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This series primarily consists of correspondence from Samuel Watkinson Sr. (1745-1816) with associate William Meeking Jr. from 1795 to 1816, who oversaw the sale of Watkinson’s property in Lavenham and the wool business after he left. It also contains a letter addressed to his cousin, Robert Watkinson, shortly after his departure from England, dated 1796, as well as a copy of his will, a notebook, financial documents and account books, and an inventory of goods from 1790. Notably, the...
Dates:
1785 - 1815
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These papers contain four ornithology notebooks, miscellaneous papers, two household account books, and a notebook relating to the Clark family genealogy. The genealogy book dates from the early 20th century, while the rest of the collection dates to the period of 1874 to 1903. Some of the notebooks record birdwatching and ornithology research. Household account books span 1874-1890 and 1891-1902.
Dates:
1874 - 1902
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This collection contains one account book listing patients from approximately 1698-1711, six medical notebooks with notes about medical practices in late 17th century, as well as a file of medical logs spanning the 1680s to early 1700s listing patients. The account book spans 1702-1713, the notebooks span circa 1692-1705, and the notes and reports by Gershom Bulkeley consist of four pages. The medical notebooks include medicinal and chemical recipes, treatments, and medicine-related subject...
Dates:
1698 - 1711
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This collection contains a range of materials related to the life of Sydney Stanley (1805-1878), Clerk of Connecticut Legislature. The Stanley papers are one of the earliest manuscript collections to be donated to the Watkinson Library, most likely sometime after 1885, based on an 1878 bequest of Sydney Stanley. Such materials include five letters dating from 1847-1861. A bulk of the collection consists of eight original diaries, with the earliest date of July 31, 1858 and the latest August...
Dates:
1826 - 1878
File — Box 1, Folder: 2-4
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This series consists of family account books, Henry Barnard’s personal diaries, and journals spanning his life. Account books include bills and receipts, some from Barnard’s travel expenses acquired in 1830s and 1840s. Other receipts are related to lecture stipends given by Barnard from the same period. The subject matter of diaries varies from everyday reminders and notes to recollections of travel throughout England and Scotland during the 1830s. Series also contains notebooks and...
Dates:
1835 - 1836
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This collection contains notebooks, journals, correspondence, account books, records of expenditures, and invoices for books purchased for Trinity College while Nathaniel S. Wheaton (1792-1862) was in Europe. Wheaton's journals cover his life in Europe and his tours of England, Scotland, and France during the 1820s, as well as a trip to continental Europe (including Italy) between 1845 and 1847. The student notebooks contain school materials from 1814-1816, when Wheaton was a student at Yale...
Dates:
1824 - 1837
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This series consists of family account books, Henry Barnard’s personal diaries, and journals spanning his life. Account books include bills and receipts, some from Barnard’s travel expenses acquired in 1830s and 1840s. Other receipts are related to lecture stipends given by Barnard from the same period. The subject matter of diaries varies from everyday reminders and notes to recollections of travel throughout England and Scotland during the 1830s. Series also contains notebooks and...
Dates:
1777 - 1835
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This series consists of correspondence with sportsmen such as A.S. Barnes and the magazine Crossroads of Sport, as well as royalty statements by David Ashley Inc. Correspondence span 1945 to 1972 and cover topics related to nature, sportsmanship, and Schaldach's work.
Dates:
1960 - 1969
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Newspaper clippings
Separate articles and small periodicals
Articles in periodicals
Hunter, Dard. "The difference between wove and laid," Chillicothe Mill News, June 1928, p. 13-17
Dealers' descriptions of Hunter's books
Two Roycroft items designed by Dard Hunter (?)
Dates:
1924-1947, 1979
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This file consists of a box of primarily undergraduate and graduate theses, some articles and documents related to African American history in Hartford, immigration, and architecture and landscapes, as well as a file on baseball.
Dates:
1918 - 2008
