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Charles-Edward Amory Winslow papers, 1874-1977, bulk 1915-1945

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The C.-E.A. Winslow Papers consist of sixty-five linear feet of correspondence, organization and subject files, teaching papers, photographs, and other materials spanning the period 1892 to 1977, although the bulk of the papers date from 1915 to 1945. Winslow played a leading role in defining and shaping the public health profession in America, and his papers trace the growth of the profession from its origin in bacteriology and sanitary engineering through the development of the voluntary health and health education movements to the emergence of medical care. Winslow made contributions in nearly all areas of public health, and the papers contain material in a wide variety of fields, including public health administration and education, environmental and occupational health, and nursing, in addition to medical care and the voluntary health movement. Winslow was also an influential participant in a variety of world health programs from 1917 through the early 1950s. Although his early work in bacteriology, sanitary engineering, and popular health education are not well documented, the papers do include a limited amount of material in these fields.

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Sam Gejdenson Papers, undated, 1911-2001

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Congressional records of Sam Gejdenson, U.S. Representative from Connecticut's 2nd Congressional district. The papers are organized in archival boxes containing records spanning Gejdenson's twenty years in office. The papers include newspaper clippings on subjects ranging from veterans issues and the Groton submarine base, to Six Flags and tourism in Connecticut as well as files concerning the recognition of Connecticut's Native Americans. Gejdenson's papers also include press releases concerning the environment, Electric Boat, and the Soviet Union's treatment of Jews.

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University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Records, 1881 - 2011

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The records are divided into five series, each comprised of materials that were donated at different periods. They consist primarily of administrative records, correspondence, notes, publications, and clippings. There are also illustrations, works of art, and realia.

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Woolsey family papers, 1750-1969, bulk 1811-1921

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The Woolsey Family Papers span three generations (1760's to the first quarter of the 20th century), centered mainly around William Walton Woolsey (1766-1839), a prosperous land owner and merchant in New York City; his son, Theodore Dwight Woolsey (1801-1889), Greek scholar, political theorist, and president of Yale College; and Theodore Salisbury Woolsey (1852-1929), son of Theodore Dwight, who gained renown as professor of International Law at Yale Law School.

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Lawrence Z. Freedman papers, 1938-1997

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The collection comprises the papers of forensic psychiatrist and former Yale professor, Lawrence Z. Freedman, and dates from 1938 to 1997. The papers are notable for documenting Freedman's significant contributions to the field of forensic psychiatry, as well as his studies of aggression, violence, crime, terrorism, and the interactions between psychiatry and the law. The bulk of the papers document Freedman's numerous research studies. While the most significant of Freedman's studies concerned the topics of deviancy, delinquency, criminality, and violence, he also conducted studies on other topics such as sleep and dreams, human sexual behavior, the effects of recreational drugs on communication, creativity, and obstetrics, among others. The most extensively documented study in the papers is the Sexuality, Violence, and Avarice Study (SVA), conducted by the Yale Unit in Psychiatry and the Law under Freedman's leadership between 1953 and 1957. The study, which used 1262 inmates from the Wethersfield State Prison as research subjects, sought to delineate the characteristics of different types of criminal defenders, gain further understanding of criminal behavior, and develop specific therapeutic treatments for offenders. Materials documenting this study include individual files on the inmates who participated; audio recordings and notes from therapy and interview sessions; project manuals; writings; and subject files. The papers also include significant documentation of Freedman's research into the psychology of terrorism, assassination, and political violence in the form of research materials and writings.

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Dana family papers, 1805-1961

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The Dana Family Papers document the personal lives and professional activities of the Dana family of Utica, New York, and New Haven, Connecticut. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, printed material, lectures, notebooks, and miscellanea concerning family members and the scientific accomplishments of James Dwight and Edward Salisbury Dana in the fields of geology, mineralogy, and natural science. The Dana Family Papers are arranged in twenty-four (24) boxes, totalling seven (7) linear feet. Span dates for the collection are 1805-1961, with bulk dates of 1833-1894.

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Edwin Way Teale Papers, undated, 1799-1995

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Teale's papers include field notes and drafts for each of his books, early childhood writings, professional writings for magazines, newspapers and book reviews, correspondence- both personal and professional, personal and family documents, scrapbooks, and memorabilia, as well as his photographs (prints, negatives, and transparencies) and his personal library. There is also one box of original John Burroughs material Teale collected over the years.

