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George C. Cahoon Papers
Creator: Cahoon, George C.
Dates:  circa 1830-1860
Extent:  4.13 Linear feet
Abstract: Legal papers, some correspondence, and bills & receipts of Vermont Lawyer and Legislator George C. Lahoon, circa 1830-1860.
Louis Calabro Papers
Creator: Calabro, Louis
Dates:  circa 1950-1990
Extent:  19.5 Linear feet
Abstract: Four transfiles of music composed by Calabro with a full inventory; two cartons of music by Calabro; one carton correspondence, one long score in roll; one oversize flat score. Addition: Scores by Louis Calabro.
James Hulme Canfield Papers
Creator: Canfield, James Hulme, 1830-1909
Dates:  1830-1909
Extent:  7 boxes
Abstract:  The James Hulme Canfield collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, notebooks from his professorship at the University of Kansas and family memorabilia. Of particular interest are letters from his daughter, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, and his wife, Flavia Camp Canfield, during trips to the family home in Vermont, and during two extended European trips.
Thomas Hawley Canfield Papers
Creator: Canfield, Thomas H., (Thomas Hawley) 1822-1897.
Extent:  4 cartons, 1 oversize volume
Abstract: The Thomas H. Canfield Papers can be divided into three sections: the correspondence and papers of Thomas H. Canfield, Sr., those of his son, Thomas H. Canfield, Jr. (1874-1964?), and those of the Hopkins family into which Canfield, Sr., married. The collection contains biographical and genealogical material for both families.
Cargill Family Papers
Creator: Cargill family
Dates:  1863-1885
Extent:  0.4 Linear feet1 box
Abstract: The collection contains several folders of correspondence, including a number of letters from George Cargill documenting his service during the Civil War. Also included are many of George Cargill's collected poems and songs. Also in the collection are account books, a war conscription notice and miscellaneous scraps.
Lilian Baker Carlisle Collection
Creator: Carlisle, Lilian Baker.
Extent:  21 cartons
Abstract:  Lilian Baker Carlisle (1912- ) was born in Meridian, Mississippi, and has been an active contributor to Vermont's cultural political science as a state representative, lecturer and author. This collection consists of correspondence, papers and scrapbooks covering a broad range of topics, including material on the state bicentennial, Burlington area health services and Chittenden County historical interests.
Hayden Carruth Papers
Creator: Carruth, Hayden, 1921-2008
Dates:  1923-1998
Extent:  51.6 Linear feet
Abstract: The Hayden Carruth Papers contain over 50 linear feet of correspondence, writings, and various types of personal papers dating from 1923-1998. These materials document Carruth's childhood in Connecticut and New York, his early career in publishing, his work with James Laughlin and New Directions, and his teaching career at Syracuse University. The collection also extensively documents his writing career, primarily as a poet, but also as a critic and essayist.
Edward C. Carter Collection
Creator: Carter, Edward C. (Edward Clark), 1878-1954.
Extent:  34 cartons
Abstract:  The Edward C. Carter papers contain correspondence, reports and memoranda, notes, typed and printed material, newspaper clippings, articles by Carter and other published material relating to the many concerns and organizations he participated in.
Marshall Castle Papers
Creator: Castle, Marshall, 1799-1875
Extent:  1 box
Abstract:  Marshall Castle (1799-1875) represented the town of Essex in the General Assembly, and held other important offices of trust. The Marshall Castle papers include correspondence with family and townspeople, bills, receipts, notes, documents, land surveys, accounts and other papers. The collection contains materials from Marshall's father, Abel Castle, in addition to Marshall's papers.
Guy Catlin Papers
Creator: Catlin, Guy, 1782-1853
Dates:  1789-1873
Extent:  0.4 Linear feet1 box
Abstract: Guy Catlin (1782-1853) moved to Vermont during the 1790's, joining his brother Moses in Burlington. Guy Catlin formed the Lake Champlain Steamboat Co., later Champlain Transportation Co., in 1813. In 1830, in partnership with his brother Moses, Guy erected the Burlington Flour Mill at Winooski Falls. Three years later the Winooski Manufacturing Co. was incorporated. The Guy Catlin papers contain family and business papers relating to Alexander Catlin of Litchfield, CT, Moses Catlin (1770-1842) of Litchfield and Burlington, VT, Guy Catlin of Burlington, and Lynde Catlin of New York City.
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation Records
Creator: Central Vermont Public Service Corporation.
