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Research Guide to Native American Resources at the Connecticut State Library
The Connecticut State Library's Native American resources are used by federal, state, and local government employees; representatives of Connecticut Native American tribal councils; individual Native Americans; and the general public, in matters of tribal membership, federal recognition of tribes, and Native American land claims. This research guide summarizes some of the Library's most important historical and genealogical holdings relating to Native Americans. To find the materials most relevant to your research, please consult one of the categories below. See also the separate Guide to Native American Legal Resources at the Connecticut State Library.
General Resources | Connecticut Resources | Archival Resources | Related Collections | Institutions with Related Collections
Selected items of interest are listed below. Researchers should also check our catalog for additional titles. Try a subject search for “Indians of North America, " or “Indians of North America - New England.”
Note: Items that are designated "Special Collections" are subject to the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections Materials. For additional information on access, please see Use of Offsite and Secured Collections.
American Indian History Online. A subscription database that includes biographies, primary sources, maps, images, and events. This resource is available to patrons using the public access terminals at the State Library and remotely with a State Library card.
American Indian Report. Springfield, VA: Dartmouth Institute [CSL call number E 75 .A64].
Bulkley, John. "An Inquiry Into the Right of Aboriginal Natives to the Lands in America, and the Titles Derived from Them." Massachusetts Historical Society Collections, Series 1, v. 4, pp. 159-181 [CSL call number Special Collections F 61 .M41]. Originally written in 1724 by the minister of the Colchester Congregational Church.
Cronon, William. Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England. New York: Hill and Wang, 1983 [CSL call number GF 504 .N45 C76 1983].
Gookin, Daniel. Historical Collections of the Indians in New England. [S.I.] Towtaid, 1970 [CSL call number E 78 N5 G6 1970].
Grumet, Robert S., ed. Northeastern Indian Lives, 1632-1816. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1996 [CSL call number E 78 .E2 N67 1996].
Henry, Lorraine (Rainwaters). Native American Directory of Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1998 [CSL call number E 98 .G40 H46].
Malinowski, Sharon, et al., eds. Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998 [CSL call number E 77 .G15 1998].
Russell, Howard S. Indian New England Before the Mayflower. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1980 [CSL call number E 78 .N5 R87].
Salisbury, Neal. The Indians of New England: A Critical Bibliography. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, c1982 [CSL call number History Reference E 78 .N5 S23 1982].
Schoolcraft, Henry R. Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States [CSL call number E 77. S381 1975]. Subject access to this set is through the separate Index to Schoolcraft's Indian Tribes of the United States compiled by Frances S. Nichols (Washington, DC: GPO, 1954) [CSL call number Special Collections E 77 .S381 Index]. Headings of note include Eliot, John; King Philip; Mohegans; Occum, Sampson; Pequots; Uncas.
Sturtevant, William C., ed. Handbook of North American Indians. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978 [CSL call number SI 1.20/2:4- ]. Volume 15 covers the Northeast.
Tribal Archive, Library and Museum Directory. Tucson: Arizona State Museum, 2005 [CSL call number History Reference E 97.8 .T84 2005].
Wheelock, Eleazar. Microfilm Edition of the Papers of Eleazar Wheelock: Together with the Early Archives of Dartmouth College & Moor's Indian Charity School, and Records of the Town of Hanover, New Hampshire Through the Year 1779. Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Library, 1971 [CSL call number Newspaper Room microfilm LD 1428.3 .W44]. Note: there is a guide to this series in book format [CSL call number LD 1428.3 .W44].
Williams, Roger. A Key Into the Language of America: or an Help to the Language of the Natives.... Providence: Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Tercentenary Committee, Inc., 1936 [CSL call number E 99 .N16 W7].
A brief description and overview of Connecticut Native American Tribes is available through the State Library's Connecticut History page. Selected items of interest are listed below. Researchers should also check our catalog for additional titles. Try a subject search for “Indians of North America Connecticut,” as well as under the names of specific tribes, such as “Mohegan Indians.”
Beeching, Barbara. African Americans and Native Americans in Hartford, 1636-1800. (n.p.) 1993 [CSL call number History Reference F 104 .H39 A24 1993z].
