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Samuel M. Tuthill papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-018

Scope and Contents

The Samuel M. Tuthill papers include Wesleyan orientation materials from 1935, Wesleyan publications from the late 1930s and early 1940s, some financial documents, and a photograph album that includes images of 1936 Middletown Flood, the New England Hurricane of 1938, construction of the Arrigoni Bridge between Middletown and Portland, the Wesleyan campus during winter, Wesleyan classrooms, the Sigma Nu fraternity, tobacco farming, and a commencement ceremony.

Dates

  • Creation: 1935-1941

Creator

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

Samuel Miller Tuthill (January 7, 1919-December 6, 2005) was a 1939 graduate of Wesleyan University. He remained at Wesleyan for two years as an instructor and earned his master's degree in Chemistry in 1941. That year, he moved to St. Louis to begin a job with the Mallinckrodt Chemical Works. He remained with the company until his retirement in 1981, leaving only to earn his Ph.D. at Ohio State University from 1945 to 1948.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 hollinger box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Samuel M. Tuthill papers include Wesleyan related publications and documents, and a photograph album that features pictures of the 1936 Middletown Flood, the New England Hurricane of 1938, and the construction of the Arrigoni Bridge between Middletown and Portland, among other events.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given to Wesleyan University from the Estate of Samuel Tuthill, and transferred to Special Collections & Archives in 2009.

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Title
Samuel M. Tuthill papers, 1935-1941
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Valerie Gillispie, April 2009 Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, April 2009 Migrated to ArchivesSpace by Amanda Nelson, August 2020
Date
August 28, 2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives Repository

Contact:
Olin Library
252 Church Street
Middletown CT 06459 USA
860-685-3864