Russell Handsman Research

Name/Title

Russell Handsman Research

Entry/Object ID

2023.602.10

Scope and Content

Four boxes of research notes and reference material relating to States Pottery and the pottery industry in New London County and New England, compiled by Russell Handsman: Box 1 - Research notes on the Leffingwell family and pottery industry in Norwich Folder 1 - Christopher Leffingwell, Norwich merchant and manufacturer Folder 2 - Leffingwell Home Folder 3 - Leffingwell Pottery Folder 4 - Dudley Woodbridge, pottery manufacturer Folder 5 - Historic Newspapers, Norwich (1780-1792) Folder 6 - Norwich Account Books, 1746-1802 Folder 7 - Research paper, "New London County, Connecticut Stonewares and Mashantucket Pequot Pottery" by Russ Handman, 2015 (includes information on States Pottery in Stonington) Folder 8 - "The Norwich Pottery Works" by Henry Armstrong, 1925 Box 2 - Research notes on New England pottery industry and States Pottery Folder 0 - Bibliography, "Writings on the States Family Stoneware Potteries of Stonington, Connecticut" 2022 Folder 1 - Articles on early New England pottery Folder 2 - Article, "The States' Family Stoneware Sites in Stonington, Connecticut" by Russell Handsman, 2016 Folder 3 - Article, "Digging Stoneware" by Russ Handsman, 2018 Folder 4 - Article, "New London County Potteries and the States Family Stoneware Tradition" by Russ Handsman, 2017 Folder 5 - Presentation for the MAAC, "The States Family Stoneware Complex of Stonington, Connecticut: 1775-1825" by Russ Handsman, 2020 Folder 6 - MAAC presentation abstract, 2020 Folder 7 - MAAC presentation footnotes, 2020 Folder 8 - MAAC presentation outlines, 2020 Folder 9 - Article, "Stoneware Potters and the Long Transition to Early Industrial Capitalism" by Russ Handsman, 2022 Folder 10 - Abstract and outlines for articles by Russ Handsman Box 3 - Research notes on States Pottery Folder 1 - Research notebook (States' Ledger, etc...), 2011 - 2022 Folder 2 - Notes, Stonington grand lists Folder 3 - Notes, Stonington newspapers Folder 4 - Notes, States pottery Folder 5 - Notes, Adam States II Folder 6 - Notes, William States Folder 7 - Notes, William States probate record Folder 8 - Graphs, early stoneware potteries Folder 9 - Notes, analysis of 6 States stoneware pieces Folder 10 - Notes, stoneware Folder 11 - Notes, States pottery/family Folder 12 - Notes, stoneware photographs Folder 13 - Notes, States family stoneware Box 4 - Research notes on States Pottery Folder 1 -Chapters 1 & 2, "First Finds" Folder 2 -Chapter 1 drafts, notes and outlines Folder 3 - Chapter 2 drafts and notes Folder 4 - Chapter 2 figures Folder 5 - Chapter 2 research Folder 6 - Articles on Abraham Mead (apprentice of Adam States) Folder 7 - Research notes, Abraham Mead Folder 8 - Research notes, States stoneware Folder 9 - Final chapter notes

Archive Items Details

Title

Russell Handsman Research Notes

Description

4 boxes of research material compiled by Russell Handsman relating to States Pottery and the pottery industry in Southeastern Connecticut

Creator

Russell G. Handsman

Container

4 Boxes

Subjects

Pottery, Pottery industry, Pottery making

Search Terms

States, Adam, States Pottery