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Speeches

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Charles B. Andrews speeches

00-2010-147-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-147-0
Scope and Contents

Two speeches given by Gov. Charles B. Andrews of Litchfield, Conn., one in Wolcottville, Conn., on Sep 10, 1879 and one in Hartford on Sep 17, 1879.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1879

Babbitt family papers

1994-15-0

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1; Series Series 2
Identifier: 1994-15-0
Scope and Contents Papers relating to the Babbit family, including Eleanor Babbitt (1898-1994) and Col. Samuel H. Fisher (1867-1957). Col. Fisher's daughter Margaret Crossette Fisher married Eleanor Babbitt's brother Theodore Babbitt on June 17, 1922, in Litchfield. The papers include photographs and documents pertaining to Sheldon Tavern; drawings, invitations, etc. from Lilac Hedges; legal documents; birth and marriage certificates; family photographs; papers pertaining to Eleanor Babbitt and the Aircraft...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1895-1972; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1994

Lynne Brickley collection

2001-15-0

 Collection
Identifier: 2001-15-0
Scope and Contents

Speech delivered by Judge Charles Gill during Mass at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Litchfield, on Sept. 14, 2001, related to the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 2001; Other: Date acquired: 01/10/2001

Colvocoresses family papers

1996-16-0

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-16-0
Scope and Contents The papers of the Colvocoresses family, consisting of correspondence; genealogical materials; clippings; advertisements and other materials related to local businesses; memoirs of Alden P. Colvocoresses; records relating to the Connecticut Home Guard (1917) and Litchfield Light Horse (1957); speeches of Adm. George P. Colvocoresses (1916-1925); cutout letters that spell "Colvocoresses"; Christmas cards;  and news clippings, notes, photographs relating to the Champlin family; notes on...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1861-1996; Other: Date acquired: 01/08/1996

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

Kingsbury Family Papers

2015-52-0

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-52-0
Content Description Kingsbury Family Papers (2015-55-0) Two bound books. Travel Diary documenting the travels of Edith Davies Kingsbury during a tour of Europe in 1891. Taking the Steamship Lahn on January 21 this diary gives a daily account of various places she visited and includes photographs of many of the places. Information includes eating establishments, different foods, hotels, art, along with her fellow travelers. Entries also include meeting the Prince and Princess of Wales before finally returning...
Dates: 1891-1911

James Morris Address

00-1953-49-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1953-49-0
Scope and Contents The James Morris Address (2952) was delivered sometime between July of 1803 and October 8th of 1810. The address is a brief account of local history. It covers the founding of Litchfield describing the conditions of the early settlers. There are also accounts of the suicides and murders in the town, and there is account of the capture of Captain Jacob Griswould. There are other topics covered such as important buildings in Litchfield at the time (parishes, saw mills,...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1803 July - 1810 October 8; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1953

George Richards sermons and address

00-2010-215-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-215-0
Scope and Contents

Item 1: sermon delivered Apr. 27, 1862, and Feb. 4, 1866; Item 2: sermon delivered Sep. 14, 1862 prior to the departure of the 19th Regiment; Item 3: address, "How New England Can Hold Its Own," delivered Jan. 21, 1869, in Washington, Conn., at the dedication of Farmers' Hall.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1862-1869

Ruth M. Roots speech

00-2010-216-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-216-0
Scope and Contents

Typescript of speech given on Constitution Day, Sep 17, 1937, by Ruth M. Roots at James Morris School and a newspaper clipping.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1937 Sep 17

Seymour family papers

1949-37-0

 Collection
Identifier: 1949-37-0
Scope and Contents The papers of the Seymour family of Litchfield, Conn. Principal figures are Maj. Moses Seymour (1742-1826); two of his sons, Ozias Seymour (1776-1851), and Epaphroditus Seymour (1783-1854); and Ozias Seymour's son, Origen Storrs Seymour (1804-1881). A number of other members of the Seymour family and its relatives, in particular, members of the Storrs family of Mansfield, Conn., and Woodruff family of Litchfield, are also represented. The papers include correspondence, business records,...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1777-1923; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1948