This collection consists mostly of materials related to research for Clueless in New England; other materials include publications by or about Dooling.
Monographs relating to Connecticut history have been catalogued separately and added to the Connecticut Room collection at WCSU. Seaworthy Timber, Milford Lost & Found, An Historical Account of Charles Island, Milford, CT and Clueless in New England.
Michael C. Dooling received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degrees from Western Connecticut State College in 1974 and a Master of Arts in Psychology degree from Southern Connecticut State College in 1978. He worked for the Schick company in Milford, CT in research and development for 21 years. Dooling then became the news librarian for Waterbury's Republican-American and writer of numerous books and articles mostly related to Connnecticut history. Additionally, Dooling has a life-long interest in history and antiquarian books and is currently on the staff of the Mattatuck Museum.
Open to researchers without restriction.
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the: Ruth A. Haas Library Special Collections and Archives 181 White Street Danbury, CT 06810 Phone: 203-837-8992 E-mail: stevensb@wcsu.edu
Donated by Michael Dooling in 2015
Arranged into two series. Research and Publications
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); Michael Dooling Collection; MS062; box number; folder number; Western Connecticut State University
Includes research for Dooling's book: Clueless in New England; contains news clipping, and documentation of the disappearances of Katherine Hull, Leah Johnson, Katherine Humphries, Edith Craven, Connie Smith and Paula Welden; also includes general criminology research and materials regarding suspect Alfred Gadette.
Research regarding criminal investigations, primarily of missing persons.
Middie Rivers disappearance clippings
Includes materials on Middie Rivers, James Tedford, Paul Jepson, and Freida Langer.
Folder 31 includes a compact disc containing the police file.
Includes materials regarding Dooling's Web proofreading (AKA The Webster) and articles written by Dooling primarily dealing with Connecticut topics.
Materials include: "Words Perfect?" Time Magazine, 1996; "On a First Name Basis" and "Clearing the Smoke: Babbitt's Curious Inscription" The Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter, 2005; "The Thin Iron Line: The Crimean War Transforms Naval Power" Naval History, 2004; "Department Spotlight: Up Close and Personal with Sensory Evaluation" The Cutting Edge, 1995; "Touch A Life!" The Cutting Edge, 1996; "Super Proofer" MicroScope, 1996; Writer's Digest, 1998; Reader's Digest, 1996; The Art & Science of Shaving, 1994; The Art & Science of Shaving, Japanese language edition, 1994; The Haunting on East 27th, 2014.
Materials include: Seaworthy Timber, 2014; Milford Lost & Found, 2009; An Historical Account of Charles Island Milford, CT, 2006; Clueless in New England, 2010; "Connecticut's Sleepy Hollow" Connecticut Explored, 2012; "Three Generations in the Newspaper Business" Connecticut Explored, 2010; "The Crimean Clippers: American Clipper Ships in French Transport Service" The Log of Mystic Seaport, 1996; "More Than a Meetinghouse" Republican-American, 2010; Milford Living, 2014.