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Western Connecticut State University Archives and Special Collections Marian Anderson greeted by Robert Kennedy at State Department Concert, 1962
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  • 1989 saw the first club constitution at WCSU for the Lesbian and Gay Alliance
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • New Archives Exhibits! Many of the doctors in 1890s Danbury were women… and Menus and Cookbooks.
  • The life, times, and sounds of the Civil War in the camp of the 23rd Connecticut

RSS Recently digitized items added to the collection

  • Danbury 1884 backed with "South Pond"
    Dublin Core Title: Danbury 1884 backed with "South Pond" Creator: unknown Description: 2, 8 x 10", printed on board Abstract: Two prints: one contains a landscape with a farm in the foreground and buildings in the background; the image on the verso is of a family seated by a large stone with the handwritten caption […]
  • Lesbian and Gay Alliance, club constitutions
    Dublin Core Title: Lesbian and Gay Alliance, club constitutions Description: 4 documents Date: 1989-199? Subject: College students--Social networks Identifier: rg515_29_48
  • Bloomsday (poster)
    Dublin Core Title: Bloomsday (poster) Description: 36 x 24", print on paper Abstract: Bloomsday was written by Saul Field and Morton Levitt as an "interpretation of James Joyce's Ulysses." Autographed by Field and inscribed to Kathleen McGrory who taught at Danbury State College starting in 1969. Date: 1972 Subject: Field, Saul, 1912-1987 Levitt, Morton, 1920-1980 […]

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  • The Ku Klux Klan in Connecticut June 28, 2022
  • Joseph Alsop: Cunning Political Columnist of Mid-Century America June 27, 2022
  • The War Connecticut Hated June 26, 2022
  • Harwinton’s Sign has a Long History – Who Knew? June 25, 2022

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  • Photo processing for CCC slides
    Dublin Core Title: Photo processing for CCC slides Creator: Civilian Conservation Center (U.S.) Date: 2022 Description: 2 images
  • Who's Who Among Conn. Trees: White Oak, Gales Ferry
    Dublin Core Title: Who's Who Among Conn. Trees: White Oak, Gales Ferry Creator: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) Date: 1933-1944 Description: Who's Who Among Conn. Trees: White Oak, Gales Ferry, ccc2008.0853 Abstract: Photo of white oak with caption, "Who's Who Among Conn. Trees: White Oak, Gales Ferry. circumference at 4 1/2 ft. = 20 ft. - […]
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    • Visiting the WCSU Archives
    • Staff
    • Research guides
      • How to search the WCSU Archives
      • History Research Tutorial
    • Resource Links
    • Janick Fellowship in Archives
    • Helpful links for Archivists
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    • Search the WCSU Archives
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    • Search across the U.S.+ with ArchiveGrid
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