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Hampton Institute Summer Trail program and invitation to attend the Outdoor Folk Festival to be held on the grounds of Mrs. John P. Elton, which has a list of prominent women of Litchfield, CT, as "patronesses." Date of 1912 is printed on reverse of the program.

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Seven diaries kept by Estella Hewitt from 1946-1973 documenting daily activities including cooking, cleaning, baking, social activities, playing organ at churches, and working at the Gilbert and Oliver Wolcott libraries. While the other volumes document daily life in Litchfield, the 1962 diary is a trip diary detailing a trip to England, France, Italy Holland, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium.

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Island Company miscellaneous information. Island Company organized 1874. President Frederick Deming. Menu for annual dinner, August 21, 1886. Held at Island House, Bantam Lake, Litchfield. Post card for annual meeting July 18, 1896. Signed by James P. Woodruff, secretary.

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The Harriet Kilbourne diaries (1922-39-0) consists of two diaries handwritten by Harriet Kilbourne. The two items chronicle the daily life of Mrs. Kilbourne, and frequent topics include the weather, who came to call, and who she sent and received letters and notes from. The second volume (April 27, 1908 - October 5, 1812) contains a short list of "Monthly Bills and Checks Sent" written on the inside of the back cover. Items are currently housed in 3A Box 3.

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The Litchfield Historical Society photograph collection is an artifical collection brought together by staff that contains photographs that primarily were part of the vertical files collection. They are arranged into three series by format: Series 1. Prints; Series 2. Daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes; and Series 3. Glass plates. The content of the prints and glass plates are categorized in this finding aid by subject; the physical objects are arranged by accession.

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Various publications of the Litchfield Lawn Club including programs for entertainments, by-laws, rules, tennis tournament.

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Various publications of the Litchfield Lawn Club including programs for entertainments, bylaws, rules, tennis tournament

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Program for "Litchfield - an historic masque" by Dorothy Bull given at the Litchfield Golf Links, August 4, 1920

Scope and Contents The Loring Family Correspondence consists primarily of letters to and from Mary Pierce. The main correspondents are: Mary Pierce; Anna Pierce Brace, Mary's niece; Charles Greely Loring, Anna's husband; Jane Loring Gray and Susan Loring Jackson, daughters of Charles and Anna, grandnieces of Mary Pierce. The Lorings were a prominant family in Boston and in addition to news of the extended families (Cunninghams, Putnams, Jacksons, Grays, & Lowells) and friends, the letters describe life...

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Program [2004-20-0]