Scope and Contents Scrapbook labeled "Mrs. Elizabeth Kilbourn" on the cover containing news clippings chiefly concerning her husband Payne Kenyon Kilbourne and numerous members of the Kilbourn family. Some of the clippings are Payne's articles and poetry. Hand-written poems by Payne are loose in the scrapbook, as are family photographs, their daughter Julia's writing book, drawings, engravings, correspondence, and advertising cards and other ephemera. There is also a draft of articles and a list of members...

Scope and Contents Litchfield Historical Society institutional records consists of records created by the Society or relate and documents all aspects of its history. Among the records found in the collection is correspondence, minutes, architectural records and drawings, ledgers and other accounting records, scrapbooks, and other records. The collection consists of ten series.Series 1. Board of trustee records (1884-2022) contains minutes, correspondence, board resolutions, officer records, legal...

Scope and Contents Needle and bobbin club of Litchfield records 1920-01-0 (4 boxes). The Needle and Bobbin Club of Litchfield was started as an auxillary club branching from the original Club located in New York. Mary Perkins Quincy began the Club with permission from the New York headquarters. Members were invited and/or accepted into the club based on a profound interest and knowledge of lace and other products of the bobbin. Meetings were held often, and the club accepted many donations and gave several...