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Hayes Family Papers, 1888-2005

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These papers, dating from 1888 to 1994, provide vivid accounts of the missionary experiences of Paul and Helen Hayes (1921-1935), details of Paul's ministry after returning to the United States, and their family and social lives. Paul and Helen met, as they often quipped, "on a slow boat to China." Although sent under the auspices of different boards, their mutual devotion to mission work, shared theological ideals, and sheer enjoyment of each other's company cemented their relationship. They studied together at the University of Nanking Department of Missionary Training, dated frequently, and corresponded much while apart. After deciding to unite in marriage, Helen realized that she must transfer her affiliation from the Reformed Church Foreign Mission Board to the Methodist Episcopal Church Foreign Mission Board so that she could serve with her husband. Since the Methodist Board was obligated to pay the costs incurred by the Reformed Board for her service, Helen often teased Paul that she had been "bought and paid for like a Chinese bride." Due to the Depression in the United States, the Methodist Board could no longer support the Hayes' missionary work in China. They were asked to return to the States in 1935 and serve in the Methodist Church, first in Minneapolis, followed by an appointment in North Dakota, and back to Minnesota where they remained for the rest of their lives. Paul "retired" three times, but essentially continued to minister in various capacities until the disabilities associated with advancing age made it impossible.

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The Leo Ornstein Papers, 1892-1989

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The Leo Ornstein Papers contain sketches, manuscript scores, and published editions of Ornstein's musical compositions, including songs, piano pieces, chamber music, and orchestral works. The majority of the manuscripts are in the hand of Ornstein's wife, Pauline. The Papers also hold photographs, programs and reviews, biographical clippings, and prose writings by Pauline Ornstein.

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United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia Records, 1882-1977

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Record Group Number 11 represents the official archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, the United Board for Christian Colleges in China, the Associated Boards for Christian Colleges in China, and earlier committees related to the formation of these Boards. The collection documents the work of these organizations and provides extensive, detailed, and substantive information about the Protestant colleges and universities in China which were the focus of the Boards' activities prior to 1955. The records date from 1882 to 1974, with a concentration on the period 1922 to 1957.

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The Paul Bekker Papers, bulk 1883-1937

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The Yale Paul Bekker Papers were given by Sarah Bekker in memory of her husband, Konrad Bekker (1911-1981), Paul Bekker's eldest child. Konrad Bekker had left Germany in August 1933 to join his father in Italy and thereafter in France before moving to Switzerland to complete his doctorate in economics at the University of Basel. He joined his father in the United States in November 1936 at which time he was able to bring with him most of Bekker's papers and much of his library. In 1939 in order to finance the publication of his doctoral dissertation (a requirement for receiving his degree) Konrad Bekker was forced to sell selected items of Bekker's papers (principally letters from prominent musical personalities and a few manuscript scores) to the Library of Congress, while other libraries acquired a number of books and scores. Nevertheless, what remained, preserved in several dozen boxes, represented the bulk of Bekker's papers, including virtually all his family and business correspondence, as well as several hundred letters and additional items by correspondents represented in the Library of Congress collection. Unfortunately virtually all letters and documents relating to Bekker's life after 1933, including his years in Paris and New York have not survived, presumably destroyed by his widow, Margit Bekker Robert.

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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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Charles Olson Research Collection, 1910-1970

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The Charles Olson Research Collection features a wide range of materials covering such diverse topics as the Life and Works of Herman Melville, Black Mountain College, the Beat Generation, the Office of Wartime Information, and the Literary and Cultural Revolution of the 1960's. Correspondents of note include T.S. Eliot, Allen Ginsberg, LeRoi Jones, and Ezra Pound. The collection includes Olson's prose and poetry, correspondence with more than 1500 individuals, documents and ephemera from Olson's personal life, family papers, photographs, newspapers, atlases, books, journals and records from Black Mountain College. The bulk of the collection dates from Olson's lifetime, 1910-1970. However, as the Archives and Special Collections continued collecting donations from friends, acquaintances and family members after Olson's death, some items in the collection date from after Olson's death.

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The Paul Hindemith Collection, 1901-1993

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The Paul Hindemith Collection brings together primary and secondary source materials which document the life and career of Paul Hindemith, particularly his years in the United States (1940-1953). The Collection holds holographs of 14 compositions by Hindemith, including the Lilacs Requiem and the concertos for clarinet, horn, and trumpet and bassoon. The Collection also holds secondary materials (programs, notes, and reviews) for nearly all of Hindemith's compositions, as well as extensive material relating to Hindemith's classroom teaching and the Yale Collegium Musicum. Additional materials include correspondence between Paul and Gertrud Hindemith and colleagues, friends, and music publishers; photographs and drawings; articles about Hindemith; and miscellaneous materials.

