Abstract John Treadwell (1745-1823) was a probate judge in Farmington, Conn., Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Connecticut. Correspondence, accounts, military papers and records of Connecticut Missionary Society. Also material on the 1835 riots in Farmington, the narrow gauge railroad, the Corlandt Van Rensselaer estate, the Cowles family, and Farmington deeds, 1706-1843. ...

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Records from the Committee's study to determine whether the various agricultural departments of the state should be consolidated.

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Genealogical charts for Jon Willard Taylor, family group sheets and supporting documentation on a number of family names.

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Joseph S. Longo (1914-1993) served as a Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1975 to 1979.

Abstract This record group consists of of legal documents relevant to court action, including, but not limited to, dockets, formal decisions, rules, appointments, judges’ notes and opinions, indexes, case files, record books, executions, reports, and administrative papers, as well as materials from related entities such as the State Bar Examining Committee and Coroners and Medical Examiners. The records date from 1636 to the late 20th century, with the bulk from the 17th through the 19th century....

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Judiciary Committee meeting files.

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Karen Clarke is a former staff writer for the New London Day. She covered the murder trials of Michael Bruce Ross and corresponded with him from 1986 to 2000.

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Record books, None; Probate files, 1831-1928.

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Includes material pertinent to Healy's service as the chairman of the Connecticut Savings Banks’ Railroad Investment Committee of the Banking Department (1945-1963) and a consultant to the Connecticut Commission on the Reorganization of State Departments (1935-1937).

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Military activities on the islands of Guam, Saipan and Iwo Jima; invasions, aftermath of battles, chief officers in command. Photographed by Marine Photographer Arthur J. Kiely. 129 photographs. Click here to see the scanned paper finding aid and container list (pdf).

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Record books, None; Probate files, circa 1845-1914.

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Record books, 1834-1937; Probate files, 1834-1972.

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Genealogical notes on the Ogden Family collected from various sources in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.

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The League of Nations Association was formed for the purpose of stimulating American interest in the League and mobilizing support for the entrance of the United States in the League. The Connecticut Branch, with headquarters in New Haven, engaged in various kinds of public education and public relations activities.

Abstract The Connecticut League of Women Voters (CLWV) was founded at New Haven, Connecticut on January 18, 1921. The league was formed as the initiative of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association (CWSA) came to an end with ratification of the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution giving women the right to vote. The non-partisan league was organized to educate newly enfranchised women voters and in turn use the voting power of members to press for legislative reforms. The league spent...

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Record books, 1826-1943; Probate files, 1826-1922.

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Record books, 1837-1957; Probate files, 1837-1972.

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Leila M. Church (1879-1932) was a writer, composer and director of plays and historical pageants primarily in Connecticut. The collection includes scripts, stories, essays, personal papers, scores and correspondence in reference to her professional artistic work.

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Correspondence, genealogical notes, news clippings, and photographs.

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On the morning of December 14, 2012, a lone gunman shot his way into the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and then shot and killed 26 people, 20 of whom were children. The newspaper covered the story - in both print and web format - from the moment the first responders were called to the school. People from around the world responded to this coverage by writing to the paper. The collection contains letters, poetry, and artwork.

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Includes genealogy notes, correspondence, documents, photographs, cuts, news clippings and a card index file.

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Genealogies of George and John Norton, correspondence, and genealogical notes.

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The Liquor Control Commission's purpose was to study modifications in governmental control of alcoholic beverages.

Abstract Files hold the most detailed information available on a particular case. Files usually contain a summons or writ, a document that contains a variety of other useful information, and often one or more additional documents, such as a debt by note, debt by bond, a list of book debts, depositions and/or testimony of witnesses, pleadings by lawyers, power of attorney, an accounting of court costs, and occasionally summonses for witnesses and a copy of the jury...

Abstract Papers by Subject is an artificial collection consisting of materials removed from Litchfield County Court Files series by State Library staff after the records were received from the Litchfield court. Subjects include: Admissions to the Bar; Appointment of Officers; Confiscated Estates and Loyalists; Conservators and Guardians; Costs; Court Expenses; Executions; Indians; Inquests; Insolvents; Jurors; Licenses; Meeting House;...

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The Litchfield County Court Minorities Collection is an artificial collection consisting of photocopies of cases involving African Americans and Native Americans from the Files and Papers by Subject series of Litchfield County Court records. All originals have been retired and second copies have been inserted in the places where the originals were once located.

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Record books, None; Probate files, 1743-1924; Wills, circa 1830-2010.

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The Connecticut Industrial School for Girls was established in 1868 as a private institution for delinquent girls. In 1917 the State took control of the school and renamed it Long Lane Farm which changed to Long Lane School in 1943. Items in this collection include documents about staff and student life, photographs, paintings and artifacts.

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Gov. Weicker's constituent correspondence, legal office files, press files, official statements, invitations accepted and regretted, subject files, and photographs.

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Four record books of genealogical notes regarding the Lowrey family.