Collection Descriptions:

Manuscripts, Personal Papers, Ephemera, and Organizational Records
James Pegolotti Collection of Howard Barlow Research Materials (MS 001)

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Connecticut Historical Printed Ephemera Collection (MS 002)

Includes substantial material about the hatting industry in the Danbury area. Advertising for Young's Hats (Fall 1907), The American Hatter (May 1909), and a program (May 5, 1951) for local hat unions' "One Hundredth Anniversary Celebration" of the hatting industry in Danbury.

 
 
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Includes "curious old colony penalties and orders" and "the witchcraft code."
 
 
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Danbury Ephemera (MS 038)

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Map probably drawn 1885
Map title Danbury - Westchester County NY, undated

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Kent, James S., Papers (MS 013)

These letters describe the daily routine of a Union soldier during the Civil War.

 
 
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Pinkerton Detective Agency Danbury Fires Investigation Collection (MS 020)

Plagued by a series of fires of suspicious origin, the City of Danbury enlisted the aid of the Pinkerton Detective Agency to solve the crimes.

 
 
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Caroline Randolph Diary (MS 021)

Born in Sharon, CT on June 20, 1798, Randolph describes her religious views and her life in general during the 18th century.

 
 
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Reform of Insane Asylum Tracts (MS 024)

Series of tracts that describe the experiences and the denial of civil rights of four persons who were placed in insane asylums during the 19th century.

 
 
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Truman Warner Archaeological Artifacts (MS 048)

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Western Connecticut State University Ephemera (RG 8)

Alumni and University objects, papers, centennial materials, and photographs (buildings, portraits and student life).

 
 
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World War I Pamphlets and Bulletins (MS 027)

Why America Fights Germany (March 1918) and German Plots and Intrigues (July 1918).

 
 
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last updated: Dec 18, 2008
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