Middletown (Conn.)

Abstract The Joseph Alsop ship's manifest is a single 1805 document, which lists the cargo of the Brig Thetis of Hartford. The Brig Thetis was owned by Joseph W. Alsop of Middletown and David Watkinson and William Watkinson of Hartford, and captained by Alsop. According to the manifest, the cargo listed was taken aboard at St. Croix and Turks Islands on December 6, 1804 and was bound for Middletown. The manifest also suggests that the Brig Thetis itself was built in Middletown. Items listed in the...

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The Atwater family addition to papers contain correspondence, photographs, financial and estate papers, research and student notes, and other materials from four generations of the family.

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A scrapbook record of Middletown Mayor Stephen K. Bailey.

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The collection consists of letters dating from 1840 to 1841 from Bangs to his friend and Yale student, Sylvester Smith. Topics of conversation include Bangs planning visits to see Smith in New Haven, Bangs' preference of the city of New Haven over Middletown, discussion of activities and classes at Wesleyan, Bangs' poor health and temporary leaving the University, and discussion of mutual friends and acquaintances.

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The Conversational Club was formed in 1862 by the faculty of Wesleyan University to discuss topics of interest along with other Middletown residents. The collection has four series: Minutes, Chronological Files, Addition of June 2008, and Addition of December 2009.

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William Dwight Franklin collection on the Continental Vocalists contains published and unpublished books of music and lyrics. It also contains financial information about the Continental Vocalists' tours, and programs, a scrapbook, and two photographs.

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The records of the Friends of Long Hill Estate consists of materials from the nonprofit group covering their work.

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The Institute for the Future records contain founding documents, publications, and proposals produced by or for the Institute for the Future (IFF), a collaborative effort between the Connecticut Research Commission, the Educational Policy Research Center of the Syracuse University Research Commission, and Wesleyan University to engage in long-term predictions about the impact of future technological and societal developments, with an emphasis on urban planning and policy.

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James Oliver Longstreet's personal diary from the year 1856 covers the second semester of his junior year at Wesleyan, as well as the first semester of his senior year. Many events are recorded in the diary, including the 1856 presidential election and the founding of the Middletown chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Longstreet also discusses his work as a teacher in North Guilford, Connecticut and North Branford, Connecticut.

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The William P. Lyon papers consists of a photocopied journal, a partial transcript of the journal, two letters, and some biographical information. The manuscript diary is titled "Journal of a Trip to Middletown, Conn., Summer 1841," kept by William P. Lyon, as he surveyed the examinations at Wesleyan University. The diary is 47 pages in length, with a total of 5 entries ranging from June 29, 1841 to July 3, 1841.