Danbury Ledgers
Scope and Content Note
The collection includes: Voter Lists, Grand lists, Personal Tax Enrollment, Grantors Index, Danbury-Orders to be Paid, Receipts and Disbursements, Treasurer, Municipal Service Expenditures, Danbury - Military Records - Enrollments/ Recapitulation, Water Applications, Danbury Street Sprinkling, Danbury Water Commissioner Accounts and Records, Danbury - Utilities, Sewer and Paving Assessments, Sewage Plant, Daily Log, Sewer Connection Permits, and the Census of the School District from 1900.
In 1975 two Western Connecticut State University professors, Truman Warner and Herbert Janick, acquired a significant collection of Danbury records (a mixture of town (borough) and city records). An official transfer of custody for these documents does not exist, but it is known that, at the time, the City of Danbury had earmarked the records for disposal. Through the years, it also appears that some records may have been lost, stolen, or discarded. A detailed documentation does not exist.
These Danbury ledgers were sent to Northeast Document Conservation Center for preservation microfilming in 2007. Some items were discovered after the materials were microfilmed; they are included in this inventory noted as "ledgers" and are available in hard copy.
Dates
- Creation: 1826-1932 , (Bulk 1900-1918)
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1900 - 1918
Creator
- City of Danbury, Conn. (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions. Researchers must use microfilm.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
Ruth A. Haas Library
Archives and Special Collections
181 White Street
Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: 203-837-8992
E-mail: stevensb@wcsu.edu
Historical/Biographical Note
The City of Danbury maintains records on taxes, expenditures and property. Presumably as some of these ledgers were deemed to fragile to handle they were duplicated for use in the Clerks office. Some of them may have passed their retention schedule.
Extent
24 Linear Feet (, 24 Reels, 300 bound ledgers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection includes various Danbury municipal records including military service lists, voting lists, real estate transactions, public utilities expenditures mainly from the early 20th century.
Arrangement
Information is generally in chronological order in each resource.
The files are grouped into 1 series.
Provenance
This collection was obtained by WCSU history faculty out of discarded City of Danbury records. The original material was damaged in a flood and has been microfilmed. Most of the items are available at the City Clerks Office.
General Physical Description note
24 Reels
- Title
- Guide to the Danbury Ledgers 1826-1932 (Bulk 1900-1918) DRG 1&2
- Status
- Unverified Full Draft
- Author
- WCSU Archives Staff
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
- Edition statement
- This version was derived from a pinted inventory.
Repository Details
Part of the Western Connecticut State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Haas Library
181 White St
Danbury 06810 USA US
203.837.8992
203.837.8322 (Fax)
stevensb@wcsu.edu