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University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center

New England Archivists, Inc. Records, undated, 1969-2016

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The New England Archivists was formed in 1973. The organization is incorporated as a nonprofit organization under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Its purpose as defined by the Bylaws is as follows: "to foster the preservation and use of records of enduring value in New England, public and private, corporate and individual, and to improve the management and public awareness and understanding of such records, by providing pre-professional and continuing education in archival theory and practices; a forum for the exchange of information among individuals and institutions having responsibility for records of enduring value in the region; and appropriate means of communication and cooperation with other archival organizations and with individual and groups of allied professions."
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Wesleyan University -Special Collections and Archives

Willbur Fisk Papers: Correspondence from Wilbur Fisk (Chronological) 1812 - 1839

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Willbur Fisk (1792-1839) was a Methodist minister and the first president of Wesleyan University.
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Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Edmund Clarence Stedman Collection, 1860-1915

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The collection documents the professional literary work and personal life of the writer Edmund Clarence Stedman. It includes incoming and outgoing correspondence with fellow writers and editors, with publishers, and with friends and family. A small number of autograph manuscripts of his writings are present. The collection also contains papers of and correspondence among Stedman's extended family, including his mother Elizabeth Kinney; his wife Laura Hyde Woodworth Stedman; his son Frederick Stedman; Frederick's wife Ellen Douglas Stedman; and the Douglas family. Correspondence and papers of Frederick Stedman's daughter, Laura Woodworth Stedman Gould Dees, who served as literary executor for her grandfather, chiefly concern E.C. Stedman's work and legacy.

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Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

George Meredith Collection, 1845-1935, bulk 1880-1909

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The collection contains manuscripts, annotated proofs and printed works, correspondence, and other papers documenting the life and works of George Meredith.
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11 autograph letters, signed, to Mrs. Janet A. Ross, 1860-1904 Box 29, Folder 90

Accompanied by fragments of verse, a letter from Mrs. Ross to Dr. Jessopp (August 19, 1887), a description of the collection by Buxton Forman, an autograph letter, signed, from Arthur G. Meredith to Mrs. Ross, dated [1861] September 25, with a note at the end from George Meredith, dated [1861] October 8.

  1. Letters
  2. Bound Letters to Individuals
Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Winkler collection, 1748-1854

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The collection consists chiefly of letters to Winkler, Elisa von der Recke, and others. Also included are manuscripts of some original poems, a few printed works by and about Winkler, copies of documents pertaining to Winkler's family, including Festschriften in his honor, and photographic reproductions of portraits and drawings. Correspondents include H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen, Sarah Austin, Ludwig Börne, Eduard Devrient, Johann Peter Eckermann, Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, Johann Wilhelm Ludewig Gleim, Ottilie von Goethe, Karl Gutzkow, E. T. A. Hoffman, August Wilhelm Iffland, Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, August von Kotzebue, Johann Caspar Lavater, Charles Joseph, prince de Ligne, Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Ludwig Tieck, Carl Maria von Weber.
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10 autograph poems, chiefly directed to his wife, 1822-1829 Box 3, Folder 204

16 p. One signed: Karl; all others unsigned Pencil note at head of first poem: Glücks Ahnung einer Frau. An Louise S. Contents [first lines]: Welch ein Himmelsthau - Einen Kranz lass heut dir winden - Süsses Weibchen, holdes Leben - Seitdem schon der dritte Ring - Und der vierte Ring, mein Leben - Gute, liebe, treue Seele - Gottlob! Da gehn die Sterne auf - Unter dieses Klosters Drümmern - Einsam weilest du in der Zelle - Und ich hab der Verse so viele geschrieben.

  1. Writings
  2. WORKS AND LETTERS BY WINKLER
Yale University -Manuscripts and Archives

Martin J. Klein papers, 1951-2004

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The papers consist of teaching files in physics and history of science and medicine from Klein's years at Yale University; earlier teaching files are from Case Institute of Technology. Also included is documentation on the symposium to celebrate the sesquecentennial of J. Willard Gibbs's birth in May 1989. Correspondence, taped lectures given by Klein, and an oral history interview of Madeleine Michelson Mueller are also included in the papers.
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University of Connecticut -Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center

Francis D. Donovan Papers, undated, 1829-1997

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Francis D. Donovan (1917-2005) was a resident of Medway, Massachusetts, and an avid railroad photograph and memorabilia collector and researcher, particularly of materials associated with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and its predecessor lines. His papers consist of his writings and research files about the railroad; photographs of stations, engines, and railroad scenes; maps, scrapbooks, postcards and timetables.
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Yale University -Divinity School Library

Henry Knox Sherrill Family Papers, 1859-2015

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These papers relate primarily to the life and work of Henry Knox Sherrill and his son Henry Williams Sherrill. The papers document Henry Knox Sherrill's career as an Episcopal rector, Bishop of Massachusetts, and Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, his wartime chaplaincy work (in France during World War I and as Chairman of the United States General Commission on Chaplains during World War II), his ecumenical leadership as President of the National Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches, and his service to institutions such as Yale University and Massachusetts General Hospital. Henry Williams Sherrill was a graduate of Yale College, Union Theological Seminary and Virginia Theological Seminary. He was an Episcopal priest who served parishes in Michigan and Ohio and for many years was chairman of the Cheswick Center, a research and education trust for study and improvement in nonprofit governance.
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Yale University -Divinity School Library

Christian Conference of Asia Records, 1946-2008

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These are the official archives of the Christian Conference of Asia, a regional ecumenical organization representing church councils and denominations in Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand. The CCA began as the East Asia Christian Conference in 1957 and changed its name to Christian Conference of Asia in 1973.
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Connecticut State Library, State Archives

Governor's Commission on Tax Reform records, 1972

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Appointed by Governor Meskill, this nine-member Commission was created to analyze existing and potential revenue sources, review the State revenue structure, particularly with reference to its impact on various segments of society and on the climate for business and industry, examine the state of the property tax system, and recommend steps to be taken toward the complete reform of Connecticut's existing tax structure.
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