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Connecticut State Library, State Archives

Connecticut Office of Price Administration records, 1942-1949

14.5 cubic feet
In August 1941, the Federal government set up the Office of Price Administration in order to stabilize prices, obtain optimum production of essential war materials and prevent a post-war price collapse.
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1. Rent survey charts, 1947-1949 Box 1

Contains tabulation forms ("Reference List of Rated and Inspected Comparables") including original handwritten data concerning rental housing in East Hartford, Norwich, New Britain, West Hartford, Hartford Manchester, Middletown, New London, Bristol and Meriden. The forms list individual housing units with street addresses, type of unit, number of rooms, equipment and services, age of structure, condition, range of rental prices and "freeze date of rent."

  1. Records, 1942-1949
  2. Accession: T002689
University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center

Mansfield (Connecticut) League of Women Voters Records, undated, 1942-2011

5.95 Linear Feet
The materials that compose the records of the Mansfield League of Women Voters in this collection begin with minutes documenting a meeting that took place on 5 February, 1942. As the League gained strength in membership and purpose the records of its activities have included: organizational documents such as histories of the League, by-laws, Board policies, Board rosters and membership directories; minutes of Board meetings, annual meetings, and sporadic general membership meetings; financial reports relating to budgetary matters; newsletters; study reports based on intensive study of mostly local issues.
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University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Industrial Aircraft, Lodge 743 Records, undated, 1900-1983

33 Linear Feet
Chartered in 1941 to represent members of the International Association of Machinists at Hamilton Standard in East Hartford, Connecticut. In 1952, it moved to Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
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University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center

Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Burton Ingraham Papers, undated, 1941-1945

1 Linear Feet
Corporal Burton Ingraham served in the 3580th QM Company, U.S. Army, and was stationed at Camp Polk, Louisiana before being shipped out to England and later France. The correspondence is primarly from Cpl. Ingraham to his wife, Gladys ("Butch") Forbes Ingraham, although there are also letters from Gladys' brother, Gerald Forbes, and several other acquaintances. A small portion of the collection contains information about the Colt Manufacturing Company in Hartford where Gladys was employed.
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Yale University -Manuscripts and Archives

Roger Sherman McCollester papers, 1840-2001, bulk 1942-1944

0.25 Linear Feet
The majority of the papers consist of letters (originals; typed transcripts; and edited, typed transcripts) from McCollester to his parents, 1942-1945, documenting his war experiences. There are also several writings by McCollester about his war service, and a history of the Baldwin family of Connecticut, written in 1840.
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Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Whirlwind Hill Farm papers, 1940-1977

5.4 Linear Feet
Correspondence, business and financial records, writings and printed material concerning the operation of Whirlwind Hill Farm, in Wallingford, Connecticut. The material documents James M. Osborn's breeding and marketing of purebred Holstein dairy cattle, and the status of dairy farming in the Northeast in the 1940s and 1950s.
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[1947] May 29, newspaper unknown Box 1, Folder 15

"Holsteins Owned by Whirlwind Hill Farm Set
Record".
Accompanied by 2 other newspaper articles dated
1948 Jan 26 and 14 Apr (year unknown).

  1. Works about the farm
Yale University -Manuscripts and Archives

Branford College, Yale University, records of the fellows, 1942-1973

0.75 Linear Feet
The records consist of minutes of meetings of the fellows of Branford College, Yale University.
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University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center

Connecticut Soldiers Collection, George W. Sorber Papers, undated, 1941-1956

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The collection contains correspondence, photographs, military records, and realia associated with Mr. Sorber's military service during World War II.
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Yale University -Manuscripts and Archives

Correspondence of World War II servicemen from Silliman College, Yale University, 1942-1946

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The records consist of correspondence from World War II servicemen from Silliman College (Yale) to the master of the college, F. S. C. Northrop, and his wife. Also included are an address book and miscellaneous printed materials documenting wartime activities of Yale servicemen.
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Connecticut State Library, State Archives

Department of Transportation records, 1941-2003, bulk 1973-2003

266.75 cubic feet
The Department of Transportation was created in 1969 per P.A. 768, sec. 3, with the merger for four agencies: State Highway Department, Department of Aeronautics, Connecticut Transportation Authority, and the Commissioners of Steamship Terminals.
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