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Student Academic and Social Activities Collection, 1927-2022

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The collection contains a variety of information on student social and academic activities. Included are student handbooks, compiled by law school staff and including information on the school, courses, classes, student organizations, living in the area and information from student services including registrar, bursar and career services. Records of the Student Bar Association, founded in 1959, includes correspondence including memorandum and emails on funding of activities and organizations, budgets, membership lists and meeting minutes of the board. The largest series is Student Organizations. Materials here include histories and activities of the various organizations as well as membership, activities, and promotional materials. Student theses and papers of distinction are organized by Papers of Distinction, LL.M. Thesis Collection, Insurance Law Papers and Historic Preservation Honors Papers. Most are also available as bound volumes. Law Journals include the Connecticut Law Review, Connecticut Insurance Law Journal, Connecticut Journal of International Law, and Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal round out the collection.

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Maxine Kumin papers, 1923-2015

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The collection contains writings, correspondence, and other materials documenting Maxine Kumin's literary work and professional and public activities since 1960. Writings include drafts, proofs, and other materials relating to book-length and shorter works. Kumin wrote children's books, poetry collections, essay and short story collections, and novels, and files can be found for works dating from the early children's book A Winter Friend (1961) to the late collection of poems, Still to Mow(2007). Large files can be found for a variety of work: The Abduction (1971), The Long Approach (1985), Looking For Luck (1992), Women, Animals, and Vegetables (1994), Selected Poems 1960-1990 (1997), Quit Monks or Die (1999), Inside the Halo and Beyond the Journey (1999), Always Beginning (2000), and Jack and Other New Poems (2005).

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School of Law Alumni Association Records, 1924-2017, bulk 1944-2017

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The collection consists of mmaterials from annual meetings and awards banquets, Alumni publications including the News Bulletin (1944-1960), Starr Report (1969-1990) and the Graduate Report (1999-2014). Bound and print copies of the 'Annual Survey of Connecticut Law' are included in the collection along with numerous photographs from alumni gatherings and events. Profiles of many alumni were gathered mostly from online news sources, and added to the collection (Series IV). A significant number of photographs of individuals and events are found in Series VI. Series V. Photographs -- Graduate Report include photographs used in the Alumni plubcation of that name.

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Michael A. Peszke Papers, 1971-2013

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The collection contains published works by Michael Alfred Peszke, including materials documenting the activities of the Polish American Congress, Connecticut Division and the establishment of the Polish Studies Program at Central Connecticut State University. It also contains a memoir written by M. Peszke documenting his earliest recollections from Poland, World War II, living in England after the War, attending medical school in Dublin, and immigrating to the US in 1956.

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Luane Lange Collection, undated

Polly Murray papers, 1975-2019

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The Polly Murray papers include a folder of Murray's personal correspondence, primarily dating to the 2000s. The bulk of the collection is made up material she accumulated on Lyme disease, such as newsletters, research articles and reports, and audio tapes of interviews and programs that aired on local radio stations between 1983 and 2000. These materials, particularly the tapes, document Murray's outreach to the community about Lyme disease and her close working relationship with doctors, researchers, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Peter E. Palmquist papers, 1822-2003, bulk 1952-2003

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Papers and related material documenting Peter Palmquist's roles as a collector and historian of photography, as well as a photographer, 1952-2003. Material includes correspondence, writings, research files, printed material, photographs, audiovisual material, and electronic files.

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Fred Ho Papers, undated, 1892-2013

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The collection contains essays, articles, poetry, music, commentaries, critical reviews, speeches, video recordings and musical recordings written, performed and collected by Fred Ho. The materials offers insight into the development of an Asian American artist and activist, critical analyses of American culture and a look at the history, literature, ideas and culture of Asian Americans. The numerous essays and commentaries written by Ho place artistic and political issues within a larger context and explore the relationship between Euro and Asian American experiences.

