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The collection consists of 72 folders within 1 record carton, which seem to have been assembled for the autographs or signatures they contain, some isolated and some within letters and ledgers. Most autographs are from public historical figures, while others are lesser known or unknown. The collection also contains a ledger regarding the construction of the breakwater in Southport Harbor.

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The collection includes manuscript and typescript notes, correspondence, rough draft and manuscript versions of published works, and sketches. Signatures of note: Pearl S. Buck, H. L. Mencken.

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The collection has personal papers, correspondence, artifacts, deeds, and materials related to family and community history.

Scope and Contents In 1972, Dean S. Edmonds, Esq. passed away. In his will, Mr. Edmonds made a significant gift to Pequot Library representing his love of the Library and his passion for Shakespeare. In 1974, Pequot Library took possession of a splendid collection compiled over a lifetime by Dean Stockett Edmonds, Esq. Dean S. Edmonds was a U.S. patent and intellectual property attorney, who supported a number of inventors in the early 20th century. Attorney Edmonds filed, among other petitions, patents...

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Sketches, workbooks, as well as some correspondence about Gill's beliefs and artistic work.

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Correspondence and reports covering the tenure of George Brett at Pequot Library.

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The typescript of the last four chapters of Gone with the Wind, photograph, publicity materials, and editions of Gone with the Wind in multiple languages.

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Photography and artifacts tracing the family history and their travels.

Scope and Contents Printed items in the Monroe, Wakeman, and Holman Collection of the Pequot Library Association are cataloged separately. See: Catalogue of the Monroe, Wakeman, and Holman Collection of the Pequot Library, Southport, Connecticut, deposited in the Yale University Library. New Haven: Yale University Library, 1960. Autograph manuscript material documenting chiefly eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American history. A small number of seventeenth-century items are present. The collection consists...

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Archival materials acquired and collected during the history of the library by the Pequot Library Association.

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Personal papers, deeds, and correspondence from the Perry family.

Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of four boxes of mixed materials and one oversized box of posters and newspapers. The collection is loosely organized into five series – Perry family genealogy, individual Perry family members’ papers, deeds, photographs, and oversized items. Folder structure has been altered for clarity; however, the content of folders has retained the original order provided by the donor. The material details the lives of various Perry family members, as well as significant...

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Charter, By-laws, and executive committee minutes from the inception of the Pequot Library Association.

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Photographs, charter, and minutes from the Sasquanaug Association from its founding in 1887 as a community-based society for the improvement of Southport, CT.