Benedict, Jeff. Without Reservation: The Making of America’s Most Powerful Indian Tribe and the World’s Largest Casino. New York: Harper Collins, 2000 [CSL call number E 99 .P53 B45 2000].
Brown, Barbara W. and James M. Rose. Black Roots in Southeastern Connecticut, 1650-1900. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1980 [CSL call number History Reference E 185.93 .C7 B76]. Includes genealogies of many Native American families in addition to African-Americans.
Butler, Eva L., comp. Indian Related Materials. (n.p.), 1996 [CSL call number E 78 .B88 1996]. Items compiled in the 1930s relating to Mohegan and Pequot history, reproduced by the Connecticut State Library from transcripts in the Eva Butler Collection (RG 69:66).
Carpenter, Cecelia Svinth. How to Research American Indian Blood Lines. Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1994 [CSL call number History Reference E 98 .G44 C37 1994]. A good introductory book on Native American genealogy.
Connecticut History Online. A collaborative website that contains about 14,000 images of photographs, drawings, and prints that may be searched or browsed in a variety of ways. Try a search for the the terms "Indians" and "Native Americans."
DeForest, John W. History of the Indians of Connecticut from the Earliest Known Period to 1850. Hartford: Wm. Jas. Hamersley, 1851. Reprint [CSL call number History Reference E 78 .C7 D4 1991].
Encyclopedia of Connecticut Indians. St. Claire Shores, MI: Somerset Publishers, 1998 [CSL call number E 78 .C7 E53 1998].
Greene, Shirley Holdridge. The Quest for the Connection Between Maternal Native American DNA and Genealogy. Ledyard: S. H. Greene, 2004 [CSL call number E 78 .C7 G74 2004].
Guilette, Mary E. American Indians in Connecticut, Past to Present. Connecticut Indian Affairs Council, 1979 [CSL call number ConnDoc In15 guam]. Deals with the historical background of Connecticut tribes, the separation of Native Americans from their original tribal lands, and the recent trend toward their regaining ownership and control of their tribal lands and resources.
Hauptman, Laurence M. and James D. Wheeler, eds. The Pequots in Southern New England. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1990 [CSL call number E 99 .P53 P47 1990].
Ives, Timothy H. Wangunk Ethnohistory: A Case Study of a Connecticut River Indian Community. (n.p.) 2001 [CSL call number Cage E 78 .C7 I94 2001].
Johnson, Francelia C. A Register of Some of the Families That Have Lived in Kent, CT, 1739-1999. Kent: Francelia C. Johnson, 1999? [CSL Call number Cage F104.K3 J64 1999]. Information is included on some Native Americans from the town of Kent.
The Literature of Connecticut History. An extensive annotated bibliography arranged chronologically and topically. Under "Topical Listings," see number VI. Indians.
Lynch, James P. By "theire free act & deed" Connecticut's Land Relationship with Indian Tribes, 1496-2003. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2006 [CSL call number E 78 .C7 L96 2006].
Lynch, James P. Gideon's Calling: The Founding and Development of the Schaghticoke Indian Community at Kent Connecticut 1638 - 1854. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2007 [CSL call number E 99 .S252 L96 2007].
Means, C. A. "Mohegan-Pequot Relationships, as Indicated by the Events Leading to the Pequot Massacre of 1637 and Subsequent Claims in the Mohegan Land Controversy." Archaeological Society of Connecticut Bulletin, no. 21 (Dec. 1947) [CSL call number F 96 .A732].
Minority Military Service, Connecticut, 1775-1783. Washington, DC: National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1988 [CSL call number History Reference E 263 .C5 M56].
Murray, Laura J. ed. To Do Good My Indian Brethren. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1998 [CSL call number E 99 .M83 J657 1998]. Information on Mohegan Indians.
Orcutt, Samuel. The Indians of the Housatonic and Naugatuck Valleys. Stratford: J. E. Edwards, 1972 [CSL call number E 78 .C7 1972].
Pasay, Marcella Houle. Full Circle: Directory of Native and African Americans in Windham County, CT, and Vicinity, 1650-1900. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 2002 [CSL call number History Reference E 185.93 .C7 P37 2002].
Report of the Connecticut Commissioners on Distribution of Lands of the Mohegan Indians. Hartford: J. R. Hawley, 1861 [CSL call number Conn Doc M726r].
