The Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of the correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs belonging to Belle Moskowitz, Henry Moskowitz, and Josef Israels.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The first collection was given by Perkins in 1945, shortly after she resigned from the cabinet. The gift came in response to a request from College president Dorothy Schaffter who was seeking to build an American's Women's Collection and is comprised mostly of committee reports.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of the correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs belonging to Belle Moskowitz, Henry Moskowitz, and Josef Israels.

About the collection From the Collection: This collection consists of materials documenting the development of the Connecticut College campus, including architectural plans, correspondence, financial information, fundraising, grant applications, building specifications, planning records, and press coverage. Of particular note is a series of correspondence between early College administrators, trustees, and architects regarding the planning and opening of the College (see Series I: Campus...

About the collection From the Collection: This collection consists of materials documenting the development of the Connecticut College campus, including architectural plans, correspondence, financial information, fundraising, grant applications, building specifications, planning records, and press coverage. Of particular note is a series of correspondence between early College administrators, trustees, and architects regarding the planning and opening of the College (see Series I: Campus...

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains the records of Arboretum land acquisition and use. This includes correspondence, deeds, and maps, lists of flora and fauna, and financial records. Of particular interest are the original landscape plan and map developed by A.F. Brinckerhoff between 1931 and 1936. This series is divided into four subseries: Land tract records, Maps and plans, Gardens and plant lists, and General. Subseries A is organized by tract number then by date.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This series consists of articles written about Rachel Carson. These were written primarily after Rachel Carson death and provide both positive and negative criticism of the life and work of Carson. Linda Lear has continued to maintain this file and material continues to be added. This sub-series is organized chronologically.

Contents From the Series: Flyers, programs, and invitations for Holleran Center events, including campus collaborative programs, the Center's annual Walk to End Homelessness, and the Common Ground, Common Hour series, a public colloquium founded in 1998 which features dialogues with leading experts from public life and the academy about active citizenship in a democracy. Also included are materials for the Holleran Center's Exhibiting Activism showcase, which highlights activist art, social entrepreneurship, and...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This series consists of articles written about Rachel Carson. These were written primarily after Rachel Carson death and provide both positive and negative criticism of the life and work of Carson. Linda Lear has continued to maintain this file and material continues to be added. This sub-series is organized chronologically.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Administrative records of the Arboretum at Connecticut College, including meeting minutes, notes, and reports of the Arboretum Advisory Committee and Board of Trustees; correspondence with donors; interviews and speeches; membership lists; notes on the ornamental fencing and entrance of the Arboretum; and records from dedications and anniversaries. This series has been divided into four subseries: administrative records, correspondence, fencing, and general. Campus Safety Reports (Box 18,...