World War, 1939-1945

Scope and Contents This Collection primarily contains the office files of Greenwich Public School Superintendent Maynard W. Linn during the years 1941-1946 when the Town of Greenwich and its public school system was responding to the demands of WWII on the local population. The records include the evacuation plans and the civil defense communications systems put in place for the town and the schools; the Greenwich and National Safety Council initiatives regarding public safetoy for the town; the extensive use...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, drawings, and scrapbooks relating to publisher Thomas Dewart, his father William T. Dewart, and their publishing and business activities, especially their work on the New York Sun, purchased by Frank Munsey in 1912. Along with a selection of records from Munsey, the collection also includes records of the family estate in Greenwich, Connecticut and personal records of family members: Grandfather William Dewart Sr., Mother Mary Wheeler...