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Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies

Connecticut State Library

Agency Web page | Statutory Authority |Agency History |
Published histories/articles
| State Library Collections | List of Commissioners

Agency Web page

Statutory Authority :
CGS, Chapter 188.

Agency History :

1854, General Assembly provided for the appointment of a State Librarian.

Published Histories/Articles :
Thorough information including photographs available in the early years of the annual report of the State Librarian. [CSL Call Number ConnDoc St292]
History of the State Library, 1854-1909
The Connecticut State Library and Supreme Court Building

Archived Connecticut State Library Web site, as harvested on 2007-04-13, by the Connecticut State Library, Connecticut Digital Archive.

Agency Documents and Records in the State Library Collections :

Check the State Library catalog, CONSULS, under these author headings for publications by the agency available in the State Library :

Connecticut State Library.

Annual Reports are located in :

Public Documents of the State of Connecticut. [CSL Call Number ConnDoc St292]
Digest of Administrative Reports to the Governor.
[CSL Call Number ConnDoc F40 d] and 2002-, the online version

State Archives Record Groups : RG 012RG 060RG 083 RG 128 (Ex Libris Club)

List of State Librarians :

Name

Years of Service

J. Hammond Trumbull

1854-1855

Charles J. Hoadly

Sept. 1855-Oct. 19, 1900 (upon his death)

George S. Godard

November 28, 1900-1936 (upon his death)

James Brewster

1936-1956

Robert Sale

1957-1963

Walter Brahm

1964-1975

Charles Funk

1975-1979

Clarence Walters

1980-1986

Richard G. Akeroyd, Jr.

1986-1997

Kendall Wiggin

1997-Present

Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit, page revised 8/2008.