Connecticut College. Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives
Organization
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
American Civil Rights collection
File
Identifier: MS-074
Content Description
Materials and papers curated in this collection pertain to different aspects of the Jim Crow era and Civil Rights movement in America.
Language Disclaimer
The American Civil Rights Collection houses historical documents that reflect the sensibilities of creators in historical times and may contain opinions, language, images, or other content that modern readers may find offensive. The Lear Center and Connecticut College do not endorse the attitudes expressed therein. The Lear Center...
Dates:
1900 - 1999
Artists' Books Collection
Collection
Identifier: RB-001
Scope and Contents
The Artists' Books Collection is a growing collection of artists' books and other book objects ranging from student projects to zines to unique items. The collection is eclectic with an emphasis on American artists, particularly from the northeastern United States. Recently the collection focus has been on letterpress books and books with nontraditional formats. Featured artists include Angela Lorenz, Werner Pfeiffer, Laura Davidson, Karen Hammer, and Jill Timm. The collection ...
Dates:
1968-
Early New London Imprints Collection
Collection
Identifier: RB-004
Scope and Contents
New London, Connecticut was one of the major publishing centers in colonial America. Printing in New London dates to before 1710 when Timothy Green migrated from Boston to open a business in the city. For the next century he and his descendents would dominate printing in New London and Connecticut, serving as the official printer of Yale University and of the colonial government in Hartford. With the rise of New Haven, printing gradually declined in New London and it no longer held...
Dates:
1710-1800
Feminist Activism collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-071
Abstract
Publications and ephemera documenting activism around feminist issues in the 1970s, primarily concerning reproductive health.
Dates:
1973 - 1977
Indigenous/Native American collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-070
Abstract
Materials collected to document Indigenous/Native American historical experiences.
Dates:
1977 - 1981
Memorabilia Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-01G
Abstract
This collection contains Connecticut College memorabilia from 1919 to 2010. This collection documents a variety of ephemera made for events at Connecticut College. This includes costumes, clothing, caps, dinnerware, rings, buttons, dance cards, and mascots.
Dates:
1919-2010
Tasha Tudor collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-072
Overview
Papers of author, Tasha Tudor, including some letters and photographs.
Dates:
1943 - 1993