Camp Wonposet (Litchfield, Conn.)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Camp Wonposet began operating as a summer boys camp in 1906 on the east shore of Bantam Lake. It ran continuously until it closed after the 1997 camping season.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
"Camp Wonposet: A Camp for Boys" promotional brochure
00-2016-15-0
Item
Identifier: 00-2016-15-0
Abstract
"Camp Wonposet: A Camp for Boys" promotional brochure
Dates:
1937
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Camp Wonposet ephemera
00-2026-20-0
Collection
Identifier: 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...
Dates:
1952-1992
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Stewart, William R. to Stewart, Grace Pinney
00-2016-06-0
Item
Identifier: 00-2016-06-0
Content Description
Stewart, William R. to Stewart, Grace Pinney (2016-06-0) Letter and envelope, mailed from Camp Wonposet. After asking about his family his letter addressed to his mother mentions activities Stewart was doing while at camp, fishing, Mount Tom and counselors. Camp Wonposet began operating as a summer boys camp in 1906 on the east shore of Bantam Lake. It ran continuously until it closed after the 1997 camping season.
Dates:
1911-07-22
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society