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Harriet Kilbourn signatures scrapbook

00-2010-77-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-77-0

Scope and Contents

A 46 page notebook of signatures cut from documents and pasted into it by Harriet Kilbourn, wife of Dr. Charles Kilbourn, who lived at #94 North Street in Litchfield. Mostly undated, one has a date of 1813. Many recognizable names from Litchfield including Thomas Collier, Myron Osborn, Oliver Wolcott, James Morris, Sally Pierce, Tapping Reeve, and Uriah Tracy. Other signatures are from government officials such as William Clark, Treasurer of the United States. In addition there is a typed index. First accessioned in 1917 as #2003, K121 and re-accessioned as 2010-77-0.

Dates

  • created: undated
  • Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1916

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

1.00 items

0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

The donor found the scrapbook in her house at #94 North Street, Litchfield. The house had previously been owned by Dr. Charles Kilbourn and his wife Harriet Wadsworth Kilbourn.

Source of Acquisition

Mrs. Julius Adenaw

Method of Acquisition

Gift.

Existence and Location of Originals

http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org

Related Materials

Other collections include autograph albums.

Other Descriptive Information

This collection was processed with support from the Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR).

Title
Harriet Kilbourn signatures scrapbook
Author
Lee S. Cook
Date
10/05/2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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