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Reports and records document the history and operations of the American School for the Deaf, which was founded in Hartford, Connecticut in 1817, by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Mason Cogswell, and Laurent Clerc and became a state-supported school later that year. Included in this collection are Founding Records, Annual Reports, Records of the ASD Administration, Committee Records, Student and Staff Records, Records of ASD Organizations and Events. and Financial Records.

This collection contains correspondence of individuals associated with the American School for the Deaf.

Photographs in this collection document the development and operations of the American School for the Deaf.

This is an artificial record group comprised of films and videos. Topics range from Connecticut Governors to various Connecticut history subjects.

The State Reform School opened in 1854 in Meriden Connecticut. The name was changed in 1893 to the Connecticut School for Boys. In January of 1970 the school came under the administrative control of the Department of Children and Youth Services. In 1972 the school merged with Long Lane School, the state reform school for girls, after experiencing internal troubles with staff and student discipline. Economic costs to the state were also an issue. All boys staying at the school were transferred to Long Lane School between 1972 and 1973. Items in this collection include student and staff records and photographs

The Westport Business and Commerce Collection contains articles, brochures, invoices, correspondence, advertisements, deeds, and other documentation relating to Westport companies and commerce activities, including manufacturing, agriculture, shell fishing, mills, shipping, and the Westport Bar Association.

The Westport History, Events, and Topics Collection documents the history of the town of Westport through publications, event documentation, and topical files compiled by the Westport Museum.

The Westport Places Collection includes documentation of bridges, roads, cemeteries, churches, temples, historic houses, parks, waterways, and other sites in Westport.

This collection documents the history of schools and education in Westport, Connecticut.

Approximately 857,000 (and growing) photographic prints, mounted and unmounted, documenting the University of Connecticut since its establishment.