Litchfield (Conn.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 266 Collections and/or Records:
Serendipity summer sale postcard
00-2018-39-0
Item
Identifier: 00-2018-39-0
Abstract
Marketing postcard for special summer sale by a store that sells vintage and unique clothing, jewelry, home decor, furniture, art, and artifacts.
Dates:
2018
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
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
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Sheldon family papers
1955-34-0
Collection
Identifier: 1955-34-0
Scope and Contents
The Sheldon family papers primarily relate to Daniel Sheldon (1726-1772) and Lucretia Gross Sheldon (1724-1772), their son Dr. Daniel Sheldon (1750-1840), their grandchildren Daniel Sheldon Jr. (1780-1828), Lucy Sheldon Beach (1788-1889), Henry Sheldon (1790-1868?) and William Sheldon (1802-1826), and their great grandson Frederick Sheldon (1827-1907). The papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, school papers, and other items.
Dr. Daniel Sheldon was a son of Danel and Lucretia Gross...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1768-1897; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1938
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Elisha Sill family papers
1997-24-0
Collection
Identifier: 1997-24-0
Scope and Contents
The papers of Dr. Elisha Sill (1730-1808) of Goshen, Conn., consist of his diary and account book, 1771-1783, and his copy of a 1776 letter to Col. Oliver Wolcott in which he asked to be relieved of service. The collection also includes two 1774 letters from committees of correspondence and papers related to Dr. Sill's son Elisha Eaton Sill (1774-1812) and grandson William Eaton Sill (1806-1888).
After graduating from Yale College in 1754, Dr. Sill settled in Goshen, Conn. and eastablished...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1771-1825; Other: Date acquired: 02/08/1999
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Bateman Smith account book and papers
00-2010-372-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-372-0
Scope and Contents
Account book and daybook detailing goods—such as wood, grains, dairy products, and meat and poultry—sold by Bateman Smith to customers primarily in Litchfield South Farms, now Morris, Conn., and his transport of goods for hire, generally from New Haven to the Litchfield area. Also some miscellaneous business and other papers.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1818-1867; Other: Date acquired: 12/11/2011
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
James Smith collection
00-1996-23-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-1996-23-0
Scope and Contents
Calling card of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah White; business cards of Dwight C. Kilbourn and David A. Bradley, all undated.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: undated; Other: Date acquired: 02/08/1996
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Truman Smith letters
00-2024-33-0
File
Identifier: 00-2024-33-0
Abstract
Three letters, one to Mr. Hinsdale of Winsted, written by attorney and politician Truman Smith.
Dates:
1838, 1846
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
South Street postcard
00-2018-03-0
Item
Identifier: 00-2018-03-0
Sylvester Spencer lease
00-2010-328-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-328-0
Scope and Contents
Lease to James H. Cooke for certain premises in Litchfield, Conn.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1846 Mar 31; Other: Date acquired: 03/09/2012
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Spring Hill School photographs
00-2011-13-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-2011-13-0
Scope and Contents
The Spring Hill School photographs (2011-13-0, .92 linear feet) document the activities of students circa 1930 at Spring Hill School, a private school located in Litchfield, Conn. The founders of the school used a progressive education model, and the photographs depict social, recreational, and scholastic activities, including images of horseback riding, making maple sugar, the study of geography, students in their quarters, and a Roman dinner, among other topics. The photographs are mounted...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: circa 1930; Other: Date acquired: 02/04/2012
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society