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Young People’s History

Highlights from the Collection:
  • School and Education
    • Schoolgirl art, including samplers and mourning pictures
    • School Student notebooks from the 18th and 19th centuries
    • 19th century letters from teachers
    • Ludlowe and Ward High Schools memorabilia (yearbooks, mugs, sweaters)
    • Southport school bell, 1827
    • School hand bells and slates
    • Fairfield scholl school records, 1668-1952
    • Teachers’ letters and record books
    • Photographs of school buildings
  • Dolls, Dollhouses, Doll Furniture
    • Christian Hacker Warehouse from mid-19th century
    • Dollhouse made by Civil War soldier
    • Elaborate Victorian dollhouse
    • Bisque, brass, wax and composition dolls
    • Exquisite hand-made doll furniture
    • Jennings dollhouse with wallpapers from the actual house
  • Toys, Games Amusements, and Sports Equipment
  • Children’s Clothing from the early 1800s to 1960s
  • Carriages and Cradles Highchairs and cradles from the early 19th c.

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TWO EFFANBEE HISTORICAL DOLLS, CA. 1930, WITH HAND-MADE FURNITURE
SCHOOLHOUSE BELL FROM THE
PEQUOT SCHOOL IN SOUTHPORT, 1827

 

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