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Abner Jackson Papers
Collection
Identifier: Abner Jackson papers
Abstract
The Papers of Abner Jackson consist of materials dated from 1829 to 1880 which were created by or for Abner Jackson, wife Emily (Ellsworth) Jackson, and their only child, Emily Elizabeth Jackson Nicholas. The materials include mainly personal correspondence and other unattached manuscripts; diaries in bound volumes; printed ephemera; and a small number of daguerreotypes.
Dates:
1829-November 20, 1880, and undated
Found in:
Trinity College Archives
Samuel Farmar Jarvis Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Samuel Farmar Jarvis Family papers
Scope and Contents
The Samuel Farmar Jarvis family papers consist of about 37 manuscript letters. It includes twenty letters from Samuel Farmar Jarvis (1786-1851) to his son Samuel Fermor Jarvis (1825-1910); four letters from Samuel Farmar Jarvis to Harriette Dobson Jarvis; one letter combined with response between Jeanette Margaret Hart and Samuel Farmar Jarvis; one combined letter from Jeanette Hart Jarvis and Samuel Fermor Jarvis, to Sarah McCurdy (Hart) Jarvis; three letters from Antoinette Jarvis to...
Dates:
March 26, 1811-September 3, 1850
Found in:
Watkinson Library - Archival Collections
Steven H. Keeney papers
Collection
Identifier: TCA-2013-001
Scope and Contents
The Steven H. Keeney papers is a small collection of fourteen folders, with the bulk of the material dated 1967-1969. It is centered on Trinity student Steven Keeney’s involvement with the short-lived activist group, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and their involvement at Trinity College. At the time these papers were collected, Keeney was president of the Trinity College chapter of the SDS. Most, but not all, of the material is either addressed to Keeney, or refers to him in some...
Dates:
1967-1970
Found in:
Trinity College Archives
Paul Lauter-Heath Anthology Papers
Collection
Identifier: Paul Lauter-Heath Anthology papers
Scope and Contents
The Paul Lauter-Heath Anthology papers consist of correspondence and files of the Reconstructing American Literature (RAL) project, the Secondary School Program, and subject and writer files related to the Heath Anthology of American Literature. The Reconstructing American Literature project files originate from a variety of correspondents related to the creation of the anthology, while subject files deal with the classification of terms found in the anthology...
Dates:
1980-1992
Found in:
Trinity College Archives
William R. Lawrence Papers
Collection
Identifier: William R. Lawrence papers
Overview
The William R. Lawrence papers consist of letters written by nineteenth-century notable people (including Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Carter Hall, prolific publisher-authors), which were gathered by William R. Lawrence ?(1812-1855) as an autograph collection. Many autographed items were placed in individual folders and some items have been commented upon (perhaps by Lawrence). The collection includes the autograph letter, dated Novemebr 22, 1836, from Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Samuel Carter...
Dates:
1829-1856
Found in:
Watkinson Library - Archival Collections
Limited Editions Club collection
Collection
Identifier: Watkinson
Abstract
The Limited Editions Club collection contains ephemera related to the Limited Editions Club (founded by George Macy), notably catalogs, monthly newsletters, prospectuses, and membership information. Also included are a letter from John M.K. Davis regarding Limited Editions Club while it was in Avon, Connecticut, as well as typescript accounts of Limited Editions Club by Gordon Carroll, David M. Glixon, and Pamela Petro.
Dates:
1932-2003
Found in:
Watkinson Library - Archival Collections
Little Wonder Record Collection
Collection
Identifier: Little Wonder Record Collection
Abstract
The Little Wonder Record Collection consists of twelve 5 1/2" single faced recordings on disk.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1914-1922
Found in:
Watkinson Library - Archival Collections
Jon Lomberg papers
Collection
Identifier: TCA-1996-001
Scope and Contents
This small collection of personal papers includes project files and video cassette tapes from the 1980s and 1990s. Of note in the project files are Lomberg's work on a "galaxy mural" for a display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. Files contain correspondence and artwork pertaining to the mural. Also of interest are files related to Carl Sagan's books Comet and Pale Blue Dot. The largest group of files relates to...
Dates:
1980-1996
Found in:
Trinity College Archives
Maritime History Collection
Collection
Identifier: Maritime History Collection
Scope and Contents
This composite collection contains records such as ship logs, personal journals composed by captains and other crew members, and other miscellaneous documents including an Italian signal book, “protests” or documents that indicate that ship’s crew did not misperform duties when cargo was damaged, and correspondence. The collection spans from the late 18th century to the early 20th century, covering the transition from sail power to steam. Ships’ logs begin in 1797 and span the 19th century...
Dates:
1777 - 1926
Found in:
Watkinson Library - Archival Collections
Monday Evening Club records
Collection
Identifier: WLM-2019-002
Abstract
The Monday Evening Club Records contain administrative and historical material that documents the activities of the Hartford men’s literary and social society founded in 1869, and contributions to the club made by its members. Prominent in the records are club meeting minutes, correspondence, and club histories, but the bulk of the records consists of several hundred papers presented by members at their dinner meetings held on Monday evenings six times a year. The paper topics were chosen by...
Dates:
1869 - 2022
Found in:
Watkinson Library - Archival Collections