensive parts of this collection are Smith's compositions, recordings, and correspondence. Photographs, awards, programs, publicity materials, and writings are also included in the collection. All of which reveal the nature of Smith's professional career, family life as a father and son, and the various intersections therein.

The collection consists of publications written by Marcia Seabury including books, chapters, poetry, and articles on a range of topics including interdisciplinary studies, general education, literature, and the University of Hartford All-University Curriculum.

Collection of materials related to Mt. Holyoke in Hartford and Hartford College for Women created by Dorothy Mylchreest Redmond. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, and other ephemera from 1935-1988, with the bulk of materials from 1935-1940.

This collection consists mostly of personal and family correspondence, including letters written by Moshe to Pauline while he was in the military during World War I and letters from Myra Hess to Pauline Paranov, among others. The collection also includes newspaper clippings, performance programs, and photographs pertaining to the Paranov family members and their involvement with the Julius Hartt Musical Foundation. The collection also includes some materials pertaining to the Julius Hartt family, of which Pauline was also a part, as well as audio recordings of a few children's operas performed by the Julius Hartt School of Music and an oral history recorded by Pauline Paranov.

The majority of the collection consists of materials pertaining to the creation of opera sets and costumes designed by Elemer Nagy throughout his career as an opera director and stage designer. These materials include colorful drawings, sketches, and tracings of set and costume designs, as well as production notes and large lantern slides he created to project scenery.

The collection consists of scores and sheet music composed and arranged by Edward Miller while he was a faculty member of the Hartt College of Music and Oberlin College.

The collection consists of William S. Millard's Civil War diary, a letter Millard wrote to his mother, his certificate of membership for the 14th Regiment of the New York State Militia (which became New York's 84th Infantry Regiment), as well as a letter from Joseph Millard to his mother, a copy of an etching of Colonel Ellsworth, and a newspaper clipping (undated, but post-civil war).

The Mary Mack Papers consists of programs from various Hartt performances and student recitals, correspondence, and assorted personal and professional papers.

The collection consists of photographs by Jennifer Lester including CDs, negatives, contact sheets, and some colored photos from Hartt School performances from 2001-2007. The photographs cover a wide variety of performances from plays to jazz and dance. The negatives in the collection are not duplicates of the color prints or images on CD.