Books
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Alfred Geddes Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 008
Abstract
Geddes was appointed Dean of Men at Danbury State Teacher’s College in 1947 and served in that role until he retired in 1974. In 1939, he earned a Masters in education from Yale, and in 1955 received his Doctorate in Student Personnel from New York University. He joined the Army in the 1930s and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Geddes was a military history enthusiast and amassed a number of books on the subject. His papers contain personal materials from his career as...
Dates:
1913-1959; Majority of material found within 1940-1950
Ralph Carlton Jenkins Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 034
Abstract
In 1935 Ralph Jenkins became Principal of the Danbury Normal School, and, in 1937 became the first President of Danbury State Teacher’s College. Through his doctoral research he became an outstanding authority on the life and works of Henry Barnard. This is a collection of his papers and some titles from his collection of books.
Dates:
1933-1937
World War I Era Publications and Propaganda: Codman Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 055
Abstract
A collection of U.S., U.K. and French publications primarily from the First World War and most are propagandistic in nature. The collection includes some ephemera and clippings from the era as well.
Dates:
1898-1922