Litchfield Scientific Society scrapbooks
00-1952-38-0
Scope and Contents
The Litchfield Scientific Society scrapbooks (1952-38-0) are comprised of two volumes of scrapbooks that contain newspaper clippings chronicling the activities of the Litchfield Scientific Society. The first volume covers the years 1903-1910, and the second volume contains the years 1911-1916. The Litchfield Scientific Society was organized in 1902 with the purpose of making collections of Litchfield County species in all branches past and present. The organization organized exhibitions of specimens, and offered informal lecture son scientific subjects. The two scrapbooks are currently housed in 3A Box 15.
Dates
- Created: 1903-1916
- Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1951
Creator
- Litchfield Scientific Society (Litchfield, Conn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing 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
0.00 Linear Feet
2 bound volumes other_unmapped
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Donor unknown
Method of Acquisition
Gift
Existence and Location of Originals
multi-part note content
Other Descriptive Information
This collection was processed with support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
- Title
- Litchfield Scientific Society scrapbooks
- Date
- 07/05/2013
- 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