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Anthony "Tony" DeBonee Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS -Debonee
Abstract
Through his 60 years of picture taking, Tony DeBonee photographed the ever-changing landscape of Hartford.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1940 - 2001
Found in:
Hartford History Center
Boyd Hinds Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS -Hinds
Abstract
Papers of civil rights activist Boyd Hinds, including archival materials of Education/Instruccion. The collection focuses on institutionalized racism as reflected in education, housing and finance policy and practices in the city of Hartford in the 1970-1987 time period as well as Hinds' career as a state representative 1976-1980.
Dates:
1970-1987
Found in:
Hartford History Center
Business and Professional Women's Club Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS -1919-BPW
Abstract
Papers and records of the Hartford, Connecticut Business and Professional Women's Club.
Dates:
1919-2010 (Bulk Dates)
Found in:
Hartford History Center
Business ephemera collection
Collection
Identifier: MS -Business Ephemera
Abstract
The collection includes billheads, letterheads, calendars, paper bags and boxes, trade cards and other forms of printed matter documenting Hartford businesses, including banks, insurance companies, and stores, from the mid-nineteenth century through the present day.
Dates:
1840-Present
Found in:
Hartford History Center
Caroline M. Hewins Holiday Card Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-Hewins
Abstract
Holiday card collection created by Hartford Public Library's Caroline M. Hewins.
Dates:
ca. 1912-1915
Found in:
Hartford History Center
David C. Mahoney Company Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-Mahoney-D
Abstract
Real estate records including site plans and photographs for various properties in Hartford.
Dates:
1953-1969
Found in:
Hartford History Center
Elbert Weinberg Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-Weinberg
Abstract
The collection provides an overview of the life’s work of the Hartford sculptor Elbert Weinberg.
Dates:
1946-1996
Found in:
Hartford History Center
Gwen Reed Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-Reed
Scope and Content
Papers of Gwen Reed, a Hartford tobacco worker turned actress, educator, and
community worker. Included are papers from her involvement with Community
Players, Hartford Stage Company, and Playtime for Tots. Theater programs and scripts
constitute about a third of the collection. A valuable source of information is Reed's
scrapbook from her time with the Charles Gilpin Players (1936-1939), a beneficiary of
the Federal Theater Project. Reed is also well known for having portrayed Aunt...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1936 - 1974
Found in:
Hartford History Center
Hartford City Parks Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-1845-CityParks
Abstract
The City Parks Collection documents Hartford's pioneering effort to establish and maintain a viable system of municipal parks, connected by a system of parkways.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1845-1967
Found in:
Hartford History Center
Hartford Public Library Annual Reports
Collection
Identifier: MS HPL 1
Abstract
Collection comprises the published annual reports for what is now the Hartford Public Library, from 1840 to the present (2 copies of each year when possible).
Dates:
1840-2018
Found in:
Hartford History Center
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