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  • Cover of a directory: No. 1 1861. Stedman's Directory of the City and Town of Norwich Compiled, Printed and Published by John W. Stedman Norwich, CONN. 1861

    • Ansonia, Bristol, Hartford, Middletown, New Haven, New London, Stamford: 1902-1935
    • Danielson: 1913-1925
    • Manchester: 1888-1960
    • Mystic: 1912-1932
    • Norwich:1861-1960
    • Putnam: 1907-1933
    • Willimantic: 1884-1960
    • Winsted: 1883-1901
    • Willimantic/Windham/Coventry: 1940-1980
    • Willimantic: 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989.
  • The Center holds Primary and Secondary material with emphasis on town and county histories.

  • Extensive Collection of Ph. D dissertations in both microfilm and hard copy.

    See consuls for exact authors and titles.

  • hand written page from a manuscript

    • Abraham Ribicoff Newspaper Clippings
    • Amistad papers
    • Connecticut Revolutionary War Orderly Connecticut Regimental
    • David E. Philip's Connecticut Folklore Collection
    • Histories of the Civil War Missionary Society of Connecticut Records - 1759-1948
    • Levitt Papers Collection 1930-1950
    • Nathaniel Shaw Family Papers -1755-1799
    • Papers of the American Slave Trade -
    • Series A: Selections from the Rhode Island Historical Society, Part 1 - Brown Family Collections (guide only); Part 2 - Selected Collections (guide & film) Papers of the American Slave Trade -
    • Series B: Selections from the Newport Historical Society, Part 1 - Selected Collections (guide only); Part 2 - Aaron Lopez Collection (guide & film)
    • Willimantic Women's Club
    • Windham and Willimantic Collection
  • Historic map of the streets of Willimantic, Connecticut

    • Atlases
    • F.W. Beers Maps
    • Sanborn Fire Maps
    • Miscellaneous Connecticut Maps
  • Historical newspaper, The Connecticut Courant September 23, 1765

    • Willimantic: 1879-1894; 1891-1970; 1971- present (3 mos lag)
    • Windham: 1854-1943; 1781-1798; 1817-1818
    • New London: 1881-1945; 1758-1763; 1844-1848
    • Norwich: 1900-1930; 1773-1802; 1798-1809
    • Bridgeport: 1861-1866
    • Hartford: 1764-1820; 1821-1837; 1809-1832; 1817-1819
    • Middletown: 1785-1820
    • Massachusetts: 1831-1865
  • Census page from Windham, 1800sUnited States Federal Census:
    Census for Connecticut -1790-1880 & 1900-1930

    Census for Massachusetts-1850-1930

    Census for Rhode Island - 1850-1930

    Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, 1630s-1850s.

    Hale Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, 1640s-1850s