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Article from the Connecticut College News on 18 January 1919 describing the experience of students campaigning door to door for the suffrage movement.

Two letters from Joyce Laquidara to Linda Lee Abel written on May 18th and May 28th 1969. The letters discuss college life, comprehensive examinations, academic achievements, graduate schools and programs, engagements, the military draft and future…

Photographic postcard of the Custom House in New London, Conn. The reverse of the card bears a 1913 postmark from New London; it is addressed to the Lebanon Creamery Co. in Lebanon, Conn.

Postcard of lighthouse buoys in New London, Conn. The card is addressed to Miss Alice Mae Rogers; it has a New London postmark from 1908.

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Despite the residents of New London's initial disapproval of the station, on the grounds that it blocked the downtown view of the water, and their following protests of the renovation years later, Richardson's Union Station proudly celebrated 100…

This well-worn cadet cap from World War II, invites us to wonder about the life and experiences of its long-ago wearer: What shores has this cap seen beyond the Thames? Although the design of the cadet cap has changed over the years, it still…

The Eagle, a U.S. Coast Guard ship built in 1790, still serves as a training ship for US Coast Guard cadets today. Established on August 4, 1790 by Alexander Hamilton, the Coast Guard was the first militarized seagoing force in the country and it…

Postcard depicting a view from, and of, Hempstead Park in New London, Conn. The postcard has a postmark from New London; however, no year appears (it only says Nov. 8 at 5:00 p.m.). It is addressed to Miss Ruth Gross in Hartford, Conn.

Postcard depicting Chase Hall at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn.