United States--Politics and Government

Abstract

Lydia Stevens (1918-2014) served in the legislature as a Connecticut State Representative from 1988-1992. The collection consists of political and personal correspondences, clippings, speeches, reports and memorabilia, which reflect Stevens' participation in State and local politics and in numerous civic and charitable organizations.

Scope and Contents This collection primarily covers materials from the life of Samuel F. Pryor, Jr., both his time immediately after WWI and his life after. These papers reflect his engagement with local and state government, through his involvement with the town and his relationships with various Connecticut officials, including correspondence with Governors, Senators, and state commissioners. There are letters sent home to his father and mother from his trip around the world in 1921, and a small amount of...

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...