William Ernest Beatty Papers, 2011-131-0, includes booklets and brochures from the Spring Hill School, commencement program from Litchfield High School, class photos and school sports team photographs, photographs of Litchfield after an ice storm 1942 and Woodville after the 1955 Flood, his Litchfield High School diploma and class photograph taken in Washington, D.C. William Ernest Beatty was born on April 12, 1919, in Derby, Conn., son of Elisabeth and Guy Beatty. In 1924, his family moved to Litchfield to work for Kingsbury Bull. "Ernie" attended Spring Hill School and went on to graduate Litchfield High School, class of 1937. He then went on to Duke University in Durham, N. C., where he graduated with the class of 1941. During World War II, he worked for American Brass Co. in Torrington. Ernie lived with Kingsbury Bull and was his companion, gardener and chauffeur for many years until Mr. Bull's death in 1968. He was a parishioner of St. Michael's Church in Litchfield and worked at its verger from 1968 to 1985. He was an avid sports fan and an outstanding tennis player. He had been a member of the Litchfield Fire Department for 62 years. He died on Nov. 3, 2009, at Valerie Manor in Torrington. Folder 1: School Papers Folder 2: Photographs, School/Sports Folder 3: Photographs, Storms Folder 4: "Spring Hill Memories" The diploma and class photograph are housed in aisle 18B Oversize Box 7.