Connecticut College. Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives
Organization
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Artists' Books Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-008
Abstract
An artificial collection of Artists' books purchased by the Center.
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 Studies collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-070
Abstract
Materials collected to document Indigenous/Native American historical experiences.
Dates:
c. 1880s - Winter 1979
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