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James and Margaret Goff Papers, 1929-2003

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The James and Margaret Goff Papers contain materials gathered and produced in the course of the Goffs' work, particularly in the areas of religious liberty and religious implications of social development in Latin America. The papers provide first-hand perspective on major shifts taking place in Protestant missions in the later 20th century, including the nationalization of Latin American churches and the rise of liberation theology. The collection is strong in documenting the Goffs' early career in Colombia (1947-1969), the pivotal period of their research assignment in Cuernavaca, Mexico (1969-1973), their work in Nicaragua (1981-1986) and their retirement activities (1986-2000). Material from their years in Peru (1973-1981) is scarce. James and Margaret Goff were fraternal workers (missionaries) serving under the United Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA after 1983), in Latin America (Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Nicaragua) from 1947 to 1986. They served as interpreters of Latin American liberation theology to a Protestant Anglophone audience, translating and distributing important religious documents to church leaders in North America.

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American Montessori Society Records, undated, 1907-2019

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The documents in the American Montessori Society (AMS) Records extend from the mid-1950s through the mid-1990s, though the bulk falls between 1960 and 1985. They encompass a variety of subjects and activities, including routine administrative and financial records, research, historical correspondence and writings, official publications, and publicity.

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Burton Levine Papers, bulk 1981-1997, 2010

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This collection consists of both published and unpublished works by Burton Levine, a sociologist and past president of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven. It grants insight into social and political issues in the Jewish community and the United States throughout the 1980s and 1990s from a left-leaning perspective. The publications include book reviews, newspaper and magazine articles, scholarly articles, and opinion pieces. Levine wrote about Jewish culture, but tried to avoid writing about religion. The publications range over almost two decades, with his first article about men in nursing written in 1981 and the latest article in the collection dated 1997. Levine was published in Jewish magazines, local and regional newspapers, and scholarly journals in his field. The publications in this collection include Bag of Wire Expose, Contemporary Sociology, Fellowship, Hartford Courant, The Humanist, Jewish Book World, Jewish Frontier, Jewish Spectator, Na'amat Women, New Haven Register, New York Times, Nursing Forum, ORT Reporter, Present Tense, Shmate, Social Forces, and Women's American ORT Reporter. A few articles in Shmate were published under the pseudonyms A. Cattimarit and Diego de Susan.

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Carl and Shelley Smith Mydans papers, 1930-2005

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The Carl and Shelley Smith Mydans Papers contain photographic prints, slides, negatives, correspondence, notebooks, drafts of writings, objects, and audiovisual material documenting the careers of Carl Mydans, a photojournalist, and Shelley Smith Mydans, a journalist and novelist. The material dates from 1930 to 2005 and provides insight into various periods of the Mydans' careers, from their work for Life magazine to their book projects.

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Juliette Phifer Burstermann Collection 1948-1974,

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The Burstermann Collection is a history of Juliette P. Burstermann's life at Eastern Connecticut State University, commencing in August of 1948 and continuing through her retirement 1974. The collection includes materials relating to her involvement with numerous outside organizations and committees during that same period as well as information related to her post-retirement activities from 1975-1992.

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Joe Snow Punk Rock Collection, 1976-2008

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Collection contains emphemeral items of the punk and hardcore scene in Connecticut from the late 1970s to the late 2000s. Materials range from textual graphic materials in zine form, stickers, photographs, show flyers, and set lists to audio recordings on cassette, vinyl and compact disc. Additionaly the collection contains 3 dimensional objects such as teeshirts, buttons and a shoe.

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Garry Trudeau papers, 1967-2017

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The Garry Trudeau papers, spanning from 1967 to 2017, contain notebooks, research, correspondence, business papers, and artwork related to Doonesbury. The papers also contain materials related to Garry Trudeau's work in theater and screen productions, journalism, fan letters, merchandise, and awards.

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Connecticut Historical Commission records, 1768-1987

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The records of the Connecticut Historical Commission are divided into one subgroup and three series. Subgroup one contains correspondence, reports, and other documentation on the restoration of the Henry Whitfield House, a State Historical Museum in Guilford, together with deeds and other papers on Guilford families. The second series relates to the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of Connecticut, which lasted from 1974-1978, and documentation includes subject files, clippings, and scrapbooks. The third series contain a small volume of resolutions expressing gratitude, sorrow and respect, or other form of acknowledgement for members and citizens. Finally, there are six boxes of microfiche on the Connecticut Historical Commission's Statewide Historic Resources Inventory.

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Bill Berkson Papers, 1959-2016

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Poetry and personal papers of the American poet, art critic, teacher, editor and publisher Bill Berkson comprised of literary manuscripts, correspondence, drafts, notebooks, lecture notes, interviews, Big Sky Books and press records, photographs, audio recordings, broadsides, and rare publications.

