Waterbury (Conn.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 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
Frederic Cole Smedley Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 022
Abstract
Smedley was an active member of the Socialist Party in the 1930s. He ran for Comptroller of Waterbury, CT on the Socialist platform in the municipal election of 1939 and in 1948 he was the Socialist Party candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut. Smedley was also an attorney for numerous labor and advocacy organizations. This is a small collection of his correspondence.
Dates:
1914-1950 , (Bulk 1934-1946); Majority of material found within 1934 - 1946