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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 music records collection
Collection
Identifier: Little Wonder music records collection
Abstract
The Little Wonder music records collection consists of twenty 5 1/2" single faced recordings on disk.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1914-1922
Found in:
Watkinson Library - Archival Collections
Ted Livingston collection on W.C. Handy
Collection
Identifier: WLM-2006-001
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of manuscripts and other items from the library of American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) editor Ted Livingston relating to W.C. Handy (1873-1958). Handy had a major influence on 20th century American popular music by being the first to translate the blues into a compositional form. His “Memphis Blues” (1912) was the first blues to be published and printed. His “St. Louis Blues” achieved great success and is one of the most recorded songs ever written....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1941-1958
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
Trinity College - Major Events programs
Collection
Identifier: TCA-YYYY-016
Abstract
The Trinity College Events Programs collection contains programs and printed ephemera related to some of the major campus events, notably Commencements, Matriculations, Baccaulaureates, Honors Day ceremonies, Alumni Reunions, Convocations, and inauguration exercises for new college presidents.Some paper programs in the collection include marginalia and indicate changes made to the program subsequent to its publication. Taking into consideration the handwritten evidence of such...
Dates:
1827-present
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
Medusa and Senate records
Collection
Identifier: TCA-YYYY-005
Abstract
The Medusa and Senate records is a small collection that includes five bound record books and three file folders of materials dating from 1915 to 1968. Record books include membership lists, minutes, and disciplinary actions. File folders contain correspondence and notes, riddles by an anonymous writer, "Casper," and most importantly, documents concerning the 1968 sit-in by Trinity College students.
Dates:
1915-1968
Found in:
Trinity College Archives
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 - 2025
Found in:
Watkinson Library - Archival Collections
Robert S. Morris papers
Collection
Identifier: TCA-2008-001
Scope and Contents
The Robert S. Morris papers is primarily a collection of alphabetical research files created by Robert S. Morris during his long tenure with Trinity College first as student and later as alumnus, coach, and trustee, among other endeavors. The collection also includes a small amount of sports memorabilia and photographs, an audio recording, reel to reel films of sporting and other Trinity College important events, three posters, and several high school and college notebooks. Items date from...
Dates:
1800s-1970
Found in:
Trinity College Archives
Edward F. Murray papers
Collection
Identifier: WLM-2023-001
Scope and Contents
The Edward (Ed) F. Murray papers consist of roughly 130 manuscript letters written by Ed Murray to Miss Mae McGarry, most of which are addressed to her in Norwich and Putnam, Connecticut. The letters date between 1917 and 1922 and chronicle Murray's time as a student at Trinity College (Hartford); his time as both a major and minor league baseball player; his time as a cadet in military training with the Aviation Section of the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War I; and his time after...
Dates:
1917 - 1922
Found in:
Watkinson Library - Archival Collections