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Mary Jobe Akeley collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-007
Abstract
Correspondence and photographs of Mary Jobe Akeley, and papers concerning Camp Mystic and the Akeley Trust.
Dates:
1900-1999 ; Majority of material found within 1941-1969
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The American Civil Rights Collection houses historical documents that reflect the sensibilities of creators in historical times and may contain opinions, language, images, or other content that modern readers may find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
Nathan Belcher correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MS-011
Abstract
Letters received by Rep. Nathan Belcher from his constiuents during his service in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Dates:
1840 - 1865
John Bishop Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-009
Abstract
Correspondence and documents of John Bishop Jr. and his family featuring his service in the Civil War
Dates:
1759 - 1951
Civil War collections
Collection
Identifier: MS-016
Abstract
Collection for general Civil War correspondence acquired by the Lear Center.
Dates:
1862 - 1864
Prudence Crandall collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-021
Abstract
Prudence Crandall (1803-1890) was an educator and activist who fought for women's suffrage and the rights of African-Americans. Her attempt to run an integrated school for girls in Canterbury, Connecticut resulted in protests, arrest, and two criminal trials. Although she was acquitted of all charges in 1834, she closed the school and left the state. In 1995 she was named Connecticut's official state heroine. This collection contains manuscripts and research materials gathered by Helen Earle...
Dates:
1833 - 2002
Mary Williams Crozier papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-058
Overview
This collection documents the life and travels of Mary Williams Crozier and her husband Brigadier General William Crozier in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It contains correspondence, photographs, journals, sketchbooks, memorabilia, and other items. Among the major correspondents are various members of the Williams and Crozier families and Alice Isaacs, Countess of Reading, whose husband Rufus was the Viceroy of India. Topics include social life, politics, and travel in Washington,...
Dates:
1874 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1874-1924
Homer S. Curtis papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-022
Abstract
Correspondence between Lt. Homer Curtis of the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery and his family from 1859 to 1875
Dates:
1858 - 1875
Charles Price Collection of John DePol
Collection
Identifier: MS-024
Abstract
Prints, proofs, sketches, broadsides and other documents donated by John DePol to Connecticut College between 1991 and 2003.
Dates:
1935 - 2000
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
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