Welch, Vicki S. “The Keys to the Shackles.” Connecticut History v. 40, no. 2 (Fall 2001): 224–246 [CSL call number F 91 .C668]. A genealogical study of an African American – Native American family.
______. And They Were Related, Too: A Study of Eleven Generations of one American Family! Philadelphia: Xlibris, 2006 [CSL call number CS 71 .C746 2006]. Includes information on Native Americans.
Who’s Looking for Whom in Native American Ancestry. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1997 [CSL call number E 98 .G44 W 48].
Wojciechowski, Franz L. The Paugussett Tribes. Nkijmegen, The Netherlands: Catholic University of Nijmegen, 1985 [CSL call number E 99 .P292 W65 1985]. Includes a useful biography and transcriptions of many documents relating to the Paugussetts.
Vertical File Resources. See specifically the folders in the History and Genealogy Unit's local history vertical file entitled:
Connecticut - Indians - Bibliographies, maps, brochures
Connecticut - Indians
- General articles and internal affairs
Connecticut - Indians - Museums,
artifacts, powwows
Connecticut - Indians - Relations with whites
The History and Genealogy Unit of the Connecticut State Library holds a number of genealogical indexes to births, marriages, deaths, and burials; microfilmed federal census records for Connecticut; and microfilmed early land records for all of Connecticut's 169 towns. In addition to the items noted above, the collections of the State Archives include some original land records and transcribed land records.
The 1900 and 1910 federal censuses for Connecticut contain special enumeration schedules that list Native Americans living as a group. These entries are found after the regular census for the town in which the group was living. Connecticut census records are available on microfilm here at the State Library or through LDS Family History Centers, and online through Ancestry Library Edition and HeritageQuest. For more information on these online resources, please see the CSL Subscription Databases web page.
These materials are subject to the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections Materials. For additional information on access, please see Use of Offsite and Secured Collections. Many archival finding aids are available on-line. See in particular the following Record Groups and Picture Groups:
RG 000, Classified Archives. Access to the Classified Archives is through the Manuscripts and Archives Card Catalog in the History and Genealogy Unit Reading Room. Specific headings include:
Indian deeds
Indian wars
Indians
Indians of Connecticut
Indians of North America - Connecticut
Selected Manuscript Resources:
Hebard, Leonard. Papers relating to Mohegan Indians, 1699-1861 [CSL call number Main Vault 970.3 H37]. Thirty-one documents including observations on claims of Samuel and John Mason, lists of Mohegan Indians, 1774 and 1861; petitions asking that Indians and Negroes with no right to Mohegan land be removed, etc. A bound photocopy of this collection is kept at the History and Genealogy information desk.
Jonathan Trumbull Papers
[CSL call number Main Vault 974.6 fT76]. This collection of Connecticut colonial
and early state official papers ca. 1631-1784 was collected by Governor Jonathan
Trumbull, Sr. at the direction of the General Assembly. The papers were arranged
into 30 volumes; volume 19 burned in 1825. The alphabetical index (by subject
and surname) includes headings for:
Indian atrocities
Indian deeds
Indian land titles
Indian school at Farmington
For many years this collection was housed at the Massachusetts Historical Society, which published selected items in its Collections, Fifth Series, vols. IX and X and Seventh Series, vols. II and III. Researchers dealing with Native American issues should consult the Fifth Series, vol. IX [CSL call number F 61 .M41 1885]. This volume contains material from volume 22 of the Trumbull Papers manuscript (Narragansett Country, 1659-1699). The volume also includes letters of Dr. William Samuell Johnson relating to the "Mohegan Case" tried in the Privy Council in London ca. 1771. Spelling was modernized for publication. The preface to this volume lists items from volume 22 that were not included as they were previously published elsewhere.
Pequot Indian Papers: consisting of account book kept by William Williams and Enos Morgan, overseers to the Pequot tribe of Indians in Groton, Connecticut, 1813-1820 [CSL call number Main Vault 970.1 P31]. This item has been microfilmed. See L. H. film number 4425 in the History and Genealogy Unit Reading Room. It is also available through LDS Family History Centers (LDS film # 0003627) on the same film as Miscellaneous French and Indian War records. The original papers are subject to the Guidelines on Use of Restricted Original Archival Records and are available for use only if the microfilm is not legible or is not available.