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Rufus A. Blanshard Papers, 1960-2004

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The collection contains the administrative records, manuscripts, correspondence, clippings, publications, notes, transcripts, and financial records of Rufus A. Blanshard. Materials in the collection contain subjects to include the Civil Rights Movement, race relations, racism at UConn, and the Vietnam War.Ther are also materials related to Connecticut Supreme Court case Sheff v. O'Neill, the Committee Against Racism (CAR), and the University of Connecticut's English Department. The collection contains materials from 1960 to 2004.

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Physique collection, 1953-1997

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The Physique Collection includes assorted publications that document changes in the codes, standards, and aesthetics of the male body.

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Amos Niven Wilder and Wilder Family Papers, 1776-2015

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The Amos Niven Wilder and Wilder Family papers consist of materials once owned and created by the members of author Thornton Wilder's family: his parents Amos Parker and Isabella, his brother Amos Niven, his sisters Charlotte, Isabel, and Janet, his extended family members, and his contractual agreements with the Freedman Dramatic Agency, and the Wiggin and Dana law firm.

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Comic book collection on medical themes, 1941-2013

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The collection contains issues of true adventure American comic books of the 1940s collected by Bert Hansen and arranged by title, and also a smaller collection of later American comic books on medical themes collected by historian of medicine William Helfand. Among the topics of these latter comics are drugs including the underground series, Cocaine Comix; public health; and the advertisement of health products. Major Inapak: The Space Age is a 1951 story of travel to the moon in 1984, advertising the health drink, Inapak. The medical stories in these comic books are annotated by Bert Hansen from his article, "True Adventure Comic Books and American Popular Culture in the 1940s: An Annotated Research Bibliography of Medical Heroes" (see Bibliography) or by the archivist.

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James Jesse Strang papers, 1829-1870

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James Jesse Strang (1813-1856), was a founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite). The collection contains letters to and from James Jesse Strang and some third party correspondence. There is also a meterological journal from Beaver Island, Michigan, which includes notes on the fishes and shells of the area, Strang's diary covering 1831-1836, and documents of the Order of the Illuminati.

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Andrew Smith Gallery records, 1974-2013

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Business records, publications, catalogs, promotional ephemera, printed material, photographs, electronic media, and other papers by or relating to the Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc.

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Edward Joseph Logue papers, 1908-2005

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The Edward J. Logue Papers consists of correspondence, memos, reports, designs, photographs, tapes, clippings, printed material and miscellaneous files relating to the private life and professional career of Edward J. Logue lawyer, urban administrator and planner, and educator. The papers date from 1908 to 2005, with the bulk dates being 1949 to 1967. In order to document the phases of Logue's professional career and to accommodate his own filing arrangement, the papers have been organized into ten series and seven additions.

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William A. Speck collection of Goetheana : manuscripts, 1542-1967, bulk 1770-1900

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The major strength of the Speck Collection is its documentation of Goethe's literary reception in England and America in the nineteenth century. The literary manuscript component of the Collection, listed in detail in this finding aid, includes correspondence, documents, playscripts, and other writings. Among the better-known items to be mentioned in this connection are the full draft of Bayard Taylor's translation of Faust (folder 716), translations by George Borrow (folders 225-227), and John Greenleaf Whittier's manuscript for his translation of the poem "Erlkoenig" (folder 249). Translations, criticism, and correspondence about theater productions and the publication of Goethe's works, especially in Great Britain, include letters and manuscripts by such figures as Sarah Austin, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Margaret Fuller, Richard Graves, Anna Jameson, Charles Kean, and Edward George Bulwer-Lytton.

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World War I Poster Collection, 1914-1918

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This collection of World War I posters provides insight into wartime rhetoric on the homefront, as well as the way civilians adapted to the first world war. In addition to the textual content, the collection serves as a resource for examples of graphic design during the WWI. Some of the posters are for navy recruitment and demonstrate the U.S. military's stated goals and motivations to the public. Other posters are from the Red Cross and advocate for humanitarian aid to Europe and the Middle East. Many of the posters in the collection are to encourage the purchase of war bonds, and demonstrates how propaganda depicted America's mission as a virtuous cause. Finally, a large amount of posters are from the Department of Labor, the Department of Agriculture, and the Food Administration, as well as equivalent state-level offices in Connecticut. These posters encourage Americans to work diligently and to preserve food while reducing consumption. The daily efforts of ordinary citizens during the war can be seen through these messages from the government.

