The Emilio Q. Daddario congressional papers cover his six terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Member of Congress from the First District, State of Connecticut. These include papers from his Congressional office as well as documents pertaining to the work of his Subcommittee on Science, Research and Development.

C. [Charles] Wilbert Snow was a man of many talents including poet, author, educator, politician. These papers primarily represent the 31 years he taught at Wesleyan and his concomitant activites during that time.

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.