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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Davida Blakeslee Foy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 057
Abstract

Davida Blakeslee was born in Thomaston, Connecticut in 1910, and was a 1929 graduate of Danbury Normal School. She received her B.S. from Teachers College of Connecticut at New Britain in 1958, and her Master of Education from the University of Hartford in 1961. She taught in public schools for more than 30 years. This collection is comprised of a scrapbook she made as a keepsake for her time at the Danbury Normal School.

Dates: 1928-1929

Herbert F. Janick Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 012
Abstract

The Herbert F. Janick Papers span the years 1889-2003 and consist mainly of Janick’s historical research (focused on CT and Danbury) for his many articles and in particular for his book on the history of Western Connecticut State University. The collection includes many oral history interviews conducted by Janick and many conducted by his students.

Dates: 1889-2002

Jack Friel University History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 004
Abstract The Jack Friel University History Collection is his work in gathering information about the history of this university. Starting in 1976, under a grant authorized by the WestConn Foundation, Friel began to collect information about the history of then named Western Connecticut State College with the intended goal of writing the history of the college. Friel, who was a former graduate student, took on the task with the help of two students, Ronald Douglas and Sandy Connor. When it became...
Dates: 1850-1978 , (Bulk 1976-1977); Majority of material found within 1976 - 1977