Ephemera.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Danbury Preservation Trust Records
Collection
Identifier: MS 039
Abstract
The Danbury Preservation Trust had its beginnings in 1978 during a faculty developed summer course entitled Living History, Reading the Connecticut Landscape, taught by Dr. Herbert F. Janick, Professor of History at Western Connecticut State College. After formal incorporation in January 1979, he became the Trust’s first president. The records of the Danbury Preservation Trust span the years 1978-1997. The collection includes surveys to identify structures...
Dates:
1959-2001
George B. Hawley Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 011
Abstract
The collection contains the World War I letters, photographs and miscellanea of George Hawley, a Danbury native who was in Company B of the 307th Infantry of the American Expeditionary Force. Hawley died of disease just before the end of the War in October of 1918.
Dates:
1910-1927 , (Bulk 1917-1918); Majority of material found within 1917 - 1918
Ruth Alice Haas Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 033
Abstract
Ruth Alice Haas (1903-1986) arrived the Danbury Normal School in 1931 to serve as Dean of Women. For fifteen years, she lived in Fairfield Hall as the primary mentor and supervisor for boarding students. Over the years, she assumed more responsibility. In 1946, after President Jenkins’ death, she was the unanimous choice for president. She served as president for twenty-eight years, through times of significant growth and change for the school. These papers contain a cross section of her...
Dates:
1922-1987