Dates:  1925-1979
Extent:  12.5 Linear feet
Abstract: Records include Authorization, reclassification, tax, sale, work and time, financial reports, photographs, maps and technical drawings, and correspondence from the years 1925-1979.
Champlain Transportation Company Records
Creator: Champlain Transportation Company
Dates:  1812-1947
Extent:  18 cartons
Abstract:  The Champlain Transportation Company was founded in October of 1826 in Burlington, Vermont and dominated transportation business on the lake throughout the nineteenth century. The Champlain Transportation Company Papers consist of a variety of manuscripts and photographs from the period 1824-1947. The letters pertain to all aspects of the company including daily business, passenger lists, specifications of new steamboats, finances, and employees. The photographs document both of Company steamboats and employees and officers.
W.D. Chandler Photograph Collection
Creator: Chandler, W.D.
Dates:  1900-1910
Extent:  1.2 Linear feet
Abstract: Collection consists of 35-10 1/4" x 14" photographic prints of Vermont scenes including sheep farming, sugaring, and Governor Smith's house in St. Albans.
i. Tarin Chaplin Papers
Creator: Chaplin, L. Tarin, 1941-2009
Dates:  circa 1941-2009?
Extent:  14.0 Linear feet
Abstract: i. Tarin Chaplin was the head of the Dance Department at Middlebury College and the author of several books on choreography and dance. Her papers include her teaching files and project files as well as video and audio recordings of many of her works or projects. The bulk of the materials are from 1970-1990.
Henry Lewis Chase Papers
Creator: Chase, Henry Lewis
Dates:  1860-1891
Extent:  0.4 Linear feetOne box
Abstract: Henry Lewis Chase was born on September 9, 1832 in Westford, VT, attended Andover Theological Seminary, and was a congregational minister. The collection consists of correspondence from family and friends from the dates of December 10, 1860 to September 25, 1891.
Lucius E. Chittenden Papers
Creator: Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene), 1824-1900.
Extent:  10 boxes, 11 volumes, one reel microfilm
Abstract:  The Lucius E. Chittenden papers include correspondence, letter books, account books, court dockets, transcriptions of testimony, lists of books, notebooks recording a trip to England (1871) which includes impression of bookseller Henry Stevens and various libraries, notes on rare books, notes on formation of the Republican Party in 1848, translations by Chittenden of descriptions of early French explorations of North America.
Church Women United (Vermont) Papers
Creator: Church Women United (Burlington, Vt.)
Extent:  one carton
Abstract:  The Church Women United collection contains several volumes of club publicity, meeting records, and scrapbooks which include newspaper articles, photographs and records of group actions, a copy of the Proclamation of International Women's Year (1975), and a history of the organization.
Emily J. Clark Diaries
Creator: Clark, Emily J., 1855-
Dates:  1870-1880
Extent:  1.25 Linear feet1 carton
Abstract: The collection contains eight diaries of Emily J. Clark, of Tinmouth, Danby, and Middletown, Vermont. The diaries span from 1870-1880.
Colonel Isaac Clark Papers
Creator: Clark, Isaac, 1749-1822
Extent:  one box
Abstract:  The Colonel Isaac Clark papers consist primarily of personal and military correspondence from 1812-1821. Clark's letters relate to troop activity in the Champlain Valley, and contain materials pertaining to political issues before and during the War of 1812.
Clark/Field Families Collection
Creator: Clark/Field Family
Extent:  two cartons, one oversized bound volume
Abstract:  The Clark/Field families papers consist of two cartons of miscellaneous family manuscripts dating from 1795. The materials span five generations in the two families. The collection includes scattered correspondence, some business papers, a few diaries and account books, drafts of various orations and speeches, local government and county court records, and assorted other paper materials.
Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn Papers
Creator: Cleghorn, Sarah Norcliffe, 1876-1959
Extent:  22 boxes
Abstract:  The Sarah N. Cleghorn papers include correspondence, manuscripts of poems and prose works, notes, diaries, accounts and account books, newspapers clippings, printed and published material, memorabilia, manuscripts of other people's works, and photographs relating to the Cleghorn, Dalton and Hawley families.
Walter John Coates Papers
Creator: Coates, Walter John, 1880-1941
Dates:   1900-1960
Abstract:  The Walter J. Coates/Driftwind Press papers consists of one carton and one box of papers relating to Coates' several careers and the operation of the press. Included in the collection are many versions of Coates's own poems, some literary correspondence, photos and clippings, as well as a number of sermons and religious notebooks.