Pequot Indian Papers: consisting of accounts of Leonard C. Williams of Stonington, Connecticut, overseer of the Pequot tribe of Indians of North Stonington, 1868-1875 [CSL call number Main Vault 970.1 P32w]. Includes list of names of Indians in the tribe ca. 1868-1869.
Robert C. Winthrop Collection of Connecticut Manuscripts, 1631-1794, 4 vols. [CSL call number MainVault 974.6 W73]. Consists of papers from the Winthrop Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society pertaining to the early history of Connecticut. See the index (volume 4) under the headings "Indians," "Cassasynomon," "Owaneco," "Uncas," and the names of specific tribes. See also the separate indexes of Indian Personal Names (p. 35)and Indian Place Names (p. 42).
Warren, Moses. Papers Connected with Office of Overseer of Niantic Indians, 1822-1826 [CSL call number Main Vault 970.1 W25]. This item has been microfilmed. See L. H. film number 4425 in the History and Genealogy Unit Reading Room. It is also available through LDS Family History Centers (LDS film # 0003627) on the same film as Miscellaneous French and Indian War records. The original papers are subject to the Guidelines on Use of Restricted Original Archival Records and are available for use only if the microfilm is not legible or is not available.
RG 001, Early General Records. Connecticut Archives: Indians, Series I and Series II. These two series constitute the bulk of the early General Court papers pertaining to Native Americans, including land disputes, the Mohegan land controversy, and other Indian affairs. These early colonial and state materials have been indexed and microfilmed. The original Connecticut Archives volumes are subject to the Guidelines on Use of Restricted Original Archival Records and are available for use only if the microfilm is not legible or is not available.
The indexes to the Connecticut Archives: Indians, Series I and Series II, are accessible on-line through our catalog in pdf form.
In addition to these specific Indians series, researchers should check the general indexes to Connecticut Archives, Series I and Series II, located in the History and Genealogy Unit Reading Room, under the names of specific individuals, tribes, and towns, and under the following headings:
Five Nations
French and Indian hostilities
Frontier defense
Indian affairs
Indian conspiracy
Indian deeds
Indian reservations
Indian roads
Indian reservations
Indian roads
Indian scalps
Indian schools
Indian surrenders
Indian titles
Indians
Six Nations
The Connecticut Archives microfilms are located in the History and Genealogy Unit Reading Room, and are arranged alphabetically by series. The State Library is currently in the process of cataloging the Connecticut Archives. Information on those that have been cataloged may be found by doing a "Keyword" search of our online catalog. for example, "Connecticut Archives Indians." As the films are cataloged, those that indicate "Copy 2" are available through Interlibrary Loan. Ask at your local public library for more information.
For more information on this collection, please see "Connecticut Archives," 1629 - 1820.
The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut 1636-1776. (Vols. 1-15), on-line as Colonial Connecticut Records
The Public Records of the State of Connecticut 1776-1818. (Vols. 1-19)
The volumes in these series through the year 1818 have been published and are held by major research libraries throughout the country. Check the indexes for each volume under the heading "Indians" as well as under the names of specific individuals and tribes. Note that in some of the early volumes of the Public Records that Native Americans are listed in the general index rather than in the name index. [CSL call number History Reference Conn Doc G 25].
RG 002, Records of the General Assembly. Files of the General Assembly, including public acts, special laws, resolves, and rejected bills from 1821 to 1983 are included in State Archives Record Group 002. Though not indexed, the papers are arranged by session. Files for the nineteenth century may contain petitions and reports of committees on the disposition of the bills. The published Finding Aid to African Americans and Native Americans, 1808-1869, is available for reference at the History and Genealogy Unit information desk. Additional copies of this title may be available through Interlibrary Loan. Ask at your local public library for more information.
RG 003, Records of the Judicial Department. Specific items segregated by subject are listed below. However, researchers should note that additional papers dealing with Native Americans may be included in the regular court files and record books.
