Wesleyan University collection of student papers about Middletown, CT
Scope and Contents
The collection features graduate and undergraduate papers about the history of Middletown, Connecticut and the surrounding area. Topics include politics, labor, commerce, ethnic and racial groups, women's history, and leisure.
Dates
- Creation: 1972-2012
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Biographical / Historical
Wesleyan University has offered a number of courses which discuss Middletown, Connecticut and its history. Since 1972, student papers written on historical Middletown-area topics have been donated to Special Collections & Archives.
Extent
3.25 Linear Feet (6 hollinger boxes and 1 half hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection features graduate and undergraduate papers about the history of Middletown, Connecticut and the surrounding area. Topics include politics, labor, commerce, ethnic and racial groups, women's history, and leisure.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in alphabetical order by author's last name.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from faculty and students, 1972-2012.
- Title
- Wesleyan University collection of student papers about Middletown, CT, 1972-2012
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Valerie Gillispie, November 2006 Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, November 2006 Finding aid revised by Leith Johnson, November 2012, October 2014 Migrated to ArchivesSpace by Amanda Nelson, August 2020
- Date
- August 20, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository