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University of Connecticut, Office of Public Information Records, undated, 1918-1989

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The office created, handled and distributed the official communications of the instituions with the public and press communities. These operations were transferred to the Athletic Communications Office and the University Relations Office (currently known as University Communications) in 1977-19782 and 2000, respectively.
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Sargent and Company Records, undated, 1720-1955

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Sargent and Company was a manufacturer of locks and hardware, with headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut. Originally established in New York City as a commission business, Sargent and Company relocated to New Britain, Connecticut, several years later under the name J. B. Sargent & Company. Unable to expand at this location, Sargent purchased land in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved the company, one hundred employees and their families on 1 May 1865. By 1887, the plant had expanded to sixteen acres of floor space and employed almost 1,700 employees. Joseph B. Sargent was prominent in New Haven politics and was elected mayor in 1890. In 1892, he was nominated as the Democratic candidate for governor, but was defeated. Upon his death in 1907, his brother, George Stewart Sargent, became president of Sargent and Company. In 1972, Sargent and Company became a division of Walter Kidde & Company of Belleville, New Jersey, a manufacturer of safety, security and protection products.
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E. Ingraham Company Records, undated, 1840-1967

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For more than a century, the E. Ingraham Company was a prominent family-operated manufacturer of clocks and watches, with headquarters and plants located in Bristol, Connecticut
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Joseph Sobek Papers, undated, 1951-1981

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Joseph George Sobek was born 5 April 1918, in Greenwich, Connecticut and was raised there. He served in the Marines and later became a police detective. Until he retired in 1985, he had spent most of his life as a tennis and squash racquets professional at the Greenwich Country Club. He died of congenital heart disease March 27, 1998. Sobek was the first person inducted into the Racquetball Hall of Fame.
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Dudley S. Ingraham Papers, 1849-1984

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Dudley Seymour Ingraham, son of William S. and Grace Seymour Ingraham, was born in Bristol, Connecticut on 14 August 1890. He was the great-grandson of Elias Ingraham, founder of the E. Ingraham Company (1831), manufacturer of clocks and watches. Ingraham attended local school and entered Phillips Andover Academy in 1906. In 1913 he graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Law degree. He joined the family firm as a billing clerk and worked his way up to director, vice-president, treasurer and president. He retired on 23 August 1956, the last family member to hold the position of president. Dudley S. Ingraham died 23 March 1982 in Sanibal Island, Florida.
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Edward Ingraham Papers, 1787-1971

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Edward Ingraham was born in Bristol, Connecticut. He was the great-grandson of Elias Ingraham. Mr. Ingraham was the president of the E. Ingraham Company from 1927- 1954. He died in 1972 at the age of 85.
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Barnum, Richardson Company Records, undated, 1793-1925

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Barnum, Richardson Company was established in 1830 in Salisbury, CT. The company was based on a foundry that remelt pig iron. Barnum, Richardson and Company, as it was first called, was a small firm specializing in the production of clock and sash weights, plow castings, and other small items. In the 1860s there were several reorganizations and name changes. The company merged and expanded into the turn of the century and was purchased in 1920 by the Salisbury Iron Company. The Salisbury Iron Company went out of business in 1923 and shut down what was then the last of Connecticut's iron furnaces.
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Malcolm Day Rudd Papers, undated, 1796-1939

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Malcolm D. Rudd was born 3 April 1877 in Lakeville, CT, the son of General William Bearfslee (1838-1901) and Maria Coffing (Holley) Rudd (1842-1914). He was treasurer and general manager of the Holley Manufacturing Company from 1901 until his death in 1942.
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New England Steam Gauge Company Records, undated, 1912-1961

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The Technical Equipment Company (TEC) had its general headquarters in New York City and a manufacturing plant in Niantic, Connecticut, by 1913. In the spring of 1913, TEC took over the gauge department of Utica Steam Gauge Company and the Libby Valve and Packing Company. By 1914, the company had become the New England Steam Gauge Company and had its base in Niantic.
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University of Connecticut, Research Foundation Records, 1950-2001

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The collection consists of the minutes of the executive council of the Research Foundation. Subsequent donations have included historical correspondence and reports, as well as more recent information documenting UConn 200 programs and similar activities.
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Wauregan and Quinebaug Company Records, 1795-1979

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The history of the Wauregan Mills, the Quinebaug Company and other related mills is very much tied to the history of the Atwood family. The collection includes family records and materials as well as records of the Wauregan Mills, Wauregan Company, Quinebaug Mill, Wauregan-Quinebaug Company, and Wauregan Mills, Inc.
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Chase Going Woodhouse Papers, undated, 1900-1984

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Born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1890 the daughter of Seymour and Harriet Jackson Going, Chase Going Woodhouse studied at McGill University, the University of Berlin and the University of Chicago. She was employed by Smith College, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the University of North Carolina, Connecticut College before her election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1945. For much of the remainder of her career she served as the Director's of the Auerbach Women's Service Bureau (1945-1981). Chase Going Woodhouse died in 1984 after a lifetime of dedicated public service.
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Greater Hartford Labor Council, AFL-CIO Records, undated, 1947-1982