Box 163: Fairfield County County Court, Papers by Subject, Indians, 1740 - 1835
Accession 1919-033
Box 343A: Litchfield County Superior Court, Papers by Subject, Indians, 1753 -
1865
Accession 1927-008
Litchfield County County Court, Papers by Subject, 1750 - 1855
Accession 1927-011
Litchfield County Court Minorities Collection, 1691 - 1774
Accession 2004-034
Box 319: New Haven County Superior Court, Papers by Subject, 1712 - 1798,
Indians
Accession 1925-007
New London County Superior Court, Papers by Subject, Indians
Box 1: Eastern Pequot, 1856 - 1877
Box 2: Mashantucket Pequot, 1758 - 1887
Box 3: Mohegan, 1743
Box 4: Niantic, 1855 - 1874
Box 5: Other Indian Papers, 1826 - 1907
Accession 2001-035
New London County County Court, Papers by Subject, Indians
Box 1: Eastern Pequot, 1822 - 1855
Box 2: Mashantucket Pequot, 1758 - 1855
Box 3: Mohegan, 1715 - 1854
Box 4: Niantic, 1817 - 1854
Box 5: Other Indian Papers, 1760 - 1851
Accession 2001-034
New London County Court
Native Americans Collection, 1698 - 1855
Accession 2004-036
RG 004, Records of the Probate Courts. Files for most of Connecticut's probate districts, including files pertaining to Native Americans, are included in this group. The Probate Estate Papers Index covering many files to ca. 1900 is housed in the corridor off the History and Genealogy Reading Room. Many files and record books are available on microfilm in the History and Genealogy Unit or through LDS Family History Centers.
RG 005, Records of the Governors of Connecticut. There is much information pertaining to Native American affairs within the papers of Connecticut's governors. Many 20th century governor's records are filed alphabetically by subject. Individual finding aids for these records are available on-line (see Subgroup 25. John H. Trumbull, 1925-1931, through Subgroup 38. Lowell P. Weicker, 1990-1994). Researchers should check under a variety of different subjects. Suggestions include: "Indians," "Indian Affairs," "Environment," "Environmental Protection Department," "DEP," and "Welfare Department." In addition, researchers should check the papers of earlier governors in RG 005 as well as the Jonathan Trumbull Papers and the Robert C. Winthrop Collection.
Indian related materials in RG 005, William A. O'Neill records, were identified while processing this collection. These materials are listed below:
Series 001 Constituent Letters
Box 21, Folder 16: Attorney General
Box 81, Folders 191 - 198: DEP - Indian and Indian Affairs
Box 87, Folders 16 - 17: Federal - Matters
Box 188, Folder 22: OPM (Office of Policy and Management)
Box 200, Folder 19: Public Safety
Box 255, Folder 10 and 142: Washington Office and Women
Series 002 Legal Counsel Records
Box 266, Folders 8 and Folder 6: Indian Reservations and Indian Land Claims
Settlement Act
RG 006:30, Records of the Secretary of the State. See:
Box 15: Indian Overseers' reports, 1881 - 1884. Includes reports on Mohegans, 1861, 1881; Schaticokes, 1881-1884; Pequots (Groton, Ledyard) 1878; Official copy of Treaty between U.S. and Indians, 3 Aug. 1795, attested by Timothy Pickering, Secretary of State.
RG 062:086, Town of Montville, 1891-1994. Records of the town related to the Mohegan Tribe.
RG 069:018, Records of Norwich Free Academy. Note: This collection is presently on indefinite loan to the State Archives from Norwich Free Academy.
Box 3: Use copies of documents pertaining to Native Americans. Includes:
Series 12: Deeds and related documents
No. 227: Abell, Caleb to James Burnham, 1712
No. 228: Abell, Caleb to David Hartshorn, 1712
No. 230: Hide, John to Joseph Backus, 1697
No. 232: Onkos, Owaneco, and Attawanhood, sachems of Mohegans, deed to the town
of Norwich, 1659 [Printed copy].
No. 233: Owonoco to Joseph Stanton, 1710
No. 234: Plan of land of Jacob Hazen sold to Eli Hartshorn, 1811
No. 235: Lease: James Burnham to Christopher Holmes, 1828
No. 235a: Fitch, James Jr. Defense of action of trespass, April 6, 1696
Series 13: Indians
No. 236: List of Mohegan Indians, 1827-1830, as taken by new overseer
No. 237: Statement concerning Mohegan Tribe of Indians, May 1860
No. 238: Appointment of Joseph Williams as overseer to Mohegan Indians residing
in New London County, Mar. 1827
Series 21: Miscellaneous Books
No. 351: “Mohegan Indians: Records of the Society for the Improvement of the
Mohegan Indians, Norwich and Montville, New London County, Connecticut
1829-1835.” (On cover: Fort Hill Church subscribers, Oct. 1, 1829).