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Park family papers, 1701-1929

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The Park Family Papers are composed of correspondence and other papers of Park family members and of correspondence and other documents collected and preserved by Park family members for their autograph or historical value. The Park family is composed of several generations of clergymen and educators. Theologian and professor Edwards Amasa Park, his son William Edwards Park, and his granddaughter Bryn Mawr College President Marion Edwards Park are represented in the papers. In addition the papers contain letters and papers of Anna Maria Edwards Park, the wife of Edwards Amasa Park and great-granddaughter of Jonathan Edwards, and of related members of the Burr, Edwards, and Reeve families. Also represented in the papers are Sara Billings Edwards, the wife of William Edwards Park, and her family. Her father was the theologian and editor Bela Bates Edwards and her mother was Jerusha William Billings, who conducted a school for girls in Andover, Massachusetts, and was the sister of Elizabeth Storrs Billings Mead, the president of Mount Holyoke College from 1890 to 1901.

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Business Ephemera Collection, 1831-2001, undated

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This collection contains different forms of printed paper items produced by Hartford businesses beginning in the 1840s and continuing through the present. Many types of ephemera, such as trade cards and catalogs, functioned solely as advertising. Others, such as bookmarks, calendars, and blank books, might serve a useful purpose as well as providing advertising for a firm. Much of the ephemera, especially the earliest items, were printed locally by Hartford's many printing firms. Later items were often, though not always, printed elsewhere.

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Frederick W. Hilles Manuscript Collection and Papers, 1645-1979

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Collection of correspondence and other manuscript writings by James Boswell, Thomas Carlyle, Samuel Johnson, Joshua Reynolds, and members of their families, collected by Frederick W. Hilles. Also includes manuscripts, correspondence, personal papers and classroom materials from Frederick W. Hilles.

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

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The George Meredith collection contains manuscripts, annotated proofs and printed works, correspondence, and other papers documenting the life and works of George Meredith. Contents include a complete set of the Chapman and Hall edition of Meredith's Works, extensively interleaved with corrections and annotations in the author's hand; the autograph manuscript of The adventures of Harry Richmond (1871); and over 200 letters and transcripts of letters, including 26 to Frederic Chapman, 17 to Theodore Watts-Dunton, and 45 to Augustus Jessopp.

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Osborn Manuscript Files, 1332-1989

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The Osborn Manuscript Files contain single, unbound manuscripts and small groups of manuscripts acquired for the Osborn Collection which the Library has chosen to describe in finding-aid style lists rather than as discrete entries in Yale University Library's on-line public access catalog (ORBIS). The materials in the Osborn Manuscript Files include literary and historical manuscripts, individual and small groups of letters, and single documents, as well as some "Unprocessed" material such as engraved portraits and bibliographic information.

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Horace Walpole collection, 1725-1797

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The collection includes approximately 3,000 letters to and from Horace Walpole as well as other manuscript materials by him, including copies of Aedes Walpolianae and The Mysterious Mother, his commonplace books, "Books of Materials," and various miscellanies.

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Silliman family papers, 1717-1977, bulk 1717-1911

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Note: Throughout the Silliman Family Papers, Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) is always referred to as Benjamin Silliman or BS and Benjamin Silliman (1816-1885) is always referred to as Benjamin Silliman, Jr. or BS, JR.

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Office of Policy Management records, 1907-2004

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In addition to the records of OPM and its predecessors, included here are records from various commissions and offices that are or have been under OPM for administrative purposes. These include: Governor's Council on Voluntary Action (eliminated in 1991); Blue Ribbon Commission on Housing; Energy Advisory Board; and Office of Family Support.

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Hartford Town and City Clerk Archives: Licenses and License Applications, bulk 1823-1940, 1635 - 2010 (Entire archive)

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Licenses (4.5 linear feet) are arranged alphabetically by type, and then chronologically. The exception is the liquor license applications. They are all for 1895, and have been arranged alphabetically.

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Town of Montville records, 1891-1994

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The records relating to the Mohegan Tribe consist primarily of copies of arguments, depositions, primary sources related to the history of the Mohegans, and a variety of secondary source materials in favor of and in opposition to federal acknowledgment. The records are generally arranged in chronological order and document the arduous struggle by the Mohegan to secure recognition through the process overseen by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Mohegans are the only Connecticut tribal entity to have successfully navigated the standard acknowledgment process.

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