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Connecticut College. Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives

 Organization

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

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

Social Justice Movements Collection

 File
Identifier: MS-074
Content Description Materials and papers curated in this collection are related to different social justice movements throughout American History. It is a growing collection, with its current strengths in the Civil Rights movement, early to mid-20th century anti-Civil Rights, and the Farmworkers Movement in the 1960s - 70s. Language Disclaimer The Social Justice Movements Collection houses historical documents that reflect the sensibilities of creators in historical times and may contain opinions, language,...
Dates: 1900 - 1999

Tasha Tudor collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-072
Overview

Papers of author, Tasha Tudor, including some letters and photographs.

Dates: 1943 - 1993

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Subject
Activism -- United States 1
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. 1
Birth control -- United States 1
Civil rights movements 1
Feminism 1