Lure of the Litchfield Hills
2025-02-0
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the publishing run of The Lure of the Litchfield Hills, a human interest magazine on the attractions and features of Litchfield County, Connecticut, from 1929 to 1974. The magazine was published by the Litchfield Hills Federation and printed by the Citizen Printing Company, with issues released quarterly. Topics of discussion ranged from the rich history of Litchfield County to pieces on the county's latest attractions.
Dates
- Creation: 1929 - 1974
Creator
- The Litchfield Hills Federation (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for use.
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.
Biographical / Historical
The Lure of the Litchfield Hills was a human interest magazine on the attractions and features of Litchfield County, Connecticut, from 1929 to 1974. The magazine was published by the Litchfield Hills Federation and printed by the Citizen Printing Company, with issues released quarterly. Topics of discussion ranged from the rich history of Litchfield County to pieces on the county's latest attractions.
Extent
4.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged according to the serial release of the original issues.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Litchfield Historical Society acquired the bulk of The Lure of the Litchfield Hills run at an unknown date from an unknown donor. The December 1942, June 1943, and June 1944 issues were missing from the original donation.
Accruals
In 2025, the June 1943 issue of The Lure of the Litchfield Hills was donated to the Litchfield Historical Society by a Litchfield resident unaffiliated with the original donor. No further accruals are expected.
- Title
- Lure of the Litchfield Hills
- Author
- Evan McDonagh
- Date
- 04/09/2025
- 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