Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Colt, Elizabeth H.
| title | Samuel Colt Papers, 1848-1857. |
| repository | Connecticut Historical Society |
| description | Correspondence and papers, including business records of Patent Arms Manufacturing Company,1808-1869. ca 5,000 items. Colt was one of his time’s most prominent firearms manufacturers. His papers include a report on the festivities planned for the coronation of the Emperor of Moscow, Russia, in 1856, and a directive to his employees which stated that "every man employed in or about my armory whether by piece work or by days work is expected to work ten hours during the running of the engine and no one who does not cheerfully consent to do this need expect to be employed by me." Biographical notes: Inventor and manufacturer. Location: Manuscript Stacks Call Number: 95138 |
| extent | 1 folder ; 24 x 30 cm. |
| formats | Business Records Correspondence Legal Papers |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and use. |
| record source | http://www.chs.org/library/msscoll.htm |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:32 |
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| title | Colt Manuscripts |
| repository | Wadsworth Atheneum Museum |
| description | Contact repository for information on their holdings. |
| extent | see repository for more details |
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| access | Contact repository for restrictions and use. |
| record source | http://www.wadsworthatheneum.org/learn/archives.php |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:32 |
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| title | Samuel Colt estate inventory, May 20, 1862. |
| repository | Connecticut State Library, Hartford |
| description | Contact Connecticut State Library for further information: http://www.cslib.org/probate/districtss.htm#Simsbury |
| formats | |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.cslib.org/probate/districtss.htm#Simsbury |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:39 |
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| title | Hart family business and personal papers, 1772-1859. |
| repository | Connecticut Historical Society |
| description | The bulk of the collection consists of William Hart’s legal and financial papers, particularly related to land sales in the Western Reserve and in Connecticut, and to shipping interests related to his mercantile business, to court cases, especially one he brought against Benjamin Tallmadge & Co., and to the sale of a Negro girl called Rose. Also includes poems to Elizabeth Bull Hart, some attributed to the Count Rochambault, and letters; legal documents of Richard W. Hart and a list of his Ohio lands; correspondence of William and Elizabeth Hart Jarvis, including one from Lydia Sigourney; papers of Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt; a deposition by Elisha Colt and correspondence of Samuel Colt; Hetty B. Hart’s personal papers; and published speeches of and a letter to Isaac Toucey. Location: Manuscript Stacks Call Number: 98033 |
| extent | 2 linear feet (1 flat box, 1/2 box). |
| formats | Financial Records Legal Papers Business Papers Correspondence Personal Papers |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://12.193.10.198/ |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:39 |
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| title | Letter, 1873 April 26, Hartford, Conn., to Col. Cooley. |
| repository | Connecticut Historical Society |
| description | Asks Cooley to secure two chairs for her in the drawing room car in the train to New York on the following Monday. Location: Manuscript Stacks Call Number: 94371 |
| extent | 1 p. ; 18 x 12 cm. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://12.193.10.198/ |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:39 |
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| title | Letter, 1901 January 2, Hartford, Conn., to Fannie Bulkeley. |
| repository | Connecticut Historical Society |
| description | Elizabeth Colt’s letter is written on mourning stationery. Shared the beautiful roses Fannie sent with her brother and Lizzie; sends photograph of herself; collection includes also an undated letter from Helen Taft at the White House to Fannie Bulkeley thanking her for the American Beauty roses sent. Location: Manuscript Stacks Call Number: 94504 |
| extent | 2 p. ; 18 x 12 cm. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://12.193.10.198/ |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:39 |
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| title | Taylor Family Papers, 1852-1937. |
| repository | Connecticut Historical Society |
| description | Correspondence, invitations to social events in Hartford, Conn., dance and drive whist cards; includes letter from Elizabeth Colt to Samuel Taylor concerning John Watson, candidate for rector for Good Shepherd Church; from Edgar Wells about a vignette of himself sent to Louise Taylor; and from Mrs. Gideon Welles regarding recall of a naval officer. Location: Manuscript Stacks Call Number: Taylor Family. Papers Main Author: Taylor Family. Other Author(s): Colt, Elizabeth Hart Jarvis, 1826-1905. Taylor, Samuel, 1833-1908. Welles, Edgar Thaddeus, 1843-1914. Welles, Mary Jane Hale, 1817-1886. |
| extent | 1 box, 1 v. (180 items) ; 39 x 26 x 12 cm. |
| formats | Correspondence Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://12.193.10.198/ |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:39 |
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| title | Edward Elbridge Salisbury Papers, 1876-1906. |
| repository | Connecticut Historical Society |
| description | Genealogical correspondence; correspondents include Charles W. Baird, Elizabeth H. Colt, Montague Fowler, David R. Jack, George B. Loring, Evelyn McCurdy Salisbury, Alfred Scott-Gatty, Richard H. Stoddard and James H. Trumbull. Other Author(s): Baird, Charles Washington, 1828-1887. Colt, Elizabeth Hart Jarvis, 1826-1905. Fowler, Montague, 1858-1933. Jack, David Russell, d. 1913. Loring, George Bailey, 1817-1891. Salisbury, Evelyn McCurdy. Scott-Gatty, Alfred, 1847-1918. Stoddard, Richard Henry, 1825-1903. Trumbull, J. Hammond (James Hammond), 1821-1897. Location: Manuscript Stacks Call Number: 92583 |
| extent | 1 envelope ; 31 x 26 x 3 cm. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://12.193.10.198/ |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:39 |
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| title | Hetty Buckingham Hart Papers, 1856. |
| repository | Connecticut Historical Society |
| description | Bills received for epergne, urn and cakes for the wedding of her niece, Elizabeth Colt. Location: Manuscript Stacks Call Number: 94411 Box 5 Folder R |
| extent | 3 items ; 27 x 20 cm. or smaller. |
| formats | Financial Records Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies |
| record source | http://12.193.10.198/ |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:39 |
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| title | Colonial Dames of America. Connecticut. Old House Committee. Records, 1899-1924. |
| repository | Connecticut Historical Society |
| description | Correspondence and newspaper clippings about early Connecticut houses including the residence of the African-American Plato family in Hartford, Conn., and the Shipman Tavern in Rocky Hill, Conn.; includes testimonial to Elizabeth Colt from the Colonial Dames of America in Connecticut. Subject(s): Colt, Elizabeth Hart Jarvis, 1826-1905. Plato Family. Shipman Tavern (Rocky Hill, Conn.). Historic buildings --Connecticut. African Americans --Connecticut --Hartford. Location: Manuscript Stacks Call Number: 93887 |
| extent | 1 box (108 items) ; 39 x 26 x 6 cm. |
| formats | Correspondence Clippings Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies |
| record source | http://12.193.10.198/ |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:39 |
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