Mabel Augusta Ruggles Cobb Papers
Creator: Cobb, Mabel Ruggles, 1885-
Dates:   1911-1958
Extent:  2 Boxes
Abstract:  The Mable Ruggles Cobb collection contains typescripts of over 50 stories which have been arranged alphabetically by title. There are only a few letters in the correspondence file.
Malvine Cole Papers
Creator: Cole, Malvine
Dates:   1950-1972
Extent:  5 cartons
Abstract:  Principal subjects include: COPA, Daniel Webster Day (Stratton festival celebrating the anniversary of Webster's visit in 1840), Friends of Rehabilitation, Hills of Vermont (a real estate venture), Offski Theatre, and material relating to Cole's public relations work with Stratton Mountain, and the political campaigns of Luke Crispe, Henry Vail and Philip Hoff.
Collamer Family Papers
Creator: Collamer Family
Dates:  1802-1918
Extent:   3 Cartons, 5 volumes
Abstract: The Collamer Family Papers consist of three cartons of letters, business papers, legal notes and dockets, account books, speeches and orations, and other manuscripts. Although the collection includes material from the early 1800s to the 1910s, the majority of the Papers fall in date between 1840 and 1865.
Benjamin Collins Papers
Creator: Collins, Benjamin M.
Dates:  1955-1975
Extent:  16.0 Linear feetsixteen linear feet
Abstract: The Ben Collins Papers consist of approximately sixteen linear feet of materials spanning a twenty year period from the mid-1950's to the mid-1970's. The collection is divided into four major sub-divisions: Hoff Administration; The New York City-Vermont Youth Project; Hoff Senatorial Campaign; Personal Correspondence.
Herbert W. Congdon Papers Collection
Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965.
Extent:  six cartons, one box, assorted photos
Abstract:  The Herbert Wheaton Congdon Papers at UVM consist of six cartons, one box and hundreds of photographs and notecards. Much of the collection relates to Congdon's part in the Old Buildings Project and his later, individual work on early Vermont buildings. There are also papers, maps, glass slides and photos from Congdon's work on the Long Trail and the Green Mountain Club, as well as 36 volumes of his diaries and a typescript of his unpublished 1400-page autobiography.
Vergennes Congregational Church Records
Creator: Congregational Church (Vergennes, Vt.).
Dates:  1815-1842
Extent:  1 box
Abstract:  The collection includes materials relating to the business of the Church, confessions, excommunications, and testimonies.
Georgia Congregational Church Collection
Creator: Congregational Church. (Georgia, Vt.)
Dates:  1803-1940
Extent:  1 box
Abstract:  The Georgia Vermont Congregational Church Papers, 1803-1940, contain correspondence, letters of admonition and excommunication, subscription and membership lists, minutes of meetings, deeds, and other documents relating to the church.
Clarence P. Cowles Papers
Creator: Cowles, Clarence P., (Clarence Porter), 1875-1963
Extent:  2 boxes, 1 carton
Abstract:  Clarence P. Cowles was born in Albany, Vermont on August 30th, 1875, and continued to practice law in Burlington until his death in 1963. The collection contains correspondence, writings of C.P. Cowles, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks and memorabilia.
Crafts Family Collection
Creator: Crafts Family
Dates:  1780-1908
Extent:   10 Cartons
Abstract: Family correspondence (1785-1908); correspondence (1820’s) on mineral collections with James A. Paddock; letters (ca. 1800-50) from state politicians and lawyers; land and road surveys; business papers, mostly land transactions, drafts of resoultions on grievances of Eastern Townships settlers, papers (1840s) of Crafts as an insurance agent, and other papers on social, educational, literary, and religious matters.
Walter Hill Crockett Papers
Creator: Crockett, Walter Hill, 1870-1931
Dates:  1900-1931
Extent:  3 cartons
Abstract:  The Walter Hill Crockett Papers consist of three cartons of correspondence, lecture notes and drafts of Crockett's writing from the period 1900-1931.
Cummings Family Papers
Creator: Cummings Family
Extent:  1 carton
Abstract:  The Cummings Papers contain a large selection of family letters (1823-1946), family deeds (1795-1906) from Dunstable Massachusetts, Norwich and Thetford Vermont, family photogrphs (ca. 1850-1944), genealogical data, and two volumes of Cummings family and North Thetford history, compiled by Elizabeth Cummings.
Bernadine Custer Papers
Creator: Custer, Bernadine
Extent:  Five Boxes
Abstract:  The Bernadine Custer collection is notable as a record of the career of an artist during the New Deal era and beyond, and as a compendium of the life of a remarkably independent and intellectually energetic woman of the twentieth century.

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