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Orville Hitchcock Platt was a teacher, lawyer, newspaper editor, probate judge (1853-1856), clerk of the State senate (1855-1856), secretary of State of Connecticut (1857), Connecticut legislator (1861-1862, 1864, 1869), state's attorney for New Haven County (1877-1879), and United States Senator (1879-1905) from Meriden, Connecticut. Included in his papers are correspondence, writings, reports, speeches, scrapbooks, memorials, and photographs.

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The association was organized in 1919 composed of men who had served in the Machine gun Company of the First Connecticut Infantry, the first American machine gun company. It operated under various names until 1926 when it was named in honor of Michael and John Owens, both members of the company. The association decorated the graves of deceased members on Memorial Day and held annual meetings until it disbanded in 1970.

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Record books, 1847-1981; Probate files, 1846-1908.

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Turn-of-the-century views of the city, Ocean Beach, Riverside Park, Fisher’s Island and the Yale-Harvard crew races on the Thames River. 786 film negatives, 228 photographs. Click here to see the scanned paper finding aid and container list (pdf).

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Contains notes, correspondence, photocopies of genealogical works, and miscellaneous genealogical research on the Flowers and Moulton families and related lines.

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People for Question #1 was a "Political Committee" registered with the office of the Secretary of State. Its purpose was to promote passage by the voters of the State Constitutional Amendment prohibiting discrimination on account of sex. The State Chairperson was Helen Z. Pearl.

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The General Assembly created the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women in 1973. The Commission was charged to work to eliminate sex discrimination within the state.

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Genealogical material on the Peter Colt Family.

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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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Record books, None; Probate files, 1747-1854.

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Record books, 1910-1975; Real estate certificates, 1935-1978; Probate files, None.

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Record books, 1833-1977; Probate files, 1833-1985, bulk 1833-1976.

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Record books, None; Probate files, 1752-1976.

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Record books, 1914-1933; Probate files, 1802-1996, bulk 1824-1975; Wills, 1824-2001, bulk 1824-1974.

Abstract Post cards from all over the world. All 50 United States are represented, with emphasis on Connecticut cities and towns, notably Hartford and New Haven. circa 37,000 cards. Click here to see the scanned paper finding aid and container list (pdf). ...

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The Post-War Planning Board, authorized by an Act of the General Assembly of June 2, 1943, was established to study problems of post-war readjustment and reconversion in the state and formulate plans to deal with them.

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Two volumes of material on Private Benjamin Denslow, who was a soldier in the American Revolution. The two volumes discuss Denslow's life, family, ancestry and descendants. Included are photostats and photograph copies of original records along with photographs.

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On July 1, 2001, House Bill 6568 provided for the establishment of a committee to recommend to the Joint Committee on Legislative Management an artist to sculpt a statue of Prudence Crandall, the state heroine, for the State Capitol Building, and a location in the building for the placement of the statue.

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Public Health Committee records consist of agendas, attendance sheets, bill books, bills, bulletin notices, hearing transcripts, Joint Favorable lists, membership lists, memorandum, minutes, notes, sign in sheets, subject files, and transcript sheets.

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The Public Utilities Commission began on September 9, 1911. In 1975 it became the Public Utilities Control Authority.

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Records of the Reorganization Task Force.

Abstract Street scenes, public buildings, houses, parks and events in the city. Also portraiture and photos used inConnecticut Magazine. 2,058 glass negatives, 1,435 photographs. Click here to see the scanned paper finding aid and container list (pdf). A portion of the photographs in this collection are digitized and available online. ...

Abstract Raymond E. Baldwin was Governor of Connecticut, United States Senator, Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court, and Chairman of the State Constitutional Convention (1965). Personal and semi-official files, including correspondence, draft legislation, speeches, news releases. Click here to see the scanned paper...

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Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin's correspondence, subject files, and war orders from his second administration.

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Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin's correspondence and subject files from his first administration.

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Records of New Haven Colony.

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The official record books of the General Court/General Assembly, containing proceedings and other materials.

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Minutes, records of acts, letters, etc. of the New England Confederation comprised of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven.

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Records of court cases.

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Records of the standing committee of Governor and Assistants that dealt with the colony's operations when the Gneral Court/Assembly was not in session.