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Account Books, Diaries, and Journals

This collection will feature early account books, diaries, and journals from the collections of the State Archives and the Connecticut State Library.

Account Books, Diaries, and Journals
Aerial Photographs of Connecticut

In 1934 Connecticut became the first state to complete a statewide aerial survey. The State Library has several aerial surveys of the entire state, along with some partial surveys, and has put the 1934, 1938 (partial survey), and 1965 surveys online.

Aerial Photographs of Connecticut
Blizzard of 1888

Hartford street scenes just after the great snow storm of March 12th and 13th, 1888.

Blizzard of 1888
Bradley Field World War II Activities, 1942-1945

Views of military life and training at the air base, the Sixth War Loan drive, redeployment, officers and medal presentations to families of servicemen.

Bradley Field World War II Activities, 1942-1945
Chauncey Hosford War of 1812 Papers

During the War of 1812, Chauncey Hosford (1784-1855) enlisted as a first lieutenant in Capt. Elizur Warner’s Company of the United States Infantry Thirty-seventh Regiment on April 30, 1813.  Hosford was assigned to the recruiting service and spent much of the time in his home town of Canaan in Litchfield County recruiting men from the …

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Chauncey Hosford War of 1812 Papers

About the collections



Featuring materials from the Library, the Museum of Connecticut History, and the State Archives.

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY:

Most Recent Addition to the Collections: Portraits.
 
Coming soon... Herbert Randall Survey of New Haven and Environs, 1880-1920.

The pilot portion of the Newspapers of Connecticut collection has been completed, with 86 titles available online.

OTHER NEWS:

The WPA Architectural Survey has been completed.

7277 images have been added to the WPA Architectural Survey collection, and all 169 towns are represented.

Be sure to visit the State Library searchable Newspaper Index.

Use this index to locate newspaper issues in our library catalog by date range and geographic location.
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