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The Greater Hartford Labor Council (GHLC) was formed in 1957. All local unions belonging to an international affiliated to the AFL-CIO or affiliated to the AFL-CIO directly are able to join the central labor body in their region upon payment of dues.
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Malleable Iron Fittings Company Records, undated, 1842-1962

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Branford, Connecticut, metal foundry, founded by Joseph Nason in 1841 as the Joseph Nason Company. Name changed to Walworth and Nason Company of Boston, Massachusetts, to manufacture equipment and install steam heating, and then to Malleable Iron Fittings Company in 1864, which produced malleable iron castings. Collection consists of administrative records, including production ledgers, melting reports, inventory and shipment books, order books, salesbooks, correspondence, and payroll books.
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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Industrial Aircraft Lodge 1746 Records, undated, 1943-1983

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The International Aircraft Lodge 1746 was chartered on 1 November 1945. The local represents production workers at United Technologies Corporation's Pratt and Whitney plant in East Hartford, Connecticut. The workers make jet engines and other components for commercial and military aircraft. Lodge 1746 is a member of IAMAW District 91.
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George Safford Torrey Papers, undated, 1910-1980

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George Safford Torrey was born 14 March 1891 in Boston, Massachusetts. Torrey was hired in 1915 as an instructor of Botany at the Connecticut Agricultural College and in 1928 received tenure and was appointed Head of the Botany Department. Torrey retired from the University in 1953 and died in 1977.
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Andre Schenker Papers, undated, 1898-1972

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Andre Schenker was born in 1897 and received his education at the Connecticut Agricultural College (UConn) and Yale University. He was a professor of history at UConn from 1928 - 1965.
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Eleanor H. Little Papers, undated, 1915-1986

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Eleanor H. Little was born in Media, Pennsylvania. She lived in Pennsylvania until entering Wellesley College, where she received a B.A. in History in 1908. In 1931, she became Secretary for the Connecticut Unemployment Commission. By 1933, Little was responsible for administering the entire statewide relief program until 1937. Little was elected representative to the General Assembly in 1941 and again in 1945, where she served on two committees as chair: the Personnel Committee and the Public Welfare and Humane Institutions Committee.
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George H. Lamson, Jr. Collection, circa 1920-1935

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Mr. George H. Lamson, Jr. was a faculty member at Connecticut Agricultural College for over twenty-five years. Professor of Zoology and Entomology, Lamson became the Dean of the Division of Arts and Sciences until his death in 1931. He is best known for his research on parasitic insects.
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Cornwall Historical Society

Cornwall Photographs and Miscellanea, 1779-2003

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This collection is comprised of assorted papers and photographs related to Cornwall residents.
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Fairfield Museum and History Center

Burr Family Papers, 1743-1955

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A collection of papers from various generations of the Burr family of Fairfield, CT.
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Fairfield Museum and History Center

Jennings Family Papers, 1756-1987

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This collection contains items from members of the Jennings family of Fairfield as well as items from various family businesses spanning 1756-1987.
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Fairfield Museum and History Center

Fairfield School Records, 1668-1952, 1668-1952

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This collection contains material from various schools and school districts in Fairfield including workbooks, teacher certifications, enrollments, pamphlets, yearbooks, budgets and meeting minutes.
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Fairfield Museum and History Center

Reeve Family Papers, 1767-1866, 1767-1866

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This collection includes correspondence and other papers of the Tapping Reeve family of Litchfield, CT and also includes items from Aaron Burr and Lyman Beecher.
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Fairfield Museum and History Center

Adams Family Papers, 1712-1889, 1712-1889

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Collection of legal and financial papers spanning the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries from the Adams family of Fairfield, CT.
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Fairfield Museum and History Center

Sherman, Roger Minott Papers, 1766-1848, 1766-1848

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Legal, financial, political papers and correspondence belonging to Fairfield lawyer and state senator Roger Minott Sherman who among many positions served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Errors in Connecticut from 1839-1842.
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Fairfield Museum and History Center

Caleb Brewster Papers, 1755-1976, 1755-1976

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This collection consists of one box and three oversize items. Folders A through C hold deeds; Folder D probate papers; Folder E maps and military papers; Folder F financial and legal papers; Folder G legal papers and correspondence; Folder H an address by William Brewster Minuse; and Folder I a family Bible which belonged to Caleb Brewster. The oversize items are maps which are stored in the Fairfield Historical Society map case. For further details, see the Table of Contents.

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Fairfield Museum and History Center

Nichols Family Papers, 1728-1894, 1728-1894

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The collection is housed in three boxes and has three oversize items. Box I, Folder A-C contain deeds. Financial, contractual and probate papers are in Folder D. Folder E contains correspondence, legal papers and certificates. Of particular note is a negro girl contract from Ebenezer Nichols dated 1804. Folder F contains a recipe book and Folder G holds the diaries of John J. Nichols (1838-1922).

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Fairfield Museum and History Center

Seeley Family Papers, 1742-1892, 1742-1892

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Papers from the Seeley family of Fairfield, CT and nearby Weston and Easton. Consists mostly of deeds, writs, and probate papers. Account books and Yale College material are also in the collection.
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Hartford Medical Society

CT Society of Social Hygiene, 1910-1921

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The Connecticut Society of Social Hygiene was formed in 1910 with the intent to combat venereal disease and promote healthy living through education. The group was active through the middle of 1917 when the United States entered World War I. After the war they struggled to regain their financial footing. They re-formed as the Connecticut Social Hygiene Association in 1920 in an attempt to operate as a state chapter of the American Social Hygiene Association. The group disbanded in 1921.
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Hartford Medical Society

Gershom Bulkeley manuscripts, 1636-1713

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This collection primarily contains Bulkeley's laboratory notebooks which detail his alchemical experiments and his transcriptions of contemporary scientific works. The manuscripts are handwritten and do not necessarily follow a logical linear sequence.
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Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Fox Family and G. Fox & Co., 1847-1960

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Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy (Hartford Yeshiva) records, 1940-2012

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The Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy records(1940-2012; 7.5 cubic feet) documents the history of the Academy.

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Ivoryton Library Association

Local History Collection, 1860-present, bulk 1880-1910, 1940-44, 1982

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An artificial collection that documents the history of the village of Ivoryton, a village within the town of Essex, CT. Ivoryton was a factory town built around Comstock, Cheney & Co., an ivory processing plant and the primary employer until the 1980's.
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Ivoryton Library Association

Ivoryton Congregational Church Collection, 1844-2017, bulk 1898-2015

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The collection primarily consists of records and photographs of the Ivoryton Congregational Church, 1844-2017.
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Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

First Hebrew Ladies' Free Loan Association records, 1924-1968

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M 14 First Hebrew Ladies' Free Loan Association records (1924-1968; 0.5 cubic feet) consist of ledger books, some correspondence, some loan payment information and receipts, and a few pieces of organization documents. There are very minimal meeting notes.

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Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Isadore N. Gershman papers, 1942-1977

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The Isadore N. Gershman papers (1942-1977; 0.2 c.f.) consists of photographs, cards, some personal and military correspondence, ollege transcripts, and a photocopied handwritten memoir.

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Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Reuben Cohen papers, 1920-2003

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M 18 Reuben Cohen papers (0.25 c.f.; 1920-2003) contain newsclippings regarding Cohen's sports exploits, some corresponcence and photographs, and a few sports programs.

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Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Title and Hartman family papers, 1920s-1990s

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M16 Title and Hartman family papers (0.25 c.f.; 1920s-1990s) contains clippings, notes, certificates, other documents, and photographs related to members of the Title and Hartman families.

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Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Justin Bernheimer papers, 1815-1950s

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M 17 Justin Bernheimer papers (1 c.f.; 1815-1950s) consists of one tallit, several books in Hebrew, and in German and Hebrew, and one translated note.

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G&B Cultural Center

Smith-Fryer Family Papers, 1871-1991

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The Smith-Fryer Family Collection chronicles the private and public lives of members of the Smith-Fryer family, resident in the Georgetown neighborhood from the late 1800s through the late 1900s.
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G&B Cultural Center

World War II Papers, 1922-2010, bulk 1941-1945

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The World War II Collection contains information relating to the participation in and experiences of Georgetown residents during World War II.
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Fairfield Museum and History Center

Sullivan, The Honorable John J. Collection, 1948-1983, 1948-1987

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This collection contains papers donated by Fairfield First Selectman John J. Sullivan. Half the collection is papers from various town departments and the other half is papers belonging to Sullivan.
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G&B Cultural Center

Georgetown Community Association Records, 1963-2007

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The Georgetown Community Association Collection contains records of the activities of the Georgetown Community Association.
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G&B Cultural Center

American Legion Johnson-Frederickson Post No. 98 Records, 1921-1970

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The American Legion Collection contains information about Georgetown's Johnson-Frederickson Post, No. 98, of the American Legion.
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G&B Cultural Center

World War I Papers, 1913-1922

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The World War I Collection contains information relating to the participation of Georgetown residents in World War I.
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Fairfield Museum and History Center

Lacey Collection 1880's-1890's, 1858-1896

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This collection contains items pertaining to schools in the Plattsville section of Fairfield, CT including text books, record books and photographs.
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G&B Cultural Center

Ridgefield Papers, 1857-1928

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The Ridgefield Collection is a small collection containing historical information about the Town of Ridgefield.
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G&B Cultural Center

Calendar Collection, 1839-1978

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The Calendar Collection contains miscellaneous calendars used by unidentified Georgetown residents.
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G&B Cultural Center

Carl Haldor Johnson Papers, 1927-1932

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The Carl Haldor Johnson Collection contains an album of photographs of Carl Haldor Johnson, a Georgetown resident, along with snapshots of his family and friends.
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Carl Haldor Johnson Papers, 1927-1932 1 Linear Feet

The Carl Haldor Johnson Collection contains an album of photographs of Carl Haldor Johnson, a Georgetown resident, along with snapshots of his family and friends.

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