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History of First Church of Christ Congregational Church
00-2011-117-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-2011-117-0
Scope and Contents
The History of First Church of Christ Congregational Church collection (2011-117-0) is a collection of papers and a manuscript found in Small Acquisitions. The collection pertains to a history and list of members of the First Church of Christ Congregational Church in Litchfield Connecticut. Leonard Woolsey Bacon the pastor of the church was compiling a list of members from 1721 (when the church was founded) to 1859 (when he was pastor of the church). The collection contains two letters from...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1859; Other: Date acquired: 03/06/2013
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
George Glen Gould and Florence Holden Gould papers
1955-03-0
Collection
Identifier: 1955-03-0
Scope and Contents
The George Glen Gould and Florence Holden Gould papers (1955-03-0, 1.25 linear feet) document the activities of a New York City couple whose activities centered around their appreciation of period furniture, silks, rugs, and other interior design topics. The collection also includes genealogical information related to several descendents of Judge James Gould of Litchfield, Conn. The papers include correspondence, drafts and published versions of articles, photographs, research files, and...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1777-1957; Other: Date acquired: 03/06/1955
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Robert W. Hill lecture
00-1907-17-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-1907-17-0
Scope and Contents
Robert Wakeman Hill (1828-1909) was a noted architect. He received his early education in the schools of Waterbury and attended the Young Men's Institute in New Haven. He studied architecture with Henry Austin of New Haven and A. C. Nash of Milwaukee, Wis. He returned to Connecticut in 1858 and practiced architecture for a short time in Naugatuck. In 1863, he moved to Waterbury and spent the remainder of his life there. Hill was architect for the state under Governors Bigelow, Waller,...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1906 Jul 30; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1907
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society