Finan family papers

00-2020-42-0

File

Identifier: 00-2020-42-0

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A small group of family papers, including photographs of a horse and buggy and automobile; Litchfield High School commencement programs; and documents relating to James Finan's service in World War II, including his honorable discharge and photographs.

Dates

Creation: 1911-1954

Creator

Finan family (Family)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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.

Biographical / Historical

James F. Finan (1922-1998). He was born November 8, 1922, in Litchfield, and moved to Vero Beach in 1990. He was a sales representative for Silliter-Holden in West Hartford, a member of the Elks Club in Vero Beach, the American Legion in Bantam, the American Society of Carbide Engineers in Hartford, and the Litchfield Volunteer Fire Department in Litchfield. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, serving in the 1259th Combat Engineers in the European theatre of operations.