Uncut banknotes issued by the East Haddam Bank, 1852
About the collection
The collection was assembled by Cephas Brainerd's daughter Eveline Warner Brainerd, a librarian and local historian in Haddam. It includes correspondence, recollections and documents related to the publication of a facsimile of Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech, manuscripts and publications by Cephas, and drafts of a biography of Cephas by his son Ira. The correspondence is primarily among members of the immediate Brainerd family, but includes letters to Cephas by Republican officials. The largest part of the correspondence is comprised of letters from Cephas to his wife Eve, including nearly five dozen letters written between the late 1850s and late 1870s reporting on the political, social, and military situation and over two dozen letters written between 1900 and 1905 as Cephas was traveling extensively in Europe on behalf of the YMCA. The collection also includes extracts of correspondence from Eveline from a YMCA mission she undertook to France during World War I.
Dates
- Creation: 1852
Creator
- From the Collection: Brainerd, Eveline Warner, 1871-1948 (Person)
- From the Collection: Brainerd, Cephas, 1831-1910 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.67 Linear Feet (4 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