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Litchfield (Conn.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 200 Collections and/or Records:

Levi Kilborn deed

00-2010-313-0

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 00-2010-313-0
Scope and Contents

Deed to Lucius Wilmot for land in Litchfield, Conn.

Dates: Created: 1849 Oct 1; Other: Date acquired: 01/09/2012

Dwight C. Kilbourn collection

1929-18-0

 Collection
Identifier: 1929-18-0
Scope and Contents The Dwight C. Kilbourn collection (1929-18-0, .83 linear feet) consists of a wide range of Litchfield, Conn., historical materials collected by Kilbourn, some of which relate to him and other Kilbourns, particularly his distant cousin Eliada Kilbourn (1809-1883) and Eliada’s family, and many that do not. Of particular interest are research files Dwight Kilbourn assembled regarding the involvement of Litchfield men in the American Revolutionary War and the American Civil War. The collection...
Dates: Created: 1801-1920; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1929

Dwight C. Kilbourn diary

00-1971-58-2

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1971-58-2
Scope and Contents

The Dwight C. Kilbourn diary (1971-58-2) contains daily entries for the year 1885. Commonly found are notations about the weather, Mr. Kilbourn's daily activities and monetary transactions. This item is housed in 3A Box 24.

Dates: Created: 1885; Other: Date acquired: 10/07/1972

Elizabeth Cone Kilbourne scrapbook

1996-24-0

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-24-0
Scope and Contents Scrapbook labeled "Mrs. Elizabeth Kilbourn" on the cover containing news clippings chiefly concerning her husband Payne Kenyon Kilbourne and numerous members of the Kilbourn family. Some of the clippings are Payne's articles and poetry. Hand-written poems by Payne are loose in the scrapbook, as are family photographs, their daughter Julia's writing book, drawings, engravings, correspondence, and advertising cards and other ephemera. There is also a draft of articles and a list of members...
Dates: Created: circa 1840s-1894; Other: Date acquired: 11/07/1996

Kirby family collection

00-2010-193-0

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 00-2010-193-0
Scope and Contents

A newspaper obituary of Col. Edmund Kirby (1794-1849), who enlisted in the army at the age of 18 and fought in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk, Creek and Seminole Wars and the Mexican War. He was chief of the Pay Department during the Mexican War and died as a result of deteriorating health during the war. A manuscript, "A chronicle of the Marvin-Kirby house from an address read by Miss Wells at Litchfield, Conn., 21 Aug 1879."

Dates: Created: 1849-1879

Ladies Benevolent Society of Northfield secretary's books and Soldier's Aid Association minutes

00-1920-28-0

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 00-1920-28-0
Scope and Contents One book labeled "Ladies' Benevolent Society Secretary's Book, Vol. I, 1842-1865" and "Soldiers' Aid Association 1861-1865"; one book labeled "Ladies' Benevolent Society Secretary's Book, Vol. II, 1865-1886"; transcript of the two books. The first book includes records of the Ladies’ Benevolent Society from 1842-1859. The women who were the officers of the LBS were also the founding officers of the Soldier’s Aid Association when it began in 1861, and they continued using the same notebook...
Dates: Created: 1842-1886; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1920

H. Bertram Lewis letters

00-1951-27-0

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 00-1951-27-0
Scope and Contents

Two letters to John H. Hubbard regarding Indian trails in Litchfield, Conn.

Dates: Created: 1918; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1951

Lilac Hedges Collection

2011-08-0

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-08-0
Scope and Contents The Lilac Hedges Collection (2011-08-0) is a collection of greeting cards, original artwork, and other items pertaining to the former Lilac Hedges greeting card company of Litchfield, Connecticut. The card company was founded by Ralph P. Hinchman III, and was based in two buildings in Litchfield, a house and a barn, that originally belonged to the historic Echo Farms. The property was renamed “Lilac Hedges” by Ralph P. Hinchman III’s relatives, and the company was named after the property....
Dates: Other: Date acquired: 02/06/2011

Litchfield Bank note

00-1957-15-0

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 00-1957-15-0
Scope and Contents

One $2 note issued by The Litchfield Bank.

Dates: Created: 1850s?; Other: Date acquired: 05/12/1958

Litchfield Cemetery Association Inc. insurance policies and other records

00-2010-111-0

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 00-2010-111-0
Scope and Contents

The Litchfield Cemetery Association, Inc. insurance policies and other records consist of libility and property insurance policies; correspondence regarding insurance and other matters; a list of assets and transactions, August, 1936; and a 1871 deed to a lot within the cemetery.

Dates: Created: 1871-1963; Other: Date acquired: 02/04/2012