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Arthur Catlin papers
1979-20-0
Collection
Identifier: 1979-20-0
Scope and Contents
The Arthur Catlin papers relate to Arthur Catlin (1830-1913), a farmer in Litchfield, Conn., and several members of his family. Most of the papers regard Catlin's legal matter involving the Litchfield County Agricultural Society and its dissolution and sale of land in 1914. The collection consists of correspondence, business papers, minutes, membership lists, deeds and contracts, estate and other legal papers, ephemera, check book registers, account books, and other documents.
Arthur Catlin...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1857-1921; Other: Date acquired: 08/05/1979
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
John Catlin papers
00-1954-44-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-1954-44-0
Scope and Contents
Papers related to the house and property of John Catlin (1814-1894) and his wife Laura Humiston Catlin (1813-1901) in Northfield, Litchfield, Conn., including deeds, drawings, and correspondence from one of their sons, James P. Catlin, describing aspects of the property.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1838-1935; Other: Date acquired: 01/12/1954
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Silas Cheney family papers
1951-28-0
Collection
Identifier: 1951-28-0
Scope and Contents
The Silas Cheney family papers consist of documents primarily related to Silas Cheney (1821-1874), a Litchfield, Conn., broker and also several members of his immediate family, including his brother Edward Porter Cheney (1815-1904); his sisters Mary Young Cheney Greeley (1811-1872), wife of Horace Greeley, and Charlotte M. Cheney (1812-1886); and his mother Mary Young Cheney ( -1874). The collection consists of correspondence, business and legal papers, leases, and deeds.
Litchfield...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1818-1883; Other: Date acquired: 04/05/1952
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
B. Woodruff Clark collection
2002-34-0
Collection
Identifier: 2002-34-0
Abstract
Family papers, 1800s-1940s.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1842-1942; Other: Date acquired: 10/10/2002
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Elsa Hinchman Clark collection
00-2010-271-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-271-0
Abstract
The Elsa Hinchman Clark collection (2010-271-0) contains documents from the Woodruff family.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1862-1960s; Other: Date acquired: 08/08/2011
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Colvocoresses family papers
1996-16-0
Collection
Identifier: 1996-16-0
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Colvocoresses family, consisting of correspondence; genealogical materials; clippings; advertisements and other materials related to local businesses; memoirs of Alden P. Colvocoresses; records relating to the Connecticut Home Guard (1917) and Litchfield Light Horse (1957); speeches of Adm. George P. Colvocoresses (1916-1925); cutout letters that spell "Colvocoresses"; Christmas cards; and news clippings, notes, photographs relating to the Champlin family; notes on...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1861-1996; Other: Date acquired: 01/08/1996
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Correspondence and records regarding The Consolidated Peat and Peat Machine Co.
00-2010-80-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-80-0
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of Arthur Bostwick of the St. Louis Public Library and Alain C. White regarding The Consolidated Peat and Peat Machine Co., 1922-1923, and a stock certificate of the company, 1868.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1868-1923
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Robert Cooley collection
2004-07-0
Collection
Identifier: 2004-07-0
Scope and Contents
Collection of materials purchased by Robert Cooley relating generally to Litchfield and the surrounding area. The collection includes individual 18th and 19th century letters and documents; deeds and other legal papers related to Capt. Miles Beach, 1766-1800s; photographs, including cabinet cards, cartes-de-viste, ambrotypes, daguerreotypes, tintypes loose, in cases, and/or in albums; materials related to the Coley, Tice, and Lewis family lineages and genealogy; and 19th and 20th century...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1766-1999; Other: Majority of material found in 1766-1999; Other: Date acquired: 08/04/1992
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Richard Henry Dana papers
1997-16-0
Collection
Identifier: 1997-16-0
Scope and Contents
The Richard Henry Dana papers relate primarily to the renovation that Dana designed and supervised in 1925 and 1926 of Ludlow Bull's house at 114 North Street, Litchfield, Conn. The papers also include materials regarding design work for Bull's New York City apartment. The collection includes correspondence, drawings, specifications, orders, wallpaper samples, photographs, and other documents. The correspondence primarily consists of Dana's carbon copies to Bull and vendors regarding design...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1925-1931; Other: Date acquired: 02/07/1998
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Charlotte Deming papers
2011-17-0
Collection
Identifier: 2011-17-0
Scope and Contents
The Charlotte Deming papers (2011-17-0, ,42 linear feet) consist of programs related to her performances in Litchfield, New York City, and Westchester, 1882-1924. Deming played violin with a number of groups and venues. The papers consist mostly of programs, and also news clippings, publications and ephemera related to music business and concerts, items related to the Women's String Orchestra Society of New York and the Musicians Club of New York, and an 1898 receipt for a grand piano...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1882-1924; Other: Date acquired: 03/04/2012
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society