RG 069:066, Eva L. Butler Collection. Includes transcripts and excerpts from early Connecticut records dealing with Native Americans and the Groton-New London area. Note: The collection of Indian related materials has been reproduced by the Connecticut State Library. Please see: Butler, Eva L., comp. Indian Related Materials (n.p.) [CSL call number E 78 .B88 1996].
RG 069:100, Mathias Speiss Collection. Includes historical materials and correspondence, political correspondence, and materials dealing with Indians. Researchers should consult the finding aid to this collection, which is located in the History and Genealogy Reading Room.
RG 079, Records of the Department of Environmental Protection.
RG
079:001, Department of Environmental Protection: Central Office, 1944-2004.
See in particular:
Series 001, Commissioner, 1957-2004, Subject Files of Rita L. Bowlby, Executive Assistant to Commissioner Dan
W. Lufkin, 1973-1975
Box 16-2: Indian Affairs Council, Indian Affairs ( Annual Reports), Indian
Affairs (Welfare Department), Indian
Affairs (Historical Data), Indian Affairs (General)
Box 16-4: Indian Reservations
Accession 1988-027
Series 001, Commissioner, 1957-2004, Subject Files of Commissioner Douglas M. Costle, 1973-1975
Box 18-7: Indian Affairs Council
Accession 1988-027
Series 001, Commissioner, 1957-2004, Subject Files of Commissioner Stanley Pac, 1973-1980
Box 13-1: Indian Affairs, Jan. 1976-Nov. 1977, Indian Affairs, Jan. 1978-Sept.
1980
Accession 1988-024
Series 001, Commissioner, 1957-2004, Subject Files of Commissioner Stanley Pac, 1977-1987
Box 17: Indian Affairs
Accession 1988-018
Series 006, Staff Services, 1972-1985, Subject Files of Director of Administrative and Staff Services, George S. Russell,
under Commissioners Gill and Pac, ca. 1975-1979
Box 3: Indian Affairs
Accession 1988-022
RG 079:018, Office of Indian Affairs, 1836-1995 (Bulk: 1976-1995)
PG 180, Lewis Sprague Mills Photograph Collection. Box 2, "Indians", contains rare black and white photographs of the outdoor reconstruction and other "Living History" items of Gladys and Chief Harold Tantaquidgeon. The Tantaquidgeons are direct descendants of Uncas, chief of the Mohegans and also of Samsom Occum, the first Indian Christian missionary.
Columbia, Connecticut Congregational Church papers. Sermons preached by Eleazer Wheelock, founder of Dartmouth College, et. al., 1735-1920 [CSL call number Main Vault 974.62 C721s.]
Connecticut History Online. A collaborative website that contains about 14,000 images of photographs, drawings, and prints that may be searched or browsed in a variety of ways. Try a search for the the terms "Indians" and "Native Americans."
Law and Legislative Reference Unit's Permanent Bill File. An example of the materials available in this important resource is:
Hamilton, J. E. A Bill of Particulars Referred to the Judiciary Committee of the Connecticut State Legislature, in Support of H.B. 100, 1943 (statement of Mohegan Indians' claim to lands in New London, Tolland, and Windham Counties).
The Law and Legislative Reference Unit also provides information on and access to statutes, legislative histories, treatises, etc, and has produced a Guide to Native American Legal Resources at the Connecticut State Library.
Institutions With Related Collections
Brotherton Indian Archives, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY A keyword search of the library catalog(s) will bring up a listing of their holdings.
Indian and Colonial
Research Center
39 Main Street, Route 27
Old Mystic, CT 06372
Institute for American
Indian Studies
38 Curtis Road, PO Box 1260
Washington, CT 06793-0260
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center
110 Pequot Trail, PO Box 31800
Ledyard, CT 06339-3180
Prepared by the History and Genealogy Unit, Connecticut State Library, 11-96. Updated 6-05, 01-08, 11-08. All rights reserved © 2005-2008.