Manuscripts
Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
Slosson family papers
00-1979-30-0
Papers related to the history of the Nathaniel Slosson homestead in Kent, Conn.; a photograph and drawing of the house; genealogical information about the Slosson family; and a cabinet card of an unidentified man.
Spring Hill School collection
1951-30-0
Caroline Stoddard Newcomer papers
00-1953-27-0
Thompson Family Papers
1929-01-0
The personal papers of the Thompson family (1929-01-0, 3 linear feet) consists of correspondence, notes, personal manuscripts and newspaper publications of various writings of Esther H. Thompson on various topics pertaining to the history of Litchfield, including her childhood recollections of troops mustering for the Civil War on the town green.
Thomas Bangs Thorpe manuscript
00-2010-238-0
Manuscript on topics related to the United States, attributed to Thomas Bangs Thorpe.
Lucius Tompkins family record
00-2010-240-0
Undated record listing the death and marriage dates of some members of the Lucius Tompkins (1799-1853) family of Litchfield, Conn.
Edgar B. Van Winkle collection
2010-364-0
Charles H. Warren manuscript
00-1972-128-0
The Charles H. Warren manuscript (1972-128-0) is a typescript biography of Benjamin Silliam (1779-1864) written by Charles H. Warren for Dictionary of American Biography in 1936. Benjamin Silliman was an American chemist and one of the first American professors of science. He was the first individual to distill petroleum.
Alain C. White papers
00-2010-251-0
Papers of Alain C. White, consisting of correspondence related to investments of the Litchfield Historical Society, the acquisition of a John C. Calhoun portrait by the Society, and other matters. There are also a collection of what appear to be papers of Middletown, Conn., students.