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RG 112, Plainfield 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: | Plainfield Historical Society (Plainfield, Conn.) |
| Title: | Plainfield Historical Society records |
| Dates: | 1820-1932 |
| Quantity: | 1 cubic foot |
| Abstract: | The Plainfield Historical Society was established in a meeting held January 8, 1916 in the Town Clerk’s Office, Central Village. Judge John E. Prior was chosen chairman. The date of its last meeting was November 10, 1917. |
| Identification: | RG112 |
| Accession: | 1933-001 |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Historical Note
The Plainfield Historical Society was established in a meeting held January 8, 1916 in the Town Clerk’s Office, Central Village. Judge John E. Prior was chosen chairman. The date of its last meeting was November 10, 1917.
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Scope and Content
Records created by the Society include correspondence, financial records, reports, scrapbooks, historical sketch of the town of Plainfield, essays submitted for an essay contest, and materials documenting the Society’s reorganization in 1916-1917. Materials collected by the Society include records of North Meeting House School District (1821-1831), the Moosup School District (1831-1878), the Central School District (1829-1873), the Plainfield School Society Treasurer’s records (1833-1871), and some anonymous account books.
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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 records pertaining to the Society, along with miscellaneous historical records which were collected by the Society, were deposited January 17, 1933, at the State Library.
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Container List
| Records, 1820-1932 | |||||||||||
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| 1. Correspondence, 1915 March 14-1932 December 20, 1 folder | 1 | ||||||||||
| Primarily incoming correspondence to Mr. John E. Prior, President, Plainfield Historical Society. | |||||||||||
| Chronological. | |||||||||||
| 2. Records of the Society, 1916-1918 | |||||||||||
| Minutes of meetings, 1916-1917, 1 volume | |||||||||||
| List of members, 1916-1917, 1 volume | |||||||||||
| Card index of members, 1916-1918 | |||||||||||
| Officers of Plainfield Historical Society, undated, shared folder | |||||||||||
| Application for membership blanks, shared folder | |||||||||||
| 3. Financial accounts, 1916-1923, 1932 | |||||||||||
| Treasurer's account book, 1916-1917 | |||||||||||
| Check book, 1916-1923 | |||||||||||
| Receipt book, 1916-1917 | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous receipts and account statements, 1916-1918, 1932 | |||||||||||
| 4. Historical data, 1916-1918 | |||||||||||
| Scrapbook of clippings about Plainfield history and participation in WWI effort, 1 volume | |||||||||||
| Historical sketch of town of Plainfield, 1 folder | |||||||||||
| 5. Essays submitted to Plainfield Historical Society essay contests, 1918, 2 envelopes + 1 volume | 2 | ||||||||||
| 6. Historical records kept by the Society, 1820-1880 | |||||||||||
| Records of meetings of civil authorities of town of Plainfield, 1826-1835, 1880, 1 volume | |||||||||||
| Includes diagrams of land and buildings. Probably by Joseph A. Deane, an insurance agent in Plainfield circa 1880. | |||||||||||
| Records of North Meeting House School District, 1821-1831, shared volume | |||||||||||
| Records of Moosup School District, 1831-1878, shared volume | |||||||||||
| Plainfield School Society Treasurer's Records, 1833-1856, 1 volume | |||||||||||
| Includes dog registration, 1865-1871. | |||||||||||
| Records of Central School District, 1829-1873 | |||||||||||
| "Young Reader." New York: George F. Cooledge, undated, 1 volume | |||||||||||
| Unidentified account book, 1830-1834, 1 volume | |||||||||||
| Unidentified account book, 1820-1828, 1 volume | |||||||||||