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RG 105, Windham County Historical Society
Inventory of Records
Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
Copyright © 2008 by the Connecticut State Library
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Connecticut State Library |
| Creator: | Windham County Historical Society (Conn.) |
| Title: | Windham County Historical Society records |
| Dates: | 1818-1940 |
| Dates: | bulk 1934-1940 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | The Windham County Historical Society was founded in July 1935 at Mortlake, the summer home of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Its purpose was to encourage the study and collection of all types of material and information of historical value to Windham County. |
| Identification: | RG105 |
| Accession: | T001472 |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Historical Note
The Windham County Historical Society was founded in July 1935 at Mortlake, the summer home of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Its purpose was to encourage the study and collection of all types of material and information of historical value to Windham County.
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Scope and Content
The collection contains materials that document the early formation of the Historical Society, including meeting minutes, correspondence, membership lists, newspaper clippings, publications, and ten copies of Green’s Connecticut Annual Register and United States Calendar between the years 1818 and 1856.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
See the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections policy.
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
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Related Material
None.
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Index Terms
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Administrative Information
Provenance
The majority of the collection came to the Connecticut State Library in 1937 via Dr. William Lonsdale Taylor.
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Container List
| Records, 1818-1856, 1934-1940 | |||||||||||
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| 1. Minutes and letters to members, 1935-1939, 1 folder | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2. Membership lists, 1935-1939, 1 folder | |||||||||||
| 3. Miscellaneous correspondence, 1934-1940, 1 folder | |||||||||||
| 4. Papers read at meetings and elsewhere, 1935-1937, 1 folder | |||||||||||
| 5. Clippings and publications, 1935-1937, 1 scrapbook + 1 folder | |||||||||||
| 6. Green's Connecticut Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1818, 1820, 1827, 1834, 1835, 1838, 1840, 1842, 1847, 1856, 10 small books | |||||||||||