Camp Wonposet ephemera
00-2026-20-0
Scope and Contents
The Camp Wonposet ephemera collection (00-2026-20-0) is comprised of two folders material collected by Thomas Birnbaum during time spent at Camp Wonposet in Litchfield, Connecticut between 1952 and 1954, as well as material produced by the camp between 1991 and 1992. The collection primarily consists of several black-and-white photographs of campers engaged in various activities at Wonposet between 1952 and 1954, including three large camp group photographs stored in Oversize Box 9A. Also of note is the 1991 Camp Wonposet "Old Boy Directory" as well as the Fall 1991 and Winter 1992 issues of the camp newspaper: "The Camp Wonposet Smoke Signal."
Dates
- Creation: 1952-1992
Creator
- Camp Wonposet (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Copyright has been transferred to the Litchfield Historical Society for materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Extent
2 folders
Language of Materials
English
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Physical Location
Oversize photographs are located in Oversize Box 9A.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Thomas Birnbaum.
Method of Acquisition
Gift.
Subject
- Camp Wonposet (Organization)
- Title
- Camp Wonposet ephemera
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Evan McDonagh
- Date
- June 4, 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository
7 South Street
P.O. Box 385
Litchfield CT 06759
860-567-4501
860-567-3565 (Fax)
archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org