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REC/GOV/073. Veterans' Affairs, Department of.

 Record Group Term
Identifier: REC/GOV/073
The General Assembly created the Department of Veterans’ Affairs in 1987 to assist the State’s nearly 400,000 veterans in obtaining benefits or privileges entitled to them under state and federal law. The Veterans Home and Hospital in Rocky Hill merged with the Department in 1988 and its new mission is to provide comprehensive health, social and rehabilitative services to all resident veterans in Connecticut. Records in this collection include those from Fitch’s Home for Soldiers and Orphans (1866-1940) and Veterans Home and Hospital (1940-present). Materials include patient records, deceased veterans discharge files, death records, administrative records, and historic subject files.

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Adjutant's Department.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 2000-021
Identifier: 2000-021
Dates: Other: 1942 - 1962

Administrative files.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 1992-021
Identifier: 1992-021
Dates: Other: 1866 - 1990

Census books.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 2022-022
Identifier: 2022-022
Dates: 1944-1998

Deceased soldiers cards.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 1992-067
Identifier: 1992-067
Dates: Other: 1932 - 1935

Deceased veterans discharge files.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 1991-032
Identifier: 1991-032
Dates: Other: 1882 - 1936

Department of Veterans' Affairs records

 Collection
Identifier: RG073
Abstract

The Department of Veterans' Affairs assists the State's veterans in obtaining benefits or privileges entitled to them under state and federal law. This record group includes records of the Fitch's Home for Soldiers and the Veterans Home and Hospital in Rocky Hill.

Dates: 1866-1990

Miscellaneous records.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 1992-031
Identifier: 1992-031
Dates: Other: 1878 - 1951

Patient files.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 1989-007
Identifier: 1989-007
Dates: Other: 1935 - 1956

Patient files.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 1992-116
Identifier: 1992-116
Dates: Other: 1930 - 1939

Patient files.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 2000-009
Identifier: 2000-009
Dates: Other: 1936 - 1939

Patient files.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 1987-041B
Identifier: 1987-041B
Dates: Other: 1927 - 1931

Patient files. Discharges.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 1996-066
Identifier: 1996-066
Dates: Other: 1940 - 1941

Records.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 2010-001
Identifier: 2010-001
Dates: Other: 1954 - 1995

Records.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 1932-001
Identifier: 1932-001
Dates: Other: 1884 - 1942

Veterans discharge certificates; CT Wartime Service Medal discharge cert.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 2015-006
Identifier: 2015-006
Dates: Other: 1940 - 2014

Veterans discharge certificates; CT Wartime Service Medal; drivers lic app.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 2017-044
Identifier: 2017-044
Dates: Other: 1942 - 2016