"Historic Litchfield", 8/1/1920

The Alain C. White Papers primarily consists of pamphlets and books, with some correspondence, relating to the history of Litchfield, Connecticut. The collection comprises .5 linear feet of material, arranged in 11 folders in 1 box. The collection consists of books and pamphlets on the history of Litchfield, Connecticut collected by Alain C. White, with much of the material written by White himself. Litchfield was first settled in 1720, and much of the material in the collection was produced for the bicentennial celebration for the town in 1920. White's personal copies of his own works often contain his annotations and the signatures of notable residents of Litchfield in the 1920s. Included are four photos of street scenes of Litchfield from the late nineteenth century and two pamphlets about the Litchfield Law School.