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enhance undergraduate learning in the liberal arts by
promoting use of library special collections"
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CONNECTICUT
RIVER MUSEUM
67 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
Phone:
(860) 767-8269
Fax: (860) 767-7028
E-mail: N/A
Web site: http://www.ctrivermuseum.org/
Contact #1:
Brenda Milkofsky, Senior Curator brendam@ctrivermuseum.org The
Museum is staffed seven days a week. We can be reached Monday
though Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and on weekends from
10 am to 5 pm.
Contact #2: N/A
Access hours:
N/A
Access restrictions:
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Reproduction fees:
N/A
Other provisions:
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Other information:
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Collection Description:
The Museum owns the only working, full-scale model of David
Bushnell's 1776 invention, the American Turtle. The Museum’s
Folk Life Collection that preserves the regional traditions
of the Lower River is comprised primarily of tools for fishing,
hunting and trapping and made by the people who used them.
The museum has a collection of navigation instruments and
shipbuilding tools. They also own a collection of glass
plate negatives. Their Yachting Collection includes full
models, trophies, burgees, boat plans, some accoutrements,
and most importantly, the half-model collection of yacht
designer Ernest N. Way. Some associated material may be
found in the library collections.
Keywords:
Connecticut River, The Turtle (submarine), yachting, Connecticut
folk life, navigation, shipbuilding, ivory
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