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This is an article from The News-Times from Friday, December 19, 1997. It is about Warner's collections that are held at WCSU.

"History Being Indexed in Old Main" is an article from January 25, 2000 printed in The News-Times. It details the process of indexing and sorting the articles and items from collections at Western Connecticut State University's Archives, such as Truman Warner's Collection.

The is the second page of "History Being Indexed in Old Main." - January 25, 2000, The News-Times.

This article, "Silent Aftermath" was posted in The News-Times on November 11, 2000. Approximately 10 months after the article "History Being Indexed in Old Main" came out. It details how a woman going through the Truman Warner Collection found information about her father's career in World War II, something that she had never known he was a part of.

Warner left behind many ephemera from his life time; he was very keen on saving every little thing that could possibly be important at a later time. This includes letters from his childhood, report cards, letters home from his war time experiences, his manuscripts, and even hundreds of newspaper clippings about events that have affected Danbury, Connecticut or the University. Warner filled around three to four hundred file boxes with about 65 years of information on this region of Connecticut. All-in-all, Warner was an extensive pack-rat.

However upon his death the question of what to do with all the information was raised by his colleague, Dr. James Pegolotti. Along with another history professor, Herbert Janick, Pegolotti wrote a grant application to the Meserve Fund, a private charity foundation. The two men hoped that with the grant, Warner’s collection would be able to be indexed and saved. This would give future generations a plethora of knowledge about the region during the late 20^th century, and a detailed account of who Truman Warner was.

Pegolotti and Janick’s hopes came true. Today, the collection of documents is now available in the archives of Western Connecticut State University. They are completely indexed, catalogued, and available for viewing upon request. Although it took years for the process to be completed, the Warner Collection has already helped unviel secrets of the past; such as those mentioned in the article, "The Silent Aftermath", located in The News-Times on November 11, 2000.