Collections : [Western Connecticut State University Archives and Special Collections]

A small collection of newspapers and clippings which document life in the western Connecticut area and major world events over the last 150 years.

The Division of Student Affairs is responsible for oversight of university functions affecting student life and for setting and enforcing related policies. The division's records consist of administrative information, committee files, annual reports, and budgetary records as well as files pertaining to student organizations. The records of the Division of Student Affairs span the dates 1926'-2006, and are organized into seven series: (1) Athletics/Recreation, (2) Campus Ministries, (3) Career Development Center, (4) The Counseling Center, (5) Health Services, (6) Housing/Residential Life, (7) Student Life, and (8) Student Affairs.

Ruth Alice Haas (1903-1986) arrived the Danbury Normal School in 1931 to serve as Dean of Women. For fifteen years, she lived in Fairfield Hall as the primary mentor and supervisor for boarding students. Over the years, she assumed more responsibility. In 1946, after President Jenkins' death, she was the unanimous choice for president. She served as president for twenty-eight years, through times of significant growth and change for the school. These papers contain a cross section of her administrative records and her personal papers.

A small collection of art books presumably collected when Ms. Parkhurst travelled in Asia.

This is a collection of undergraduate student papers. Some undergraduate courses require a final paper or thesis in lieu of a final exam.

This collection is an inventory of the yearbooks, course catalogs (with related supplements), academic journals, alumni newsletters, view books, registration booklets and other miscellany published by WestConn.

Pieces of art from WCSU's Art Department. Collection includes student and faculty work and gifts to the University.

Durante was a WestConn alum and local artist/merchant. The collection is a small sampling of the artist's work.

The collection is made up of materials that Pi Lambda Theta members saved over the years that the Beta Omega chapter was in existence. The collection contains materials like membership pins and meeting iconography (candles, organizational symbols, music, letterhead, etc.), as well as, information regarding the activities of the chapter and meeting minutes.

The collection contains the World War I letters, photographs and miscellanea of George Hawley, a Danbury native who was in Company B of the 307th Infantry of the American Expeditionary Force. Hawley died of disease just before the end of the War in October of 1918.