Scrapbook

Archive

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Historic Stonington

Name/Title

Scrapbook

Entry/Object ID

2010.104.001

Scope and Content

Collection of correspondence and scrapbooks/news clippings and assorted papers from Eugene and Ruby Anderson, 1927-1964. The Anderson's lived on 22 Denison Ave. and Railroad Ave. in Stonington, at "The Mill House" in North Stonington and in Stonington Boro during this period. *Collection of envelopes (some containing correspondence) addressed to Eugene Anderson and Mrs. Eugene Anderson, 1933-1958, with hand-writtten informaiton by donor's mother-in-law. Sent from various Stonington (and Mystic) businesses as well as Stonington Utility agencies, Stonington High School and the Borough of Stonington Tax Collector. *scrapbook with collection of newsclippings (mix of Stonington news and international headlines), 1932-1941. Stonington news includes obituaries, news of a Stonington man arrested for transporting $50,000 dollars worth of liquor from Mystic to New York City, opinion piece on the Stonington High School curriculum, "Town Topics," Mystic Theatre Building Fire (1934) *scrapbook, (no cover, missing pages?), with newsclippings c. 1849-1850. Includes mix of International, national and local headlines. *collection of news clippings, Stonington news, 1964 *Stonington High School Yearbook, Class of 1927 *Stonington Battle Centennial Program, August 1914 *4 receipts, Eugene Anderson, 1928-1929 *collection of newsletters: "Como News," "The Parke Society," "National Genealogical Society," "Connecticut Antiquarian," "The Log of the Mystic Seaport" *wrapper, "King Vassa Swedish Crisp Bread," with handwritten note: "First one to get to us after Hurricane of Wed. Sept. 21 was our Vasa Swedish Baker who lives in Waterford Conn. and gets his food from Providence, R.I., and we bo't 2 loaves of white bread and their imported crackers on Friday Sept. 23, 1938." *campaign mailer for Lawrence Gilman and Sam Gejdenson, 2nd District, CT (with pot holders) *Collection of stories from Al Kupidlowski submitted to Atwood Anderson (son of Ruby and Eugene) for publication in the Westerly Sun, 2000s.

Collection

Anderson Collection