" To
enhance undergraduate learning in the liberal arts by
promoting use of library special collections"
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BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY
925 Broad Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone:
(203) 576-7403
Fax: N/A
E-mail:N/A
Web site: http://www.bportlibrary.org/
Contact
#1:
Mary Witkowski, Historical Collections Dept. Head
Phone: (203) 576-7417
Contact
#2:
Elizabeth Van Tuyl, Librarian
Phone: (203) 576-7417
Contact
#3:
Newspaper Room
Phone: (203) 576-7415
Access
hours:
Monday, 10 am to 6 pm
Tuesday to Thursday, 12 pm to 8 pm
Friday and Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday, closed
Access restrictions:
N/A
Reproduction fees:
For brief information requests sent via mail, the fees are: CHARGE: $5.00 + 10 cents/page photocopied. DO NOT send money with request. An invoice will be included in our response to your letter.
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Collection
Description: The Historical Collections Department has a webpage at: http://www.bportlibrary.org/HC/index.htm.
The Historical Collections has the records of several community organizations, civic groups, and associations. The papers of these organizations are generally housed in the Historical Collections Archives and vary in scope and date range. Such organizations include the Bridgeport Scientific Society, 1877-1916, Connecticut Audubon Society, 1898-present, Bridgeport Ladies Charitable Society, 1888-present, and many others.
In addition to the archives, the Historical Collections has dozens of newspaper clipping and vertical files with information on local organizations including the following categories: health and social service, education, arts and culture, business, environmental, and community-neighborhood. Newspaper clippings have been taken from local and regional newspapers. Some files contain just a few articles and some fill several boxes and date back to the 1910's. Vertical files contain an ecclectic mixture of brochures, flyers, invitations, programs and other ephemera that have been collected or donated over the years.
No specific holdings are mentioned, but the collection includes manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, genealogical materials, and secondary materials.
The Library also has a newspaper collection, genealogy materials, and conducted a labor history oral history program.
Keywords: Labor History
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