Abstract Diaries reflecting personal and local events, including many comments on world politics and its effect on the New London, Conn., region. Among local events, Bennett records the Oct. 9, 1936 passage of the HINDENBURG over New London, the hurricane in Sept. 1938 which devastated southern New England, annual Yale-Harvard boat races watched from the New London bridge, events surrounding World War II, and events in nearby towns of Mystic and Niantic and his use of bridges in these towns for his...

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The Forseth-Tift family collection primarily contains correspondence between various family members regarding Preston and Mystic (Conn.) events and news of friends and family. The collection also contains a a Bill of sale for Phillip and a court summons.

Abstract Primarily a collection of Mr. Leavitt's outgoing correspondence during his period of employment at Associate Curator at Mystic Seaport Museum Musuem, 1966-1974, accompanied by numerous folders of John's notes and research into various subjects. Included also are 3 of his sketchbooks and several notebooks and scrapbooks. The correspondence has been arranged in chronological order and is indexed for vessels and other subjects. The remainder of loose manuscript materials are grouped by...