Robert Learned Account Book, October 24, 1840 - 1848
About the collection
This collection contains family papers donated by Elsie Dewitt. In the 1860s, a Connectictut Congregationalist minister named Robert Coit Learned began collecting materials to write a history of his family, particularly the Coit branch who were among the most important families in southeastern Connecticut. His granddaughter Elsie DeWitt, donated some of these papers along with ephemera and realia from her own childhood and from her father's family.
The largest portion of the collection consists of manuscripts of Amasa Learned, DeWitt’s great great grandfather. The collection includes fifty-two sermons or sermon fragments, written in the same hand at different times by Learned. The collection also contains collected sermons by Payson Williston, grandfather of Robert C. Learned's first wife Sarah B. Whitney. The eleven Williston sermons include the date and location of each sermon, although, most sermons were delivered on more than one date. Other items in the collection include Robert Learned's account book, travel journals kept by Grace Hallam Learned, DeWitt's mother, and ephemera of Dewitt including pins, spoons, ribbons, and other regalia.
Dates
- Creation: October 24, 1840 - 1848
Creator
- From the Collection: DeWitt, Elsie , 1896-1979 (Person)
- From the Collection: Learned, Amasa (Person)
- From the Collection: Williston, Payson, 1763-1856 (Person)
- From the Collection: Learned, Robert Coit, 1817-1867 (Person)
- From the Collection: DeWitt, Grace Hallam Learned, 1854-1935 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: .83 Linear Feet (This collection includes 2.5 document boxes.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Ave
New London CT 06320 United States
860-439-2654
860-439-2686
learcenter@conncoll.edu