Category Archives: NARA

Letters to Bridgeport Comfort Club

August 4, 2017 crisadmin

Charles F Watrous (black diary )

August 4, 2017 crisadmin

Charles F Watrous (gray-blue diary )

August 4, 2017 crisadmin

WHEN CONNECTICUT STOPPED THE HUN

August 4, 2017 crisadmin

Military Service Records

Samuel Benjamin Yaffo

August 3, 2017 crisadmin

Voices of World War I- Menu of Materials (Text only)

July 30, 2017 crisadmin

Why We Are At War With Germany
"[The] purpose of the pamphlet to place in the hands of the pupils..., a concise and authoritative statement of the reason for the entrance of the United States into the present European war."
Message From Governor Holcomb
The CT Council on Defense "with me and under my direction [conduct] the prosecution of the war so far as concerns this state..."
Selections for Reading: The War i (1917)
State Board of Education, Hartford, Connecticut
Selections for Reading: The War ii (1918)
State Board of Education, Hartford, Connecticut
Made in Connecticut: Interviews on the World War
Holding for AUDIO- A Second Message to the Makers of Public Sentiment in Connecticut
War Bulletin 1F April 1917
Suggestions and requirements for enemy aliens
Cutting The Meat Bills With Milk
The Connecticut Committee on Food Supply
Report of the Commercial Relations Committee
To Connecticut Council of Defense Community Regarding War Chests
State of Connecticut Public Document No. 6 (1919)
Report of the Adjutant General to The Governor
Student Army Training Corps
The following statements outline the general plan under which the Students Army Training Corps will operate.
Halt Influenza
Distributed by the Connecticut Council of Defense, through its local Agency, at Request of State Department of Health.
Americanism
For native born American women, what you can do
Soldiers Want Magazines
A request for magazines and similar reading matter came to this country by cable last week from the American soldiers fighting in France...
Are You An Apathist?
Apathy!I'm beginning to think that your apathist (to coin a word) is pretty nearly as bad as your pacifist.
Hail France!
It is with reverence and admiration that dim the eyes and halt speech that Americans turn to greet their oldest and dearest friend, their best and bravest ally, on. this her day.

Hartford Daily Courant September 15, 1917
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Bridgeport Evening Farmer August 19
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Bridgeport Evening Farmer February 24, 1917
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Bridgeport Evening Farmer September 20, 1917
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Norwich Bulletin December 19, 1916
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Norwich Bulletin September 9, 1918
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Norwich Bulletin April 18, 1917
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Hartford Courant February 10, 1917
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Hartford Courant September 18, 1918
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Hartford Courant February 8, 1917
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Bridgeport Evening Farmer March 20, 1917
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Bridgeport Evening Farmer April 14, 1917
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Bridgeport Evening Farmer April 13, 1917
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Bridgeport Times Sept
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Bridgeport Evening Farmer
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Bridgeport Evening Farmer Feb 15
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Bridgeport Evening Farmer
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Voices' Introduction
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Connecticut Explored Spring 2017
Remembering World War I The Connecticut National Guard on the Mexican Border Letting Slip the Dogs of War. Connecticut Pioneers Built the U.S. Navy’s First Airship. SPECIAL SECTION: Connecticut State Library—Connecticut in World War I The Bonus Marchers Ruth Hovey, Hartford Hero. The 102nd Regiment on the Western Front Aviation Pioneer Benjamin Foulois. Site Lines: […]
Thompsonville Press February 21, 1918
Warns the Nation to Guard Girls Special Town Meeting, Many Expected to Attend Letters from Soldier Boys More Young Men Go Into Camp

Voices of World War I Survey

July 27, 2017 crisadmin

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Voices Launches @ CT State Library

March 20, 2017 crisadmin

Voices of World War I launched today at the Connecticut State Library. Secretary of State Denise Merrill, DRS Commissioner Amy Porter and other dignitaries were on hand to praise the new service that makes historical documents from World War I available to people with disabilities. CRIS volunteers … Continue Reading ››

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WWI Archives Made Accessible

March 18, 2017 crisadmin

World War I Archives Made Accessible with Audio Recordings

CRIS Radio, the IDEAL Group, and the Connecticut State Library (CSL) are working together on a collaborative pilot project to improve access to archival records and historical documents for individuals with print disabilities. Read more.

Serving all of Connecticut from six studios around the state.